Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-09-20
CITY COUCILMEN
HOLD REGULAR SESSION.
! MUCH BUSINESS DISPOSED or
ATsNEETlNG MONDAY
EVENING:
AUTOMOBILE oRDINAECE ADOPTED
Many New sidewaIke Ordered In.
City Hall to be Re.
opened.

The council met In regular ses
sio.l MONDAY anG disposed Of col
siuera...e business Of q routine NJ:
ture. sever. n.atters which hav
Leen passe. Ysr several meetings O
cunt Of more Important bushes
were taken up and acted upon.
]. petition or property owners &c
a sewer running from the resIdenc'
Il II. +. Arnold south to the muil
sewer was granted. lids for til,
CONSTRUCTION u the san.e Will y,
called, fer at once and 1t is proposed
70 complete It yet this fall.
Upon request the council recon
:ll.enuea that the tax Of Celinda Har
ris be RENTED.
"A petition for the extension OF tbs
city water mains east to the resi-
dence CT L. Wells at the corner Of
Union and Buchanan streets was
GRATED.
". pom the request Of DR.. T. J. Burns
Che council! authorized the payment OF
his expenses to attend the state col
Yention Ct city physicians to be hell
4 at Davenport in the near future.
Two ordinances regulating the
use Of automobiles on the streets OF
the city were given their last read
ing and passed. Two, features OF tn
new regulations will be enforced to
the letter and owners Of motor We
hicles should read the new ordi
n:,nces and familiarlze themselves
with az OF the details. 1t is provid
ed that motor vehicles should
travel on the right side Of the roae
and turn corners SO that they enter
the stree: at the right side. thur
avoiains any danger Of collision with
scars approaching the corner from thu
opposite direction. All automobile.
cominx 10 4 stopSat the curb mus;
have the RICH. wheels nearest tn
side walk In this way all automo
Sbiles on one side Of the street eth
ser standing or moving will be head
ed IN the same direction and ths
cars headed IN the opposite direc.io \
VIII pm he her. q o. IN
street This is arssulatior which
Is being adopted in most Of the cities
as the only safe means Of proper,
controlling traffic. and preventing &C
.cidents.
Il was decided to call for bids fol
lighting the streets. The old stree:
lighting contract with the Man. =. H
z P. Co. expired several months ag,
and on account OF the installation
of the new electroleers some new
sana definite agreement was though
necessary. Estimates will be asked
for furnishing lights at flat rate.
an. at meter rates by the year fol
"a period Of five years.
The committee on public buildings
recommended that the City Hall
building be put in good condition
and leased cor the season to B. w
Grems for theatrical purposes. Al
effort will be made, it is understood
to book some high class entertain
ments for the place the coming sea,
son.
The members Of the council were
vehement in their criticism OF the
crossing over the Illinois Central
tracks at Third street. This is the
most dangerous crossing in the
city and several lives have beer
lost there Or in that mediate vi
cinity. There are nine tracks across
the street and the railroad maintain
but sixteen foot plank driveway
across the entire distance which at
fords no room for turning around IL
one were confronted with danger
This is the crossing where a flag
man is kept. While on tour o..
inspection Monday morning severa.
members Of the city council narrow
ly escaped being run down by al
engine. This so Jared the nerves OF
the city dads that they passed reso.
luton calling for hearing before
the state Board OF Railroad Commits.
sioners to require the Illinois Central
to put this dangerous crossing under
ground or make it safe for the pub
lie to pass over.
Upon the recommendation OF the
street committee cement sidewalks
were ordered constructed in front Of
the following properties within TWEEN;
ty days:
South side Fayette street, from
franklin to Bremen.
West side OF Madison. from Fayette
to Union.
North size Of Howard street, on
Burke. Cramer and Du Bots prop
critics.
Also the Rizer property on the north
side of East Main street, the Bap
list church property on west Della
ware street. the Cowles property
on north Franklin street, the Dur
ey property on Third street soutf
to Marion and the Doggett prop
erty at the corner of Union ant
New streets.
Upon the recommendation of tn
finance committee the following bill
were allowed:
sDr T. T. Burns. services. ~
Fred Apppleby. labor ~ 3 3
~. L. Collard. salary. a5 y
=, ~ Oliver salary -. SO o
Z r. Pinch, police work.
n wilsnn salary So Q
Nnrpan SALARY Is Q
VIM. Jewell. cement work.. 81 !
Denton Hose Co. Baumgartner =
Il. W. Cross. labor. ...... -. g