Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-04-12
CONCIL ORDERS
MANY IMPROVEMENTS
FRANkLlN AND UNION STREETS
MAY BE PAVED
THIS YEAR.
WATER METERS TO BIZ, INSTALLED
City To Have Offices in City
Raildins. Thos. Wilson
Probable Clerk.


The City Council held an adjourn
ed meeting on Monday evening and
disposed Of many important matters.
Mayor Leroy announced the fol
lowing committee appointments:
Streets. alleys and sidewalks.
Cleveland, Hennessey and Goen.
Water and sewers-Hennessey, Pet
erson and Cleveland.
Finance and fire-Peterson, Goer
and Hetherington.
Ordinances, claims and public
buildings-Goen, Hetherington and
Hennessey.
Printing and upplies-Hethering
ton, Peterson and Cleveland.
The question of improving Frank
lin and Union streets was thorough
ly discussed by the council and it
was agreed that these thoroughfares
should be improved this season eth
er by paving or in some other suit
able manner. The members were
unanimously of the opinion that the
streets can be parrowed to good
advantage, and that cement curbs
and cutters should in any event be
installed Immediately in order to eff,
fectively dispose of the surface wa,
ter. The proposed Improvement or
Franklin street will extend as far
north as Clara Avenue where the
macadam which was put in few
years ago begins. On Union street
it is proposed to make the improve
ments beginning at the dry run OF
the east and running west to ths
river. The decision of the council to
carry the improvement west OF
Franklin street on West Union
street is .occasioned by the inten,
tion announced by Hon. R. w. Thrill
to construct six foot cement side
walk on the north side of Union
Sstreet running the entire distance
from Franklin street to the river.
No carry out the plan contemplated
by the council, it will be necessary
to remove the residence of Barbars
Mitch. and a committee was appoint.
ed to interview her rsfor the purpose
OF making some satisfactory adjust
ment with her to that end.
Ordinances wera n.ssad daf;nins
tho duties and f;x;ng tho commands. :.
t;on of c;tv o,art oitv ano;naa, ord
sunerintendant of tho w,tar ,yorks
Tba FIJI +ax+ ~ ~. o.dinonoa, n,;,,
he gonnd in .notbar oo,n, 90 ,,,,s
;ssue II wos diraot.d tha+ snoos
in tho re,r of tba wast hole ne the
citv huildino be cot .part fo, tho nc.
of tho c;tv o,ar,, ana th.+ ~ ,aa
.ords of tba oitv sbon,a ~ lant
thare and +b.+ IN. ofs;o. sho,,,d ~
kept open at all times for the transae
ton Of business. Work has alread,
been started on a vault and the Of
flee will be put in shane for occupan
cy in the near future. A cemen-
side walk will be laid from tn,
street along the west side of the
building leading to the office. The
election of city clerk. city engineel
and superintendent of the waite,
works has been delayed until tn,
T new ordinances prescribing the dut
les and compensation allowed shal
go into effect 1t is generally under
stood, and we are Informed that tn.
members of the council have agree,
upon the appointment of Thos. vii
son to fill all three of these of
fices, and that he will occupy th
office quarters as soon as they ar
completed and devote prac-
tically his entire time to the bus
ness of the city.
&. Another radical denarture fror
tho old system os doing bnsiness W..
(. tire water works system to be put o
meter basis. This means tha
every water user will be required t
put in meter and pay for tn
saouiit u wafer useu upon pasi
20 pe ii4ea ny tne council Ih
nlaeter was relerreu TO the prope
COMMITTEES anu a report requesle
submitting d scneaule OF rates
Tue aaJouriea ilee'liie 10 pe hela q
Monoay oi next week.
a cement retaining wan was Or
eu conss'uc.ea IRON the "ase
piiuse al Tue 10y ol MAIN ssre'
nolta aiols the properly me 10 u
puiiulhs uh'li recently occupied
Nv. n. l'a1ler'y q 20. AS soon
.ne wan Is competed the Guy WI
III m ehe space between 'he pawn