Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-07-20
COMMERCIAL CLUB
IN BIG MEETING
Many Recommendations Made on
Important Subjects at Meeting
Held Thursday.
DEBORAH LIGHT RATES
WAS TAKEN UP
Proposition of Numbering Streets
And Houses With New Num-
bers and Signs Discussed.

The Commercial Club held one of
their regular meetings last Thursday
evening. While the evening was hot,
nevertheless there was a good crowd
out, and various propositions were
discussed.
DIR. c. p. Wilson gave a good talk
with reference to a milk regulation
ordinance, and especially with refer
ence to sitting out cattle affected
with tuberculosis from cattle from
which milk is sold to citizens of De-
corah. The testing is done absolutely
free. Drs. Fritchen, Stabo and Con-
rad also gave talks on the subject,
and the club endorsed the idea and
recommended it to be brought before
the city council for action.
The question of repairing the Ice
Cave road was also up, and the mat
ter was turned over to Supervisor E.
F. Bakken to look after, and take
what action he deemed advisable, to
get it fixed up in good shape.
The question of showing the proper
appreciation to Prof. Sperati and his
Luther College Band on their re-
turn from their concert trip was
taken up and was referred to the
entertainment committee for action.
The light rate increase was another
important matter taken up. The
rates here have been compared with
other similar towns and it is found
Decorah is higher. A committee
composed of Ben Bear, r. B. Berge-
son, Leon knight and Geo. W. john
lson was appoInred 10 ray osiv sssSss1e.,
before the city council, and see what
can be done to get better light
rate.
The club decided also to send a
request to the city council to pur-
chase a pulmoter. Drownings have
reached high figure in Iowa this
year and with a pulmoter in the
community, no doubt the lives of
many who are overcome in the water
could be saved.
Chas. Altilfilsch gave a report on
paving and as chairman of the COM
mittee he gave the idea that it
wasn't the purpose of the committee
to say where to pave, but was pre-
pared to give information about paw
ing costs.
r. B. Bergeson of the street COM
mittee made report and suggested
the hilly streets in the city be oiled
in order to keep them in shape. An
other suggestion was that the houses
be remembered and the street signs
be replaced, and also suggested the
Park Committee should take charge
of the Ice Cave road drive and see
to it that it is made passable all
the year around. He also suggested
that the club take a staSd for a
certain program of paving. A tree
trimming campaign was also sug.
gested by him, and all weeds be re-
moved from the street. Of course
these latter propositions are city laws
now, and no doubt the council is
looking after these features.
An appropriation was asked for
to take care of the house numbering
and street signs, and the proposition
was left to the finance committee.
The primary roads were discussed
and it was shown where the primary
road runs through the city, then
they would get certain portions of
federal aid in building new street,
paving, for instance. This is mat
ter that should be looked into very
carefully, and when other streets are
paved that whatever federal aid as
sistance could be secured should be
gotten.