Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-17

ss3s MAHuHnsT1R. IOWA. As s1ooND-c
CITY sco oUNclL. q:
j Tho city council met in regula
session on Monday evening. Mayo
Richardson, and Couctlmen Hennes
sey, Hockaday and Cowles were pres
ent. Absent Councilmen Bishop ant
Hetherington. E. }. A 80 & gis
Hugh Clemans appeared before tn
council and offered an oral protes
Eagainst the improvements that arr
being made on East Main street. Mr.
Clemans contends that it Isl unfair t.
citizens Of Manchester who have pait
for pavement on the main thorough
fares Of the city, and then make al
Icostly Improvements as the city II
making on Main street at the ex
pense Of the city. Mr.. Clemans con
tends that Main street should be pay
e. as far east as Iowa street anu as
far west as the Main street bridge
Other citizens present at the council
meeting expressed a like opinion as
| regards this improvement A peti
ION was finally presented to the
council asking them to temporarily
cease. work on Main street with g
yieW to taking up the proposition Of
paving the thorough fare. The 5peti
zion was sjgnef by q number Of citf.
zens. 4. The council voted to cease Op.
srations for a. time in@ orde to give
sitizens on Main street an opportun.
.ty to make their wishes known, and
give the council more time to invest.
gate the adyisabilitysof Of paving.
A petition, signed by a number OF
property owners on East Howard
street, asking for an extension OF
she sewer on that street was pre-
sented to the council. The council
gotea to continue the petition. rs Is
Il "a petition, signed by two property
owners on t'irs t Street, asking Tor
sidewalk across First street, opposite
the Riverside hotel, was also con-
tinued. SsS M Ii! Ca 5lg} Il
"A petition, signed by upwards of
fifty business and professional men
it the city, asking that the city estab.
b E.ish electric lights in a number sof
The dark alleys, was presented to the
council, and was referred to the
committee on street lights, for fur
5ther action. Alleys in: every II city
furnish "a safe hiding place for those
bent on violating ordinances and
state laws, and Manchester appears
10 be no exception to this rule With
he alleys in the business seftiOn
we'll lighted, police officers will be
more able to safeguard property. In
connection with lighting the alleys in
The business part OF the city, Mayor
Richardson. on behalf OF the school
35oard, asked the council to take &C.
lion jim the matter II of maintaining
Jour electroliers, which the Ind depend-
&ant District is planning on erecting
IN the High school grouns! The only
expense that the city would be 70,
says Mr.. Richardson. would be the
s1aying for the electricity used, the
district to pay for the equipment IN
.luding posts, lamps and cable.
"A petition was also presented 4f to
the council asking for the construc-
ion Of a walk on the south side Of
EAST Union street. from Buchanan
street to Iowa street. This petition
was referred to the street committee.
\ Representatives of the Manchester
Machine company appeared before
he council with a request that the
company be granted the contract for
cleaning the streets In the business
section, The. company is now put
ling 6nG Thea, market their machine,
ind viii. demonstrate their machine
81 the streets OF Manchester, WAea
represent OF other cities come
% Investigate the merits Of the ma
chine. The company agrees to keep
.he down town streets clean, at about
The same expense as it costs the
;sity under the old sys TEN.
The mayor and council discussed
at some length the matter of q more
cigid enforcement of the ordinance
regarding the sale and firing OF,
Fourth Of July fireworks. No definite
steps were taken. .;$ 4 s3:.s7
ts Before adjourning to Monday even
ing, June 20, the council allowed the
following bills: {. ~, 3 !
Geo. Gaildbrandt, hauling gravel$4 80
.. A. Allyn, labor. -8.s. 81 10
J. w. :Vosburg. hauling gravel..10 @ 90
elias Pinch, hauling gravel. ~ 5O
Geo. Hildbrandt, labor Z. 5;. ,.....S::2 80
". L. Collard, salary. 30 W
Glen Hamblin,s labor. - ~
T.. r.. Oliver, salary. ~ W
II. = Morgan. :. salary. ~ 70, w
T. Wilson, salary. 5O w
70. "A. MCGEE, salary z. 60$ Oo
n. Wilson, salary !. IA. X 9. $50 OO
II, Wilson. office expense ~ ~
Geo. Evert, labor. 7. y. ....48 70
Pittsburg Meter Co, supplies. .l54 ~
Geo. Everett, salary. .6O w
Henion & Hubbell, supplies ..63 15
swan johnson, hauling grayel..36 SO
Dell Co. Tel. Co.. telephones. ~ 90 %
JOS. Thurn, labor: ~ So
Man, Il. H. &c p. Co.. lights.l49 % 70
VI. Killeas, labor. 80 w W
10. .L. Dambac cher. supplies. 62 -
T. T. Oliver, labor. .... l ! y o. ..
NJ. & o. Ry., freight, %
Jas. b. Glow & Sons. supplies: 40 40
T.. Crosier, labor. 4...s... ~ W ~
Chas. Oakley, labor. ~ AZ Az
Fl. Cross, labor. ..3H.. $50, . oo ~ y
M. Hamm, hauling grayel.:Ssst. .So w "
%. Brown, labor 3Ss..S. .F.-E.. NV w
AZ, Shaw, labor. -...f.i w
Wm. Hockaday, hauling grayel..2o 5o N
w. B. Elsbury. labor. 10 tOo
Keiser Bros, supplies. 20
Wm. Jones, labor. .... .i.s..a3 w
Il. Schmidt; labor, 4. 1870. ~ w
Homer Abbott, labor. =. ....64 81
Chas. oakley, labor 80 W.
Geo. Hildebrandt, labor. ~ ~. sot o.
III WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
For the week ending June "A, 1914:
The conditions during the past Weel
| we're unusually favorable for the
;rowth; OF vegetation. The average
temperature was about degrees
above the normal, and all parts Of th'
state received copious TO heavy rams
Most too much rain has fallen IN tne
! lorthern and western districts, ana ~
j result field work has been delayeu
ana small grain is getting too RANK
Iowever, in the SOUTH ceh.rai any
,outhcastern districts, where drought
conditions have prevailed during thf
nast month, the rains will be OF grea
helm to all crops except hay, which
I will be light. Corn has made phenom
/ o,.o1 -oroW1tb and lin some localities