Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-04
S.P. HARTMAN is THE NINTH TRUSTEE
Council Allowed Claims to the Amount
of $4,000 Last Evening, Passed
Library ordinance-SeIected Regis
tration 6oards-Annual Tax Levy.

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Hartman, of South Ottumwa. The
council ordered nine arc lights placed
at street intersections and spent over
$4,000 in claims allowed. They pass
ed a library resolution, fixed the linn
its for taxation for both electric light |
and water and made the levy for all
the funds, 20 mills on the dollar being
necessary for that purpose. Bids were
opened and contracts let for an open
ditch in South Otttumwa to connect
the trunk sewer with the river. The
same thing was done with projected
improvements on Park avenue. A
registration board was selected for
the coming general election and an
immense amount of other business
transacted.
Resolutions.
Resolutions were also passed for the
purpose of fixing the limits within
which the tax for electric lights and
water shall be levied for the year 1900
the latter being amended so as to in
clude the property of E. E. McElroy
in South Ottumwa, the same having
been omitted in the resolution as
originally drawn.
Library Ordinance.
The library ordinance which was
passed after the rules had been sus-
pended and the measure passed to
second and final reading, was to es-
tablish and provide for the formation
and maintenance of free public Ii
brary open to the use of all of the in
habitants under proper regulations
and to provide for the purchase of land,
erection or hiring of buildings or
rooms suitable for that purpose and
provide for the compensation III the
necessary employees and provide
for the appointment of a
board of library trustees and defining
their powers and duties.
The ordinance among other things,
provides that of the trustees first ap-
pointed, one-third shall hold office for
two; one-third for four, and one-third
for six years from the first day of July
following their appointment and at the
first meeting shall cast lots for their
respective terms. The mayor is en-
powered to fill all vacancies that may
occur on the board. The ordinance
also provides that the president and
secretary of the board of trustees
whose duties it is to issue orders for
the payment of sucn money as may be
directed by the board shall execute
to the city of Ottumwa good and
sufficient bond in the sum of $500
for the faithful performance of the
duties of their respective offices.
Library Trustees Confirmed.
The Courier made good guess yes
! terday when it printed a list of names
and said these were the men who had
been agreed upon to be appointed asli-
brary trustees. 1t also said that Mr..
| Moore, would, in all likelihood not be
confirmed. This prophecy came true
and S. P. Hartman was confirmed in
his stead. The mayor read the list
which he had prepared and asked if
the council desired to confirm them
in body or singly. Alderman Keefe
said the latter proposition would suit
him best and the Mayor read each
name, the confirmation being unani-
nous with the exception of Mr.
| Moore. Following is the list together
with the name of the alderman who
moved that the trustee be confirmed:
G. M. Myers by Alderman Keefe
| Frank Simmons by Alderman Math
er.
Robert Moore by Alderman Boggs
| Alderman Keefe moved as an amend
ment that Mr.. Moore be not confirm
| ed. A vote on the amendment showed
| that it carried, aldermen Barnes, Hog
lund, Hull, Keefe and Polling voting
AYE" For the sake of formality 9
vote was then taken on the motion as
amended which showed the same re
suit with the exception that Alder
man Asbury, who voted nay on the
amendment, changed his vote.
/ J. J. Smith by Alderman Hull.
w. A. McIntire by Alderman Barnes
/ j. T. Hackworth by Alderman AS
bury
| d. E. Chisman by Alderman Polling
i George Withall by Alderman Hog
lund.
Charles P. Brown by Alderman Hog
lund.
4 S. P. Hartman by Alderman Hog
lund.
i The mayor said that he desired tt
state that he felt sorry because Mr.
Moore had not been confirmed. He
stated that he felt the council had Civ
en- him slap in the face, because the,
had said in caucus that they would con
nrm MIN.
Tax Levy.
The council also passed an ordi
nance levying taxes in the city for thu
ensuing year for general and incident
al expenses, including the severa
funds and the gas and electric light
and road tax. The latter affects onl.
small portion of property. The lev.
is as follows:
Funds. Mills
For general and incidental ex-
penSeS ............... o.
|, For bond tax fund ............ 4
For sewer fund .............. 2
For bridge tax .............
For water tax ................ 41
For water sinking fund ....... 2
For grading fund ..............
For improvement fund ........
For road tax OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
, For gas and electric light. 5
Total, less road tax. ......,. 20
I6 ihr,ru EIacfiop ResuIts