The Glenwood post., 1906-04-07
TOWN BOARD
MEETS AGAIN
Considerable Business Transacted at
Special Meeting Held Wednes-
day Night--WOrk Laid Out
for New Board
NO SALARY FOR THE TRUSTEES

The city council met in special
session Wednesday night with the
following present: Mayor Parkison;
Trustees, Clark, Lucas, Barnes, Heis-
Ter. Voorhees,, Robinson and Clerk
Thorson.
The first matter to be taken up
was the proposed additional city sew
erage building and it wa, made short
work of by the council referring the
matter to the incoming town board.
The council was petitioned for
new sidewalk to be laid on Palmer
avenue, and on motion of Mr.. voor
hees, the petition was granted. The
matter will be taken up at once by
the streets and alleys committee and
the walk built as soon as possible.
At this juncture Judge Dollison ad-
dressed the board, saying that on be-
half of himself as we'll as the people
of the North Side,,h had proposition
to make to the city officials. He
stated that he had ordered number
of trees which he was going to plant
along his property on Laurel avenue,
and that if the city would furnish the
extra trees he would plant them along
the other side of the street at his own
expense and care for them providing
the city would furnish the water for
the irrigation. The judge said the
trees would cost about 81. so apiece
and that they should be planted about
fifteen feet apart.
DR.. Robinson moved that the matter
be referred to the streets and alleys
committee giving them full power to
take the necessary steps for the i'm,
provement of the north side in the
matter of tree planting, and the mo-
tion was carried. Mr. Lucas thought
the judges suggestion was good one
and only exceeded by his liberality
in offering to help the city out by
taking care of the trees after they
were painted; that as far as the
irrigation of the trees was concerned
it was an easy matter as there was a
hydrant on Laurel street that would
be very handy as all the city would
have to do would be to connect the
pipes.
The chairman of the streets and
alleys committee reported that the
street roller had been ordered and
would be here in couple of weeks
He also advised that the second hand
steam boiler used last winter be
bought for the city's use as the price
was only 5000, about half what new
one would cost. Mr.. Voorhees, stated
that while of course the city might
not need the boiler next year, or for
sometime to come, that sooner or later
we would have winter similar to
the one just passed and then the city
would be saved at least the sum of
5000. The council was heartily in
favor of the suggestion and recon-
mended that the boiler be purchased
The regular monthly bills were next
taken up and quickly disposed of, as
all were allowed and placed on file,
ordering warrants to be drawn for the
amounts
The electric light at the corner of
Seventh street and Colorado avenue
was ordered taken ont by the council
and the bill of 500 due the city put
in the hands of the city attorney for
collection. 1t is said that Mr.. Ken
drick refuses to pay the amount due
on the light after it was put in at his
solicitation, and the board was of
the opinion that they had done their
duty and it was now up to Mr.. Ken
drick to pay the amount due on the
light. The motion of DR.. Clark that
the town trees be trimmed up this
spring me. with ready approval by the
council and the motion was carried.
The matter was referred to the streets
and alleys committee giving them
full power to take whatever steps it
should deem necessary for the i'm
provement of the trees. Mr.. Voorhees,
stated that the matter would have to
be attended to at once as the time to
trim the trees was when the sap was
going up and that would be within
very short time.
The majority of the council was of
the opinion that the trees should be
thinned out as there was entirely too
much shade. Mr.. Parkison said he
thought the wood coming from the
trees could be utilized by the city in
some way. Mr.. Voorhees, remarked
that as wood was worth a. 90 per cord
he thought 1t could be sold at q good