Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-23
THE LIBRARY PETITION.

THE LIBRARY PETITION.
The City Council Has Decided to APP.
peal to Supreme Court.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The council will appeal the library
case to the supreme court, it is taking
steps looking to the establishment OF
a park on the ground near the union
depot and also one on the South Side
dump, and the pay of city street Ia
borers is just where it was prior to
\ the passage of a resolution requiring
a portion of the work to be done by
contract.
In reference to the library case the
council was very careful to express
the opinion that it would in no way
Interfere with calling another election.
1t also said that no person other than
the mayor has the authority to issue
a proclamation calling another cleo
tion, hence this phase of it will not he
touched until Mayor Phillips return,
which will be in about week OF, ten
days. s
| Instead of one park the council
think two are desirable. A resolution
was introduced last evening providing
for the condemnation of land not al
ready owned by the city for park pur-
poses on the sunken park near the
Union depot and also on the South
Side dump. The ordinance did not
pass last evening, but to make their
bluff good the council made a feint
at it. Many people believe that notn-
ing is farther from the councils idea
than the proposed two parks and that
they are simply bluffing at the pres
ent time. Else why have they waited
until Adolph Busch has let the con-
tract for his cold storage warehouse
on a portion of the ground the city
must have, which will now involve the
| question of damages because of the
abrogation of the contract the c.n-
tractor has with Mr.. Busch? A spec
ial meeting may be called to consider
the matter in the near future, after
| two aldermen who are on commit
tee, have seen the Burlington railway
company and public spirited citizens
regarding donation.
That Alderman Barnes is not salts
fed with the manner in which his
colleagues have juggled with his meas
ure to reduce the hours of employment
of the city laborers and increase Their
pay, is evident to any one who is ia.
miliar with the earnestness that gen,
tleman displays when talking about
his measure. 1t now stands Just
where it has stood for a long time
and Alderman Barnes will make an
other effort to get the matter adjust.
ed to his liking.
i faw r,ofitiOpc nopcarp;por tb;,,
of minor import were referred to the
were passed touching the death of the
late Judge H. B. Hendershott and R.
H. Warden.
Resolutions on Death of Former Alder.
men.
Alderman Asbury read the follow.
ing resolutions touching the death of
Judge H. B. Hendershott and R. H.
Warden, which were unanimously ad.
opted by the council and ordered
spread upon the records:
"1n SO much as Judge H. B. Hen.
dershott, lately deceased, was clerk
of the City of Ottumwa, as early as
1852 and afterwards alderman of said
city and mayor thereof, and whereas
Hon Richard H. Warden, lately de.
ceased, was alderman of said city as
early as 1860 and afterwards treas
urer and alderman, we deem it fit and
proper on this occasion to give some
expression of the high regard in which
both were held in this community.
Therefore be it resolved by the City
Council of the City of Ottumwa
Iowa.
''That in the death of Judge H. B.
Hendershott and Hon. Rschard H
| Warden, the city has sustained the
loss of two of it's oldest and most es,
teemed citizens. The former an able
upright and conscientious lawyer and
impartial judge, the latter Journalist
of quick perception and profound con.
victions, and both good and worthy
citizens.
Judge Hendershott was one of the
first clerks of the district court oi
this county over which more than
fifty years ago he afterwards presid.
ed as judge with that grace, dignity
and impartiality that was a part OF
his nature. He was taken away after
he had passed the limit of three score
years and ten beloved and respected
by all who knew him.
hlCudFu II. WdTueu WdS Iue IOulll
er of the Ottumwa Courier and one OF
the Oldest inhabitants of the county
Always a public spirited citizen, ne
was never bitter partisan, and
whether in journalism or in business
enjoyed the confidence of the com
funity and died at a ripe old age.
"In the death of these two worthy
citizens we feel that the City of OF
tumwa has sustained great loss.
BE it further resolved; that to the
respective families of both of deceas
ed the City Council extends it's symPa
thy in this day of their greatest Attic
ton, and that in token thereof these
resolutions be spread upon the records
of the Council, the clerk of which will
transmit a copy hereof to the respect
i've families, and furnish to the press
of the city copy for publication.
Passed and approved this 10th day
of August, A.. D. 1900
Murderer Is Caught and Confesses.
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