The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-05-20
OUR NEW SUBURB
IS LIVELY TOWN
University Park to Erect Administra-
ton Building.
WILL BE AHEAD, OF 0SkAL00SA
New Street to be Opened, Bridges
Built and Many Other Municipal
improvement Made Dur
ing the Summer.

With an enterprising and progress
i've spirit restrained only by the de-
mands for reasonable economy, the
new administration in the town of Uni
versity Park, on the eastern, borders
of the city of Oskaloosa, have under.
taken an extensive plan of develop
ment and Improvement for the town.
new city building is to be erected
az once to accommodate fire fight
ing equipment, calaboose, and office
for the meeting of the city council.
This will be about 30x40 feet of frame
construction and located on lot do
mated by the Central Holiness Univers-
ity. The fire department, forSthe pres
ent, will only be equipped with buck.
cts, ladders, axes, etc, although in the
near future if it is deemed advisable,
small chemical apparatus, or hose
cart, will be purchased. Under the
authority of the city council a new
street grader and wheel scraper have
already been purchased at a cost OF
about 5000, and put into service, the
county road, running through the town
for distance of about three-quarters
of mile, being given first attention.
A new sixty.foot cement culvert has
been built across what is known as
Bethel, street. extending south from
the first bend in the street car track
after it enters University Park. 1t
has also been decided to open new
street, an extension of Ninth avenue,
from the end of the street car line,
where it turns upon entering the town,
to the Algood farm, on the east line
of the corporation. The ground has
already been opened 'on Mr.. Algoods
end of the street and the brush and
other distractions have been cleared
away by the municipal authorities, at
the west end. All that now prevents
the opening of the road is the formal
ity of the deciding of the land through
the Algood farm to the town, and the
construction of a bridge, which has
been promised by the county superVis-
ors. The road will be "a great con
venienee to residents east of the Park.
At the last. meeting of the town
council F. E. Gordon, of Oskaloosa,
was unanimously elected town lawyer
and he is now engaged in drawing up
suitable, ordinanees0.fo for: the corpora
ton, which will be read and passed
as soon as prepared. He will also
have charge of all legal business of
the new town until his successor shall
have been elected and qualified.
Committees Appointed.
At the last meeting of the council,
composed of J. w. Leedy, A. II. Good
win, ]. B. Clawson, C. l.. Hodnett and
|. N. McMillen, Mayor Watson N.
Bair. appointed the following standing
committees: IT,
Ways and Means-Leedy, Hodnett
and McMillen.
Ordinance-Clawson Hodnett and
Leedy.
Claims-Goodwin Hodnett and Nc
Millen.
Streets, Alleys and Sidewalks-Hod-
nett, Goodwin and Clawson.. na' e..
Fire and Water-Clawson, Hodnett
and McMillen.
Light-Goodwin, McMillen and Leeyd
Public improvements - ClaWson,
Hodnett and, McMillen. .y IN
Sewer -. Goodwin, Hodnett and
Leedy. -.
Police = McMillen, Goodwin and
Clawson i'"'.- g.
The regular bi-monthly meeting OF
the town council was held last even
ing at the home of the mayor, Mr..
Bair, and four ordinances were pre-
scented and passed upon their first
reading. They pertainltto the organ
ization of the administration, defining
the duties of the mayor. clerk, treas
urer and council.