Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-23
OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
DEBORAH, Iowa, April II, 1919.

Adjourned meeting of the City
Council was called to order by Mayor
K. Bucknell. The following members
were present at roll call: McAndrews.
Nesheim, Bernatz, Rollins, Hislop,
Bergeson and Engbretson. Minutes
OF meeting of April Z read and ap-
proved.
Alderman Hislop presented the
following petition:
To the City Council of the City Of
DEBORAH, Iowa:
We the undersigned resident tax
payers of the City of DEBORAH. Iowa,
hereby respectfully petition your
body to direct the citv engineer, or
employ an engineer to make the
proper plans and specifications for
protecting property from flood and
high water along the course Of and
adjacent to the Upper Iowa river,
within the limits of said city, by
constructing levees, embankments
and other works to that end, and to
provide for the levy of special as
sessments and other taxes, and the
issuance OF bonds or certificates to
defray the expense of such improve
ments to protect the lots, lands and
other property within the city limits
from danger and damage from floods
and high water from said river, in &C
cordance with authority conferred on
City Councils under Title 5, Chapter
ga Of the 1913 supplement to the
Code of Iowa relating to the pro-
lection of city property from floods.
Alderman Hislop offered the fol-
lowing resolution and moved its
adoption. seconded by Bergeson.
Whereas: A petition signed by 102
resident tax payers of the City of De-
corah, Iowa has been filed with the
City Council of the said city, asking
that steps be taken in accordance
with the provisions of Title 5, Chap
ter Sa of the 1913 supplement of the
Code Of Iowa, relating to the pro-
and, Whereas: 1t is found that said
statutory provisions hereinbefore re-
ferred to and, Whereas: The filing
OF said petition makes it mandatory
on the part of said city council to
take steps in accordance with the
provisions of said law; Now there
fore it is hereby resolved by the said
city council, that committee of
three, to include the city engineer
be appointed by the Mayor for the
purpose of making the preliminary
investigation as to said proposed i'm
Iprovements and that such committee
be authorized and empowered to en-
| ploy the services of an engineer or
engineers to determine the most
proper and eXpedient way Of taking
care of said proposed Improvement;
! to cause to have prepared and
| specifications for said proposed i'm
provement in accordance with law.
Said committee to report their do
/ ings at the next regular session of
the city council. Roll call vote, Ayes
McAndrews, Nesheim, Bernatz, Roll
! Inns, Hislop, Bergeson and Eng
bretson, seven ayes, no nays, motion
carried.
The Mayor appointed City Engin-
eer Coffeen, Alderman Bergeson and
Mckay to serve on the committee.
Alderman McAndrews Chairman
of the committee appointed to pur-
chase street oil reported that they
had purchased one car OF Mexican
oil to be delivered on order.
Motion by Hislop seconded by
Rollins that upon adjournment the
date for reconvening be fixed as
1880 p. m. April 21st, 1919. All
voting aye, the motion was carried.
Motion by Bergeson, seconded by
Hislop that the Clerk be authorized
to have a railing built in the office
at the city hall which will divide the
room into more convenient working
quarters. Roll call vote, all voting
aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Hislop, seconded by Nc
] Andrews, that the Chairman of the
street committee be instructed to
negotiate with Mr.. John McMullen
and ascertain the cost of crushing
rock and putting it on the Canoe
road near the city limits. Report to
be made to the city council. All vot-
ing aye, motion carried.
Motion by Hislop, seconded by
Bernatz, that each Councilman in
each ward be instructed and author
lied to have road dragging and snow
shoveling done in their ward. All
voting aye. Motion carried
Alderman Bergeson presented and
read Ordinance 321. An act appro-
priating from the revenue of the City
of DEBORAH. Iowa, funds for the pay
ment of the different expenditures
of the city government for the year
beginning April 1st, 1919 and end
ing March 1st, 1920.
Councilman Hislop moved that
said reading Of Ordinance S21 be de-
clared its first reading, seconded by
McAndrews. Roll call vote, Ayes,
McAndrews, Nesheim, Bernatz, Rol-
Inns, Hislop, Bergeson and Engbret-
son. Seven ayes, no nays.
Motion by Hislop, seconded by
Nesheim, that the rule requiring an
ordinance to be placed at three
separate meetings, be suspended and
that the ordinance No. S21 be placed
on it's second reading. Roll call vote
ayes McAndrews, Nesheim, BernatZ
Rollins, Hislop, Bergeson and Eng
lbretson. Seven ayes, no nays. Motion
| arr;ad Orlipnnpa No 2O1 moS III