The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-04-21
CITY COUNCIL DOINCs
Dogs Will Be Taxed Aud Sewers
Built But No Paving Done.

Doggie, doggie, whose doggie are
YOU? Pay, or get out of the game
While the federal census is in order
The city council has determined to
take also the measure of the dog
population of 0skaloosa Doesn't mat
| Ter whether you own the dog or moi,
| If YOU just pet one, its up to You to
settle. No matter whether your
neighbor pays for his or her dog or
not. il dog is caught on your place,
dig up. $l.O0 for male, or $500 for
| female. The city does not intend to
kiln unclaimed dogs.
| Oskaloosa has new system OF
sewer building today and new lot
of sewer regulations. Hereafter APP
plications for sewer connection will
be made to the engineering depart
ment instead OF to the city mayor or
clerk. The city win hereafter build
sewers by means of sewer districts
and all properties within three hun.
dred feet of either side of the sewer
will be taxed for the construction.
The council did a multiplicity of
other work that kept the members
| busy until after the hour OF eleven
o'clock had been tolled, but nothing
was said about any paving to be done
this season.
New cement sidewalk was ordered
on the west side of Sixth street be
tween A and avenues.
Street Numbering and Naming.
The council has taken hand in
the game of directory-making and in
I tends to lend its assistance to the
new, city directory in correcting err
rors now existing in the numbering
of houses. II your residence is with
in the limits of the city of Oskaloosa
and is not numbered, better see to
it that it has a number OF some kind
or description displayed, giving the
proper number. Unless this is done
| forthwith the house and its number
will be reported to the mayor, the
proper number placed on the building
by the city marshal and the cost of
the numbering will become an ASSES
ment against the property to be col
lected with taxes. This is according
to the provisions of the city ordinance.
Property owners not knowing the
proper number for their place will be
! informed al the MAYORS office. This
numbering must be done immediatly,
as the canvass for the new directory
is now in progress. The city does
not specify the kind of a number that
shall appear upon houses. 1t does
not matter so the figures are at least
2Is inches in height, to be easily seen
| from street or sidewalk. The num-
bers may be painted on the house
and the may be of glass or metal or
! any other material. it matters not if
the house is correctly numbered and
the number legible. .....
! The city went further than the
numbering of the houses, however,
and intends to do it's share by display.
ing the street and avenue names at
the intersections. , = s-
Councilman William Lafollett made
report upon the application of water
lsers along High avenue west of X
street, for a bigger main. The mat
| ter has been given into the hands
of Attorney Gleason.
About Sewers.
City Engineer Earle Bridges had q
long session with the council con.
corning sewer work to be done and
about that now in progress. The
sewer committee and Bridges inform
ed the council OF conditions existing
and of needful changes. Material has
been ordered and work is being done
on the new Fifth avenue sewer which
will be constructed under the old
plan of building by the city. The con-
ditions existing by the Hart place
and near the cemetery sewer were
discussed and explained. City Attor-
ney Gleanson told the council a thing
or two. He said the time had arrived
when the council could no longer af-
ford to waste money, building sew
ers that stood for the minute. All
future work done should be of per-
manept character, no matter ii only
a block a year is constructed, let it
be done right, and put in to stay and
with q consideration OF caring for
future requirement. Engineer Bridg-
es told the council that the present
sanitary sewer was sufficient to care
for all of the needs of the district
served, If only the storm water drain.
age were kept out. Mr.. Bridges ad.
yised that the plans made by the
Iowa Engineering company for the
sewer plan of the city be taken up
and adhered to.
The flushing of the city sanitary
sewer. TO remove acCumulations and
distractions found, was recommended
by the engineer. *..-
t~'.. Weekly Pay.
Laborers on the Fifth avenue sew
err are to be paid every Saturday
night. No time allowances are TO be
certified until the close OF the week
and anyone quitting the job in the
middle of the week will not be able
10 draw the amount due until SanT-
day night, when the lime sheet, win
be turned in by the engineering de-
partment. r..s f., a.. ....s.,
Campfeld reported upon the mat.
ter of the cost OLA curling about the
park. No action taken.