Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-22
ASK ExEcGr'vE TO ENFORCE
ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO oP-
GRAFTON OF DRAvL'NEs< :
SIDEWALKS ORDERED CONSTRUCTED
Marion Street Property Owners
Petition Tor Street Improvement.
81 Action Was Deferred.

The City Council met in regular
session on Monday evening, Coun-
cilmen' Hockaday, Droman, Cowles
and Williams being present at the
time the council was called to order.
Councilman Dunham was detained fol
time but reported for duty short
ly after the Mayer called the Coun-
Gil to order.
It was evident from the. very out
set of the meeting that there would
be something doing before the ses-
sion closed. John Anderson and Ed
Dutton, representing the draymen of
Manchester, appeared before the
council and asked that the ordinance
regarding the licensing of draymen
b. enforced and +, protection given
those who have paid for licenses. A
free for all discussion was indulged
in by the mayor and council and the
men who represented the draymen.
According to the complaints regist-
cred with the mayor aid council a
number of jteamsters in Manchester
have been doing some hauling with
out a. license, In one or two instan-
ces information had been filed
against the parties, and the costs
of the actions paid, while the ii. fines
were suspended. The draymen in
sist upon the strict compliance Of the
ordinance, while the mayor believes
that the violations complained of
are mere technical, and not suffici-
ent to warrant prosecution. The
council also appears to be. divided
in its opinion as to the merits Of the
ordinance which the, draymen ask
ed to haye enforced.
:. The residents on West Marion
street presented petition in which
they ask to have that street from
First ito Sixth streets improved by
placing one foot of gravel ON same,
the gravel to be drawn from the
city's gravel, pit east Of town, and
the property owners to stand. the ex-
pense 9s ehs pTpyement IS ll1 except
spreading he grave. The petition
was taken under consid GRAFTON, but
action was deferred until a future
meeting. r. ..-...
Gndner Brothers petitioned the
city council fer the privilege Of plac-
ing show case directly in front CT
their. store, extending few inches
onto the Sidewalk line. This petition
was granted.
= County Superintendent Walker ap-
peared before the council and asked
the council to order the construction
of a sidewalk on the south side of
r Ct,
to the Doolittle house which Mr..
Walker recently moved from Union
srteet to- Liberty street, md which
he is remodeling into a modern dwell
/, ing house. This petition was also
granted. -
"A sidewalk on Eighth street be-
tween Marion and Jasper streets,
was ordered constructed.
H. F. Whitney petitioned the
council for a plumbers license. The
petition was granted.
+. Property owners on South Madison
street petititioned for an extension OF
water main from the present termi-
nus to the end of the street. This re-
quest was also granted, and the main
to, be laid as soon as the city, can
do the work.
Since the recent high wind, when
one of the chimneys on the H. F.
Gray livery barn was destroyed, and
tho falling brick narrowly missing a
passing automobile, numerous com
plants have been registered with the
council and, mayor as to- the .condi-
fion If tha wall The owners Rell-
ben Pinch and o. H.. Lewis, were
notified TO place the property in a
safe condition during the next. few
days.. > "a HE!r,*-
Before adjournment the council
allowed ,the usual grist of monthly