The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-04-09
SCALES FOR MARKET.
Movement Made in Direction Of
Using City Lots.

the Board OF Health and meeting of
the Board Of Review made the sum
total of the evenings business and
the hour was slipping along toward
midnight when adjournment was TAX
en-. The meeting was the closing OF
the work of the old council and the
organization of the new.
Old Council.
All members present but Venable of
the Fifth ward.
A number of people being In the
chamber to present matters, their pc.
titions were heard. The matter OF
the extension of sewer through the
Montgomery land east of Sixth street,
prayed for by a number of Fourth
ward residents, was referred to the
sewer committee and the parties APP
pearing will ascertain their ability to
procure the right of way for the i'm.
|provement The city engineer will
also make a report upon the cost. A
number of tappages are promised.
The matter Of taxes on the old Neri
Ogden elevator which Is being torn
down was adjusted for $4,000 upon
agreement with the board of supervis'
'ors.
Complaint was made against the
street railway company, that they
have their tracks above grade on the
unpaved streets. The matter was re-
ferred to the street committee. Com.
plant was entered by J. H. Blakeslee
on account OF the drainage from the
street car tracks down upon his side
walks.
Scales For Market Place.
On motion of w. R. Campfield, the
market place committee, Messrs, Car
lin, Laffollett and Pickett, were to act
in reference to procuring scales for
the place and setting them.
On motion OF w. r. Campfield, DIR.
Morgan, the health officer. is empow-
cred to procure suitable place for
the testing of the cattle of the dairy
herds about the city.
The appropriations ordinance was
passed as given elsewhere.
The salaries of the council mem
bers for the past term were allowed
and the claims having been properly
audited, were ordered paid The to.
tai of the claims list amounted to
trihe over $6,8000O.
Resolution Faulty.
Some one discovered that the reso-
luton of necessity published for the
paving of Second avenue and the al.
ley in the Hotel Lacey block was
faulty and could not be legal. 1t was
therefore rescinded and a new resolu-
tion was passed and will have due
course through the council.
Following the presenting of the an
nual reports of officers, the old coun.
Gil adjourned. ...'
The New Council. mE
The new council was Immediately
convened upon adjournment of the
old. By reason of the new state law
the members whose terms of two
years expired with the adjournment
of the old council, hold over until next
spring, when the new law for cities
of the second class takes effect.
No election was held in Oskaloosa
this spring and the old officers and the
lcouncilmen are new ones. The coun.
cilmen whose terms were extended
are: J. w. Laffollett, First ward;
James Brown. Second ward; Charles
Mccall, Third ward; Frank Christie,
Fourth ward, and Thos. Carlin, who
took Mayor Ralston's place in the
Fifth ward.
The bond of E. H. Bridges, city sur4
veyor, was approved.
The council after considerable ar
gument fixed the salary of the officer
at seventy-five dollars per month.
The appointment of l.. E. Scott as
regular police officer was ratified by
the council and the bond of the Off
Ger was approved.
A multitude of tax matters was
brought before the meeting. but the
number frightened the gentlemen and
they passed the bunch on to the
Board of Review.
Clerk Elected.
The council proceeding to the cleo
ton of city clerk, again made choice
of Chas. e. Munroe for the position.
This is the eleventh term Mr.. Munroe
has been chosen to this place and he
has served in between times as assist
ant.
.., Standing Committees.
The mayor announces the following
standing committees of the council for
the year:
Ways and Means-Shipley. Minnick
and Pickett.
Finance-Pickett, Carlin. Shipley.
Claims-Laffollett Carlin. Shipley.
Streets and Sidewalks-Minnick,
Campfield aud Christie.
Fire-Ralston. Campbell. Brown.
Water-Brown, Shipley. Pickett
Light-Shipley, Laffollett, venabie.
Public improvements Venable,
Campfield and Christie.
Railroads-Campfield. Minnick and
Mccall.
Legal-Carlin. Venable, Christie.
Sewers-Brown. Carlin. Laffollett
Ordinances Venable, Campfield.
and Pickett.