Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-04-24

ley, April 2l.-Council met a.
Per adjournment and was cal
led to ordsr by the mayor.
Officers present, j, e Pratt
her, mayor, w. F. Tnornbury
city clerk, Frank Tamisies, city
asay. Council present, s g
Purcell, Ed Gill, w. H. Suddeth
w. j. Roden, I. L. Finley.
A petition was signed by 121
citlzsns of Missouri Valley, Ia
requesting the repeal of an or.
dinance requiring a license tt
sell fresh fish within the city
limits was presented and read
Moved by Finley and second
ed by Purcell that the petition
be granted and tbs city atty. be
instructed to prepare an ordi.
nance for the same, motion
carried.
Moved by Rodan and second
ed by Purcell that the council
adjourn and meet as a board of
health and reconvene as council!
motion carried.
Council met as board of
health, members present, w. H
SuddeIh. S. E Purcell. Ed Gill.
I. L Finley, w. j. Raden.
The board proceeded to con.
slider the matter If the Stag
nant Pond belonging to the G.
& N. w. r r. Co. south of the
depot.
The board made the follow
ing findings:
The board Of health in con-
nection with the report of their
health officer and their tho.
rough invests alton OF the COM
plants made with reference
to the pond located on the Chi.
cago & N rthwestern Railway
Compaag's right Of way i'm me-
diatsly south OF the passenger
depot in said city make the fol-
lowing findings:
LIST. That said pond covers
a considerable area Of Tie rail-
roads right Of way in which
water stands the most Of the
y ear.
2ad That the pond IS iocat-
ed but a short distance from
the business and residence dis
tric1s of the city Of Mo Valley
Iowa, and is wholly within the
corporation limits of said city.
3rd. That said pond has no
outlet and that during the sum-
mer months the waters stand
ing in said pond becomes stag.
nant and filled with decaying
vegetation.
18th. That thare are several
cesspools constructed in said
pond connected with the toilet
room of the passenger depot
and these casspools are covered
with board roofing that is neitl-
er air tight or water proof; that
the water stards in said cess
pools on a level with the waite
in the surrounding pond; that
the offals, filth and noisome
substance draining from the
toilet room of the depot end
the drainage from the eating
house floats upon the surface
Of the water in the cesspools
giving eff noXious exhalations
and offensive smells.
We specifically find from tn,
foregoing facts that said cond
tion is dangerous to the health
and comfort Of the individual
complaint and he public, and
is hereby declared a nuisance
ard should be abated.
Moved by Suddeth and Sc
conded by Fin ey that the reso-
luton be al 'p5ed ard the G.. &
N w r r. b. Motif d of the
same and proper proceeding be
begun to enforce The same, mo
ton CARED,
Moved by Roae1 and second
ed by Fi,siay thai The board adj
j ,urn and recanTene as council
motion arrie,i.
Mr.. Rim nar proprietor of tn
Miller To 81 appeared before
the council requesting the a
batement Of the license on
drawing trunks TO and from
the depot bv the l'otel porter,
on motion the request was re-
jacted.
Mr.. Bruce OF the firm of
Bruce & Standeven engineer Of
Omaha Neb. appeared before
the council and submitted a
proposition for engineering SER
vices for the ensuing years.
Moved by Rodan and second
-ol h,f Gill that thn 1arnnn.itinn