Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-08

Peter Gallagher, reappointed and M
change in the department
street commissioner-Henr Ad
cock; assistant street commissioner
]. ]. Tracy.
| Sidewalk commissioner - johnson
Schenck.
Clerk of the sidewalk and street
commissioners-C. w. Williamson.
Six year term police and fire com
mlssioners--Fred H. Carter.
| Hartman President.
S. P. Hartman has succeeded Johr
Weidenfeller as president of the couu
ell The motion was made by H. G
| Williams and carried unanimously
The duties of the councils president
are to act as mayor in the absence 81
the chief executive.
The bonds Of the new officials were
then formally received and approved
Petitions from ten saloon keepers
asking for consent to sell liquor, were
then submitted and after taking a
lengthy recess to discuss the matter
the members Of the new council re
convened and the first Official act oil
the body was to grant consent to ten
saloons to operate in the city of OF
tumwa.
John H. Spry, alderman from the
third, was the only member of the
council to vote against the saloons
| Those answering aye to the ten mo-
lions were Ehrman of the First. Hahn
OF the Second, Bremhorst of the
Fourth, Barrier of the Fifth, Hawks
of the Sixth and Williams and Hart
man, the two aldermen-at-large BY
their vote consent was given to "a
| looms as follows.
Ten Saloons to Run.
William J Tate, 800 East Main
| c. T. Shook, 2o1-2os West Main
street.
]. F. Corrigan, s03 East Main street
j. M. Dixon, 2O5-2O7 South Jefferson
street.
J. T. Genochio, SIT Church street
| J. E. Radcliffe, 536 East Main street
]. c. Banks. s33-S35 East Main
street.
Leisy Brewing Co, 222-224-22s South
Jefferson street
]. T. santen, so1-sos South Union
street.
Charles Dutton, so2 East Main
street.
Appropriations $11a,e22.
S. P. Hartman submitted resolu
ton making appropriations for the
| general fund amounting to S33,646
and for the special fund amounting to
ssO,276. The resolution was adopted
The first new alderman to present a
motion was F. A. Ehrman of the First
He stated that the Ottumwa Street
Railway company had left crossing
! at the corner Of East Main and Wal
nut street in bad condition and moved
that the company be notified at once
to put the walk in its proper condi
ton. The chief of police was author
| lied to issue the order.
Upon motion several petitions be
fore the council were then referred tc
the committee of the whole and the
meeting adjourned to reconvene i'm
mediately and organize it's various de
partments.
The Early Session.
Brevity and decisive action marked
the last session of the old city coun
Gil, which was held Immediately be
fore the new officials took the reins
of government. All the petitions were
referred to the incoming council with
out reading. The following payrolls
were allowed:
Officers salaries 81, POP. "a
Police salaries .............. 1,491 80
Firemens salaries ..... 94953
Engineers payroll ... 5000
Street commissioners pay
roll a65.ot
! Sidewalk commissioners pay
roll .......... -. 1881
! The annual and monthly reports OF
the various officials were approved and
placed on file. The reports of the aud
itor and city solicitor were the only
ones read.
Saloon Men Want Rebate.
Owing to the fact that they ceased
doing business in December before the
full time had elapsed for which they
had each paid a quarterly tax, the
saloon men petitioned the council fol
a rebate of that part of the tax which
would equitably cover the unexpireC
term of the quarter. The city solicitor
| recommended that this rebate be moi
granted but that instead, when the
saloons start up again, that each sa
loonkeeper who had been affected by
closing in December be allowed three
tenths of his quarterly tax in lieu Of
of the rebate. The matter was re
ferred to the incoming council.
|. and o. League Writes
| Mayor T. j Phillips then stated thai
he had been requested to read the fol
lowing letter which he had received
to the members of the council:
| Ottumwa, Iowa, April 5, 1909.
Hon. T. J. Phillips,
Mayor, City of Ottumwa.
My Dear Sir. = am instructed b,
the Law and Order league Of this cit!
to express to you the approval of the
league and its officers of your pub
lished declaration to make it your care
as mayor that the laws Of our state
and the city ordinances are enforced
and that the officers of the league are
expected by the league and are hear
tily willing to give you every possible
assistance as long as this decision
shall be carried out.
1t Is further our duty to say tina
the league does not consider it neces
sary for you or any executive Or adj
mi ict, 10 tive off rs =,