Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-21

presented petition for placing Myr
tie street to grade preparatory to lay
ing a spur track to the league bal
park. The petition stated that it was
the desire Of the company to make the
that to do so the grade should be
established. The matter was referred
to the street committee and the city
engineer.
Another Claim.
The claim of Mrs. Ruth McIntire for
damages of $500 alleged to be due to
the overfiowing Of her property on
Norris street In the rear OF Dutro' s
grocery store because Of the filling OF
the former open ditch and which
claim was rejected by the council at
former meeting was doubled in
amount last night by another claim of
$500 damages being filed. Jaques and
Jaques represent the petitioner. The
case is an old one prior to the time
w. H. c. Jaques was elected city
solicitor
Street Committee Report
The following recommendations
were adopted by the council.
Your committee would respectfully
recommend as follows:
l. That the bond of Henry Arnold
as street commissioner be referred to
the city solicitor with regard to the
propriety of releasing it Later in a
report Of Solicitor Jaques it was rec
commended that the bond be not re-
leased and the council so acted).
2. That the matter Of the disposal
of the dirt from the William Reese
building On west Second street be re-
ferred to the city engineer with power
to act (The dirt has already been dis
posed of.
8. Recommendation for the repeal
ing of the old ordinance and the
establishing of new grade on Penn,
sylvania avenue.
4. That an ordinance be passed
equalizing the salaries of the sanitary
and stonepile policemen with those Of
the day patrolmen Ordinance passed
on first reading).
s.. That a petition be granted to
estate Of Mrs. Virginia Sanford, to
put an outside stairway in front of
the building known as 105 South Mar
ket street.
6. That the petition of Mrs. Mary
DeFrance for the widening of an alley
be referred to the engineer to report
on at the next meeting of the council
Z. That the petition of w. R. Dag
gett for reimbursement for cutting IN
to his lot on East Fifth street, be re-
ferred to the engineer for report.
s. That the proposition of E. A.
Manchester, to build sewer on Rich
ards street across the ravine in that
street, the city to reimburse Mr. Man
chester in one year, be accepted.
g. That the petition Of T. w. Wei.
lington ct al for sewer on Lincoln
avenue be granted and the sewer
ordered in.
10. That the chief of police be in
structed to order the abatement Of
nuisance on Richards street, caused
by the dumping Of manure in a ravine
Of that street.
IL. That the petition of G. A.
Mason and others for a sidewalk
grade on Mabel street, from Iowa ave-
nue. to Walnut avenue, granted and
the engineer instructed to determine
the grade.
II. That a IL and Is inch tile be
put in across the alley in the rear Of
the johnson property and the alley on
Park avenue, between West street
and Castle street, be worked so as to
make it passable for teams
10. That the matter of putting Van
pnron tn IL
referred to the engineer and the
chairman Of the street committee, the
work to be done by the street COM
missioner.
IA. That the street commissioner
be instructed to do some work on
Highland avenue between Benton
street and Park avenue
Is. That the street commissioner
be instructed to work Hamilton street
between Miner and Wapello streets.
l6. That the city engineer be in
structed to have the corner curbing re-
paired at the following locations: In
front OF Lowenberg's bakery on South
Court street; the southeast corner Of
market and Second streets, the
southeast corner of Market and Third
streets.
IT. That the matter of putting
new floor in the Office Of the city
clerk be referred to the chairman Of
the purchasing and. sanitary com.
mittees with power to act.
IS. That the action Of the mayor in
granting consent to the Patterson earn
ival company to use the streets of
South Ottumwa during the week of
June 1927 be concurred in by the
council.