The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-29
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AND on lands not used as city prop
erty 5 mills on the dollar.
The report as recommended by the
committee Messrs. R. F. Fitch, D. L.
Cole and Frank E. Baker was adopt
ed by the council.
4 couple of communication from
the board of trade were presented to
the consideration of the council. The
first called the attention of the coun-
ell TO the fact that some time ago
there was a petition of the business
men of the city and the members of
the board of trade asking for the es-
tablishment of a city market yard
and steps to that end have been
taken. For some reason the progress
toward the contamination of the en-
terprjse had ceased and the board
asked that the matter be again taken
up, The council there upon took i'm
mediate action and on vote ordered
that the lot south of the city hall on
South Market street be cleared i'm
mediately for the purpose of provid-
ing a city market place where all
loads of grain and hay will be taken
in place of having it about the city
park as is now DONE. 90,
The second communication pre-
sented by the board of trade was in
connecticut with a petition from
number of the ladies of the city of
Oskaloosa asking that the ordinances
governing fast driving be enforced
The petition of the ladies is as follows.
To the honorable mayor and the
city council of Oskaloosa:-The un-
dersigned women citizens of Oska-
loosa respectfully call your attention
to the fact that the ordinance against
fast driving Is continually being
broken in our city and repeated cases
of inhuman treatment of animals
have been brought to public notice.
We respectfully ask your honorable
body that the laws governing these
practices be more rigidly enforced.
The petition bears the signature of
the following ladies: Mechanics Geo.
w. Sewers, G. G. Pike, Richard
Burke, Eta Levi, Perry Asher, F. M.
Sheppard, Sam!Baldauf, Mary Con-
verse, Lorena Abraham ,Chas Huber,
Warren Kalbach, L. G. Adams, J. G.
Barringer, Walter Campbell, F. D.
Boyer, W. A. Wells, J. M. Baugh, J.
H. Blakeslee, J. A. Kalbach, @. E. |
Lofiand, Jason McCarroll, j. F. Nc
NeilI, Will Phillips, H. L. Spencer,
John F. Lacey, Misses Lena and
Leona Mcmillan, Irene Roberts, Kath-
crime Adams, Berenice Lacey.
Messrs. Mace Hagan, Cole and La
follett were named as special COM
mittee to wait upon the board of
trade or the ladies whose names we're
appended to the petition and to in
form them that the city authorities
would most gladly prosecute viola
tions of these ordinances if it were
possible to catch 1.-THE offenders. If
the petitioners. will furnish informa-
ton against offenders the mayor will
very willinglyiapply the law in the
case.
Iron Comes Up.
The street railway iron in the streets
is becoming a veritable nuisance and
damage is done daily to wagons and
buggies. The Street Car Co. is order
ed by the council to have the old iron
removed from the streets within
twenty days from date. There is yet
due the city from the Street Gar Co.
the sum of 1894 for election expenses.
The city solicitor was ordered by the
council to proceed with the collection
of that.amount. .
The city solicitor is authorized to
communicate with B. V. Sewers con-
corning the.completion ofthe revision
of the city ordinances.
The alley controversy between
Messrs. Slemmons and McQuiston is
still in statue quo.
The strip of land that was con-
demned from the property of John
Knightfor alleypurposes was accept
ed after condemnation proceedings
and warrant for si45 in payment for
a strip 10 feet wide and 296 feet long.
The amount awarded by the jury was
in excess OF the sum that Mr.. knight