The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-05-04
ICE CREAM ORDINANCE
City Council Take the Matter UP
at Meeting Last Evening.

The first regular meeting of the
city council for the month of May
was convened Monday evening and it
was a busy session from first to last.
| The hour was long past eleven when
the members left the building. The
opening of the meeting was some
what delayed and the minutes OF all
April meetings were read, requiring
considerable time and the meeting
did not get down to real business I'M
til about nine o'clock. h.''t 81
John Cleveland, member of the
board of supervisors, was present
concerning the claim of the county
against the city for dieting prisoners.
The matter had been previously turn
ed to the attention of former City
Solicitor Fl. w. Gleason, deceased,
and no report had been made to the
council. Attorney H. B. Mccoy will
make investigation of the matter
and report is desired by the city
council at the next m citing.
John Lichtenheld appeared before
the council with a petition signed by
a number of residents and property
holders residing or having places near
the intersection of F avenue and &
street, where four catch basins are
centered to care for surface drainage.
The floods of every hard rain cause
annoyance here and damage frequent
ly results. The matter was placed In
the hands of the street committee.
Hiram d. Whitsel, No. $50 South
First street, complained concerning
an alley in his neighborhood where
buildings were over lot lines and were
J distractions. This also was placed
with the street committee for investi.
cation.
The tax complaint of w. A. Davis
} was adjusted following the reading
of affidavits and reports.
The bond of the Carbon Construc-
J ton Co. to do cement work was duly
approved.
The reports of the city officers for
the month of April were head and
approved.
The claims list was read and war
rants ordered as audited.
, The recent stoppage of the Jail sew
err was discussed and explanation
made of the recent trouble, how the
clogging had been caused by prison
ers or others throwing rags, old I'M
dergarments and other matter. into
the sewer. The opening Of the sewer
has been an expensive piece of work.
The council voted to require the coun'
ty to place a screen over the Jail con-
nection with the lateral sewer in or
der that no repetition Of the present
sewer may occur.
ST. Clair to Make Plans.
s. B. Sinclair on unanimous vote
of the council, was authorized to pro-
coed with plans for the new city hall
and in case the building is voted by
the citizens Mr.. Sinclair will be sup
cruising architect, in charge of con
structiOn.
Complaint having been made of the
condition of certain sidewalks and
crossings, COMBINATIONS proceedings
were entered against the walk on the
east side of South A street, along the
Gordon meat market place, also for
both the north and south sides of F
avenue across the Iowa Central right
of-way. New walks were ordered in
at these places. Assurance having
been given by property owners that
the walk on the west side of the
Bashaw Livery would be fixed or re-
placed, no action against this place
was taken.
The entering of the ice cream trade
z by street vendors who deal from
9 wagons has caused stir among some
j. of the refreshment dealers. An ordi.
nance to regulate the matter was sug.
g gested and drawn and brought before
9 the council for action. The ordinance
+ proposed that each ice cream dealer
8 be required to pay a license of ten
/. dollars per year; that no bells or
4 gongs be permitted used ON wagons,
r vehicles or carts and that no business
}, from wagons be done on Sunday.
d The ordinance started on it's course
g through the council, but 1t is already
t shot full of holes and whether it
goes through at final reading Is a
r question. The council members took
s the matter rather to heart and said
i. that if there was a day in the whole
It week when they wanted ice cream
9 peddled to their door that one day
d was Sunday. Sunday business is
d therefore to be allowed. They also
d said that they wanted the bell or
r some other kind of an alarm on the
q wagon that they might know when
the wagon was in their block. Hence
n that restraining clause was also
l. avoided. What the fate of the ordi.
9 nance might have been on the third
a reading is uncertain. Tie further
l. consideration of the legislative meas
L ure last evening was interrupted by
n the motion of Blattner for adjourn.
n ment. The matter thus rests, for the
q time being, where 1t started.
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l. Need Of Ideals.
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