Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-06


trial by the supreme court The mat
ter was left in the hands of City Solici
tor Sparks and Chairman Bremhors
of the finance committee with power tt
act.
Object to Mud on Streets.
A petition was presented to the city
council signed by Mrs. Martha A. Mer
rift and about thirty others objectins
to paying the assessments for the West
Main street paving because the con
troctor had not completed his work
They aver that he let dirt remain on
the parkings and that when it rained
it washed the sediment on the streets
and for this reason they objected to
paying the assessments. Some Of the
members Of the council declared that
dirt on the paving was common, and
that this would be no reason of raising
objections The petition was rejected.
w. H. Sherry in petition asked that
the alley between Summit and
Clarence street be put in passable
condition Chairman Williams of the
street committee was instructed to
notify Street Commissioner Adcock to
put the alley in passable condition. D.
G.. Cowell in written petition stated
that there is depression in West Main
street between Mclean and Holt
street. The petition was referred to
the street committee.
Re-estabIish Weather Bureau.
The voluntary weather bureau at the
central fire station will be re-estab-
lished. Chairman Crisman of the fire
committee stated that the cost of the
government thermometers would be
SIP and that he had placed an order
with j W. Edgerly & Co. for the
articles and as soon as they arrived
the station would be established The
bid OF j. A. Belmont for converting the
hook and ladder truc,. into fire wagon
was placed on file Chairman Girls
man Of the fire committee stated that
the committee had decided to sell the
hook and ladder wagon if purchaser
can be found and buy new fire wagon
to replace the old wagon at the East
End station.
Call Special Meeting.
Special meetings are getting popular
with the members of the city council.
A meeting was called for Tuesday.
October Is to hear the protests
against the alley paving between Mar
ket and Green streets and Fourth and
Second streets. Part Of the land
along this strip belongs to the city.
The paving was done by J. G. Bunk
and the plat and schedule Of the work
was accepted by the council last
night. H. A. Gangs proposition that
the city purchase the private sewer
behind his residence on West Fifth
street was rejected because the sewer
was too small for sanitary USE Alder
man Ehrmann, chairman of the pur-
chasing committee, stated that he had
ordered another car load of brick from
the Oskaloosa Paving Brick Co., and
the council concurred in his action
An exhaustive report by City Engineer
John Brady was read by the council
in regard to the value of the Church
street paving. The Ottumwa Railway
E Light Co., was ordered to turn III
q refund to the city council for the
paving on Church street from Ward TO
Finley avenue. The values of City
Engineer Brady placed on the Church
street paving was accepted by the
The reports OF the city OIL
GERS were received and placed on file.
Will Collect Money. D
City Solicitor Clyde G. Sparks was
instructed to collect from the indie
pendent Construction Co.. of. Daven-
port. for the repair Of the Market
street paving. The paving was washed
cut last summer by a heavy rain and
although it's contract for repairs had
not run out. the Davenport company
refused to make the repairs declaring
hat the defective paving was caused
~ the laying of steam pipes along the
street. ]. c. Bunk was given the con-
tract for the repairs and the city will !
now attempt to secure money to pay !
he repairs from the Davenport com |
)any. If they fail to make settle |
nent. the city will institute suit.
A lease between the city of Ottumwa !
and the c. B. & @. railway, the city,
giving the use OF a piece of land on |
which to build switch to the plant OF
he Midland Metal Co., was drawn up !
~ City Solicitor Sparks and presented !
The council. Mayor Hartman was in !
:tructed to affix his signature to the !
ease providing it was satisfactory 20 !
he railroad people. Resolutions fer
temporary brick sidewalks on the fol- |
owing streets were adopted: Mabel !
street between Iowa and Foster ave /
lues: Highland avenue between Leo !
avenue and East Maple avenue: Gar
field avenue between Moore and Wei. |
er street; Mabel street between Wal |
nut avenue and May street.
Create Office Of Inspector.
An ordinance was introduced in the |
council last night which when It |
passes. will create the Office Of scale |,
Inspector who shall have access to all |
scales in the city with the power to !