The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-08

and Lindstrand voted against both Of
these. Both of these we're transfers
of licenses by sale of property.
j. c. Davis asked the council to re-
consider it's action of ordering the
areaway at Fourth and Main closed.
The petition was referred to the COM
mittee of the whole for investigation,
it being stated that at one time the
city had granted permission for this
areaway.
From Mary e. Martin asking for a
sidewalk grade. Received and filed.
From Alice NJ. Moore asking $1,000
damages for alleged injuries received
in fall on December 1, 1909, on
Sixth street between Johnson and Elk
change. From Dollie Henderson ask
ing $1,000 for damages alleged to have
been caused by water overflow. Re-
ferred to judiciary committee.
Officers Reports.
The following officers reports were
received and ordered placed on file:
From the clerk of the superior court
showing 1855 fees collected in city
cases and s4.55 fees in civil cases.
From the clerk of the council show
ing warrants issued in January to the
total amount of $11,6S90S.
From the calaboose keeper showing
107 lockups during January and 255
meals served.
Some Reports.
The committee of the whole report
was adopted. 1t orders the c.. B. &
Q. railroad to remove the nuisance of
the old freight depot on the levee.
The annual report of the Keokuk
public library was received and fled.
DR.. Robert II. Fegers was recon-
mended by the board of health to sue.
coed his late father as physician to
the board. The report was adopted
and the appointment is therefore now
in force.
General ordinance No. 366 was then
adopted. The ordinance repeats sec
lions of ordinance No. $50 and per-
tains to the bond paying fund recent.
ly created. Alderman DeYong voted
against the adoption of this ordin-
ance which turns over $4,000 into the
general fund of the city. A resolu-
ton providing for the transfer by the
treasurer, was adopted.
| The finance committee was empow-
cred to employ two expert account
ants to examine the city books and
report at the April meeting.
A couple of temporary plank walks
were ordered in south side localities
and the action was then re.onsidered
and the resolutions withdrawn. Later
in the evening one of them was or
| dered.
! The special assessment committee
made a report on the special taxes
for weed cutting, snow removing and
sidewalk repairing. The committee
was in session three days and heard
several objections and protests
and presented the list as
amended and corrected. The special
tax was levied to conform with the
committee report.
Becoming Economical.
! A resolution was adopted that the
mayor see that no unnecessary work
be done by the city in February and
March on account of lack of funds.
The contractors were ordered to
move the dirt on Third from Main to
/ Blondeau street at once.
All extra help and unnecessary
employees possible be laid off on ac-
cnnnt of lack of funds" was reso-
luton presented by Alderman De
Young A discussion arose as 20 where
/ these extra men could be found.
Aid. Butler said lie did not know that
| any dead men were being carried on
the pay roll. Aid. DeYong said he
wanted to curtail expenses as much as
possible and said he had in mind the
| street supervisor, engineers assist
ant and any others who might not be
needed. The resolution was adopted
Alderman Butler being the only one
to vote against this.
1 "A TeSOiuliOu WAS adopted that the
/ owner of the frame barn in the alley
at the rear of lot 3, block It's re.
move the same at once. The barn
stands in the alley between Eleventh
and Twelfth, Palean and Carroll and
is in the way if the alley is opened up.
The Rees Park.
/ Aid. Roberts presented a resolution
that the late VIM Rees on Nav "a.
1854, dedicated to the city for park,
a square in Rees' Division. The pro-
| visions of the gift We're never carried
out by the city and the property was
under clouded title on account of
this. The Rees heirs asked that a
qa.t claim deed be signed by the
mayor, transferring the title to the
Rees heirs. Ed. w McManus an.
peared before the council and spoke
for the Rees heirs. He read from the
conditions of the gift as filed By
Mr.. Rees who was public spirited,
influential citizen of early Keokuk. He
/ said the city had never used the