The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-16

miscellaneous .......'... IZ.3O
Total ............... 50, 1885
OF this amount | hold the City
Treasurer's receipts for $2,09S.2O, and
the County Treasurer's receipt for
$35.15.
There was also collected by the last
administration the sum of $465.00
which belonged to the year just clos
ed, and which should be credited to its
receipts, making a proper total of col
lections for the year of S2,59S.35.
| There was also collected by the Pc
| lice Department for Dog Tax and 9th
err items the sum of $4,000 and by
the Street Commissioner the sum OF
$S24.O0 These items have in some
! cases been added to the income
through the Mayors Office, but | pre-
fer to give credit for those collections
to those by whom they were made
and assume for myself only such as
were made directly through my own
office.
The number of arrests made during
the year was 255. OF these. 176 were
for intoxication, Sc for disorderly con.
duct, Is for automobile speeding. Ii
for riding bicycles on sidewalks, for
being found in disorderiy mouse, 3
for automobiles without lights at
night, 2 for peddling without license,
for selling adulterated ice cream, l
for exploding torpedoes on the street.
for assault, for damaging fire APP
paratus, and l for larceny. There
we're also three search warrants is
sued and searches made and return
ed with no liquor found.
| | have taken only such state cases
as seemed necessary in connection
with other business of the Office and
otherwise have sent 1t to the regu-
lar Justice of the Peace.
The expense of boarding city pris.
oners has been only $l63.20 for the
year. The tramps have been handled
by giving a nights lodging to those
who applied for it, but they have all
been released early in the morning
and ordered to move on, and no meals
have been given them. During tn
entire year but two men have ap'
Iplied for beds second time. The
number given beds during the veal
was 1893.
wish to say that the work done
land the improvements made during
the past year, have been of usefu
and permanent character; the first
pavement with a concrete base was
laid and | trust that hereafter nc
pavement will be put down without
a foundation under it. The filling and
opening of Sixth avenue between c
and d streets has been done, as also
the opening of an avenue south OF
Forest Cemetery from Ninth to
Eleventh street.
I would urgently recommend that as
early as possible during the present
year you open up tIe west end OF
Second avenue to a connection with
M street and that an avenue be open.
ed west from Ninth street as far
north as possible in order to furnish
a passage across the north part OF
the city, there being no such passage
now north of G. avenue. Also as soon
as you can see your way to do so,
would recommend the extension OF
South B street under the IL. e. st. l..
trestle work to connection with
Eleventh avenue, and the opening of
Il street through the old Normal
school grounds.
desire also at this time to eX.
press my appreciation of the interest
which you all haze taken in the per
Torrance of your duties as council
men, and the kindly spirit which has
characterized all your deliberations.
! feel fully justified in saS!ng that l
believe you have worked faithfully
and conscientiously at all times for
what you belieTed to be the best in
terests of the people whom you serve.
There is much needing your best
efforts during the present "car, and |
bespeak with assurance the same har-
mony and good feeling in your dis
position of what is before you, that
has prevailed in meeting your duties
during the wear tat has lust closed.
BYRON SEWERS, Mayor.