Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-23
Park Ordinance Where It Always
Has Been.
COUNCIL HOLDS CALLED MEETING.
Failed to Get a Three-Fourths' Vote
in Favor of suspending the Rules
Something of the Proposed
Plan.
From Wednesdays Daily.

The park project remains Just
where it has always been, notWith-
standing called meeting OF the city
council held last evening for the sole
purpose of suspending the rules and
reading the ordinance relative to con-
demning land for park purposes, sec
ond time, as the law provides. A mo-
ton to suspend the rules was lost,
but it is fair to say that two of the al
dermen were absent, which together
with the aldermen voting no, made
it impossible to secure the necessary
three-fourths, before that action could
be taken.
The council met in called meeting,
Alderman Keefe, president of the
council presiding, in the absence o:
Mayor T. j. Phillips The clerk read
the call, service of which was ac-
cepted by all the aldermen, except
Hoglund. Roll call showed all the
aldermen present except Hyatt and
Mather. The chair asked the pleasure
of the meeting, and Alderman Hyatt
arose and said he supposed it was
relative to the park ordinance intro
duced and read the previous evening.
The alderman read it a second time
and moved that the rules be suspend
ed, and it passed to third reading.
A roll call was taken which showed
that all the aldermen voted for it with
the exception of Aldermen Barnes
and Polling; Aldermen Hyatt and
Mather being absent. The rules We're
declared not suspended, and subse-
quently Alderman Asbury moved that
the ordinance be referred to the city
solicitor, which was done.
Alderman Polling asked what had
been done by the soliciting committee
in regard to securing donations to be
used for the purpose of purchasing
the lot owned by the Anheuser-Busch
brewing company. Alderman Hoglund
read a telegram from w. B. Bonnifield
who is now on the Pacific coast, adj
dressed to his son in this city, stating
that he would give $1,000 toward pur-
chasing the desired ground. The al
derman also stated that he had a par
tial guarantee that T. d. Fosters do
nation of $1,000 was also available,
but he had not been informed as to
the amount the Burlington railroad
would give.
Alderman Barnes had a resolution
he desired to present, but was IN
formed that it was out of order as the
meeting was called for special pur,
pose, and no other business could be
transacted.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Anheuser-Busch people have com
menced work on their new building
or rather have torn another building
down, preparatory to putting up the
new one, it is said that if the alder
men can get together, that there is
a good prospect for saving the ground
for park yet. 1t is said that Adolph
Busch will exchange his property for
another site just as desirable. Many
members Of the council are of the
opinion that the lot in the Devin
block next to the one-story brick re-
Gently erected, is just as desirable as
the one the Busch people now own
and further that no trouble will be
had in securing trackage facilities in
the rear 1t is said that the alder
men will try this plan, should the Or
dinance pass, and should the proper
| amount of money be subscribed tic
| the undertaking. Just what the
proper amount is, is not known, but
| it is understood that those who favor
the project are also in favor of ex
pending some of the city's funds for
this very laudable project. One thing
is certain, three aldermen have put
| themselves on record as not in favor
of condemning this particular parcel
of land for park purposes. None OF
them have any Interior motive in the
course they are pursuing and doubt
less believe they are pursuing the
| best course for the city.