Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-06-20
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

! Members present, X. Engbertson, Croft
[ Baker. Harmon. Curtin, Jensen. Vance
| III. Engbertson. Sayre and Hislop.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
| Mr.. Baker reported that he had eX
amined the bridge over the race on Cour,
street and considered it unsafe, and rec
commended it be replaced by new
| bridge.
Motion by H. Engbertson, seconded
| by Harmon. the Street Commissioner be
| instructed and empowered to repair the
race bridge on Court street. Roll cal
vote. 10 yeas, no nays; motion was car
ried.
Engineer Nj. Tschirgi recommended
that II inch sewer pipe be put in
Court street.
Motion by Hislop. seconded by Baker
the paving committee cause to be plac-
ed on Court street suitable sewer pipe
as recommended by the engineer. Mo-
ton was carried.
Motion by Hislop. the clerk be in
structed to notify Mr.. b. f. Jewell to
proceed with putting on top dressing
of ground for city improvement from
same to be paid for out of the county
road fund. Seconded by Baker. Roll
cali vote, 10 yeas. no nays. Motion was
carried.
Motion by H. Engbertson. that the
City Council request the mayor to in
strrct the marshal to enforce the ordi-
naEte relative to the merchants having
their goods on the sidewalks. Seconded
by Croft. Motion was carried.
The following resolution was offered
Resolved, that the present frame side
walk on the north side of Water street
between River street and the Lutheran
Publishing House be and the same here
by is condemned, the same being in an
unsafe condition; also the sidewalk in
front of lots l2-l4, block 3, South addi-
ton, and the sidewalk i'm front of lots
80, block 2, Townships addition. and
the Clerk is hereby instructed to imme-
diately notify such property owners to
put in cement sidewalks in front of said
property A 30 days notice is to be
contemplated herein.
Motion by Baker, seconded by Vance
the resolution be adopted. Roll call
vote, 10 yeas, no nays. The resolution
was declared adopted.
Motion by Hislop. that ordinance No
227 be read by title; seconded by Har-
mon. Roll call vote, 10 yeas, no nays
Motion was carried. Ordinance No. 227
was read.
ORDINANCE NO. 227.
An ordinance to repeal Section Two
| o. of Ordinance No. lS2, passed and
| approved March 4th. 1897. and to enact q
substitute therefor.
Be it ordained by the City Council OF
the City of DEBORAH, Iowa:
Sec. That Section 2 OF Ordinance
No. 1872 aforesaid (which reads as fol
lows:
''Section 2. The lines of poles ard wires
now placed and owned by said company
are hereby recognized and approved, anC
any new poles. supports or posts here
after placed shall be so done. under tn,
| supervision of the street committee; ex
cept that on Water street. between Day
and Mill streets, they shall be placed OIL
the north side of the street next to the
sidewalk. The wires on said Water
street, between State and Court streets
shall be kept at such an elevation al
| that the lowest wires shall be at least
Al feet above the ground and the bal
ance of the distance between Day anC
| Mill streets at least 40 feet above
ground No poles shall be less than 81
feet long" be repealed, and that there
be enacted in lieu thereof, and as sub
stitute therefor the following:
| Sec. 2.-The lines of poles and wires
now placed and owned by said company
are hereby recognized and approved, ant
any new poles, supports or posts there
after placed shall be so done, under the
supervision of the street committee
except that on Water street, between
Day and Mill streets, they shall be plac
ed on the north side of the street mex
to the sidewalk. The wires on said Wa
ter street, between State and Cour
streets, shall be kept at such an eleva
ton as that the lowest wires shall b.
at least As feet above the ground. ant
the balance of the distance between
State and Court streets at least A
feet above the ground No poles shall
be less than 80 feet long. All cable
shall be placed at an elevation of no
less than 40 from the pavement, on sal
Water street, between State and Cour
streets, and at an elevation of 81 fee
the balance of the distance between Da
and Mill streets. In case of removal o
the office of the said Standard Tele
phone Company, to the South side o
said Water street, said company ar
hereby granted the right to one under
ground crossing of said Water street
by proper and safe conduit. to be con
structed under the supervision of tn
street committee, of said city, and re
place the pavement thereon, in as goo
] condition as it was before, without III
necessary delay.
Sec. 3.-This ordinance shall take ei
feet and be in force on and after ii
passage and publication, as by law pre-
vided.
f. w. DAUBNEY, Mayor.
Attest:
f. Nj. HUGHES, City Clerk.
Motion by Baker, that the rule II
quiring the reading of an ordinance VI
on three different days be suspende'
Seconded by Curtin. Roll call vote,
yeas, no nays. Motion was carried.
Motion by Vance, seconded by Curti
that ordinance No. 227 be placed upo
l its third reading. Roll call vote,
yeas, no nays. Motion was carried an
ordinance No. 227 was read the thin
time.
Motion by Sayre, that cas- ordinan'
No. 227 has been read as required b
law | move you the same hereby