The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-01-06
COUNCIL TALKS SEWER
Wants to Have Contracts Let So
y Work May Be Done Early.

First council session OF the new
year was a tame affair with but little
business outside of routine affairs and
adjournment was taken before ten
O'Clock ...-. s... .+rs .....
No one was present at the session
to offer anything and no complaints
of any nature were on file with clerk
| T H. Carlin.
Claims were allowed and monthly
reports read and filed.
Councilman Albert Mendenhall Of
the second ward was unable to be
present, being confined at home with
Ia grippe. <."r..n -. >4s =
Fansher introduced discussion on
sewers. The member believes that eff.
fort should be made to get line on
all OF the sewer work needed through
the year and have bids for all places
of work advertised and contracts let
at one and the same time in order to
obtain a better price on the work. II
Is probable that a storm water sewer
project will be started on North A
street to relieve the food conditions
prevalent at the T. G. Carlin resi-
dence. urfaCe water is to be divorced
from the sanitary sewers with the
establishment of the new sewage dis
posal system for north and east Os.
kaloosa and this will increase the
amount OF the surface flow A storm
sewer may be installed to relieve the
situation at the intersection OF Sixth
avenue and Second street. This job
will amount to one thousand dollars
or more Other pieces Of work will be
reedsd durin gthe year.
City engineer Horace Hawkins was
instructed to round up" these pro-
posed jobs and to estimate them for
the information of the council at it's
next regular session or as soon as
possible.
Should any neighborhoois or COM
contemplate an Improvement
OF this character in which the partici-
patton Of the CITY Is desired now is
the time circulate petitions for sigma
lures, to be presented to councilman
or dire7t to Mayor Harold City engi-
neer Hawking, stands ready at any
time to give information concerning
grades, or probable or approximate
cost of such work.
Concerning tho work for the relief
of Sixth avenue and Second street the
engineer has pointed out way tOI
divert the drainage from, this corner
by raising the grade at the intersec-I
ton about eighteen inches. This in. ,
tersection - now one foot below the !,
grade Of the pavement at Rock Is. !
land avenue, next intersection sonth |
and lower than all other intersections
1t is veritable hole and
there is no other place for the water
to go in a heavy downpour. BY ele-
waiting the grade the drainage will be ,
diverted to South First street where
ample provision has, been made for
the storm water disposal Mr.. Hawk
ms has pointed out that the work pee
essary to care for the water upon the |
surface will not cost nearly so much !
as to build aQueducts below surface
and the surface disposition will serve
the same purpose and carry more
water in less time.
Mr. e. B. Black of the firm of Black
Z Veatch, engineers, reports that the
plans for the disposition of Oskaloosa
sewage will be ready shortly follow.
ng a consultation with the engineer
Of the state board of health of Iowa
% obtain consent of the state health
officers. The presence of city engi
leer Hawkins is asked at Des Moines
It the meeting between engineers to
Ierify local conditions i