The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-01-07
Stoppage of Public Work Proves
Rather Expensive.

Our city council came together Mon
day evening for the first regular SEES
sion of the new year and aside from
routine matters but little was accom-
.plished The less the council has to
do, the longer it takes them to do it.
And when the council was adjourned
about ten o'clock roll was called on
a board of health meeting. DR.. Rob
erts asked what was the matter with
the city water, asserting in strong
terms that it had most unpleasant
odOr. Doctor WaShburn, city health
officer, was equally positive that, bac-
.teriologiCa!ly, our water supply at the
present time is above criticism. The
school board was talked about to
some extent and the meeting ad-
journed.
G avenue sanitary sewer which
stands completed all but the setting
.of a cover for lamp hole, was accept
ed by the council and assessment
schedule offered by the city engineer.
Due notice will be posted,
On application of superintendent }.
w. Mckee of the Burlington COnStTuC-
ton Company, time limit on the COM
pletiOn of the pavement now under
contract was extended to May Is,
1875.
When the council held up the grad
ing about the John Collins property,
corner B avenue east and Tenth
street, last summer, and ordered the
mayor and street commissioner to
stop all work, they put up tne wrong
kind of interference. Now they must
pay cash. The stopping Of the work
! left the property 50 the occupants OF
! the place had neither ingrcss nor
egress for vehicles, and the owners
were threatened with vacation OF the
premises by the occupants. To hold
the tenants the owners had to reduce
the rentals and now the owners come
back on the city for the difference in
! the lease terms up to the first OF
April, 1915, and Mr.. John Anderson
serves notice on the city that there
will be other damages to pay later
on. The city voted to pay the $500
| lost rent and the council will defer
! further action until afted the snow
goes off in the spring.
Guy G. Woodn OF Chicago has a
suit against the city OF Oskaloosa for
damages on account of sewage emp
tying on his lands northeast of the
city. Mr.. Woodin informs Council
man r. r. Penders that he had been
trying to get an audience with the
council for several months, but has
never been able to meet them. He
asserts that he has a disposal plant
in operation at SigOurney, at cost OF
$4,000, that would do the business
for Oskaloosa at like expense. The
lefty is anxious and willing to install
Ia disposal plant of some character,
and learning through Mr. Penders
that Mr.. WOodin would be pleased to
show the council what Is being done
at Sigourney, a motion was passed
that Mr.. Penders Immediately get III
touch with Mr.. Woodin and acquaint
him of the willingness and the desire
of the municipality to have a meet
ling with him.
Reports, claims and discussion with
argument relative thereto consumed
a part of the evening
City Engineer +. F. Bridges made a
report to the council of his attend
lance at the national street and road
congress held at Chicago the first OF
December. He told about what he
had seen and heard and in particular
was his report about pavements and
paving work given close attention
Mr. Bridges stated that 1t was every
where agreed that for the most dur
able pavement at moderate cost the
concrete base vitrlfied block cement
grout filler work was the best thai
Icould be laid, and this Is the type
that has been laid in Oskaloosa In re-
lcent years. Ea snE