Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-04-16
MUCH BUSI-
| NESS DONE
City Council Holds Busy Session
Electric Lights Wanted
by East Side Resi-
dents.
CITY CLERK BANKS RESIGNS
Resignation is Accepted and R. P.
smock is Appointed as
Successor.
CITY CLERK BANKS RESIGNS

The regular meeting of the city
council was held at the city hall last
evening with all members present.
The session was a busy one.
Ed Meller and others residing
east of the river attended the gath
ering in connection with the mat
ter of placing the residence electric
lights in that part OF town. Street
lights are already in In this neigh
borhood, but as yet no residence
lights can be had over there. The
matter was left to the electric light
committee. It is altogether prob
able that the residence lights will
be extended across the river soon.
The matter Of securing the CRATES
for the corners in the paving dis
trict was also brought up and re-
ferred to the paving committee.
After having the proposed road to
the National Sewer Pipe & Tile
factory under consideration for the
past two weeks, the street and alley
committee brought in their report.
However, as other things were to
be considered that had not already
received their attention, the matter
was again referred to them for fur
Their consideration.
An additional petition signed by
the residents of Wilson avenue was
read at the meeting last evening.
This is the second time that this
same matter has been brought up.
However. on the second petition two
or three more names than were on
the former paper appeared. The pc
tition asks that curb and gutter be
added to Wilson avenue from First
street to Ohio street.
The moving of the city tool house,
a container OF the city's tools, was
referred to the street commissioner.
Some time ago the buying OF cleo
trio fans that may be used with the
new current was considered. This
matter was again brought up last
evening and will be in the hands of
the electric light committee. The
fans, should they be purchased will
be for sale to users of the current.
The resignation of City Clerk
Banks was again presented by him.
1t was accepted by unanimous vote
of the city council. This is the
third or fourth time that Mr.. Banks
has presented his resignation and
this time Mr.. Banks insisted upon
his retirement. The resignation be-
ing accepted. Robert P. Smock was
elected to take his place. The
change in office will be made on
May LIST.
A letter received from w. ]. Gov.
il, who has been acting as temper.
airy city attorney, was read and il
being considered. It follows:
To the City Council: Immediat.
action should be taken to secure tht
sewer and water pipe connection.
for the property abutting upon thu
streets to be paved this season. Las
week l commenced an Investigation
preparatory to the preparation o
the papers which 1 intended to have
ready for the council this evening
but / soon found that an amount o
detail work Is required which
cannot undertake and meet the 9th
er demands upon my time, 1t !.
probable also that assessments viii
have to be spread for the street i'm
provements to be made next fal
when / am usually absent from
home. therefore must ask that thu
council employ another attorney t
attend to it's legal business