The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-02-25
Council Meeting.


Thursday with all members present.
Committees reports were heard and
the following bills allowed: G. A.
Fronk, copy of assessment roll, $500;
S. j. Cowan, mdse for election, Sl.l5.
Ordinances 1877, 1858 and $50 were
read and passed.
An ordinance declaring certain
things to be distu. Dances of the peace
and prescribing punishment was re-
ferred to committee.
Ordinance prohibiting the obstruc-
ton of streets and declaring same a
nuisance and providing punishment,
referred to committee.
q. M. Robinson asked permission to
raise roof on rear of his wagon shop
which was granted.
Christian church asked for lamp ON
corner next church and permission
was granted, the city to pay %.00 of
expense of its erection.
A discussion of the street lamps
followed and the mayor was of the
opinion that as the present lamps
were an experiment, and as city had
to keep them in repairs, considerable
caution should be used in granting
them. The street commissioner re-
ported that the Gas Company had
ordered the street lights turned out in
day time and it was suggested that
the gauZes were liable to break from
wind blowing in. On account of the
possible expense which would in
crease as more lamps were put in,
mayor recommended care.
The law in regard to places of hold
ing elections and number of booths re-
quired, one for every 60 voters at last
general election, was read and steps
taken to comply with it. This will
probably result in " change of polling
places.
Mayor read names of judges and
clerks for coming election. One judge
aud one clerk for Populists, four each
for Republicans and four judges for
Democratic party. LII the absence of
list of names from the democratic
Chairman, Mayor appointed four
democratic Judges.
In response to the expressed desire
of n. +. Acers that grade be estab-
lished and bench marks, to get level
for his new building, it was recon-.
mended that the street committee hire
an engineer and establish points and
report to council tor approval.
II WAS recommended that several
dead trees in the cemetery which
threatened to fall and destroy monu-
ments, be condemned and cut down.
The old question of opening a street
by Mr.. klink He said that the
garden season was coming rapidly
and it made considerable difference to
him whether he used his own land
| for streets or the regular ordered
street. He said further that he could
show that the parties now claiming
the street had never paid taxes on
same claiming that the land was
street Mayor Mcclure remarked
that the proceeding council had back
ed out of their position on this matter
in cowardly way and was called
down ny Mr. Dunfee, the only mem
Der OF The old council present. The
Council took no action on the question.
The following judges and clerks
were appointed for the March cleo
ton The fact that the word "Pop."
after mans name is no sign that he
is an adherent to the populist faith,
but merely indicates that he was
recommended for that positisn by the
populist committee:
First Ward Judges, j. G.. Cofiield,
Rep, o. p. Ramsay, Pop, Jas. Hersh-
berger, Dem, Clerks. A. p. Harris,
Pop, A. l.. Harmon, Rep; Second
Ward Judges, Perry Newton, Rep,
n. Il. Kelly, Pop, Claude Culbertson,
Dem; Clerks, John Tuggles, Rep, 7.
A. Shaffer, Pop; Third Ward Judges,
j. w. Johnson, Rep, Otis Hodgson,
Pop, Frank Smith, Dem Clerks, g.
M. Nelson, Rep, w. w. Mcclure,
Pop: Fourth Ward Judges, s. C..
Brewster. Rep, Il. b, Travis, Pop, s.
II. Patterson, Dem, Clerks, l.. A.
Hill, Rep, w. b, Hall, Pop,
An ordinance appropriating % 10
was passed and the council adjourned.
There Is no ? About II.