Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-05-28


A. K. Bailey & Son Printing 2.91
Thomson Meter Co. meter
repairs .............. 9.19
Albert Williams meter clean
ing o.fO
VIM. Welch, Jr. street labor 21.00
VIM. WEIGH, Sr. street labor POO
j. Donelson street labor. 100
! Clarence Carlson street labor 1900
Henry Eningson street labor $500
Henry Quamme street labor $500
Ole Hattlestad street labor. SIS
A. Berg street labor. ..... $500
j. Flanagan street labor. -. $500
Will Frye street labor &c.. 1900
! NJ. Anderson street labor =. 32.70
J. P. Burns street grading. 1l5.7O
The Service Co. repairs. -. S.75
Motion by Hislop seconded by
Nesheim that the resolution be adopt
i ed. Motion carried.
Alderman McAndrews presented
the following resolution:
Resolution Ordering Water EXten-
sions.
1t is hereby resolved by the City
council OF the city of DEBORAH, Iowa
Section l. Whereas, 1t is found
eXpedient and necessary to make GER
: tain changes in the water work
system, in view of certain proposed
improvement of the streets Of the
said city;
| And, Whereas, there are great
many water users who are connect
ed up with the water work system of
the said city by private lines, which
I are unsatisfactory and cause, waste
in water by leakage;
! And, Whereas, there are a number
of streets, or parts of streets, that
are without water and without fire
protection in case of fire;
! Section 2. Now, therefore, be it
! resolved by the said city council of
! the City of DEBORAH, Iowa;
That the water mains be extended
by laying 4 inch mains; as follows,
to-wit:
On Broadway beginning with inter-
section of Court street and extend
ing to intersection of Mechanic
street, a distance of 636 feet, with l
hydrant and valve.
On Upper Broadway street begin
ming from intersection of Grove
street to intersection of Jefferson
street, distance of 554 feet with /
valve.
On Main street beginning with in
tersection with Mechanic street and
running west to the end of said
withstWo hydrants and / valve.
East Water street beginning with
intersection with William street and
extending to intersection with Sum-
ner street, distance of 1886 feet,
rryit IA l,xy1 &c
Vernon street beginning with in
tersection, with Maple street Gave
nue. and extending to intersection
with River street, distance of 336
feet.
River street beginning with inter-
section with Vernon street, and ex-
Z tending to intersection with Grant
street, distance of 1898 feet, with
/ 2 hydrants and 1 valve.
Water street beginning with inter-
section with Grove street, running
west to the end of said Water street,
a distance Of 325 feet with hyd-
rant and 1 valve. -
Jefferson street beginning with
intersection with Grove street ex-
tending to intersection with River
street, distance of 992 feet with 1
Hyurdnt ana waive.
River street beginning with inter-
section with Jefferson and River
streets and running south to a dis
lance Of 202 feet with / hydrant and
no valve.
River street beginning with inter
section with Vernon street and
River street and running north, a
distance of 800 feet with / hydrant.
Rural Ave. beginning with inter-
section with Washington street and
extending to intersection with
Maiden Lane, distance of AGO feet
with l hydrant and l valve.
Maiden Lane beginning with inter-
section with Rural Ave. and running
south distance of 300 feet.
Lloyd street beginning with inter-
section of Washington street and ex-
tending to intersection with Day
street, a distance of 648 feet.
Broadway street beginning with
intersection with Washington street
and extending to intersection with
Day street, distance of GAS feet;
Also CTS, IS LIS, 3-sleeves, to-
gether with such material as shall
be designated by the engineer for
making connections; the said city to
purchase its own material, and the
city clerk is hereby ordered to adver-
tise for bids to have said mains laid
and connections made calling for
sealed bids;
That all property owners adjoin-
ing the lines of the proposed water
main extensions shall be required to
connect up to the same when the said
mains are laid, to prevent further
tearing up of said streets in the
tarea where the lines are SO extended,
on the ground that the said city
proposes to improve. all. or part of
the streets along the line of said