The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-06-11
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Ma " Affairs Settled at Busy Ses-
sion of City Council.

II The June meeting of the city council
was held Monday evening, with all
members present. At times during
the evening Mr.. Williams was called
out and Councilmen Cole and Sewers
were called to preside in his absence.
Tracy Boal appeared with petition
asking that Second avenue be graded
or that some relief be granted the res
idents along this street from the ac-
cumulated water following every rain.
The water stands in the street and
becomes frog pond and stagnant
| pool. 1t is impossible to sleep at
| night and one cannot stay near in the
daytime. The matter was referred to
a committee that will report at meet
ing to convene next Monday evening.
Frank Wetherell appeared again be-
fore the council and asked that the
cow yard nuisance north of his proper
ty on A avenue east, the Iowa City
road, be abated
1t seems that the crossing to Beacon
over South L street, southwest of the
city, has been closed by the grading
for the new Burlington road. ALI @.
Wooster petitioned the council for the
opening Of the road. 1t was referred
to the committee on streets.
i And hereby hangs a tale. On the
nineteenth of last April the board of
supervisors Of the county established
a highway through a piece Of land at
fhio nlnnn tho nnnninor fn hn
road. The city of Oskaloosa had four
days previously voted to extend their
| limits and the county therefore had no
| jurisdiction in the matter. If a road
were established at the place in ques-
| tion it would have to be Tie act of the
city council, and the county annulled
it's action. The Burlington road in
the meantime purchased a piece of
land, including the roadway in ques-
tion. When they needed the ground
the roadway that passed through the
strip was closed to traffic, much to tho
annoyance of people who had been us
ing the cut off from the Beacon road
to the city of Oskaloosa. 1t was TO
have this roadway opened that Mr..
| Wooster appeared before the council.
IL has been suggested that if the city
required highway at the place that
| the Burlington peoole would not be ad-
verse to disposing of piece of the
ground for price, and there the mat
Il ter now rests.
No Fakirs Wanted.
4 Fred Hirsch came before the council
! in connection with the question of
! fakirs on the streets during Carnival
week. He asked that none be allow
ed. The matter ran into question of
| having a number Of special police pro-
videu. The matter will possibly be
determined by the merchants provid-
ing and paying for special police.
New Road Asked.
Perry Edris wants new road open
ed between Tenth and Eleventh street.
No definite action was taken on the
the proper committee.
Doctor Nathan Brown had a griev-
ance that was aired to some extent.
He also wanted a wire screen put
about the park so that squirrels could
be kept within the enclosure. The
council refused utterly to dig up the
problem of the park fence
The license for the Weatherwax
pool room was arranged so that it
could be used in it's new location Of
the business.
S. Walthall asked permission OF the
council to erect some feed barns north
of the o. L. & T. Co. livery. Petition
was granted in the form Of resolu-
ton.
A matter Of five tappages Of the
Penn college sewer was left to the
sewer committee.
Tom Long and others ask for the ex-
tension Of a sewer. Referred to a
committee on sewers.
Petitions for change Of grades at
various parts Of the city were all re-
ferred to proper committee.
A question of light at the intersec-
ton Of F avenue and F street, at the
Iowa Central crossing, was referred to
the light committee.
The claims list having been duly
audited, was allowed and warrants au-
thorized. Several special claims were
also allowed.
The bill board problem was brought
up by Councilman Glaze, who wanted
information on the subject Of the re-
moval of the board across from the H.