The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-20
BUSY SESSION
/ OF THE COUNCIL
A Multiplicity Of Smaller Affairs
Are Looked After.
WILL PUBLISH CLAIMS LISTS
Permanent Sidewalks Are Ordered in
City Will Provide Dumping
Grounds--Meet Again on ~
Friday Evening.

| A multiplicity of small affairs
crowded the attention of the city
council Monday evening and numer
Gus important measures also claimed
hearing.
| The bonds of w. w. Wareham and
Emmett OliversoD, to do sewer con,
struction work were approved and
the bond of Edward Matthews for
cement work was approved and filed
A confusion of tax matters claimed
attention and host of applications
for exemptions were turned down.
The Claims List.
The council voted favorably on the
proposition of the Oskaloosa news.
papers to print the claims list and
other official business of the council.
| The publication of other proceedings
will be as news matter.
The bids for cement work for the
city were opened. Three bids were
the same. 11l2 cents square foot for
cash work on sidewalks and intersec.
is assessed; Is cents per square foot
for alley crossings; 40 cents a lineal
foot for cement curb. The work will
be equally divided among three bid.
ders, Robert Wetherwax, Carbon Con.
struCtion Co. and Edward Matthews.
The council ordered a permanent
walk put in on the Burlington right-of
way on the west side of South Second
street between the Rock Island and
the Burlington tracks. The old walk
is dangerous and will be torn out by
order of the council.
Several other pieces of sidewalk
that were ordered in last season and
caught by the cold weather, will be
put in, among them a walk on North
Market to replace the old brick walk
on the east side of the street from
the Phelps building north to A ave-
nue. Another will be put down on
the east side of Market street be-
tween Il and F avenues.
Drainage troubles on South Second
street will be investigated by com
mittee.
Councilman Blattner brought to at
tention needed repairs to pavement.
The mayor brought to notice that
the limit for the removal of dirt and
debris from premises by property
owners had expired. The city will
now take action. The ashes will be
disposed of under the direction OF
Street Commissioner Corcoran and
clean ashes will be used in filling
depressons and sink holes.
Councilman Seibert gave notice
that the park had been rak5d and
seeded and other Improvements were
to be made soon.
Chief of Police Walls was author.
lied to move the railing that defines
the council chamber and makes the
bar of the mayors court. The room
allotted to the public will be enlarg.
ed and better accommodations for
audience will be provided.
Upon instruction voted by the coun-
Gil Mayor Reynolds has appointed
James A. Dewitt and H. B. Mccoy
ASSISTANTS W SItJ cOIIIitoi H. w
Gleason to nave charge of the city
business during his illness and tb
sence from his post of duty. Messrs.
Dewitt and Mccoy volunteered their
services to Mr.. Gleason during the
period of his disability. free of charge
and the appointment is made accord
ingly.
Chief Walls was instructed by the
council to make investigation of the
cost of steel lockers to be placed in
the headquarters for the convenience
of officers and employees and the pro
lection of city property. The lockers
are to be modern and will be trans.
ferred to the new city hall.
A special committee. Will Lafollett,
chairman, Jacob Seibert and Fred
Blattner, on motion was appointed by
the mayor to make arrangements for
a city dumping ground, where refuse,
manure and debris of all kinds may
be hauled and disposed of. The com
mittee was instructed to act imme
diately.
A Burroughs adding machine is to
be tested out in the Office of the city
clerk.
Adjourned to meet again Friday
evening.
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