Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-23
Entered at the Postoffice at Missouri
ALLEY, Iowa. as second class matter.
Council Proceedings

as follows. towit:
April IA, 1908. To the Members of the
Local Board of Health:
Gentlemen-A special meeting of the
Local Board of Health is hereby called
Tor Wednesday evening April Is, 1908
lor the purpose of taking up the matter
of cleaning out the Newton ditch with
\ the Drainage Board
Yours Respectfully.
w. III. Withrow.
petition OF T.. I. Mathis and Hans
| Mathis and about one hundred other
citizens was presented and read as fol-
lows, towit:
Missouri Valley. Ia, March Ii, 1908 -
To the Honorable Mayor and Chair
man OF the Board Of Health Of the city
of Missouri Valley. La Your attention
is called to the violation of the rules OF
the State and Local Board of Health bv
hauling out and depositing refuse, de-
caying matter and dead animals within
the corporation limits of the City of
.'ii'''o''ii 'i'iS' I, l'ts, eolilidlN 10 ldN
and the rules governing the same
Said refuse and decaying animals be-
ing dumped on the land lying west of
First street and Mill street, and that
large body of stagnant water has &C.
cumulated on said land in the City Of
Missouri Valley, Ia, between the Will
Inv Nrnei, ditch ,pj I;;,rt ,,1 A.l1
street. which has no outlet, and That
said stagnant water IL I, n,,isands ana
dangerous to the health OF the citisens
lof the city rf Missouri Valley, a.,
Wherefore VIZ; hcundersigned, citizens,
tax psyers and residents of said city
most respectfully ask the said nuisance
to he abatcd, and that the source OF
danger TO the health Of our citizens be
i removed forthwith, all of which is re
spcctiully submitted
L. Tamisica introduced the follow
ing resolution and moved their adop-
ton. The same was seconded 10y Gil
more.
Resolution
Whereas, the lower part of the drain
age ditch commonly known as the
Newton ditch has become closed by
reason OF mud or silt, being thrown or
carried therein by the waters of the
Willow Creek. and Whereas, said
waters OF the Willow Creek were car
into the City of Missouri Valley by
the ditch known as the Willow Creek
ditch, constructed by the Harrison and
Pottawattamie County Drainage Dis
trict number one, and Whereas, said
Willow Creek ditch was carelessly and
negligently constructed in that the said
/ Willow Creek was permitted to empty
/ into said ditch before its completion
/ and before AN outlet had been pro-
4 vided for it and Whereas. the banks of
! said Willow Creek ditch where the
same passes under the tracks of the
\ Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
i were left low on the east side of said
! ditch, and Whereas said opening was
/ left at the instance and request of the
4 officers or agents of the Chicago and
:! Northwestern Railroad company by
] the contractors for said Willow Greek
J ditch, namely the Western Dredging
| company acting through its manager
and Whereas, the Board of Supe rvis-
ors OF this Harrison Co., Iowa, are
drainage commissioners, and as such
have charge OF such Newton ditch, and
Whereas. the waters that would have
been carried away by said Newton
ditch are now collecting by said ditch
and held and Whereas, said waters by
reason of being held have over flowed q
large portion of the western part oil
said city, and Whereas, said waters SC
held upon and in the city limits are q
danger and menance to the health and
general welfare of this city, and
Whereas, said over flow and stagnant
waters are offensive to sight and smell
, and dangerous to the health and pub
lie welfare, and Whereas, said nuisance
] was caused by the negligence of the
Board of Supervisors Of Harrison
County, Iowa, and the Joint Board OF
Harrison and Pottawattamie counties
drainage district number one, and the
Chicago and Northwestern company
and the Western Dredging company
now therefore be it resolved by the
Board OF Health OF the City of Missouri
Valley, Iowa, that said condition of the
Newton ditch be and the same is here
, by declared and found to be a nuisance
detrimental to the public health ane
welfare and a like offensive to health
! sight and smell and breeding grou nc
! for diseases, therefore, be il further re
. solved that said nuisance be abated b,
the party or parties maintaining o
, causing the same, that is to say, tina
the Board OF Supervisors of Harrison
County. Iowa. and the Joint Board o
] Supervisors of Harrison and Pottawat
j TAME counties, drainage district mum
Der one, and the Chicago and North
: western railroad company and TIL
! Western Dredging company or eithe
9 any or of, of them and in the event o
y the failure of said party or parties il
! this resolution named that said New
/. ton ditch be opened, and the nuisanc
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