Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-07
|!A:!!a!LD \! petition
''''' ''' INSUFFICIENT
Commissioners Decide That
Paper Calling for Sunday
Shows Lacks Names
BREMHORST HAS
FIRE RESOLUTION
Head Of the Public Safety
Department Seeks More
Equipment

f'e!ent names 70 mako the petition
ItseK appear sufs,cient and Il was
referred to the city solicitor for
recommendation 40 to further pro-
cedure.
The petition asking the city commits.
sloners to repeal the ordinance. which
forbids the operation OF shows and like
| places OF amusement, on Sundays in
Ottumwa, was held insuflcient this
morning by the council in its regular
weekly meeting. The petition was
nled on March % and when presented
TO the council this morning was ac.
companied by statement from the
city clerk. This statement said that
the clerk having gone over the names
found that there were 1888 signatures
attached to the petition and of this
number 1,120 were registered voters.
The total number Of voters who cast
their ballot at the last general elec.
ton held In Ottumwa on March 81.
1913 was 1856 The number needed
for this petition to be suficient is
one.fourth of that number or 1899.
The paper was therefore held insult.
! ficient by the city clerk In his certified
statement, The matter when present
ed to the commissioners this morning
was placed on hle and referred to the
city solicitor. Ten days are given to
Amend fha- oaginAl petition hess h@ss
City Solicitor Il. i. Duke sread Tie
copy OF letter which he had written
to Attorney General Cosson IN regard
to the action that the commissioners
could take on the matter. This Outlin.,
ed the facts Of the case ~ Mr. Duke
said he believed they stood in Ottum-
wa. In reply Mr.. Cosson's letter which
was also read by Mr.. Duke did not an
sWer In a direct way any Of Mr.. DuEe's
questions and the city solicitor stated,
that he was OF the opinion that tha
matter had not been given the e--act
Interpretation that 1t should have had
from the attorney general of the state.
Bremhorst Has Resolution,
Commissioner Bremhorst, Of the de-
partment of public safety presented
resolution this morning to the cornell
which called for the advertising Of bids
for the purchase of new fire equipment
fol the city but no action was taken on
the matter by the commissioners.
Mr.. Bremhorst's resolution called for
motor apparatus to consist Of one mo.
tor aerial hook and ladder truck. either
sxty-f1ve or seventy-flve foot extension
ladder and one combination chemical
and hose car. It stated further that
the bids were to state specifically all
Of the facts regarding the different
parts of the equipment and that they
would be opened on May l. 1t was
further stated that in the event that
the city should determine to purchase
one or both pieces Of apparatus called
for In the resolution. then the city
would pledge itself to issue bonds or
certificates in payment OF the same ac-
cording to the rules and regulations re-
garding such matters as set out by the
laws Of the state.
Reports are Presented.
The reports of various departments
Of the city work were read this morn
ing and placed on hle. These were
from the chief Of the fire department,
the chief Of the police department. the
street department. the monthly ana an
nual report Of the treasurer, the re-
port from the library board. the park
board, the water works, police Judge
and J. G. Blunk.
A. A. Lewis presented petition
signed by himself and others living in
his neighborhood asking that electric
lights be placed under the Burlington
yiaduct near his home in the east end
The matter was referred to Commits
sioner Bremhorst with instructions to
take It up at once.
At the request of Commissioner Nc
Daniel the city solicitor read the or.
dinance as 1t stands in regard to NOV
ing picture shows and tbeaters being
equipped with exits and prevention
against fire. At noon the commission.
ers adjourned until this afternoon.