The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-07-16
NUTS TO CRACK.
Council Has Several Difficult Prob
lens to Settle.

lens to Settle.
The city council met in regular
monthly session Monday evening. No
business of special nature was planned
J, for the meeting but the geatlemen
J found plenty to do outside of the regu.
lar routine OF affairs.and II was eleven
O'Clock before adjournment was taken,
A Water Problem.
One OF the weightiest problems OF
the evening was to determine whether
to employ sub ways" in carrying the
surface water over or under the A ave
nue. paving. or to conduct the water
through . twelye-inch iron pipe. Two
intersections on the avenue will need
this sort Of treatment,on Second street
and on Sixth street, where the water
comes down from number OF streets
back. The building of the sub way
with iron plates flush with the pave.
ment Is good way and has been en-.
ployed in the city to some extent be-.
fore. The objection TO this method
of caring for the surface water is the
great expense, as IL costs almost three
hundred dollars per sub way. The
pipe drainage would cost about two
hundred dollars. The council deter,
mined that while the iron plato SUBJ
way cost more it was the better meth
i cd in the long run and they orderec.
this sort Of work done on A avenue
when the paving was put in. Council,
man Sewers has expended time and
effort in ascertaining the price Of the
pipe cUlyerts, and tho action Of the
council last evening was based upon
his report and recommendations
A Road Problem.
4 Another hard nut that was cracked
during the meeting was the disposition
of the road problem or an outlet toI
j the Beacon road from the southwest
part Of the city near the b. & WI
tracks. The railroad acquired the
title to the old road that was formerly
used 1t seems the highway as plat.
7 ted and provided for at this place has
not been used for some reason and the
nearer cut Off was made along the line
N OF the Central or the Burlington track.
The Burlington shut up tho road used.
The county had been asked to take
some action in establishing q highway
at this point but had done so after tho
city had acquired right to the place by
virtue of having extended its limits.
The county then rescinded It's action
in the matter and 1t has been left TO
the city. The problem has been CIV
ing the city some little concern and
Mr.. Augustine was appointed to inves-
tigate and make report Of the matter.
He recommended that the road be re.
established between the Beclzman ana
Van der Linden properties, as 1t had
been originally plated, and as shown
by the county records and maps. The
i gentlemen concerned will be immedl-
| ately notified to move back their
fences and permit the road to pass
through the place that was originally
intended for 1t.
Wanted to Resign.
/ The question of the location Of al
couple of poles in the pavement Of
South B street was called up and the
Traction & Light Company will be no
l titled to change the location Of the
4 poles to the inside Of the curb. The
/ question brought out considerable
] spirited discussion as to who was who
and how the poles came to be located
where they were, anyhow. Mr.. Seey.
ers, chairman Of the Improvement
committee, said thing or two. He
p declared that 1t was impossible for
him to do things for three or four
bosses on the same job, and be forth
with rendered his resignation from
the committee and told Mayor vii.
} liams to appoint some other council
man in his place. Mr. williams tolG
Mr.. Sewers that he wac out Of order
and the gentleman took HIS seat
Mr.: Williams Retained.
The following petition presented 10
the mayor and the council is self ex-
4 pianatory.
Whereas, The term Of cfice OF the
Hon. John G. Williams as a member Of
the board Of trustees Of the public H.
brary expires this month, and
Whereas, The board Of trustees feci
that his membership ingures 10 tho
!. best interests Of the public library,
; and
Whereas, His position as mayor
makes HIS reaDDointmrtt a matter Of
) delicacy to himself
81 Therefore We petition TO the mayor
. and the city council that Mr.. Williams
, be rezppOinte6 10 gsid Office,
IA SIGNED John A, KSlbach
A. HULL
III 4 P. Spencer
ab Mrs. A. p, Spencer
vi Mary A. Meredith
Mae J. Evans
Msnza T. Burke
All The amaeSI was not long delayed %
~ making the appointment Of Mr., wiz
6 fsr,s to suaeeed himself TO the place
nall Mr.. wFgIasnns res1rcantsd Mary a