Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-13
Official Publication of Proceedings
of July Meeting.
NEW SIDEWALKS ORDERED
City Council Has Busy Session, Or
ders New Walks, Considers Wa
ter Extensions, Etc.
July 6 1910.

wig, Baker, knutSon, CALDWELL, Eng
tbretson and His!op.
The minutes of the previous
meetings were read and approved
The Treasurer's report was read and
accepted.
Resolution of the Finance COmnittee
Whereas, The following Claims
have been examined, and approved
by the Finance Committee, There
fore, be it
Resolved, That they be allowed.
and the money necessary to pay the
same be and hereby is appropriated,
and the Mayor and Clerk are di-
rected to issue orders on the City
Treasurer as follows:
A. X. Bailey & Son, print
ing 49,. $ 1857
Fl. j. Green. printing -. 2O.S2
Decorah Journal, printing :. 17.17
Wangler Bros. supplies =. 5.85
Austin Western Co., repairs
on sweeper . 1900
w. s. Mott & Co., 2 play
pipes $3.50
]. II. Logsdon, dump ground 10000
Upper Iowa Power Co.,
street lights ........... 337.15
Upper Iowa Power Co.,
pumping .. ...... 274.92
John Blaess, night-watch =. 5000
Geo. Mizener, night-watch 5000
A. E. Kenyon, marshal -. 5000
E. T. Reed, street comr. =. 5000
F. M. Hughes, clerk ..... 1900
F. w. Daubney, mayor -. 1900
ID. c. Graham, meetings :. 100
F. j. Helwig, meetings -. 600
w. F. Baker, meetings 80. 500
X. Knutson. meetings 80. 900
l.. L. Caldwell, meetings -. 900
II. EngbretsOn, meetings :. 900
Geo. Hislop, MEETINGS -. :. 800
F. E. Cratsenberg, surveyor ESQ.,
j. A. Mcintosh, poll tax re-
Iunued 1890. ESQ
Municipal Engineering Co.,
magazine ...... ...... 2.0O
Owen Rooney, drayage -. LOO
Olaf Tolstad, street labor :. 1900
Joe Russell, street labor 7.50
VIM. Frye, street labor -. 5000
A. Lincoln, street labor :. $3.50
c. Bulger, street labor -. 5000
NJ. Eida, street labor 80. 27.SO
VIM. Russell, street labor :. 29.00
A. l.. Enger. surveying -. 4.60
F. w. ArnesOn, surveying :. $50
W. M. Lee, surveying -. 11.50
Upper Iowa Power Co.,
lights for city hall 80. 1880
Upper Iowa Power Co.,
repairs and lights go. 1S5
F. M. Hughes, freight and
postage 4.lo
C.. X. Preus, grading High ST. 5000
Hook & Ladder, Co., services 29.00
Hose Co. No. 3, services :. 600
j. w. Miller. hauling hose so
Ingvo!dstad e Co., lumber 1899
p. Finberg. fire chief -. 800
ThCo. Olson. fire chief -. 400
Hose Co. No. 2, services :. $500
Hose Co. No. /. services =. 1925
L. o. Reed, hauling Fl. & l..
truck ...... $50
Owen Rooney, drayagu 49,. 1925
A. NJ Kelley, signs :. " 400
Motion by Hislop, seconded by
EngbretsCn. the Resolution of the
Finance Committee be adopted.
Roll call vote: Yeas, Graham, Hell
wig, Baker, Caldwell, Knutson, Eng
bretson and Hislop. Z yeas, no
nays. Motion was carried.
A warranty deed and plat of
survey of the land purchased from
j. II. Logsdon and wife for dump
ing ground were presented and
read.
Motion by Caldwell, seconded by
Baker the plat and deed be accepted
and recorded at the court house.
Motion was carried.
Motion by His.op, seconded by
Engbretson, the question of extend
ing the water mains be referred to
the water works committee with
power to act. Roll call vote: yeas,
Graham, Helwig Baker, Knutson.
Caldwell, Engbretson and Hislop. Z
years, no nays. Motion was car
ried.
Motion by Baker. seconded by
Caldwell, the City Solicitor be auth
orized to tender John Void Sixty
Five Dollars and fence agreed
upon for right of way through his
property on the north side OF his
barn, and the Mayor and Clerk be
authorized to draw an order for the
said amount. Roll call vote: yeas,
Graham, Helwig. Baker, Knutson.
Caldwell, Engbretson and Hislop.
yeas, no nays. Motion was car
ried.
Motion by Graham. seconded by
Engbretson, that c. e. Mckinney
be employed to change the cord at
tached to the Fire Bell, under the
direction of Mr.. X. Knutson, and
that a sounding board for the fire
alarm bell be ordered placed. Roll
call vote: yeas, Graham, Helwig,
Baker. Knutson, Caldwell. Engbret-
son and Hislop Motion carried.
Be it Resolved by the City Council
of the City of Decorah, Iowa:
hot hA c;I IL hut
the following described property i'm
said city of Decorah, Iowa. on the
lots, blocks, streets and additions