The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-09
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
The City Council wrestles With
Several Matters.

A special meeting of the city coun-
Gil was called Monday evening for the
purpose of considering several mat
tiers of interest to the general public.
Seven members OF the council were
present, Laffollette, of the First,
Hagan and Sinclair, of the Second,
Baker, of the Third, Augustine, ofthe
Fourth and Carlin and Cole, of the
Fifth.
The resolution correcting any ir-
Irregularities or errors in the paving as
sessment of South Seventh street
were corrected by the unanimous
adoption of resolution to that effect,
The following petition from North
Fourth street was received and grant
ed with the examination and findings
of the city engineer.
Petition.
To the Honorable Mayor of the
City of Oskaloosa, Iowa, and to your
Honorable Body the Honorable City
Council of Oskaloosa, Iowa:
We, the undersigned property own
ers and residents of North Fourth
street in the city of Oskaloosa, Iowa,
do hereby most respectfully petition
the council to construct q sewer on
and along North Fourth street in the
city of Oskaloosa, Iowa, to fully and
amply accommodate each and all
properties located and abutting in
said above described street. Each
property owner agreeing to take one
or more tappage:
E. Webb Philippe.
@. NJ. Porter Co.
@. W. Jones.
G.. T. Parmepter.
Mrs. W. A. Cowan.
J. H. Augustine.
A. T. Drinkle.
w. A. Durfee.
A. A. Hamilton.
3. Hawkins.
E. d. Brewer.
Mary and Jane L. Thompson.
1t is most probable that the sewer
granted will be of ten inch tile.
Homer McMains was granted per-
mission to sell liquors at retail at the
Last Chance" saloon on High aven
ne west, having purchased the loca-
ton of McCulloch & Harrison.
Street cars received some attention,
as also did the new ordinance for the
proposed market place and public
scales. W. NJ. Oils and John Falls
applied for the position of market
keeper but no action was taken.
The Schee Building
The greater part of the meeting wGs
deJo to the question of the cree
ton of the Scbee building on High
avenue west. The schee's have de-
signed to erect a frame building three
stories high, forty feet wide by one
hundred and twenty long at the cor
uer of B street. The exterior is to be
sheeted and then covered with cement
blocks of a special construction. The
| question arose as to whether such a
building could be erected within the
fire limits of the building of the city,
1t was held by some that the erection
of the building in the manner pro-
posed would be in direct violation OF
the ordinance governing the buildings
within certain limits of the city. The
ordinance is very clear in stating that
all buildings erected shall have outer
walls of brick and mortar or of stone
and mortar. Some held that the
cement was stone and that as the
joints would be laid in cement the
ordinance would be complied with.
Others held that the cement was not
stone and that the building could not
be erected as proposed. The Messrs
Schee were present to show and ex-
p ain their plans. Mr.. Fred Geneva
made objection to the erection of the
building in the manner proposed
After the council had discussed the
subject to considerable length a vote
was called. The result was four for
to four against.
An injunction may Issue against the
building and the matter may possible
have to be determined in the courts
to get construction of the ordinance.
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