The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-04
MUNICIPAL MATTERS
Many Sewer Tappages Unpaid.
Debts and Cash Of City.

i sewer tappag6S In OskaloOSd ihe
| sum of $6,625 due the treasury CT os-
kaloosa city, for which no record OF
payment can anywhere be found in
the ONCE or records OF the city clerk
nor the treasurer. This means that
two hundred and sixty-five residents
and property owners will either have
to produce evidence of payment OF
the sewer service fee or will have to
| pay The report Of unpaid tappages
was made 10 the city council at a
regular session held Monday evening.
The city surveyor has been engaged
in listing delinquent tappages and 1t
is said to contain the names of some
of the best properties and the best
people in town. Even the council
does not escape and IL is said the
member who PAS been most insistent
in having the tappage report made is
himself on the list of delinquents.
Many of the tappages shown on the
list have been paid for in one way or
another, which can be shown and ex-
planned by the lot owner, but the city
desires a record of all tappages and
this is the only way to have the mat
ter cleared up. -i.- u ...... ~.
On motion of Mr.. Campfield the city
clerk Is to issue notice to delInquentsI
that the tappages must be paid for
within thirty days, by March lst, re-
ceipts or other evidence of payment
shown or the service will be assessed
against the property. The report will
evidently result in a source of con-
siderable revenue to the treasury.
The council had busy session Mon
day night and left work on the table
for another meeting. Adjournment
was taken to FRIDAY evening of this
week.
The consideration of matter brought
up by petitioners and citizens occu'
pied much of the time of the session.
Several tax matter claimed attention of
members and John Lichtenheld and
Andrew Richie were granted relief
from erroneous assessment upon
showings made.
The application of e. d. Nugent for
a permit to operate retail liquor
saloon in the Mahaska County Bank
building was granted.
Mrs Bertha Warland who purchased
a property at the corner of Market
street and F avenue, objected to as
sessment for sidewalk that belonged
TO the property when she purchased
it. The matter is complicated and
was given into the hands of the city
solicitor for investigation.
Lights Wanted. .s......
The residents of Seventh and Ninth
avenues, east of Eleventh street, de-
sire a couple of lights in their section
now wholly devoid OF illumination.
One Is asked at the intersection OF
Ninth avenue and Fifteenth street, a
very dangerous place on account OF
the intersection being crossed by
street cars. The matter was forcibly
stated by David s. David, Will A.
Stump and John C. Williams. The
matter was referred to the light COM
mittee for further investigation and
report. The residents serve notice on
the council that they intend Ito camp
on their trail" until the matter is CIV
en- attention. They will be at the next
council meeting to represent their
rights in the matter.
Minutes, claims and reports took
several minutes on account of separ-
ate action of certain claims. The bill
for premium for fifteen hundred dol
lars insurance on the city property at
the mayors office was held up. City
Solicitor c. C. Orvis stated that the
property was not worth that amount
if it all burned up and said that the
property in the fire station was in,
sured for three thousand dollars, all
| of which was useless expenditure of
public money and should be stopped.
| The council voted to reduce the
amount to two hundred dollars each
for three policies, making six hun
dred on the mayors Office and equip
ment. u .s''' - o.
! Fire Escapes.
The report of Fire Chief Irwin Nc.
Cracker showed that the fire escapes
| ~ tho Ahhntt Gnrnifal do NOT In narr