Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-04
THE CITY COUNCIL.
AT Last Talk about Providine
Some Means to Put out Fires.
They Gut Down the Treasurer 4
oalavy-And order the Police to
Wear q Uniform.
COUNCIL Room, OTTuMwA,i

They Cut Down the Treasurer
ealasy-And order the Police to
i Wear q Uniform.
COUNCIL Room, OTTuMwA,l
July 2, 1877.
Council met In regular session with
the councilmen all present.
Ballingall asked the Council to re.
fund to him 1929 in taxes which he
claims was an over assessment. The
matter ELECTED considerable discus.
sion. Ballingall claimed that he had
worked that amount Of tax on the
streets somewhere In the neighbor.
hood Of the Pork House, but other
councilmen claimed that there was
no street there. Ballingall finally
withdrew the petition and nobody
protested against Its withdrawal.
A petition was presented asking
the City Council to put in sewer
along and Benton and Sherman
streets to the river to drain that part
Of the city. The petition was refer
red to the Street Committee.
Ballingall verbally asked that the
Street Committee be requested to
take into consideration the necessity
of opening a street around the Base
Ball grounds.
Mr.. Blake suggested that when the
residents of that part of the city
bought land enough, or gave an in
Identifying bond 1t would be time
for the city to consider the practical
bility Of opening q street there.
In relation to grading the alley In
the rear Of the Catholic church prop
erty, Mr.. Mast thought it better to
have the parties place their request
in writing, go that the city might
know exactly what they had to do
and also what was necessary for the
petitioners to do-that no misunder-
standing might arise in the future.
A written statement win he aeeessa-
Wy
The Committee on Claims recon-
mended the payment of
John B. Ennis bill in case of
the city vs. Hendershott -. 1921. go
j. NJ. Hedrick Il Co., printing $500
Several bills each for a small
amount were allowed aud ordered
paid.
The committee to whom was re-
ferred the matter of repeating the
ordinance In relation to drays asked
that the ordinance remain as 1t now
Is. Report adopted.
The Street Committee presented to
the Council several bills for side
walks built, which were in turn re.
ferrea to the City Solicitor for col
lection,
The Mayor reported that he had
collected '$l0a.0a for fines, licenses.
&c. Report received and ordered
fled.
The Clerk reported that he had re.
newed an insurance policy on the
City Hall to the amount of 5000
premium $95. The bill was ordered
paid.
McGrew called the attention of the
Council to the apparent helplessness
of the city in case of fire, and seemed
to fayor the erection of oistern on
the corner of Green and Second
streets, and also one at the corner Of
Court aud Second aud made a mo-
ton that the Fire Committee be au-
thorised to receive bids for building
q cistern at each of the places speci-
fed, cisterns holding not less than
800 barrels.
Blake suggested that the commit
tee be Instructed to take into consid-
Grafton all other matters pertaining
to fires and suggested the building Of
large cistern on the city property
at the Hall.
Mast brought up the old project of
building well at the foot Of Court
street.
Gray favored Blake's proposition
of building a cistern somewhere in
the neighborhood of the City Hall
and leading the water along Second
street by pipes into hydrants.
The matter was then referred to
the committee with request to re-
port at next regular meeting.
The ordinance relating to the SAL
airy and fees Of City Treasurer was
then taken up and read and adopted
as published elsewhere,
A large number of bills were read
and referred to the Committee on
Claims.
The Street Commissioners pay roll
for $lO6. so was ordered paid.
The bills for special policemen
serving on the 25th of June were al
SO allowed and all other police bills
referred to the Claims Committee.
Jordan moved that the city proceed
to elect three policemen, each to re-
ceive $50 per month.
The subject, on motion of Mr.. Blake
was referred to the committee on po-
lice, with instructions to report al
next meeting.
Boulton called up the ath street
grade matter, referring to the grade
from Court street to Wapello, and
made motion that the work be or.
dered in accordance with the report
of the committee, the estimated cos
of which is about 500.
The motion was lost.
, Jordon said that inasmuch as thu
Council had decided to have stars
belts &C., for the police, he moved
that Mr.. Ballingall should be author
} lied to purchase such articles.
Motion was made to refer to polio
committee. Motion lost.
8 Ballingall made motion that tn
t uniform be dark blue suit, singl
: breasted coat for summer, doubl
. breasted for winter; silver buttons