The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-10
PRICE OF LIGHT. IS UP
City Council Delays Action On Pay
For White Way.

Oskaloosa city council SHE'D, Mon
day evening, at paying for the cur
rent supplying the new white way
ielectroliers, recently installed in the
business section and for which tae
city council agreed at the outset to
stand sponsor, as it we're. The shy
WAS not QUITE balk, as the motion
for the adoption of the resolution fix.
ing the price to be paid by the city
in the form of a three-year contract
was withdrawn and did not come to
a vote.
Resolution, ilxing the price per
STANDARD, for current used in the new
lelectroliefs and ALI repairs or renew
ais at five dollars per month was of.
fered by DR.. Roberts and seconded.
Mr.. Brewer objected to the adoption
of the resolution, stating that there
1 was no reason for such hurry and
hustle to adopt a price. He thought
tie resolution should have the care
full and deliberate consideration of
J the council and should be thoroughly
He, asserted that Ma
son, City was paying only $4s,00 per
STANDARD per year, while, the Oska-
loosa company wanted $4,000 per
year for the same service. 49,.
Messrs. Lafollete, Williams and
\ Roberts called attention TO points in
| the matter at issue. When the pro
ject Of the new White Way lights
was first proposed and the business
men Interested came before the coun.
Gil with their plans, inquiry was
made by the council as to the price
the new system would cost as com
pared with the old arc lamps In use
formerly. The price of $4,000 was
then named and understood and dis
cussed and the business men were
told to go ahead and install their
lamps and they were given assurance
in open council that the city would
maintain and light the same at pub
lie expense. Mr.. Mendenhall and
4 others had things to say, Mr.. BreWeI
lreL lying to each in turn. s
DIR. Roberts was surprised taat the
Offering Of resolution to fix the
jprices for the service should be con
lsidered snap judgment" something
1'tforced on the council" hurried &C
juon to be regarded with suspicion
etc, etc. Mr.. Williams pointed out
Ethat he could not detect wherein any
one had been in any hurry about pre-
Isenting tae resolution fixing the price
for tie lights when most oil the white
Way bad been Installed since early
in October, two months ago, and this
Twas, the first he had heard of any
ltaing about payment for current. Mr.
Brewer, However, wanted the sub
ject taken up to determine just whaI
the council wanted to do with 1t ant
I'm that basis the council left 1t. Mr.
IKObeFts. with permission Of his sec
I.ond, withdrew his motion and tht
ICut stion Is still open.
T. 1t was tae regular session of thu
lInOnth and much business WAS trans
4 acted. After routine many specia
n tnatters we're taken from the clerk
ldcsk auG handled. All sidewall
work not otherwise arranged TO
4 vas aRsessed against property; I
multiplicity of tax complaints wert
handled, one or another way; Off
cial bonds for trench workers AM
i plumbers were considered; claims al
flowed auc reports presented.
+ A new light was ordered for the
corner of the Brooke hotel on tax
south side OF High avenue. west o
the NJ. & st. l.. tracks. ... go,
Petitions for sidewalks and i'm
DrGVemeuts were referred to CONT
tees TOR investigation and a reques
for new light was sent to committee
for personal Investigation and report