The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-11-08
CITY COUNCIL ASKED TO PRO-
VIDE NEW SERVICE.
NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION
otRsf Tcit9hAHairs Receive Attention
New Sewer Accepted-contract
For New Work Awarded--Fire
Hydrants Are Authorized.

bOU oududHdl, SECRETARY OF the
Commercial Club, were again in evi.
dence at the meeting of the city coun.
ell Monday evening and with them
came a delegation of the Woman's
Club, the Social Service League and
the TeacherPa clubs of Oska-
loosa schools. Both ladies and gen.
tlemen were present and when the
council convened at 8:45 o'clock, Mr.
Shanahan served as the leader of the
party and presented plea for the
maintaining of a public health nurse
in connection with the city depart
ment of health and to cooperate with
the city health officer
Want Visiting Nurse.
Mrs. owen Jones, DR.. J. G. Roberts,
Mrs. H. s. Howard Miss Hollyce d.
Brown, Mrs. II. l.. Spencer, Mrs. r.
X. Dayis, Or. X. l.. Johnston, the act
ing health officer, Mrs Mark Moor
man.. Mrs James Dewitt and Col. j.
F. MCNEIL all spoke in favor of the
movement and referred to the subject
from its various phases and in some
cases from actual experience in Oska-
loosa. In all it was strong pre-
sentation of facts. but it was found
that the expense would add some
$1,000 to the cost of the health depart
ment and the council only has stat
ed per cent of the tax levy to spend
for health purposes.
Councilman-at-Large Lee M. Fan
sher seemed to act as the spokesman
of the council and stated that the
legislature had given the council on
ly so much latitude and the appropri
alton of the health department was
now being used to the limit of the
rights. Mr. Gustafson suggested
that another meeting be held later
and in the meantime the subject
could be investigated and he thought
THAT in some way the matter might
possibly be arranged.
Wednesday evening. November A.
1917, was set for this meeting and
then it will be of more public char
acter and some definite plan will
probably be arranged. Dr. j. G..
Roberts expressed the thanks of the
joint delegation for the interest and
attention of the council and bespoke
their eo;operative support. in such a
worthy movement.
Plat Is Approved.
The matter of the Berry & Dav-
ter" addition, near Penn College, and
located west of North Market street
was taken up and the plat filed at the
MI
Cepted by the city A long list of
semi-monthly claims was presented,
covering bills of salaries, wages Of
employees and general accounts and
warrants ordered. City Clerk Car
lin stated that $4,000 of the city bond
and interest had lately been paid off
and a claim on the big pumper fire
engine was also allowed and ordered
paid.
Sewer Finished.
The South Second street sewer
was reported complete and the same
was accepted by the council. Novem-
Der 81, 1917, was set for a special
session of the council for hearing pro-
tests against assessments to cover
the cost tof the work.
- New Hydrant Ordered.
Estimates for the grading of the
Penn college addition were approved.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick made an informal re-
port regarding the extra fire protec-
ton requested by the college at the
last melting. The new hydrant at
I,its nj Cnl1th EirC 4
street and Second avenue east was
ordered put in by the Peoples Water
Company" '"%
The city attorney reported the set
Element of several damage cases
against the city having to do with the
dumping grounds on the old Guthrie
property on South M street The
trouble is largely removed and the
sewer is to be extended.
New Water Main.
Fire hydrants were also ordered in
at 18th and 18th avenues east, when
the water mains are extended on
South Second street. by the Water
Company. The contract between
tue city of Oskaloosa and Otis Taylor
& Company for the maintaining OF
the new rendering plant near the
sewer disposal grounds in the north
east section of the city was accepted
Suffer Gets Contract.
Bids for the construction Of the
A avenue west sewer between North
f and G streets were opened and only
one, that of Louis A. Suffer, for 1859
was received and the bid was accept
ed, City Clerk T. H. carlin was au
thprizedr to, see the three oskaloosi
papers and arrange for the publica
ton of the proceedings of the council
like that in use by the county Boar(
of Supervisors.
Other Affairs.
New lights at Eighth avenue ant
Twelfth street and also at the stree
car crossing on South M street were
referred to the light committee TO in