Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-09-20
CITY .COUCILMEN
HOLD REGULAR SESSION
MUCH BUSINESS DISPOSED OF
AT MEETING MONDAY
EVENING:
AUTOMOBILE ORDINANCE ADOPTED
4 Many New Sidewalks Ordered IN.
City Hall to be Re
opened.

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The council met in regular sex
siu.i Monday and disposed OF col
3 slIer;a-.e business Of a routine n;
4 ture. severn. matters which hay
Teen passe~ f4r several meetings Q
account Of more important bushes
We're taken up and acted upon.
~ petition Of property owners &c
"a sewer running from the residenc
e II. +. Arnold south to the ms.il
sewer was granted. bids far tn
cons truction If the SANE will II b,
called fer at once and 1T is proposes
70 complete it yet this fall.
Upon request the council recon
n.endea that the tax OF Celinda Har
Iris be RENTED.
80 A petition for the extension Of thu
city water mains east to the resi-
dence CT L. Wells at the corner Of
Onion and Buchanan streets was
granted.
Upon the request Of DR.. T. J. Burns
the council! authorized the payment Of
his expenses to attend the state COL
yention Ct city physicians to be hell
!. 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 til
new regulations will he enforced to
( the letter and owners of motor We
hicles should read the new ordi
nlnces and familiarize themselves
with a.. OF the details. It is provid
ed that motor vehicles should
& 4 travel on the right. side Of the roat
y and turn corners SO that they enter
the stree. at the right side, thu.
avoiding any danger OF collision With
cars approaching the corner from the
opposltes direction. All automobile;
i c0H,i 10 4 top at the curb must
& have the RICH. wheels nearest <th'
side walk In this way all automo
bi,es on one side Of the street eth
Ser5 standing Or moving will be head
ed IN the same direction and tn,
cars headed In the opposite directio y
VIII IN be snt her: 81 4es d. tiSS
Street This is asresuiatioH which
il being adopted in most3of the cities,
as the only safe means Of proper.
controlling traffic. and preventing &C
5cidents. .3
II was decided to call for bids fol
lighting the streets The old stree.
lighting contract with the Man. u. Il I
: & P. Co. expired several months agt
and on account OF the installation
OF the new electroleers some new
an1 definite agreement was though,
necessary. Estimates will be asked
for furnishing lights at flat rate.
an. at meter rates by the year fol
4 a period of five years.
s7 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 maintains:
but a sixteen foot plank drivewa,
across the entire distance which at
fords no room for turning around ii
one were confronted with danger
This is the crossing where flag
man is kept. While on tour 0.
inspection Monday morning severa
members of the city council narrow
" 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
3 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 slice Of Howard street, on
Burke, Cramer and Du Bots prop
critics.
Also the Rizer property on the nortt
side OF East Main street, the Bap
tist church property on west Della
ware street, the Cowles propert!
on north Franklin street. the Dur
ey property on Third street soutl
to Marion and the Doggett prop
erty at the corner of Union AM
New streets.
Upon the Recommendation of tn
finance committee. the following bill
IS were allowed:
CDR T. T. Burns. services. -
- Fred Apppleby. labor. :
" L. Collard salary. g y
5E T. Wilson. salary. 49,. 30 y
ST r. Oliver. salary. So 81 y
Il r. Pinch, police work..
IT. T. Oliver. burying dogs. -
T. Wilson, salary. 80
s. H. Morgan. salary. >. 70
VIM. Jewell. cement work.. s!
NJ. Haight. labor. -. II
Denton Hose Co. Baumgartner
Ilre.. -. 49,
II. w. Cross. labor. -. !!