The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-05-16


upon the list of walks awaiting the
action of the council. The alley was
referred to the street and alley COM
mittee. The petitioners waive the
hydrant location for the present.
The minutes of the previous meet
ings we're read and approved.
There were a number of claims for
exemption from road tax presented
and allowed.
There was a great discussion upon
petition and a motion for side
walk on The south side of A avenue,
between Third street west to the
Iowa : entral tracks. This motion
was lost but the walk was finally
ordered in, six feet wide from First
street west to A street
This will give a six foot walk past
the following properties: Chas.
Phelps 100 feet, Ben Mccoy 100 feet,
E. H. Gibbs 12O feet, Frankel estate
100 feet. The Phelps walk is now
laid. Mrs. Alice Bennett, west of
Third street has ordered in 100 feet
by her property and A. N. Rennie
has ordered Mr.. Carbon to put down
walk 12O feet east by his property
east from @ street.
FIRE HYDRANTs.
The residents of the northeast part
of the city asked that fire plugs be
put in on K avenue at the intersec-
tons of First street and at Third
street. The matter was referred to
the water committee with instruc-
tions to report at the next meeting.
The petitioners were: r. N. Bennett,
NJ P. Lewis, VIM. Tolbert, Ira
Thomas, Jos. Wells, Mrs. Elizabeth
Oswandel, Mrs. Julia Simmons, W.
Oldham, John Byers, A. E. Peasley,
O. L. Kitchener, Mrs. S. F. Downing,
Mrs. Cora, Dentschman, L. R. Rose
brook, E. II. Gibbs, Q. B. West, VIM.
Hart.
PEST HOUSE LOCATION.
On the solicitation of Irving Q.
Johnson, attorney for M. D. Thomp
son, the matter of arbitrating the
pest house, location contention,
southwest of the city was referred to
a committee of those members ap-
pointed by the mayor. Frank Baker,
A. J. Augustine and Thos. Carbon
were named on the committee and
were given powerto act in the affair.
Mr.. Thompson claims damages on
account of the location of the hospital
and seeks its removal from the
present location.
SLEMMONS ALLEY.
The Slemmons-McQuiston alley
proposition called forth considerable
discussion and oratory The COM
mittee reported that if the city would
accept the deed to the alley between
the McQuiston and Slemmons prop
critics, extending 100 feet north from
B avenue, Mr.. Slemmons agrees to
make a contract with city, giving
the city perpetual alley way on the
north of his property running west
to Second street, as long as there is
no other alley way out to the east or
to the north. Messrs. Hagan,
O'Hearn and Brewer were appointed
to see what settlement can be made
of the trouble and if possible divide
the north and south alley between
Mr.. Slemmons and Mr.. McQdiston.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The property now placed on E
avenue west is to be removed and
the street opened.
The alley in the Ninde and Searle
addition is to be graded according to
report of committee.
The bridge on north Fourth street
is to be raised four feet and the side
walk built accordingly.
A RESOLUTION.
The following resolution was passed
by the council:
Be it resolved by the city council
in regular session that the city clerk
as hereby instructed to with hold any
monies that may be due them, from
the wages of any person working for
the city. Signed by all councilmen.
na. CLAIMS LIST.
Claims against the city to the
amount OF 800 we're allowed and
warrants authorized.
OTHER MATTERS.
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