Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-08
CITY ENGINEER c. r. ALLEN SUB
MlTs SPECIFICATION FOR !
RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
COST WOULD BE S96,256
Payment Would Be Made BY Means %
Tax Levy Which Would Differ on
Territory Directly Benefited and
Not Benefltted-Draft Of Plans.


Not Benefltted-Draft OF Plans. !"
Plans for Des Moines river improve.
ments which it is estimated will cost,
over $4,000 and protect all property
within the city limits from damage by
flood were submitted by City Engineer
G. R. Allen at special meeting o. thol
city council last night resolution
was prepared by City Solicitor w. II.
G. Jaques and the council adopted a.
motion instructing the city clerk to
publish the necessary notices stating
that the question would come up for
hearing Friday evening, October 28.
R. D. Bemis, of es Moines, made
proposition to furnish the city with
seven of the Universal voting machines
and committee was appointed to In.
vestigate the matter and report at
the next meeting. Other business OF
Importance was also considered All
of the aldermen were present except
Alderman Fielder yhen Mayor T. Ha
Plckler called the council to order.
The River Improvement.
The petition for river Improvement
first came from the South Ottumwa
Improvement association asking for
protection from repetition from the
devastating flood of 1903 when the en-.
tire South Side was threatened. In or.
der to conform with late law passed
by the Iowa legislature petition was
prepared, signed by over 100 taxpayers.
and presented to the council May Q,
1904, and the city engineer was direct
ed to make the proper plans and speci-
| flcations for the work and an estimate
of the cost. The plans submitted last
evening were accompanied by COM
plete maps and required. several
months for completion, 1t being neces.
sary to make large number Of sur.
Iyeys IN. 4, q, :.
i 1t was thought best to prepare plans
for such Improvement as would PRO.
tect all OF the lower portions OF the
city The cost of extending the riprap
from a point opposite Moore street
above the first bend is estimated at
$4,000. When the question comes up
for hearing all or only portion Of the
improvements may be ordered. If the
council favors the making of the im-
provements it will be necessary for
tn, voters of the city to approve the
same before they can be made Ac-
Il
by a special tax levy Of not over four
mills annually in the benefited dis
trict and not more than two mills out
side of that district. In the report Of
the city engineer last evening the dis.
trict which will be especially benefited
was outlined. Following is given a
portion of the report giving the list Of
the proposed improvements, the esti.
mated cost and the outlines of the
benefited district:
Proposed improvements.
First-To lengthen the Market
Street bridge three spans or 450 feet,
extending the south end thereof.
4 Second - To move the present rip
rap back to conform with the same.
Third To extend the present rip
rap to point 1900 feet southwest OF
the present southerly end thereof,and
to raise the same to an elevation OF
two feet above the present level OF
Church street.
Fourth TO construct ten low train
ing water dykes of piling and stone for
the purpose of maintaining the pres
ent position of the channel from the
Market Street bridge to Richmond.
Fifth-To construct system OF
levees ten feet wide on the top with
slopes Of 11a to / as follows, to-wit:
Levee No. lon the west boundary
of the city from Second street to the
, G. B. &. O. railroad and level with the
railroad.
Levee No. 2-On east side of Har.
rows branch from Second street to
: the railroad and level with the rail-.
: road.
Levee No. 3-From the Blackhawh
street levee to the Milwaukee juno.
ton.
Levee No ITO raise the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad track
: : from the junction along the head race
to Wapello street, 21z feet higher thar
at present.
: Levee No. 5-To raise Wapellc
= street from the head race to the g. b
, & @. railroad.
: Levy No 6-From a point opposite
! Cherry street easterly passing to the
i south of the packing plant to an In
: tersection with the G. B. & @. railroad
east OF Stiles place.
Levee No. From the Market
:, Street bridge extended southwesterlJ
Il to Richmond avenue.
S Levee No. 8.--From the Marke,
S Street bridge extended southeasterly
e passing east of Fellows addition
Beaver and Bauer's Subdivision, Police
7 and McIntire's Addition to the souti
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