Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-26
MANY N. IN IMPROVEMENTS n nj 5
MADE A IN Two YEARS a I
RETIRING couNclLMEN SUM UP
TWO YEARS WORK IN
REPORT.
NILES OF CURB and GUTTER LAID
Saves 100000 Gallons Of Water by
Installation Of Meter sys-
TEN.

/ installation Of Meter sys-
: TEN.
The city council held an adjourn
). ed session in City Clerk Wilson's OF
flee on Monday night, to close VI
: the unfinished business, prior t
turning over to the new council thu
? work OF the city administration.
, Readers Of The Democrat will b.
interested in a report, which givei
in an intelligent manner the improve
, ments effected by the outgoing coun
: Gil during the two years that the
city affairs were in their Jurisdiction.
Il Following is the report:
When the City Council, which has
been called the Billion Dollar Coun
Gil" the "Steam Roller, and the
"Philistine Council" ceases to exist
in its present membership, 1t will
!, have, carried out the program planned
upon its organization.
| That the Improvements made have
not met favor with the Israelites,
goes without saying; however, a sum-
mary Of the most important improve
ments made should not offend those
o. our citizens who have been op-
posed to them. With the thought
OF giving information only, the fol-
lowing statement is made:
: FIRST. "A resolution was present
ed and passed establishing city of
flee with fire proof vault, to be
known as the City Clerks Office.
where the records of the city should
be kept in perfect safety, and where
the city clerk may be found at all
times during the business hours.
Establishing office OF city engineer.
Consolidating the office Of city
clerk, superintendent of water works
and city engineer In one, and under
the management of that most profici-
ent City Clerk, Thos. Wilson, at a
stated yearly salary.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Building retaining wall on Frank
to Delaware street, 275 feet.
Building retaining wall on East
Marion street, lis feet.
&
lin street from bridge north to Della
ware street, $50 feet.
Passed ordinance narrowing all
resid dence streets and driveways from
4O and 48 feet to SO feet, thus con-
forming to the plan adopted by all
scientifically laid out cities !. and
towns. 2, IA t$s[. 5s
Grading West Delaware street to
river. s
Grading East Delaware street from
Madison street to Wayne street.
CURBING AND GUTTER1NG.
Delaware street from Franklin
street to Wayne street, 2,112 feet.
Madison street from Main street to
Delaware street. ATS feet.
Tama street from Main street to
Delaware street, 500 feet
Brewer street from Main street to
railroad, 1854 feet.
Main street from Brewer street to
Iowa street, 3,168 feet.
Franklin street from Butler street
to Clara avenue 4,758 feet.
Union street from River to East
Buchanan street, 5,636 feet.
New street from Union street to
Clara avenue, 2,SS5 feet.
Gay street from Franklin street to
Buchanan street, $3.50 feet.
Prospect street from Franklin street
to Sherman avenue, 2, $40 feet.
MadAon street from Union street
to Howard street. 500 feet.
Total number Of feet, or about s IA
miles, 27,718 feet.
Contracts are also let for the curb
ing and guttering the following
streets:
Fayette street from Franklin to
Iowa streets, 1916 feet.
East Marion street from Madison
street to Wayne street, 1900 feet.
Making total Of about six miles
and one-half Of curbs and . cutters
when present contracts have been
completed.
ss. PAVING,
Franklin street from Butler street
north to Clara avenue, 1854 square
yards. .st
This paving has a five-inch con-
crete base with two-inch wearing sur
face Of crushed rock and asphalt.
Delaware street from Franklin to
Madison street and Madison street
from Delaware street to Main, 3.054
square yards.
Alley between Delaware and Main
streets, $50 square yards.
This pavement has five-inch con-
crete base with twoinch concrete
wearing surface. ys
Tama street. from Main street to
Delaware street, I'LL square yards.
This street Is macadam from
quarry of rock which the city has
purchased Of J. G. Nieman, four
miles and half east OF the city.
CEMENT CULYERTs.
Culvert No. on East Fayette
street, between Potter and Reynolds
streets.
Culvert No. A on South Third street
West Side.
SEWER EXTENSIONS.
From Franklin street west in al
lev to Catholic church, 535 feet.
| Prospect street east to New street,
7O7 feet.
Delaware street south on west side
of Franklin street, 200 feet.
Potter street from alley between
Main and Fayette street north to How
ard street, 1926 feet.
From Potter street to Reynold
street, In alley, 230 feet.
Total sewer extensions, 2,49S feet.
Contract is ready for bids for sew
er on West Marion street from Fifth
street east to river.
WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS.
Prospect street east to New street,
7O7 feet.
West Union street from Franklin
street to railroad, 1850 feet.
East Union street extension, 615
feet.
Total water main extensions, 2.2s2
feet.
SIDEWALKS CONSTRUCTED.
According to the records at the