Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-28

which was afterwards RENTED. The
reason appointed him is because he
was the promoter of the matter md
think he should be member of the
| board. If you think not, then it rests
| with you.
Another matter: 1t has been said
! that I an on my high horse; that /
am not in touch with the council. This
may be SO but ] do not know where
have merited your displeasure or
why / should not stand close
| ly to you. l do not want to have any
differences or trouble with this body.
What is your pleasure, gentlemen?
Referred 10 the Council.
Alderman Keefe moved that the mat
ter of confirming the library trustees
as designated by the mayor be re-
ferred to the council as a committee
| of the whole. The mayor asked in
what time would they be ready to re-
port and Alderman Keefe said he
thought in about thirty minutes. The
motion was put and carried but here
another surprise was sprung on the
city dads.
Will Contest the Election.
&C. Leech speaking for his clients,
desired the ear of the body for a few
moments, and stated that he repre-
sented parties who did not believe that
the election was legal. He stated that
his clients did not care about the con-
| firmation of the trustees but that the
time had been too short for them to
present the matter as to whether or
not the election was legal to
any judge for determination.
He stated that as soon as the
trustees were confirmed they would go
ahead and levy tax necessitating
making them a party; that the levy
of such a tax would create lien upon
all real estate within the city of OF
tumwa and would be the cause of
much confusion in the transfer of re-
atty. He would ask that if the truss
tees were agreed upon that the con-
firmation be held in allegiance until
such time as the question of whether
or not it was a legal election or sim
mered down to a fine point whether
the women had authority to cast a
vote at the library election, could be
determined by a judge in this district.
The mayor stated that in answer to
1 Mr. Leech's statement, all he
wanted was a guarantee that the men
he had named would be appointed. He
did not care whether they were con-
frmed or not at this meeting.
Report of Committee OF Whole.
The council took recess of thirty
minutes and went into committee of
the whole. They retired and returned
| in about half an hour bringing in the
report at the head of this article, af-
ter which Alderman Keefe moved that
the report be adopted.
i The mayor said that before he called
4 for a vote on the question he would
like to know what objections the coun-
Gil had to the men he had named.
i Alderman Asbury stated that he was
free to confess that the objection was
not embodied in the report. That
what he wanted to know was whether
or not the trustees would reject GER
], tain location that had been recon-
/ mended, (meaning the Ballingall be.
. quest near the depot.) He stated that
] he would not vote, for anyone tina,
would consent to placing the building
= on that plat Of ground.
! The mayor asked If the alderman
/ desired pledge as to the location, tc
! which the alderman said, that he die
not desire a pledge as to definite
place; all that he desired. was that il
would not be placed on the ground do
3 mated by the late Peter G. Ballingal
for library purposes, which is located
!, near the Union depot. The alderman
stated that the other reasons embodied
> in the report OF the council as com
mittee of the whole We're satisfactory
to him.
4 Alderman Keefe called for the ques
: ton whereupon Alderman Boggs sait
that he did not sign it because of tons
:. part; that all the men were satisfac
tory to him with one exception. II,
!, believed that all the other objection.
to confirming the report were wei
!. taken.
: A vote was taken on the adoption O
J. the report which was carried, each al
\ derman voting as follows:
s Asbury, 1 Hyatt, No.
) Barnes, Keefe, /.
). Boggs, no.. Mather, 1.
a Hoglund. no. Polling. l.
. Hull, /.
/ The Minority Report.
~ Alderman Hyatt arose and statet
a that he desired to bring in a minorit,
e report of the matter which follows tn
! majority report at the head of thi
h article.
Ell Alderman Boggs moved that the re
port be adopted whereupon Alderman
}, Hull asked what the result would b