Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-18
ennis Reardon building catch
23.40

Dennis Reardon, building eaten
basins $3.50. ......... Ao.4V
H. L, Ford $40
The city engineers special pay roll
for prick crossings, relaying and paw.
ing repairs amounting to 1928. and
the city engineers pay roll amounting
to $5825 were allowed and warrants
ordered drawn for the amounts.
The estimate of the city engineer for
John w. Scott on the Finley avenue
sewer for $703.37 was allowed, and or
dered paid according to contract.
After a recess during which time the
council met as committee OF the
whole. the aldermen returned to the
council chamber. Mrs. w. H. G. ia
cues, vice president Of the Ottumwa
Humane society was present and after
a few remarks to the council support
ing her position, presented a petition
In which she, in behalf OF the Humane
society, asked the council to secure for
the society the assistance Of all the
members of the police force in report
ing all casses coming under the law.
providing penalties for cruelities to
animals, and causing them to arrest
such offenders.
May Appoint special OHlCcF.
Mayor Suits, in speaking Of sug-
gestion once before made to the coun.
ell, that a special policeman for this
purpose be appointed, stated that he
thought that all of the regular police
men ought to watch for any Infringe
ment on this law. However, he said,
he thought the greater part Of the
trouble lay In the hauling of heavy
loads up the hills of the city, and as
most Of these were not on the regular
| ly patrolled beats, he thought that a
special policeman was almost neces.
sary.
Alderman oMalley moved that the
matter be referred to the mayor with
power to act, and the motion was car.
ried. 1t is probable that the mayor
will appoint a special policeman to
serve through the winter months
though he did not state definitely that
he would take this action.
The Court Street ..eservoIr.
\ Alderman Keyhoe reported for the
water committee in regards to the mat.
ter referred to them in regard to the
4 Court street reservoir Of the Public
Water Co. He said:
1.-The committee reports, that while
there may be danger of the Court
street wall falling as the water Is not
carried high enough to cause any great
pressure, even though there is a seep
age through the Court street wall, we
have served two written notices or
the manager of the company, calling
his attention to the condition of the
| OF of ~ n a
been assured that these notices have
paDy in the east
After reading the two notices served
on the company he continued:
I'VE call your attention to the sec
ond paragraph of section 6 of ordi
nance No. 637 granting unto William
: A. Underwood and William H Slingluf
a franchise to rebuild and operate
water works system, which section
provides for the rebuilding of the Cour
: street wall of the reservoir within tn
:, first two years after the ratification Q
the ordinance referred to.
. Time Has Elapsed.
= "You will also note that the ord
nance mentioned was passed Octobe
= 81. 1903 and ratified December 8. TIL
f period in which the work should hav
/ been done has elapsed ten month
since We appreciate the fact that MI
l. Underwood's death embarrassed tn
e company in the prosecution of tn
: work in hand, as he had entire charg
It of the construction as well as the fina1
e cial end of the business. We recon
d mend however that the proper step
be taken to enforce the ordinance an
that the city solicitor be instructed
take the matter UP at once with tn
l. Public Water Co. in such matter as b
" deems best to secure immediate a.
3 ton
t. After he finished the report of tn
st committee, Alderman Keyhoe moved til
e concurrence of the council in the r
d port which motion was carried.
e The Public Water Co. was recent
g indicted by the grand jury because
IS the condition of the reservoir, that boo
Is holding that 1t was menace to tt
life, health and property Of the res
r. dents of that vicinity and the life of tt
ID general public.
of Sidewalk Resolutions.
Is Four foot temporary brick Sidewalk
4 were ordered constructed on Sou
" Moore street between Williams al
m Wilson, and on West street betWee
III Court avenue and Park avenue.
n Resolutions Of consent were re;
re authorizing the Leisy Brewing Co.
OF operate saloons at the corner OF Was
ington and Main streets, and at =
ID West Main streets, and to j. F. Hu
IN man, at SIT Church street. The
IN were referred to the police commttte
xt The fees of the appraisers, WI
served in making appraisements OF t
re Fourth street property recently, we
allowed. The council then authoriz
the city engineer, as it seemed 1mpt
., sible to secure the sewer blocks WI
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