Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-03
CITY COUNCIL.
Wont Repeal the Bond CLAUSE
Peter and McCue Still Kick
Back ON their Saloon
Friends.
And Now Peters saloon will he
Rum ON the Club Plan!
And thus one of Our Law Ma.
kcrs Will Try to Evade
The law.

A0O linus one Oh our Law ma
kcrs Will Try to Evade
The Law.
COUNCIL Room, May LIST, 1876.
Council met in regular session and
on roll call all answered to their
names.
A petition from citizens of Fourth
Ward was presented asking the i'm
provcment of Wapello street from
Fifth north. Referred to Street Com
missioner.
A petition was presented asking
that Second street be McAdamized
between Court and Market, between
cutters as now laid. The petition
was referred to Street Committee
with request to report as to probable
cost, SC. Motion carried.
A petition of ID. Eaton and Mr..
Zulauff was presented asking some
Improvement of the drainage Of their
lots next the railroad. Referred to
Street Committee. 1.
Hawlcy presented q resolution to
the effect that committee of one
councilman from each ward be APP
pointed to inquire into the practica-
bility of establishing regular grade
all over the city and that they also
recommend a suitable engineer to es-
tablish such grade and to report the
probable cost at the next meeting.
The resolution was adopted.
A resolution was presented order
ing the COURIER to be designated as
the official paper of the city, and that
a committee of three be appointed
to confer with the COURIER proprie-
tors and establish a fair and equitable
scale of prices.
Hawley moved TO amend and ad-
vertisc for bids. Motion lost by par
ty vote.
The original resolution was then
adopted.
Mayor appointed Committee ON
Grades, consisting of Hawley, Ballin-
gall, McGrew and Boulton.
Mayor appointed as Committee ON
Printing, McCue, Moore and Lammc.
Hawley presented a verbal resolu-
ton in relation to raising the side
walk and curb-stone in front of the
Richards Block, the work to be done
in thirty days. The motion was car
ried.
A communication was read from
Mr.. Bayston in relation to erroneous
assessment on his property ON Cass
street.
Moore moved that an order be
drawn on the City Treasurer for one
half the amount of taxes and recon-
mend the County Supervisors to do
the same thing. Motion carried.
The Gas Committee reported that
they had another conference with the
Gas Company and that the company
offered to light SO posts for one year
at $50 per post. For two years at
$27 80 per post, and for five years at
$25 post and for the City Hall at $3.50
per thousand feet.
Ballingall moved that the report be
received and the Mayor be authorized
to close contract with the company
for one year.
McGrew amended that the Mayor
be authorized to contract for lighting
40 posts at the price proposed, and
that each alternate post on alternate
sides of the streets be lighted. He
said that it was policy ON the part of
the city to cnrtail expenses on account
of the condition of the revenue. Nc
Crews amendment was carried.
The committee to whom was refer
red the matter Of Mr.. Worcester's
claim for damage reported that they
had been unable to make a satisfacto-
ry solution of the matter, and request
ed the appointment of special COM
mittee Of three to whom should be
referred the whole matter with au-
thority to act. Motion carried.
McGrew, Moore and Lamme were
appointed the committee.
The committee to whom was refer
red the Shelf Hale auction license, re-
ported in favor of reducing the IL
cehse from $3.50 to 500. The fact was
developed that the license of auction
GERS was fixed by ordinance, and the
Solicitor was instructed to draw up
an ordinance reducing the licence to
800.
The committee to whom was refer
red the matter of appointing Robert
Russell as special policeman report
ed against the advisability of such a
course. The report was adopted.
The Street Committee reported in
favor or of draining the alley between
4th and End streets between Washing
ton and Marion streets. The alley
was ordered drained.
The committee to whom was refer
red the petition of John S. Walker
for damage, reported that they tho't
Walker had sustained some damage
but they were unable to determine
how much, or who was responsible
for it.
The petition was received and plac-
ed on file.
The committee to whom was re-
ferred the propriety of adopting the
ordinance in relation to restraining
horses and cattle from running at
large, reported i'm favor of adopting
said ordinance.
Hawley called up the ordinance re-
pealing section 3, of Ordinance No.
81. Moore moved to strike out all
papers except the COURIER. Carried
The publication clause provided for
the publication of the ordinance in all
the papers in the city.
The ordinance was then read the
third time and defeated.
Armstrong, Boulton, Moore and
Hawley, voting aye. Ballingall,
Lamme, McGrew and McCue voting
10.
Ballingall asked to be excused fol
the balance Of the evening and retir.
ed.
The ordinance in relation to re
straining horses and cattle from run
ming at large, was read by sections
and several sections were adopted.
McGrew then moved that the fur
Their consideration Of the ordinanc,
be postponed until the next regular
meeting. Carried.
Hawley moved that the report o
the Committee in relation to the ex
tension of the city limits be takel
from the table and adopted. TIL
motion carried.
i Hawley moved that special cleo
ton be called for the 10Th of june
and that the Mayor issue his prOcla
nation to that effect, and that I'll
proclamation be published fOu
weeks. The Solicitor was instructor
to draw up resolution looking +
that end.
George II. Shelter asked for the I'll
ling up Of ditch under sidewal
along side his property, after which
completed he proposes to build sui
stantial sidewalk. The work was OF
dered.
The Street Committee was instruc
ed to level up the gutter by the sid
of the Episcopal Church, and put
; in good condition that a permaner
| sidewalk might be put down aroun
, the church property.
Lamme moved that the Solici t.
+ be instructed to draw up resolutio
: ordering a side walk on the east sid
of Wapello from ALBANY to the ne,