Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-10
FAVOR BORAD
EMPLOYING men
oTTuMwA COMMERCIAL ASSo-
CATION WOULD HAVE GOOD
ROADS LEGISLATION.
ADOPT RE OLTION S
Local Business Men Go on Record Fa
vorne Additional Power to
Supervisors; To Aid the
Commissioners.


giving additional power to the county
boards of supervisors that the latter
NAV employ competent men to make
Iowa road improvements and assuring
the city administration and the wafer
works commission of their aid IN the
newly acquired enterprise OF the CITY
have been drafted by the OttumWa
Commerce. association. The commit
tee on the good roads proposition, COM
posed of F. A. Nimocks and E,G. MOON,
drafted the following resolution, ana II
was unanimously passed by the dlrec-
tors of the Commercial association:
Road Improvement Resolution.
Whereas, The interest OF the state OF
Iowa together with the interests OF
each and every community in the COM
monwealth require the development
and Improvement of our public roads;
Whereas, 1t is the opinion OF this as.
sociation that such improvement can
hest be carried on when conducted IN
/ uniform and systematic manner; and,
! Whereas, It is further the opinion OF
this asso citation that it is impracticable
| to secure a uniform and systematic I'M
proyement of the public highways
under the regulations which are now
in force, leaving such work to smaller
subdivisions of the county which IN
/ turn results in wasteful and inefficient
| efforts without marked or permanent
Improvement; Therefore,
| Be it resolved, BY the Commercial as
sociation of Ottumwa, that said as
sociation earnestly recommends sucn
legislation of the Thirty-fourth general
assembly as will increase the power OF
the hoard of supervisors in each county
with reference to the permanent I'M
movements of the highways In each
county, such authority extending TO the
employment of competent men 10
SUPERVISE and direct the building OF
roads and highways under sucn resu-
lations as the legislature OF the state
may deem proper.
Resolved further, That copy OF
these resolutions be forwarded 10 hon.
J, F. Webber and Hon. Frank Shane'
senator and representative-elect re,
spectivey from this senatorial anu
legislative district, comprised OF wa
neIlo county. F. A. Nimocks,
E. G. Moon Com.
The Other Resolution.
The report of the special committee
to draft a resolution with reference 10
the recent purchase of the water
works. which has been accepted by the
association, follows:
4 The directors of the Commercial as
ISOLATION:
Gentlemen Your committee ap'
nointed to prepare resolutions regard.
ing the purchase Of the water company
property recommend the adoption OF
the following resolution:
Whereas. At a special election held
November %, 1910, a substantial ma
ioritv voted to ratify the action OF the
city council in contracting to buy the
! public Water company property; and,
Whereas, Mayor Hartman has ap-
pointed as commissioners to.nanoie the
property Hon. H. J.. Waterman, Tor SIX
Years: D. F. Morey, for four years: n.
G.. Williams, for two years; therefore,
Resolved. That the directors OF the
Commercial association pledge them
| selves to aid the city administration
and the commissioners In any way
they can in this new enterprise TO the
end that it may be a success ana "
benefit to our city; and,
Resolved, That the action of the
MAYOR in his selection OF commission
ers be commended and endorsed by
This association. M B. Hutchinson,
T. D. Foster,
John K. Mahon,
| Committee