The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-11-27
MANY MATTERS NET
City Council Dispenses With
Much Business.

a special meeting OF the city coun-
ell was held Monday evening for
consideration of a number of matters
thathad gone over from previous SEES.
sion ana for action on some ordinance
matters that needed attention. Coun-
Gilman Cole of the Fifth ward was the
only absent member during the even
ing. Considerable business was push
Gu through the session.
Paving Assessed.
The first matter brought up for the
consideration of the council was the
assessment of the block of paving re-
Gently completed by contractors Geo.
Carbon & Son, on G street between the
south side of High avenue to the north
side of First avenue. The paving
amounts to 1853 yards and the cost of
the same is $14S425. There was 1896
feet of curbing in the block, costing
$13S.60 Total cost of work, 1892. IS.
About Bill Posting.
A new ordinance, No. 243, was
brought up and passed upon it's sew
eral readings. The ordinance provides
lor the regulation and control Of the
bill posting and FASTING in the corpor-
ate limits of the city of Oskaloosa.
The ordinance is constructed upon the
lines of similar ordinances in other
cities. A license of dollar day is
to be required for posting or bill past
ing, or the sum of $500 per annum
for those in the business in the city
from year to year. The ordinance pro-
hlDits the use of public or private prop
erty for use of posting, lacking. past
ing or placing bills or cards, and in
cludes park trees, telephone, tele.
graph, light and trolley poles. An
infringement of this ordinance is made
misdemeanor Unable by a sum of
not less than dollar nor more than
$50, or an Imprisonment in Jail not
to exceed thirty days.
Error RectifIed.
The discovery has been made that
the assessment of amounts for ex-
pense of weed cutting" made at the
last council meeting was an error.
The amounts were not for weed cut
ting, but for labor that is known as
"scavenger work" That is the clean
ing up OF alleys, hauling away OF
ashes, manure piles from stables, and
the removing Of debris of all kinds.
The city notifies property owners and
occupants of property to "clean up
and if the order is not complied with
the city steps in and cleans up and
the amount is charged to the property
and assessed as taxes and comes back
to the city treasury from which the
labor was paid. In some places it is
claimed that several days labor was
performed upon properties, cleaning
up and hauling load after loau of ma
nure, ashes, debris, etc. This list of
assessments was made at the regular
meeting Of November under the head
of weed cutting" The action of the
council was rescinded by proper vote
and the proper assessment was accord
fngly made. Following this the prop
er list of charges made for weed cut
ting was read and assessment was
made accordingly. The error occurred
quite naturally as the lists were hand
ed to the clerk as the weed lists" and
the amounts were accordingly assess
ed by resolution. 1t was discovered
when the charges were certified to the
county treasurer.
Grade Was Changed.
The council voted to change the
grade at the intersection of the alleys
in the block wherein are located the
government building and the ChriS-
tian church The grades were cert.
fed to the government and the curb.
ing was put down according to the
plans made .nerefrom. It was seen
that the grade at the northeast corner
of the government building was I'M
reasonably low and that an excessive
cut in the alley must be made to care
for the water that would be drained to
this point. The council visited the
place, made examination and desired
that the grade at the corner should
be raised sixteen inches and in accord
ance with the recommendations made
by the governments superintendent,
Mr.. Pattison, the city built new curb
on the one that was put in by the
government AND at the city's expense,
the curb to be maintained by the gov
eminent as it's own property. The
change of the curbing is great bet
tering of the conditions that existed
at that point.
A Nice Point.
w. r. Cowan was present and rails
ed nice law point that will be inves-
tigated The gentleman as trustee
of benevolent fund objected to as
sessment of the investments of this
fund where the interest was applied
in a benevolent manner. He asked
abatement of taxes. The council gave
the matter into the hands of the city
attorney.
Ordinance No. PAP.
Ordinance No. 242 providing for the
vacation of a part of South A street
adjacent to the holdings Of the oska-
loosa Traction and Light Company to
the said company being reported upon
favorably by the ordinance committee
was passed upon its second reading.