Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-18
WATER COMPANY
MUST ACT SOON
CITY COUNCIL HEARS REPORT ON
CONDITION OF COURT STREET
RESERVOIR
Instructs City Solicitor Gilmore to
Take Steps to Secure Immediate Ac-
tion on the Part OF Corporation
King Is Street Commissioner.

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From Tuesdays Daily.
Immediate action on the part of the
Public Water Co. in regard to rebuild
ing or repairing the Court street re.
servoir is demanded by the city coun-
Gil Of Ottunwa. At the regular meet
ing last evening on the motion of
Chairman Keyhoe of the water COM
mittee the council instructed City So
lictor Gilmore to take such action as
he deemed advisable to secure Gimme
date action"
The report Of Mr.. Keyhoe called the
attention of the council to the fact that
the ordinance which gave to the Water
Co. it's franchise provided for the re-
building of the Court street wall with.
in two years from the time of the rati-
| fication of the ordinance.
Two notices have been served by
the water committee on the corpora
tion and these notices have been sent
by the local Office to the directors in
the east but as no action has been
taken. the council decided to take the
drastic step which it did last evening,
The report of the water committee IS
given below
King Elected Street Commissioner.
Another important matter was dis
posed of last night During the
course of the evening Clerk Nimocks
read the resignation of Street Com
missioner Andy Hill. Alderman O'Mal-
ley moved that the resignation of Mr..
Hill be accepted, with the provision
that Mr.. Hill was to draw the same
salary as now until the end of the
present month. Alderman Keyhoe
moved that the council proceed to the
selection of a successor to Mr.. Hill
Both motions were carried
4 Alderman Gone nominated for the
position of street commissioner, James
King. The roll was called and all the
aldermen voted faye" for King, his
election being unanimous.
J, King has had suit for writ oi
mandamus to compel the council t.
appoint him as street commissioner
under the provisions of the old sol
, diers' preference law pending in the
!, district court Recently he added L.
that an action for judgment against
the city of Ottumwa and the aldermen
as individuals for 81 900 damages. The
court overruled the amendment as fal
as the city of Ottumwa was concerned
but sustained the position Of King.
attorneys, that the aldermen indivi
: dually could be made co-defendant.
. in the suit without serving furthe
r notice.
A However, the suit will now be dis
4 missed, stipulation of settlement be
n ing filed today.
$ Council was called to order by May
! or B. F. Suits about o'clock. all o
), the aldermen being present. The min
: utes of the previous meeting were rea,
. and approved. A petition signed by Il
a E. Keene and others, asking that tn
: alley between Clarence street and No
: Pherson avenue, which Is at presen
n washed out and unapproachable, b
put in passable condition, was referre
II to the street committee.
: Petitions Presented.
IS A petition from the Ottumwa Raj
way G Light Co. asking permission {
: the council to build new cement side
& walk with combination curb and gu
ter, at the northeast corner of Eas
n Second and Market streets, the sam
to be the present width on Secon
u street, but two feet wider than tn
= present walk on Market street, maxim
{. 1t conform in width with the walk
: between Second and Main streets wa
: read.
n. This petition at the time was refe
Is red 10 the committee of the whole,an
~ and was later taken up at meeting {
g that committee, and still later wa
- granted by the council with the prov
ID sion that the Railway & Light Co. pa
l. all the expenses of changing the cate
~ basins and curb connections, as wi
< become necessary through the wide
l. ing Of the walk The changes all al
Is to be made under the supervision
y y the city engineer.
~ E. Sigel, who was present, aske
IN permission Of the council to build E
as open shed in the rear of his lot {
East Main street, the shed to be ne
to the alley.
The petition was referred to the fl
committee with power to act.
st Pay Rolls Approved.
The street commissioners pay RI
10 and the sidewalk commissioners p;
+ roll for the past two weeks, the form
%. amounting to s7SO41 and the secol
+. amounting to s2o2.5O, were allow,
IS and warrants ordered drawn for tt
d. same. The street commissioner
semi-monthly report was received NJ
Il placed on file. The report follows:
90 First ward -. ............ $142.
nc Second ward 49,. .......... 265.
in Third ward ...... ......... So.
Fourth ward ................ lat.
list Fifth ward 800. ............. "A.
ne Sixth ward ........ ....... SO.
Seventh ward ....... ....... 3d.
IN Estimates Allowed.
The following estimates of the Ct
ee engineer were allowed and warrar
CO ordered drawn for their payment:
William Findlay. inspecting