The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-04
COUNCIL MEETING.
Street Car Franchise Heard and
Discussion Commenced.

held Monday evening with the ex-
pressed purpose of hearing the street
car matter and reading the new ordi-
nance.
A number of other matters were
brought up and it looked for time
as though the street car ordinance
would have to go over to another
meeting, put the matter was finally
reached and the new ordinance was
read for information.
The instrument had been prepared
by City Solicitor B. w. Preston after
the draft that had been filed by the
oskaloosa Street Railway and Land
Company at previous meeting.
Many changes were made in the in
strument.
The line as proposed will cover the
same streets occupied by the COM
pany and in addition will run to Penn
College on @ street. The company,
from thei intersection of O avenue
and Ninth street will have the option
of running to the cemetery or to the
east end of the Boulevard. The line
will run west on High avenue to Os-
kaloosa College street and will run
thence to Beacon. This is the route
laid out by the ordinance but there
may be some changes.
The-cars, by the ordinance are re-
quired to run each way as often as
fifteen minutes through the business
part of the city.
The ordinance says the poles in the
business streets of the city must be
of iron andsthe equipment of the line
is specified as modern.
After the ordinance had been read
through Mr.. Peatman of the COM
pany, addressed the council and told
the gentlemen the ordinance as read
was fairly satisfactory to the COM
pany but there were some changes
that the company would like to have
made and that he anticipated very
little difficulty in the council and the
company getting together in the
matter.
1t was then decided by motion to
take upithe reading of the ordinance
section by section and consider the
changes that the company desired.
There were four sections read and
the council adjourned to Thursday
evening. There were a number of
changes made in the sections read as
follows: The iron poles are to be
from the opera house corner to the
Iowa Central or through the bust
ness part of the city, and the COM
pany will locate the same in place of
the council.
The company will make some
| changes in the routes as laid out by
the ordinance and they will select
their own route to Beacon.
The ordinance Egives the company
the time of two years for the build
ing of the road and the company
state that they do not require that
much time that they will build the
road within the space of one year.
Residents along A avenue east,
Messrs. Slemmons, Garretson and
others presented a petition to the
council to have the Water Company
extend their water mains in such a
way as to permit them to be consum-
ers. There not being the required
number of customers promised for
the extension the company would not
extend the main unless the city would
take hydrant on the extension. The
matter was passed for the present.
Quite a controversy then arose over
bit of walk. W. R. Bridges of the
First ward came before the council
and complained that he did not like
to be the only one compelled to put
down a side walk to be used by few
people and these same people refus-
ing to build walks in front of their
places. Mr.. Bridges stated that he
was ready to put down the walk as
soon as 1.-THE other parties had the
walks in front of their places down.
He asked toIhave the order of the
council reconsidered and the thing
was done. r.Miller afterwards took
the matter up and wished to have an
other reconsideration of the matter
but the matter was finally passed.
Tom Carlin complained on the con-
dition OF the drainage on North A
street between B and @ streets stat
ing that his and other properties had
been flooded three times during the
season. He wanted sort of sewer
put in to convey the surface water
that accumulates at this particular
spot over onto Market street. The
cost had been estimated to be about
500. The council seemed in no mood
to do anything in the matter and Mr..
Carlin made a threat that the next
time the place became flooded and
damaged his property he would
bring suit against the city. The mo-
ton to have the work done was car
ried.
E. II. Waring complained of a sim
liar condition at one of his proper
ties and the matter will be investi-
gated.
There will be a new crossing on
First avenue west for the use Of peo-
pie along street.
Permit Refused.