The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-05-20
CITY TO CHANGE
GRADE OF STREET
TO EFFECT IMPROVEMENT NEAR
FOURTH WARD SCHOOL.
NEW STREET TO BE OPENED
Insress to Forest Cemetery Viii be
Afforded From Seventh Street.
other Action by Council
Monday Night.

After working in continuous sess-
ion up to almost midnight the city
council adjourned TO Tuesday, May
25. for the further consideration OF
business. A multiplicity of affairs and
detail claimed attention Monday ev-
ening the occasion OF the second
regular session of May and a multi
tude of little business kept crowding
into the record until no stopping
place could be discerned and the
council adjourned from sheer eXhaus-
ton.
Secretary Shangle OF the school
board appeared with reference to the
grading and improvement OF b ave-
nue. in front of Grant School building
which improvement necessitated rails
ing the grade at the Sixth street in
tersection. This will make necessary
the relaying of the side walk along
the properties abutting. All of the
property owners conceIned with a
single exception, SO the secretary
stated, have signed a petition which
was presented the council. The en-
gineer, some time ago was ordered TO
investigate. He made report to the
council and showed a sketch OF the
of the cut and FILL The cut on the hill
will start at q point one half block
west of eighth street. Whatever dirt
is cut from the hill will be placed at
the foot of the grade in Sixth street
The problem of what to do with Mrs.
A-ulrs lot which would be damaged,
arose The filling Of the lot and the
raising of the house Is Involved. Es-
timated cost of the improvement by
the city engineer. Horace Hawkins,
is given at between five AMI six hun
dred dollars. The council voted to do
the work and the city engineer was
instructed tn take the necessary leg
al steps, obtaining the signatures OF
property owners along the way. waiv.
ing right to damage claims and alb
solving the city from liability.
Sewer Matters.
]. r. Gentry claims damage from
sewer conditions existing On his prop
erty in northeast Oskaloosa. He set
forth his reasons for his complaint
and asked for relief j. d. Guthrie
who owns a tract OF land along Bird
avenue, west of NJ street, also has
grievience and laid down plea be-
fore the council that would have done
credit to a barrister. Both these mat
tiers were referred to claims commit
tee.
More trouble on account OF the
Penn College Sewer appeared in the
form of a property owner who wishes
TO 20 into another sewer and asks re-
lief from the assessment plan.
c. c. Morgan asks for papering and
t. hn ffvv
Committee will investigate.
Contract between the city and
Dan Lewis for sweeping the sire
and flushing payements was taken up
bond placed at $1,000 and approval
voted.
To Open New Street.
Following the report OF the street
and alley committee the deed OF
Theo Greeve and wife for a strip oil
ground between the north side OF the
Greeve green houses and the Forest
Cemetery was accepted and payment
therefor ordered. This means the OPP
ening of new street along the
south side OF Forest cemetery, run
ming west to connect with North 7th
street.
William Van Ness, oil South Mar
ket street is filling his lot and desires
the city TO assist in caring for the
natural water way from the South
Springs branch" drainage. The mat
ter was given in the hands of the
sewer committee and Mr., Mccoy was
asked for some advice upon legal
points.
Proposition to provide the city with
motor cycle with side car attachment
was offered by August Gottschlich,
Jr., but no action was taken and the
proposition was placed on file.
Upon recommendation of the city
engineer Horace Hawkins, the coun-
ell adopted grades for north Eleventh
street and Seventh avenue, east OF
twelfth street and city solicitor II.
r. Mccoy was instructed TO prepare
ordinances for these two places in
connection with the amendment to
the ordinance TO be applied to the
work on avenue east.
Bids for the city contract for &C.
ment side walk crossings and repairs
were opened Three bids were Of
fered, William Oldham, III Math-
ews and Carbon Construction Co. The
bid of the latter Yas accepted.
Something is out of fix with the
flag pole on the city hall. The fire
committee in conjunction with the
Fire Chief !. NJ. McCracken was in
structed to take the matter into con.
sideration, with power TO act.
Specifications under which the new
concrete base pavement was con-
structed did not inehlde expansion
joints. The new pavement is said TO
have been showing results of this
defect and TO have been bullying bad
~ in places. The city engineer
stated that this trouble was no fault
OF the construction company. He adj
vised that the city get busy at once
cut out some brick and insert the ex-
pansion material to give relief tothe
situation.
Il. A. Farnsworth wants the city
TO buy a lot at the north end OF
South X street and open the street
through to High avenue. He explain
ed TO the council that the thing could
be accomplished at net cost OF
$500. Mr.. Mendenhall. Of the streets
and alleys committee appointed toI
Investigate stated that the thing !
could not be accomplished short Of
1000. He thought that other relief