The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-30
sewer Extention.

49, NAN6UA1 wiz And DCOh ACAuAl0A
to make an:investigation Of the pro-
posed extention of the Rock Island
sewer from the Rock Island tracks
to Eighth avenue, reported in favor
Of the proposition and the council
ordered the sewer. Mr.. Hagan re-
ported that the sewer as proposed
would be 440 feet in length and would
cost $500. Right of way has been
signed and there would not be a
great amount of digging to do.
Mrs .'Alice Bennett asked that the
alley in the e a of her property,
fr%ontingSoni North Third Street be
placed!at grade to get rid of standing
water. The matter was placed in the
hands of the street committee to In
vestigate andireport.
The matter of the levy for the next
years. taxes was discussed during
the evening and the proper COM
mittee will confer and will report at
a special meeting that was set for
next Tuesday evening.
Sidewalks.
Ash~alfAblock of permanent walk
was ordered in on b avenue west, on
the south side, opposite the John
Lacey property.
A permanent walk was ordered on.
the north side of B Avenue, between
I'd and Sd streets.
Electric Light.
Virtually nothing was done with
the electric light question. The
propositions made the city were ta-
bled in a bunch and will so remain
until after the city has heard from
the Oskaloosa Street Railway & Land
Company on the question of an cleo
trio road.
The question of the light for the
city lighting was called up by the
mayor and Mr.. Cole offered a reso-
luton and moved its adoption to the
effect that the members of the coun-
Gil vote to accept their preference
of the proposals made by the three
bidders, and to continue in the vot-
ing until one of the three had been
accepted. There was a second and
the p~lan!brought out much opposi-
ton and thescity solicitor was called
upon to set the matter straight be-
fores the council and the resolution
was lost. There were talks on the
matter by Mr. McNeill and Messrs.
Winter andl Peteman. Mr.. Carlin
asked forltheIpermission of the coun-
Gil to present a matter which was
contained in a sealed envelope.
There were objections made to the
presenting of the matter and it then
developed that the envelope con-
tanned the proposition of the Oska-
loosa Light, Heat & Power Company
to sell it's plant for municipal owner
ship. Mr.. Mcneil had been asked
by the council to make his offer to
sell the city the plant on paper and
in writing, and this was what the
councilman from the fifth was en-
deavoring to get before the council.
The matter was not permitted to
come before the body, however. The
point raised had the effect of draw
ing from the bidders the assertion
that they would place a municipal
ownership clause in their ordinance
or franchise, if secured by them.
The Welsbach people, who have a
bid before the council, stated that
they could make no such proposal,
as they only rented their plants and
did not sell them.
A recess of ten minutes was taken
and the council and the city solicitor
retired to the rear room of the office
for a caucus on the question. They
returned and Mr.. Hagan, of the sec
ond ward, offered for adoption the
following resolution:
"RseoIUed, That the Oskaloosa
Street Railway & Land Company
present an ordinance and franchise
for an electric street railway for the
consideration of the council and for
changes, and that the light matter
be left open until after such presen-
tation."
The resolution was adopted and
the council adjourned to meet next
Tuesday to consider the matter of
the tax levy.