Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-29

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by the Finance Committee. There
fore, be it resolved, that they be al
lowed, and the money necessary to
pay the same be and is hereby appro-
priated and the Mayor and Clerk are
directed to issue orders on the City
Treasurer as follows:
Mat Eida, street labor .$16.5O
ID Woods. street labor .... IFS
p. G. Bloomfield, street labor $40
VIM. Thompson, street labor 22.05
j. p. Burns, street labor 80. $3.50
Mat Nelson, street labor -. 11.70
VIM. Frey, street labor ..... 1875
F. Dunbar, drayage -. .25
Ed Goltz, rep. hose house -. 1850
B. Ahundsen, health notice &
coal 1855
Hook & Ladder Co. services 4.25
Hose Co. No. 2, services 450
John Miller, hauling hose cart so
Shadbolt & Boyd beams & pipe 40.28
X. knutson, repairs ........ 1.50
John Void. part payment of
street right of way ..... $500
Motion by Engbretson seconded by
Graham the resolution be adopted.
Roll call vote, yeas: Graham, Hell
wig, Baker. Knutson, Caldwell, Eng
bretson and Hislop, yeas. No nays.
Motion carried.
Motion by Hislop, seconded by
Graham the Mayor and Clerk be
authorized to draw orders on the
money received from the one mill
road tax not to exceed $4,000, to
pay for the road work done at the
Thomas hill on the Ridgeway road.
Roll call vote, yeas: Graham, Hell
wig, Baker, Knutson, Caldwell, Eng
bretson and Hislop, yeas. No
nays. Motion carried.
Motion by Baker, seconded by Hell
wig, the street committee be en-
powered to make the best possible
arrangements with Mr.. Rygg to
build stone wall along Dry Run
across the alley on Winnebago street
joining the wall of Anderson Bros.
Roll call vote, yeas: Graham,
Helwig, Baker, Knutson, Caldwell,
Engbretson and Hislop, yeas. No
nays. Motion carried.
The following resolution was of
fered:
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, certain of the property
owners of the 9Th Ward are desiring
and proposing to make improve
ments in the way of cement walks,
and putting in curbing, for bounding
the parking, -. and,
Whereas, there is some uncertain
ty, as to what width of street, or
driveway, between curbings, should
be left for public use, and,
Whereas, it is important that
these people should feel assurance
about thi", and that there should be
uniformity in lie matter, be it there
fore
RESOLVED
That it is the sense of the City
Council of the City of DEBORAH that
the people of the 5th Ward, in max
ing such improvements, as are above
contemplated, should leave width
of thirty-five (35) feet, between the
curbs, and such width is hereby
sanctioned and approved.
Motion by Hislop, seconded by
Engbretson, the resolution be adopt
ed. Roll call vote, yeas. No nays.
Motion carried.
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Caldwell, the City Atty. be instructed
to draft an Ordinance, for the extern
ton of the water mains in the 5th
Ward. Motion was carried.
Motion by Engbretson, seconded
by Caldwell, an electric light be or
dered placed on Jefferson street west
of NJ. ]. Soukup's residence. Roll
call vote, yeas: Graham, Helwig,
Baker, Knutson, Caldwell, Engbret-
son and Hislop, yeas. No nays.
Motion was carried.
Motion by Caldwell, seconded by
Graham, that Mayor Daubney be the
delegate to represent the City of De-
corah, Iowa, at FIT. Dodge, Sept. 81,
%, 23, at the meeting of the League
of Iowa municipalities. Roll call
vote, yeas: Graham. Helwig, Baker,
Knutson. Caldwell, Engbretson and
Hislop, yeas. No nays. Motion was
carried.