The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
HAVE A BUSY SESSION
Sewers, Walks, Paving, Lights and
Taxes Considered.

An adjourned meeting OF the city
council from Friday of last week was
held Monday night for the purpose OF
taking up the reading of ordinances
and handling other affairs. Before add
4 iournment was, announced the elev'
enth hour had struck, but much bust.
ness had been considered, ordinances
were passed, sewer work talked. walks
ordered, paving considered, lights or.
dered. taxes rebated, printing discuss.
ed, and other things handled.
Ordinances.
Ordinance No. 13l, providing for the
construction of sewers, catch basins,
4 house drains, etc, placing the same
under the direct supervision of the
| city engineer, was reported upon fav-
orably by the ordinance committee,
passed, and will become operative af-
ter publication.
4 Ordinance No. 1875 had been report
ed back with recommendation for fl.
nal passage and last night it passed
the second reading and is ready for
| final passage. This ordinance is one
of the most important taken up by
the city in years. 1t completely trans
forms the manner of sewer building
in the city. The measure now before
les.
With the passage Of the new ordi-
nance sewers will be constructed
much the same as paving. The cost
of the improvement or the building of
a sewer will be taxed to the abutting
property and the adjacent properties
TO be benefited by the improvement
All properties up to three hundred
feet on each side of a sewer will be
assessed. The property owner has
the option of paying cash for his as
sessment or paying the cost on the.
seven year installment plan. All
houses within the limits of the sewer
must make connection.
Ordinance No. 1873, amending Ordi-
nance No. SO, a public health ordi-
nance. touching upon the building and
control of cess pools, earth closets,
and the like, was passed upon third
and final reading.
Other Sewer Matters.
A serious condition of the Fifth ave
nue. sewer, east of Market street, has
been developed and carefully looked
into by the sewer committee and city
engineer. The sewer has become SOL
idly stopped with clay and the pack
ing OF sewage and material that has
entered through uncemented joints,
and water and sewage is backing up
into Easements and houses where con-
nection has been made. Figures for
"a new sewer have been made and
found to be less for the new sewer
laid in the right manner. with present
users connected up by the city, than
the taking up of the old, removing the
obstruction and relaying with cement
ed joints. The entire sewer east of
Market street is involved.
The emptying of surface drainage
into sewers and the turning of the
same into the natural channels was
discussed and Engineer E. F. Bridges
The conditions existing at the septic
tank and filter beds southwest of the
city were talked about and the COM
mittees at work were continued.
New Lights.
Several new lights were located.
Two arc lamps, one at Market street
and Ninth avenue and another at
A avenue and 18th street, are to come
down and be replaced by three Tung-
stem lamps, making the following list
of Tung8tens authorized last evening:
Third avenue west of VI street.
South VI street near Second avenue
Market street and Ninth avenue
Market street and 18th avenue.
Market street and Fifth avenue.
A avenue and Eleventh street.
High avenue and Eleventh street.
Park Place road, northeast corner
Colonel Plckett's residence.
About Paving.
Mayor Bacon came out in plain
terms last night and told the council
that If they intended to do anything
about paving this season he wanted to
| take up the subject now. And there
upon were considered streets where
| the improvement was needed and de-
sired. A avenue from Market street
west to E avenue, a block OF North
Fourth street from High avenue, and
the paving OF the road to the Yearly
Meeting House were all talked of and
discussed and the matter was finally
left with a committee on account OF
the lateness of the hour, and report
will be made at another meeting to be
held next Monday evening.
A new cement sidewalk was ordered
in on the west side of Seventh street
north of G avenue.
Action was taken on a number o.
tax matters during the evening.
Printing Proceedings.
The official printing OF the claims
list allowed by the council bimonthl!
was brought up for consideration. /
seems to be the opinion OF the council
members that publicity on their act
Is not advisable and the matter wa
laid on the table. at.