Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-23
COUNCIL ORDERS EAST
Main Street R e .|'!l|! PAVED Ell!
TURNS DOWN PETITION FOR MA.
cADAM IMPROVEMENT
(. .s5. MONDAY NIGHT. 5zsz
SIDEWALKS ORDERED > CONSTRUCTED 81 " ;lI
] Numerous Petitions Granted, And
LARGE Amount y q Business
5i. By Transacted.
SIDEWALKS ORDERED j! { CONSTRUCTED 81 i ] y

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\ 3$ AZ The city council met in regular
4 session in the council. chamber on
Ss Monday evening, with al members
and the mayor, present. AT the mon. On.
day evening meeting an unusuaily
large amount OF business was tran'
. sacted, the most important OF when y !
q was the action taken with respect y
the Main street paving. @
All After the council was called 10 ,or
der, Fred Durey, OF the West SIDE,
appeared before the council and urg'
h ed upon them the need OF q sidewalk
U on Third street, south Of the Illinois
Il Central tracks. Following Mr. Durey
4 other residents Of the West side en-
1 phasized the necessity Of a walk on
D that street. The question of the
walk on Third street was referred to
h the street committee, with power 70
lhS act. It will be impossible to build a
ceentssSalk this fall on this street.
y hut the necessary fill and a cinder
Il walk will be put in at once. I.
5sz.55J. + w. Miles petitioned the council
y to order the construction Of side
II walk on the south side. of Liberty
street from Franklin to New streets.
4 Mr.. Miles petition was, granted, and
n the council voted to order, the walk
4 built. 81: "a "a; Y. Z. ...:a y .1 ~
George Slack protested against
y piece of sidewalk on Fifth street,
( dust north Of the. Illinois Central
gright-of-Way. Mr.. Slack and others
& contend that the present conal.ioa y. oa
4 o4 the walk Is q menace TO IKE anu
limb. and that IN oraer 70 esS.p1 ..s..ir;os
4 possible damage suli lor lI,th lan, ano
the walk should sbe replaceo WIZ .sa one
q that ts sale LOT eoes.t l.ns - 3 20.
This petition was asos M gwen y lasoi
able consideration by the sz c'p' counleti n.y.
y ordering q new walk laid = 25s 2l
B. s. Mullen and Guy Duncan, Wno,
by the way. are two OF the meekest
Il and gentl lest of mankind. uncorkea g,
4 uuantity ,of ire which brought 81
b lence over the august assembly 70. 70
4 the extent that one could hear pin
\ drop. Il. Messrs. Mullen and Duncan.
II in no uncertain terms, brought to the
4 attention OF the council the fact that
3 Cav street residents had, several
wars ago. presented to a M former.
conncil a unanimous petition for
r,.tarF main and fire hydrants, and
,Sva,. .rantei st,.,, Their request at that
l 4 s,s,s : 4 A 'srhs n,,aatfon II 1Syin9 this
\ .tic,,, !. main has been con.
ktr,,a,a ,,om q inc ID, time. 4 The GxXs
{, q fear, ,aoIsssstion was referred
!. .fn sthe water committee, with instrac.
4 ~ 3to Investigate the situation.
5ss Henry Ockcr, who lives on North.
seleGt, ,..tais 49, .snnt1 -
~ residence. proper.y. 81 =. ~ I. -,
Agrsed TO- do the filing e the cry
would furnish the materlall..-I 2 t1usF - &.
quest was granted. .s..sg
"a petition, signed Dy4t numerous
women sof Manchester. asked the
seouncil to- yacafe the river 1rVnt on
West Union street, 50 that row Doa.e
snley be brought to 3 lanalhg ine
coatention OF the v, petltloneIs ~
spee11 to be that at the present tl1Ie
the entire frontage ts occupied Dy
row boats belonging to Il. ). WeD-
I 5bSr. The council voted to haVe. tnat
part Of the river front % on " est
S1Jni0n street vacated for puDllc !se,
1;ss q. n. Morgan, n1sntWaHIsc;n,5p p.r','
ed the council for a SO month In IN
crease in salary. Mr.. Morganlss ms pc
tition was continued. hi ss.
n The petition Of D. F. Young for
plumbers license was granted. Mr..
Youne's bond as a a licensed city
plumber was also approved. VI
City Treasurer G. j. Seeds pre-
$santed his monthly report, which
was read and approved. js s;4
vi Two bids had been received = by
the citv clerk for the laying Of the /
{ 3 swatar mains on Liberty. Iowa and
Nav streets, The bids were return
"a and the council voted 4 to have
the CITY hire the work done. instead
81 letting the contract for the work.
The work Of installing the water
mains on these. three streets will be
anr,ao 11,,nda,. tho directiOn and -suDer-s