Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-01-14
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL REPORT OF TRANSACTIONS
What the City Fathers of the City of
Decorah Did at Their Regular Monthly
Meeting Last Wednesday.

Haas, Harmon, Bernatz, Adams,
Vance, and Bucknell.
The minutes of the previous meet
ings were read and approved.
The report of the City Treasurer
was read and accepted.
REPORT OF FINANCE COM
MITTEE.
Whereas, The following claims have
been examined and approved by the
Finance Committee, therefore, be it
Resolved, That they be allowed and
that the money necessary to pay the
same be and is hereby appropriated
and the Mayor and Clerk are directed
to issue orders ON the City Treasurer
for the same:
H. J. Green, printing. ..$ 6 16I
A. N Vance, council meetings O0|
w. S. Bucknell, council meet
ings ................. s 90
John Marlow, council meetings 90
John O'Neil, conncil meetings 90
Chas. Haas, council meetings 90
B. Harmon, council meetings 9 90
Geo. Bernatz, council meetings 90
N. H. Adams, council meetings 90
+. W. Daubney, mayor go 16 00
F. M. Hughes, clerk . 80 %
Ira Rima, night watch. ... 90 0p
Otto Olson, night watch $50, so 90
w. r. Wheatman, marshal 90 90
O. l.. Holcomb, street commits
sioner ................. 35 90
G. E. Schenck, plat of Dry Run 80 90
Wilbur Lumber Co. lumber and
coal ..................... So 65
Ogden Casterton, int. on time
orders OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, w w
John O'Neil, rep. on Washing
ton street bridge .... IA O0I
John O'Neil, fire escape as per
state law. Observation-Disclosures. 63 90
Jas. Hogan, street labor. 10
John Sorenson, street labor 80 8 60
The Zone Oil Co., barrel paint Is 0S
r. D.. Wood, fire hydrant ~ 20 O0l
d. G. Graham. covering hydrant l sol
@. l.. Morss, typewriting, .. 90
G, HI. Lawrence, recording. col
Wangler Bros, stationery, etc l 50
Riste & Haakenson, hardware 40
Geo. Bernatz. oil, etc ...,.... CO
Decorah Electric Light Co., .
pumping water ............... $50 90
II. Lang, painting 20l
] ohn O'Neil, blacksmithing. 90 80
Chas. Mollart, plumbing 80. IA As
F. Lee, lighting bridge lamp 00l
+. NJ. Hughes, money paid out 80
Jas. Proper, street labor. ... 40
+. School, street labor. .. 10
w. Thayer, hauling cart. -, SOL
W. r. Wheatman, killing dogs 90
N. HI. Adams, sewer pipe. 80. 161 62
@. Nelson, drayage. ......... 20
Motion by Adams, seconded by
Bucknell the resolution of the Finan-
ce Committee be adopted. Roll call
vote, s yeas, no nays. The resolu-
tion was declared adopted.
SPECIAL LEVY.
For the purpose of reembursing the
City for building sidewalks in front
of private property a special levy be
and is hereby made as follows: On
lots 46 and AZ, block - assessed to
Mrs. A. G. Seavy, the sum of SIS. SO
for new side walk as follows: Lum-
Der $l5.76, nails soc, labor $3. so,
total $40. 81.
On lot -. block - assessed to
j. @. Rollins the sum of SO. 10 as fol-
lows: Lumber 81. 80, nails zoe, labor
81. 90, total 50. 10.
On lots 4S and 40 assessed to Mrs.
w. Telford the sum 49, 81 for new
walk as follows: Lumber $l5.27,
nails SOC, labor s3. so, total $1927
On lots and I, block %, assessed
to s. w. Landers estate the sum of
$50. 5S for new side walk as follows: I:
lumber $2s 70, nails 81. 35, labor s6 80,
total $36. SO.
1t was moved and seconded that the
clerk be instructed to present the
Special Tax Levy to the County
Auditor for collection motion carried.
The delinquent poll tax list was
read by the Clerk. Moved and Sc
conded the Clerk be instructed to file
the list with the County Auditor for
collection. Motion carried.
Ordinance No POS was read and de-
clared adopted.
Ordinance No. 200 was read and de-
clared adopted.
Motion by Bernatz seconded by
Haas that the Mayor and Clerk be
authorized to renew the time order
due and held by Mr.. Casterton for
one year. Motion was carried.
Motion by Adams, seconded by
Vance that One Hundred Dollars be
transferred from the corporation fund
to the credit of the fire fund. Motion
carried.
Motion by Adams, seconded 10y Haas
that the Plumbers Bond given by
Peter johnson a. Son with Fl. W..
Goocher and w. O. Meyrick as sure
ties be accepted. Motion was carried.
Ii was moved and seconded that all
saloons be required to pay ~, 90 per
year for water for urinals from Nov.
/, 1902 motion carried.
Motion by Adams to adjourn until
Wednesday evening, Jan. 81. Second
} ed and carried.
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