The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-05-30
MANY SEWERS ~ !.
ARE ORDERED IN
Sidewalks, Sidewalk Specifications
and Ordinances viii Have a
Hearing at Special Meet
ing Thursday Evening.

session Monday evening, one of the
history making kind They extended
the street car system through the
First ward, and they started the city
on the road to the completion of its
sewer system, under the assessment
| law. All these matters and the hear
ing OF other subjects required time
and the hour was after eleven o'clock
before adjournment was taken. Even
then other matters were crying out
for attention but every one was tired
out after three hours grind and the
session adjourned to next Thursday
evening, May 30, when sidewalks, side
walk specifications and ordinances
will have consideration.
New sewers or sewer extension was
ordered as follows, almost four miles
of new work and the city clerk was
authorized to advertise for bids in
accordance with the state law.
Second avenue between Seventh
and Ninth street.
On l. street from High avenue
south, $50 feet.
On High avenue, $50 feet west from
l. street.
On A avenue, $40 feet west of C
street.
On North Ninth street, 1114 feet
north of C avenue.
On North Tenth street, north of C
avenue. 100 feet.
On Sixth avenue, between Third
and Fifth streets.
In alley between Second and Third
avenues, from 200 feet east of Sixth
street to Sixth street.
On Eleventh street, between Seven
tn and Ninth avenues.
On Ninth avenue between Seventh
and Thirteenth streets.
On Twelfth street between Seventh
and Ninth avenues.
On Sixth avenue, between Eighth
and Ninth streets
On Fifth avenue, from Seventh to
Ninth street.
On Third street, from l to X ave
nue..
On Fifth street, 375 feet between B
and c avenues.
On First street from the main sew
err north of H avenue, south to the
center of H avenue.
On H avenue, 10 feet west of First
street. -
North and south alley between Mar
ket and First streets, $50 feet south
of II avenue. ~ -.
On Third street, III feet north from
Sixth avenue VI ~ h.
On Ninth street, 965 feet between
Seventh and Tenth avenues.
On Eighth street, 656 feet between
Eighth and Tenth avenues.
East and west alley between Eighth
and Ninth avenues, 29O feet east from
Seventh street.
On B avenue. 276 feet south from
avenue.
In the north and south alley be,
tween First and Second streets, 24S
In the east and west alley between
D and f avenues, one-half block east
from c street, thence south across D
avenue.
On Fifth avenue one-half block east
from d street; thence south one block
On Eighth avenue, between A and
streets.
On E street, between Eighth and
Ninth avenues.
On d street, between Sixth and
Ninth avenues.
On Fourth street, between C and
avenues.
Street Car Extension.
Councilman Jacob Seibert of the
Third ward started the ball Monday
evening when he presented resolu
| ton for City Clerk Carlin to read, fav
oring the extension of the street cal
system into First ward, forming g
loop from the terminal west of Penn
college, via NJ avenue and street
to connect with the line on High
avenue west The council fell In
line. following the reading of the reso
luton. Considerable discussion was
INDUCED on the subject in which al
members and the mayor Joined. The
city recently extended assistance to
ward the building of the South Elev
enth street extension, and now the
council favors extending the same
amount or more assistance, whatever
is right and just" toward the grading
of the First ward extension. Seiber
moved the adoption of the resolution
and Minnick seconded. There was
not dissenting voice. Following the
adoption OF the resolution motor
made by Campfeld and seconded by
Seibert prevailed that the mayor ap
point himself and a committee o.
three to confer with the officials ant
directors of the Traction Company
concerning the installation of the new
service. The mayor named Messrs
Seibert, Campfield and Penders.
Seibert's Resolution.
Be II resolved by the city council
of the City of Oskaloosa. Iowa, thai
It is our opinion that the Oskalooss
Traction e. Light Company should ex
tend it's car line on North T. street
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