The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-10-24
THE CITY LEGISLATION
City Council Meets for Probably
Last Time in Old Headquarters.

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old city headquarters for probably the
| last time. Legislation for the gov
eminent of the city of Oskaloosa has
| been carried on in this building for
many years, back to the time when
Rev. John M. Baugh was the owner
iof the property and when his, brother,
George II. Baugh presided over the
deliberations of the city legislature.
A few more days. however, and the
rooms VIII be entirely abandoned.
Members of the council did not appear
to be much impressed by the solemn
Iity of the occasion Monday evening
and some of them were wholly un-
mindful of the fact that Monday
nights session was the last opportu-
ity in the old quarters. Seibert and
Milligan of the Third ward, were both
absent and Mayor 5. V. Reynolds
turned over his seat to Fred Blattner,
mayor pro tenn.
Little business was undertaken by
the session. Claims were allowed and
there was volume OF talk and dis
cussion and multiplicity of smaller
things. The hour was eleven o'clock
when adjournment came.
Dollar Gas.
Councilman Campfield demanded to
know what had been done in the in.
vestigation of the Oskaloosa Gas Com.
pany and he insisted that this ordin.
ance providing for Dollar Gas" in
.Oskaloosa be taken from its resting
place with the ordinance committee
and furthered on its road toward pas.
sage. Other members of the council
seem to be like minded and the mat
ter will be aired again at the next SEES
sion,
Sewer matters took up considerable
time in the session and matters hat
have come up since the starting OF
construction work were argued be-
fore the council and were adjusted.
On North Tenth street, the grade OF
the sewer was lowered to give better
accommodation to property owners
and the route was changed In order
to secure a lower outlet. The change
will cost little over the advertised
estimate but the city will foot the diff
ference to obtain the better work.
Sanitary Towels.
No old time. dirt holding, micrObe
breeding, health destroying roller
towels in the new municipal building.
No public towels allowed, says doctor
Mark F.. Boyd. city health physician.
The new city hall will be supplied
with sanitary paper towels. The cost
is no greater than for the old linen
type of roller towel.
Several tax matters were given at
tention during the session.
Side walk matters were discussed
and argued by council members and
City Engineer f. F. Bridges who was
authorized to proceed along the line
of work adopted
Election Matters.
]. @. Anderson sent word that he
could not serve on the board of regis
tration for the coming election and
his place was filed by the selection
of John Ruggenberg.
Thomas Rutherford asked to be re-
lieved but the council refused.
Other changes and the filling of va
cancies of the boards of registration
will be looked for by Mayor S. V. Rey-
nolds. The several boards take up
their work Thursday morning, Oct
Gath. TIL registration and polling
place in the second precinct OF the
Second ward will be in the Sheriff'S
building, No. 11S High avenue west,
where all residents west Of d street
register and vote.
Ordinance No. 169 adding a quarter
of block to the second precinct to
obtain a suitable voting place was
passed by the council.
The matter of transferring funds
for the adjustment of some of the
city's overdrawn accounts was taken
up by City Treasurer Van Witten-
myer. The subject was discussed and
figures named but the council await
ed the return OF the mayor aud the
city solicitor before taking action as
a special form Is required for such
faction by the statute books.
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