Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-02
CITY COUNCIL.

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CITY COUNCIL. 7z-
The city council met in ad1ourne
session# in the council chamber Q
Monday evening of this week.
take up the matter Of passing on tn
resolutions OF necessity OF curbin
and guttering q number Of the res
dence streetSs in the city w. D. H
Ilntosh appeared before the counc
and objected to the curb and gu
tier being extended past hts land O
the south side OF East Main street
No other objections were made eitt
er in writing or orally to any of tn
proposed improvements. After heal
Ing the objections as stated by MI
Mcintosh. the council voted unan
mously to adopt the resolution O
necessity, and advertise for bids 70
the work. # a. IA, Z: !, r.
A petition, signed by q number o
the dray and hack: men, was pre-
.sented to the city council. n askinl
that an ordinance be passed licens
ing draymen and hack drivers. TIL,
men who signed thds petition asl
SA0< IAVy OCt 6AvOA 0OAAO HIokCCSlOl
by licensing all persons who engag.
In this kind OF work. IA
"A petition, signed by residents pl
Third street, on the. West side, ask
ing for the construction of curb anG
gutter from the south side of Marion
street south, was granted.
One of the most perplexing prob
lens which has come before the
city council, was the fixing of tht
levy of assessment for the paving
which the Ford paving company re
Gently completed. Under the 4. new
statute all Intersections are assess
ed to the property abutting the In.
terscetionI and that within a certain
distance. The levy has to be made
according to the special benefits de.
rived by such Improvement in the
several intersections, while the bal:
ance OF the work is figured under tn,
old system. 4; aj;5 55t2$l5 ~
~ The council meets each evening OF
this week as a board of review, pass
ing on the books Of Assessor D. o.
Chamberlain, who has about com.
pleted his work.
Council Proce edinos.
\ Council met as per! adjournment.
Present, all OF the Councilmen, May
or Richardson, City Clerk and City
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Council passed resolution Of neces-
sity and ordered construction of
curb and gutter on the following
streets; Madison street from the
south line of Union street south to
Illinois Central r. r. Right Of Way;
Tama street from south line OF I'm
ion street south to north line of H.
linois Central r. r.. Right of Way;
East Main street from Iowa street
east to Fl corporation limits; West
Marion street from First street
west to Sixth street; Potter; street
rom Howard street south to Main
street, and also ordered clerk to adj
gertise for bids on same. @s-.s !
a Council granted petition to curb
md gutter 9Th street from Marion
street south to South street on both
,ides thereof. &,5gs.s, e e.. = W.
I City Clerk instructed to notify Del
aware County Telephone Company to
'emove pole on Liberty street near
Fred Mosers property, also a pole
IN Prospect street on the north line
# Mrs. NJ. ]. Hoyt's property, also
o clean up north Franklin street.
Council referred petition from
)raymen asking for ordinance licen-
ing the drays, omnibuses,s and bag
to committee on ordinance
's, claims, etc. Petition from Mer-
'hants and business men a sk:ns that
he license fee on peddlers and
treet vendors be raised. was re-
erred to ordinance committee.
Clerk was instructed to notify
Ietherington and Pinch owners OF
uilding on lot 1873, Manchester, to
epair roof and spouting on said
uilding abutting ON Tama street.
within 80 days from date OF notice.
4 Council took up the matter Of
pecial assessment. on Pavement of
,ayette, Madison and Main streets
Ot being able to complete same,
ouncil adjourned to Tuesday even
1g, June 1st, 1916.
/ Council came to order as Board 1
{ Review, and after doing some
usiness Board adjourned to June
st, 1915. 81
S5 Respectfully submitted,
+. q 4: 4. WILSON,
5si 81. .sssi. " City Clerk.