Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-17
ARE INDIFFERENT
oTTUMWA RESIDENTS SHOW UT.
TER DISREGARD FOR WISHES
OF CITY FATHERS.
Some Interesting Variations Of Die.
regard Shown for Ordinances Of
City Property Owners Were Aired
at Board Of Health Meeting.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The joys OF the aldermanic man
and the occupant Of the mayors Office
are few and far between if last
nights session Of the city council as
a board Of health can be taken as a
sample. The utter disregard residents
show for the ordinances of the city,
and the officers inability to enforce
them, when as last resort they are
referred to the honorable mayor and
city council, they furnish the bitterest
dregs of the municipal cup. The
question Of abating several nuisances
was brought before the board Of
health last night, and immediate steps
were taken to remedy the evil. Health
Officer M. W. Pascoe gave brief re.
view of his report for the month of
July, in which he emphasized the un.
usually low death rate, the small mum.
Der Of infectious diseases in the city
and the matter Of an ordinance pro.
htbiting splitting on the sidewalks A
committee from the Retail Grocers' as.
ISOLATION presented a petition with
over thirty signatures asking the coun-
Gil as board Of health "to prevent
the sale Of tainted fruit and vegeta.
bles which endanger the health of con-
sumers by INSCRIPTIONS vendors
throughout our city"
The Meeting.
Mayor B. F. SHUTS called the meet.
Ing to order with the following coun.
cilnen present: Samuel Johnson, j.
N. Weidenfeller, ]. H. Spry, e. H.
Mather and H. P. Keyhoe. The min
utes Of the last previous meeting Of
the board were read.
DR.. Pascoe then gave brief re-
sumo Of the July health report
The petition of the retail grocery.
men was presented in person by a
committee. the members Of which
made short remarks to the board with
reference to the petition. The matter
! was referred to the sanitary commit.
tee with instructions to consult with
the city solicitor with view to rene
dying the matter L possible. The
matter Of the nuisance on the Kaiser
property on West Fourth street ad-
Joining the court house was brought
up and after heated discussion, it
was moved to ask the city solicitor
for an opinion as to the point in law
If any which will bear on the case
The solicitor was also requested to
give an opinion as to the validity and
strength of common notice, other
than legal notice inserting in the
local press. This matter came up as
result of a recital of every alderman
present concerning the indifference
the residents in their respective wards
have shown to the proclamation is.
sued to cut all weeds. The solicitor
will report upon these matters at the
next regular meeting Of the city coun.
Gil.
Claims Allowed.
The following claims we're allowed
and ordered certified ur to the board
OF supervisors at last nights meeting
J.B. Wilson, examination school $1,000
D. A. LaForce, inspection school 1000
H. W. Roberts. inspection ~. 2.5C
Ottumwa Stamp Works, quaran-
tine flags 80. ........... AZ;
W. A. Trueblood inspection -. 10.5C
j. w. Edgerly & Co., tornado
hyde So. -. ..... z:
J, w. Edgerly & Co., disinfectant "a
Heyden Chemical Works, for
meldehyde $50. ..... -. 9.2I
The board then adjourned.