The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-06

the COmmltJee Tor the purpose OIL as
pertaining if bona fide sale had been
made an. the new proprietor were fit
men to operate law abiding saloons.
Alderman Hickey moved that the
mayor appoint committee to look
into these saloon petitions and all 9th
er saloon matters which may come
up The motion carried and the may
or appointed: Talbot, Annable, See
man, Brown, Mccormick
The committee is to report as soon
as possible. This put stop to the
reading of the other petitions.
Officers Reports.
The clerk of the council reported
having issued warrants Nos. 1912 to
1914 inclusive, amounting to $12S16.3S
during the mont Of September.
The clerk of the superior court re-
ported collecting 5000 fees in city
cases and 81 in civil cases during Sep.
| TENDER.
The calaboose keepers report for
September showed 800 meals served
and 81 lockups.
Committee Reports.
The committee of the whole report
ed, recommending that the streets be
improved as requested in the Collins
petition as far as the finances will per-
nit.
4 Against granting permission to Err
hardt Bros. to conduct abbatior at
4 Twelfth and High streets.
That the railroad company be com
PEELED to keep their portion of the
I Seventh street bridge in repair and
that suit be brought to collect for the
repair Of the abutment of the Fifth
street bridge.
That the city attorney use whatever
method he SEES fit to collect the IL
cense from the Grand theater.
i The report was adopted.
! The water works committee report
ed against the bill of the Keokuk
Water Works company for sSS.77 for
lowering 400 feet of Main on Des
Moines street between Seventh and
Eighth streets.
The report was adopted.
The fire committee made a report
that they had found 1T necessary to
dispense with the extra man at the
West Keokuk station for the present
on account of lack of funds until
next spring. Alderman Seeman voted
with the republicans on adopting this
report, making the vote to and the
mayor broke the tie by declaring the
report adopted.
Alderman Off made an address ask
ing that West Keokuk be not put al
the mercy of fire for few dollars.
, Alderman Mccormick presented q
resolution that permanent fireman
be placed at the West Keolluk station
and that his salary be paid out of the
r general fund. This did not meet with
favor so he then presented a resolu
: ton that permanent man be trans
ferred from one of the uptown stations
/ to the West Keokuk station This mo
ton was carried, so West Keokul
. again has a permanent fireman at the
r station.
t Tax Levied.
4 The council levied the special ia!
A for the recently completed improve
ment of Morgan street from Fourth t.
/. Fifth street
Alderman Brown brought up TIL
g matter of couple of mistakes whicl
d were reported to have been made b
t the city engineer, one of which ha
been corrected and paid for by tn
r contractor and the other one naid TO
s b. the CITY at cost of $50 H
It thought that the engineer should b
l. held responsible for mistakes mad
n and that the taxpayers should not pa
>. for them.
Resolutions. Etc.
$ BY Alderman Rrown that De
z l4oines avenue betwe II | and ] stree
e have fence and other distractions re
moved and made passaNre ard nsefr
d as a street. The location of this
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