The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11
Council Proceedings.
City Hall, June

| CHAIR. COuuCllIIlon pF6SouL, ~. wi.
Axes, E. G. Monroe, Win Cash and F.
A. Gardner.
On motion the bonds of J. L. Mitch
ell, marshal and A. E. Mullin, street
commissioner were approved.
On motion the claims of Crichton
& Son, and the telephone company
were referred to finance committee
for investigation and to be paid on
their o. K.
On motion the following claims
were allowed and ordered paid:
J. l.. Mitchell, pumping. IS 61.5O
]. l.. Mitchell, marshal. 49,. 34.44
"A. e. Mullin, street commits
sioner. ........ $500
Willard Gardner, inspector. 24.OO
J. w. Honnold, inspector. 1000
S. c. Penniwell, inspector. 42.O0
Lewis Pullen, inspector 49,. 1000
Mark Owens, road work 49,. 500
John Monroe, road work. -. I'll
Earl Bgley, road work. 49,. 1851
Lewis Pullen, repairing -. 14.65
| w. H. Axes, hauling. -. 1.50
| Leon Electric To-, lights and
power. 49,. 157.45
Frank Smith, salary. 49,. 32.13
Alex Ironside, election. :. 200
Geo. Lamb, work at cemetery 1000
John Monroe, road work =. 10
C. E. Gabel, refund 1850
Rubber Stamp Works, seal. 1.25
Hall & Adams, engineers. -. 1900
C. V. Hull, drayage. .... so
James Owens, work at ceme-
terry. =. .... HOO
John Monroe, road work. >. 200
Wib Clymer, road work. -. 1920
work q
terry :...... 4o.Oo
Moved and seconded that mayor
appoint committee of three to in
vestigate application of G. A. Long
| for stairway on south side of bank
building. Mayor appointed c. M.
Axes, Win Cash and F. A. Gardner.
Moved and carried that the propo-
sition of the Leon Electric Light Co.
to install three nitrogen tungsten
| lamps on Main street be accepted,
city to pay rental fee of Sc per
month each for same and to pay in
stallation fee of $3.50 each.
On motion the light committee
we're empowered to order lights in
such alleys as in their judgment
would be necessary, also at such 9th
err points as need demands.
The question of making approach
es to county bridge in northeast
Leon was taken up and discussed at
some length and finally decided that
the city did not have sufficient funds
to do the work at this time.
Moved and seconded that Ordi-
nance No. 16 be passed to first read
! ing, on call of roll vote stood as fol-
lows: F. A. Gardner yea; E. G.
Monroe yea; c.. NJ Axes yea; Win
Cash yea.
Motion carried
Moved and seconded that the rules
requiring Ordinances to be read at
three different meetings be dispensed
with and that Ordinance No. 16 be
passed to second reading.
| Call of ROLL Gardner yea; Win
Cash yea; Monroe yea; AXES yea.
Motion carried.
Moved and seconded that the rules
be dispensed with and that Ordinance
No. 16 be passed to third reading.
Call of roll: Axes yea; Monroe
yea; Cash yea; Gardner yea.
Motion carried.
Moved and seconded that Ordi-
nance No. 16 be adopted as a whole
and that the same be spread at length
upon the Ordinance Record.
Call of roll: Gardner yea; Cash
yea; Monroe yea; Axes yea.
All councilmen voting in the af-
firmative the mayor declared the or
dinance passed and adopted as
whole and ordered that the same be
published as by law provided, said Or
dinance being as follows:
Ordinance No. 10.
An Ordinance regulating the speed of
motor vehicles and prescribing
penalty for violation thereof
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of Leon, Iowa:
Section LIVERY person operating
motor vehicle on the streets or pub
lie highways within the city limits of
Leon, Iowa, shall not operate the
same at a greater rate of speed than
one mile in four minutes, and the
maintenance of a greater rate OF
speed for one-eighth of mile shall
be presumptive evidence of driving at
rate of speed which is not careful
and prudent.
Section 2-It shall be the duty of
the mayor to have placed conspicu-
Ously, on each main highway, where
the city line crosses the same and on
every main highway where the rate
of speed changes, sign of sufficient
size to be easily readable by persons
using the highway, bearing the
words: City of Leon, Iowa, slow
down to Is miles, Said sign also to
have thereon an arrow pointing in
the direction where the speed shall
be reduced or changed.
Section 3-Any person violating
any of the provisions of this ordi-
nance shall, upon conviction, be sub
ject to fine not to exceed one hun
dred dollars, and in case the fine and
costs imposed for such violation are
not paid, the person convicted may
be committed to Jail until such fine
and costs are paid, not to exceed thir-
ty days.
Section All ordinances or parts
of ordinances, in so far as the same
conflicts with this ordinance, are
hereby repealed.
Section 5-This ordinance shall be
in force and effect from and after its
publication as by law provided.
Passed and approved this 4th day