Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-19
Tries ID Amend the Wine and
Beer License Law.


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Ottumwa, April 18th, 1865 /"
| Council all present.
A petition was read from John Err
hacker, asking four-foot sidewalk
ON Main street between Wapello and
Marion streets. The matter was re-
ferred to the Street Committee.
Shelf Hale presented petition in
relation to the auction business. The
petition was referred to the Police
Committee.
| A petition was presented in rela-
tion to the drainage Of the alley be-
tween Washington and Marion streets
signed by several persons. The petit
ton was referred to the Street Com
mittce.
A petition was presented signed by
a large number of merchants and
business men asking that the Council
appoint Robt. Russell q special police
man, SO rs to enlarge his authority.
They proposed to pay him them
selves,
Moore moved to refer it to the Po-
lice Committee in connection with the
City Solicitor.
McGrew said that the petitioners
represented large proportion of the
property on Main street, between
Green and Court streets, and that he
saw no good reason for deferring the
matter two weeks.
Moore said his object was to find
whether it was advisable or not to
increase the police force at present,
and thought that Mr.. Russell had suf-
ficient authority to act in the prem.
Uses in all cases and for all purposes
for which he had been employed.
The Street Committee made de-
tailed report of the condition of cer-
tain sidewalks built during the year
and the amount due thereon. They
recommended that the City Solicitor
be instructed to forthwith collect all
back taxes due on sidewalks. The
report was received and adopted.
The Gas Committee reported that
they had had an interview with the
Gas Company and found that they
could make no terms more favorable
than the contract of last year. The
Committee asked instructions from
the Council in regard to the matter,
that the lamps were being lit as usual,
and would be until the Council
should decide the matter.
McGrew said that gas last year had
cost not less than $4,000, which he
thought was too much, and gave q
short history of the financial condi-
ton of the city, and said that he
thought it was necessary that the
Committee should have some instruc-
ton from the Council.
A motion was made to give the
Committee further time i'm regard to
the matter in which to make up re-
port.
| Hawley said that the Committee
did not ask for further time, that
they had tried to do something
with the, gas company, but had been
unable to find out anything from the
company, as to what they proposed to
do, and did not know what to do un-
less the lights were put out, or the
council suggested something better.
The matter was referred back to the
committee with further time to re-
port.
The Committee on extension of
city limits reported the following as
, the proposed lines for the new incor-
poration to-wit:
Beginning at the point where the
section line between sec. "a and % Z
~ II Ia, intersects the line of the Des
Moines River; thence West on Sec
ton line between "a and 25 and 23 and
26t to the Dcs Moines River; thence
Northerly following line of the river
to section line between Ia and %. y
range IA: thence East on sec. line be-
tween IA and 23, y, IA to the corner
of sec. l3, Ia, % and "a; thence North
OH sec line between Ii and IA to the
s w corner of the N w quarter of Is,
~ Ia; thence on the East and West
center line of Ii y Ia, and on the
East and West center line of Is ~ IL
to the S w corner of the N w u OF
of II Y ID; thence South on sec line
between II and lS, and 10 and 20, and
the N w d of %, Y, l3; thence East
to center of sec %; thence South to
the S T. corner of the S w d of SEE
20 y Ii; thence West on sec line be.
| tween % and %, and 30 and 81, to the
, Des Moincs River; thence following
the line of the rivert to the place of be
ginning. Respectfully submitted.
j. HAwLEy,
w. A. McGREw.
Moore made motion to adopt tn.
> report,
fl Ballingall moved to postpone two
weeks. The vote resulting in Ii,
the Mayor voted to lay it over.
S. II. Worcester presented a petition
!. asking the city council to take int
: consideration the matter Of damag,
occurring to him from the changing
: Of the water course on Court street
by which the water about year ag,
broke through his house and injnre.
s his property, and his wife, from tn
: effects of which she had not fully re
covered yet. He said that his dapag
had been fully six hundred dollars
but he would take three hundred,
i Moore moved to refer the petition
= to the committee on claims in c6nneC
ton with City Solicitor. Motor
, adopted.
Hawley presented an ordinanc
repeating section three of Ordinanc
No. 81, In relation to the sale of Win
i and Beer. This is the clause requir
ing saloon keepers to give bonds il
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