Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-05
Two Miles Of Paving.

ing IN OLLumWa. IL was concrete
blocks. One block on North College,
from Second to Fourth streets, was
paved with these blocks and the work
is very satisfactory to the members Of
the city council. Although higher in
cost than brick paving, the city coun-
Gil in the future may pave several more
streets with creosote blocks. Over four
miles of cement curbing was put In.
City Engineer Brady's table, given
below, shows the amount of paving
put down in Ottumwa during the past
year:
Fourth st.. from Jefferson
to Ash St ..14o1s.ss
Clay s,s12.ss
Alley in half blk No. 4. Court
to Washington or sixth St. 1,4s4.os
Alley in half block No. 3,
Market to Court, between
4th and 9Th ........... 1,437.11
Alley in half blocks 4 and
Court to Marion, between
4th and 9Th ............... 2,996.49
Alley in block No. Is, Market
to Green, between End and
4th SITS 1,e5755
East Woodland Ave, from N
Court to east line Of A. L.
Eaton's add ............. 4,4s6.16
I Cass St., from Main to !. 4th 3,6S7.98
Alley in blocks and 10,
Washington to Wapello. be-
tween End and 4th ....... 3,061.54
Alley in blocks rs and n,
Marion to Cass, between
Main and End .......... 3,030.38
lcreosoted wood blks, M. s,47o.21
College st., from Samantha
to Second .......... 100000
Total $53, 49O.96
Many Feet Of Sewer Put In.
During the year 1910 many feet of
sewer were put in by the city through
local cor tractors. The sewers are the
combins nnitary and storm sewers.
One Of Z biggest sewer jobs was
that Of the Blake's Branch sewer,
which is nearing completion. This
sewer runs from Lincoln avenue to 100
feet north Of Maple avenue, distance
Of 500 feet The sewer will be extend
ed 100 more feet. The approximate
cost Of this sewer was 4,03O.27. The
Finley avenue sewer in South Ottum-
wa is $50 feet long and the approx
mate cost to the city was $5,760.50.
The Mill street trunk sewer is now
in the course of construction and will
be completed to Mclean street by
spring. This work will cost $4,000,
approximately, and $4,000 worth Of
work has already been done. Over
IS. 900 has been spent by the city IN
laying sewer pipe, catch basins. later
ais and castings.
Five Miles Of Sidewalks.
Nearly Ave miles of cement and
brick sidewalks were put down by the
city during the past year and while
part of the work was paid for by the
adjoining property owners, 1t should
be counted among civic improvements.
Eight thousand feet Of four foot ce-
ment sidewalks were laid during the
year at a cost Of 1920. This was over
four and one-half miles of walk. About
three miles OF brick sidewalk were
laid, entailing cost of $4,752. The city
expended approximately $292.09 for
street intersections.
Minor improvements Many.
Among the many minor improve
ments OF the year was the building OF
retaining walls on Cass street and al
leys between Court and Marion streets
and Fourth and Fifth streets and the
half block known as Sixth street. This
cost approximately $1,000.
The patrol room in the city hall was
remodeled during the year, the old bell
tower being moved to the rear of the
fire station and converted into hose
drying tower. This cost the city $500.
The floor of the patrol room was paved
by ]. c. Bunk, the cost to the city
being 1926. Another big improvement
in which the cost Is not given, was
the removal OF the old sheds at the
rear OF the fire station and the erec-
ton Of a freproof building for the use
OF q various departments.