The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-08-04
MUCH BUSINESS DONE.
Fred Blattner Is Elected to Succeed
0.E. Dickson.

The city council met Monday even
ing in long session to care for mat
tiers of Importance. Councilmen Cru.
zen, Campfield, Howar, Laffollett and
Milligan were present. The first mat!
ter taken up and probably Of the
most importance was the electionof
a councilman at large to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation OF
OF e. Dickeson, icouncilman-at'large,
who succeeded +. w. Glaze. resigned.
The verbal resignation OF Mr.. Dicke5
son was accepted and the council at
once proceeded to cast an informal
ballot for a successor The result
of the first ballot was five votes for
Fred f3lattner Of 1928 North d street,
The next ballot. being formal, result
ed as the first and the mayor declar-
ed Mr.. Blattner duly elected. The
gentleman was notified of his election
and he appeared later in the meeting,
was sworn in and took his position
as councilman. az
The next matter taken up was the
reading of the minutes of former
meetings. A large number of bills
were read and allowed. The matter
of refunding part of license fee
to A. Mendenhall, who closed sa-
loon on West High avenue before
the expiration of the time stated in
the license, was considered. The so.
licitor stated that the money could
not be refunded without an amend
ment to the present ordinance being
made. The matter was left in the
hands OF the city solicitor and that
gentleman will prepare an amend
ment to be read at the next meeting.
The reports of the mayor, fire
chief, city clerk and city treasurer
for the month of July were read and
accepted. An invitation to send del
egates from 0skaloosa to attend the
convention of the League of Ameri-
can Municipalities at St. Paul, Aug.
% to &c, was read and it was ordered
to acknowledge receipt of the invita-
ton. t.,..~~....., .-ass. -..
Requests for abatement of road
tax on the following individuals were
read: Homer McMains. w. F. McFate,
Dick Phillips and L. s. Thomas. An
Eorder to recommend the Board OF SUI
peryisors to abate the road tax as
sessed against these individuals ex-
tcepting w. F. McFate was made.
The request of w. F. McFate was con-
sidered and the applicants physical
condition Investigated. t- a~ s
T Councilman Campfield brought up
the matter of plaeing several new
tungsten lamps. Upon his recon-
fmeLd2tion il was ordered that the arc
light at the corner of Third avenue
and A street be removed and a tung,
stem placed and that tungsten
should be placed at the corner of
Third avenue and Market street and
also at the corner of Third avenue
and h street. Three other lights
were ordered in on South Second
street and the location of these is
left with Mr.. Campfield as chairman
of the light committee. The resi-
dents at the end of A avenue west
want a light and the matter was left
in the hands of the light committee.
To Test City Water.
Councilman Campfeld. offered a
resolution whereby the city water
should be tested every week during
the months of August and September
After considerable discussion of the
merits of this resolution it was pass.
ed and hereafter the water will be
tested weekly. The water supply to
the city is getting low.
A resolution was offered and &C.
cepted whereby the iaborers that are
employed on the sewer improve.
ments be paid every Saturday night,
Councilman Campfield brought up
the matter of sewer conditions on
High avenue west. The gentleman
states that the High avenue sewer
does not competently carry off the
storm water and that the basement
in the building occupied by the Cru,
zen & Attig grocery and the building
occupied by the Senate Cafe are
flooded when heavy rain occurs
Much damage has been done in this
manner and it was decided that the
conditions should be improved al
once. The matter was left in the
hands of the mayor and the city en-
gineer. -..
DisorderIy Houses.
The last and most lengthy subject
was new resolution that was offered
which relates to disorderly4 houses
The mayor and the city solicitor as.
sert that there is no ordinance where.
by a nerSOn can be convicted for run.