Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-07-11

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f. w. Hoyt, hardware .. $50
/. w. Ward, crossings ....... l57.46
A. X. Bailey & Son, printing :. 1924
Peter johnson & Son, repair on
bridge ......... ............. 7.35
Municipal Z. Co., magazine. go. 200
Owen Roney, drayage .... 265
VIM. Mcnamara, street labor +. 2450
The Journal, printing .... 2O.34
Motion by Vance, seconded by Har-
mon, the resolution of the Finance Com
mittee be adopted. Roll call vote, 10
yeas, no nays. Motion was carried, and
resolution was adopted.
Motion by Curtin, seconded by Jensen,
that the street commissioner be instruct
ed not to take any more gravel from
the city property. Motion was carried.
A communication from health officer
Swezey, asking to he sent as delegate
to the State Board of Health conven-
ton at Waterloo, Iowa, was read. IL
was moved and seconded the expenses
not to exceed $500 be allowed DR.. Swe-
zey to attend the meeting of the State
Board of Health. Roll call vote, 10 yeas,
no nays. Motion was carried.
An agreement between A. c. Koenig
and the Citizens Savings Bank. whereby
A. c. Koenig authorizes the City Clerk
to make settlement with the Citizens
Savings Bank. for the paving on Court
Broadway, Main and Winnebago streets
was read. Motion by Sayre, seconded by
Harmon. the notice be filed for refer
ence. Motion was carried.
Motion by Baker, seconded by Har-
mon, the action taken by the Council
on June Goth relative to the stand pipe
on Water street be rescinded. Roll call
vote, r. Engbertson, nay Croft, yea,
Harmon, yea, Baker, yea, Curtin, yea,
Jensen, nay, Vance, yea, H. Engbertson,
nay, Sayre, nay, Hislop, nay. 5 yeas
and nays. Mayor Daubney voted yea,
and declared the motion carried.
Mr.. r. Engbertson, chairman of the
paving committee, reported he had en-
gagged Mr. H. L. Coffeen to superintend
the paving and curbing at a salary of
$500 per day and was trying to get
steam roller.
Motion by H. Engbertson, seconded by
Croft, the report of the paving commit
tee be accepted. Motion carried.
The petition of the police officers and
resolution attached was read. Motion
by Croft. seconded by Curtin. that the
sum of $500 be allowed each member
of the police force to the period of
March 3lst, 1907. Roll call vote, r.
Engbertson, nay, Croft, yea, Harmon,
yea, Baker, nay, Curtin, yea, Jensen,
yea, Vance, nay, H. Engbertson, nay,
Sayre, yea, Hislop, nay 5 yeas 5
nays. Mayor Daubney voted yea and
declared the motion carried.
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Resolution of City Council.
Be it resolved by the City Council of
the City of DEBORAH, Iowa, that consent
is hereby given to p. Nj. Moser to buy,
keep, store and sell intoxicating liquors
during the year 1906, in a building To-
Gated on lot eight. (S), block two ~,
original plat of the city of DEBORAH,
Iowa, under and by virtue of the pro-
visions of Chapter Six, Title Twelve, of
the Code of Iowa, and amendments
thereto, commonly known as the mulst
law. +. w. DAUBNEY, Mayor.
Attest:
F. NJ. HUGHES. City Clerk.
Ordinance No 23l was read.
Motion by Sayre. that we proceed with
the passing of ordinance No. 23l and the
rule requiring the reading of an ordi-
nance upon three different days be dis
pensed with. Seconded by Vance. Roll
call vote, 9 yeas, / not voting Motion
was carried
Motion by Sayre, seconded by Croft,
ordinance No. 23l be read the first time.
Motion was read.
Ordinance No. 23I.
An Ordinance in regard to re-establish
ing the grade of High street.
Me it Ordained by the City Council of
the City of DEBORAH, Iowa:
street, between Center street and Ohio
street, in the city of DEBORAH, Iowa, shall
be and is hereby re-established as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Commencing at the center of Center
street, Tin DEBORAH, Iowa, at an eleva-
ton of 70 and 7S/l0O feet then as
cending feet per 100 feet for 100 feet;
then ascending 3 and l/l0 feet for 400 |
feet; then level for 100 feet; then des- |
cending &c. 400 feet for 200 feet to grade
as now established at an elevation of |
96Sl feet.
Section 2.-That all ordinances or
parts of ordinances conflicting with this
ordinance are hereby repealed
Section 3.-This ordinance shall be i'm
full force and effect on and after its
passage and publication as by law re-
quired.
F. w. DAUBNEY, Mayor.
f. NJ. HUGHES, City Clerk.
Motion by Sayre, seconded by Har-
Section THAT the grade of High
mon, Ordinance No. 23l be read the
second time by title. Motion carried.
Ordinance No. 23l was read.
Motion by Hislop, seconded by Har-
mon, ordinance No. 23l be read the third
time by title. Motion was carried.
Ordinance No. 23l was read the third
time.
Motion by Sayre, that ordinance No.
23l having been duly read under an
order of the council suspending the
rule where the reading of an ordinance
upon three different days, that the said
ordinance No. 23l be, and the same here
by is, passed, adopted, and enacted.
Seconded by Jensen. Roll call vote, 10