Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-04-15
Council Proceedings

COUNCIL Room MO. Valley,
la, April IL, 1915 Council
met as per adjournment and
was called to order by the
mayor at 7:30 p. m.
Officers Present-A. Edge
comb, mayor; Frank Tamisiea,
city attorney; S. r. Williams,
city clerk.
Councilmen Presented Gill,
w. j Roden, w. H. Sudduth
and John Cox.
The mayor made the follow
ing recommendations to the
council.
No. THAT the council ap.
point an auditing committee to
check the reports of the treas
urer, and clerk and water COM
missioner of 1914.
No. 2-That the proper COM
mittee be instructed by resolu-
ton to place safety guards
around all dangerous openings
into sewer and water ways.
No. 3 That you place a
light in Odell's addition on the
south side of the R. R, tracks
on First street.
No. THAT you authorize
the proper committee to ar
range with the different town.
ship trustees to drag the roads
leading into the city from the
South to the R. R, crossing,
and the roads coming into the
city from the west to the paved
street and from the north to
the 3rd Ward school house, and
from the east to pavement on
Ninth Street.
No. 5-That you authorize
and appoint committee to
purchase a filing cabinet for
the purpose of affording the
clerk and water committee bet
ter facilities for filing all pa
pers and documents belonging
to his office.
No. 6-That you provide
other quarters for the fire wa
gon driver in order that the
firemen may have the entire
room now occupied by the driv-
err and his family.
No. THAT you elect Eli
Watkins as street commission
No. S-That you elect V. A.
Mccormack as city engineer.
Moved and seconded the rec
concentrations of the mayor be
accepted and placed on file.
Motion carried.
Moved and seed the applica-
tion of V. Tamisiea for a
plumbers license be granted
and his bonds be approved and
clerk be instructed to issue
license. Motion carried
Moved and seed we proceed
to elect city engineer and roll
call resulted in all councilmen
voting for V. A. Mccormack as
per mayors recommend No. 8
and MIR. Mccormack was duly
declared elected city engineer.
Moved and seed the commu-
nications be accepted as read
and placed on file. Motion
carried.
Moved and seed the mayors
appointment of Eli Watkins as
street commissioner be confirm
ed. Motion carried.
Moved and seed the bonds of
Robt. Morton. night marshall;
Eli Watkins, St. Com; and
Frank Tamisiea, city attorney,
be accepted and placed on file.
Motion carried.
Moved and seed the matter
of John |. Rowe's claim on
frame building on the city
property west of fire station be
referred to the mayor and city
attorney-they to report at
next regular meeting. Motion
carried.
Mayors recommend No.
having already been referred
to finance committee no action
was deemed necessary.
Moved and seed mayor rec
ommend No. 2 be referred to
street AID alley committee;
recommend NJ. 3 to the light
com nittee; No. 5 be referred 8
to the water COM, with power !.
to act and No. 6 be referred to
the mayor and fire department
committee Motion carried.
Moved and seed the matter
of bill boards be referred to
city attorney and ordinance (
committee. Motion carried.
Moved and seed the matter Z
of extending the water main in
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