Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-03-16
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

! Mossouri Valley Ia, March o.
The council met in regular ses-
sion and was called to order at
1880 p. M. Officers present were
A. Edgecomb mayor; Frank Tam
isiea, city attorney; S. R. Will
.liams, clerk, and Councilmen w.
H. Sudduth, Cox, Finley, Roden
and Gill. The minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved.
The reports of the mayor, treas
urer and clerk were read and ap-
proved. 1t was moved and sec
onded that the petition of w. d.
SHELTON ct AL, asking that Har-
rison street be opened, be referred
to the street and alley committee.
Motion carried. Moved and Sec
onded that the bill of O. E. Whit
ted for damage claim of ST, 500 for
injuries sustained in falling
through the sidewalk in front of
the Cold Storage company prop
erty be rejected. Motion carried.
The mayor acting as chairman
of the light committee, reported
in favor of waiting until June 4
for decision from the light COM
pany. Moved and seconded that
the mayors report, be accepted
and placed on file. On roll call
all members Of the council vot-
ing aye the motion was carried.
Moved and seconded that the
mayor act as committee of one
to see the county board in regard
to the bridge across the Newton
ditch Motion carried.
Moved and seconded that the
mayor and city attorney be in
structed to notify the electric
light company and the telephone
company to move all poles on the
streets which are in the way of
the paving. Motion carried.
Moved and seconded that the
mayor and street and alley COM
mittee be empowered to mako the
necessary arrangements to take
care of the sanitary district, an
ordinance. vacating certain streets
and alleys in the city of Missouri
Valley was read the first time. 1t
was moved and seconded that the
rules be suspended and the ordi-
nance vacating certain streets
and alleys be read the second
time and on roll call all the coun-
cilmen voting aye the ordinance
was read the second time.
Moved and seconded that the
rules be suspended and the ordi-
nance be read the third time and
placed upon IFS 8aNispassaxe,aaa
on roll call all the members voting
aye the ordinance was read the
third time.
1t was then moved and second
ed that the ordinance be adopted
and title agreed to as read, and
roll call resulting in unanimous
aye vote the ordinance was
adopted.
Moved and seconded that the
mayor and city clerk be instructed
to execute a deed to the C.. g., N.
w. railway company to property
described in the above ordinance.
Motion carried.
Moved and seconded that the
council adjourn to 1880 p. m. on
March 8, 1916. Motion carried
and council adjourned.
Missouri Valley, Ia, March g.
The council met as per adjourn
ment and was called to order at
I 80 p. m. Officers present were
A. Edgecomb, mayor; Frank Tam
isiea city attorney; S. R. Will
liams, clerk, and Councilmen Gill,
Cox, Roden and Sudduth.-
Moved and seconded the follow
ing bills be allowed:
City Fund.
Goodrich Bros, painting
street signs ....-......S 4.25
H. Morton, sal, for Feb. $500
G.. Beagle, sal. for Feb..... $500
G. Short, sal. for Feb. 1000
S. r.. Williams, sal, Feb. $500
First Nat. bank, time
checks -..--...-... 2.t1
VIM. Messer, burying dog so
Jas. Points, burying dogs 100
VIM. Brady, hauling dirt. go
Stevens Bros, hauling dirt 7.35
Dan Logan, five hrs. labor 1.i0
|. b. DUNCAN, 13 hrs. labor 2.6O
Nat. MaIleable Cast, Co.,
'rattler shot .-. FPS
Water Fund.
Buffalo Meter Co., water
meter .------ --..... 600
rangers Dept. store, nine
gallons of tar ............ 1.8O
F. M. Purcell, plumbing. 2.95
c. H. Deur, sand, cement,
brick and tiling ...-.... $500
Owen E. g. c. Co., repairs 100
T. Thomson, sal. for Feb. 1900
R. w. Williams, sal. for
Feb. and phone toll -. 6O.45
First Nat. bank, time
checks and freight -..-. 1913
Intr. Steam Pump Co.,
valves and covers s.77
sJnhn Ghricfnncnn mooon