The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-04-22
HAVE A BUSY SESSION
Routine and Other Work Occupies
Attention of City Council.

Routine affairs and other business
engaged the energies of the city coun.
ell Monday evening at the mid-month
April session. Aside from the bust.
ness of record numerous subjects
were preached and discussed. COun-
Gil session adjourned to a Board of
Health meeting.
Ten minutes of caucus by the coun-
Gil, toward the close of the session,
resulted in the confirmation OF the
mayors recommendation of C. c. Nor
gan TO fill the place of Market Mas
ter, to succeed ]. e. Parks.
Tax Affairs. ....
Poll tax matters OF John !. Daily,
Albert West and John Hilliard. were
passed upon, while that of Clarence
w. Penland was referred to the
claims committee for further investi
cation.
Wants Tappage,
Mrs. G. NJ. Borgess. made applica-
ton for a sewer tappage for a prop.
erty on Second avenue west that is
out of the usual order of things. The
sewer committee will investigate and
report.
Why Inspect?
Question was raised as to the advis-
ability OF having sidewalk work in
spected when cement workers are I'M
der bond to do the work right. The
matter was laid over. ..r
viii Buy Coats. o.. ...
| Mayor Harold was instructed to in
vestigate the matter of rain coats for
the police force and authorized to
purchase new protection against
damp weather, II he thought it
necessary. .
Dump Yards.
Councimen Snyder, Mendenhall
and Pickett were appointed on motion
to secure adequate dump grounds for
refuse, one for west Oskaloosa and
one for the east side. No adequate
place for the dumping of waste ma
terial is now provided.
' viii Remove Glass.
! Complaint having been made of the
bottles, crockery, broken glass, brick
bats, big cinders, wire, etc, about the
streets, the matter was given into the
charge of the street department with
special instructions to put teams and
men on the streets and have the stun
picked up and removed.
More Time Granted,
Further consideration will be given
to the question OF opening street
along the north side of town between
Ninth and Seventh streets.
4 Sewer at Large.
Members of the sewer committee
will make personal examination of the
condition Of the sewer or drain south
Iof the Rock Island tracks and east Of
Second street Complaints of condi
ltions from this place have been mum
! erous.
. 81. Street Sweeping. ..
/ Clerk Carlin' was ordered to adVer
ltise for bids for street sweeping ant
street flushing, In the meantime
Street Commissioner CorcOran was
told to get busy on the pavements and
clean them as best he could until
other arrangements could be made.
Water Service Ordered.
Application for water main extern
made and the applicants, e. A. Mink
Her, c. Burns, G. w. Gilbert, J. w
McCarty, ]. Z. Donnelly, Emma Grin
w. NJ Stanton, c. Z. Caldwell, A. w
IStanton, John o, Carlson, E. NJ. Boy
uls and Huey Scott, having agreed tt
take tappage upon the same, the i'm
Iprovement was ordered upon motion
of Mendenhall, fire hydrant to BIZ
placed by Chief I. H. McCracken
THE petitioners complained that they
had the sewer but could not use it as
the city had failed to provide water.
That Soft Concrete.
A avenue pavement between B and
d streets was considered and the mat
ter taken under advisement and fur
Their examination win be made of the
work.