| Show FERNSTROM flAYS DILATORY Refusal to Relieve Flooded Condi Condition Lion tion of Camps Lane District Calls Forth Castigation Cassation FAULT OF STREET COMMITTEE Residents ot of Portion Claim aft Must tu t Bo no U Wed ctt to UneIt It Their T cr Homes At A the thC meeting of ot the city council last Ins night Fernstrom F roasted the street t 0 department anti streets committee ot of the council to lo n a crisp because no no OC notion tion had been taken to relieve the flooded floo condition cont lor of ot the Lane Lanc district In the tue th northwestern portion oc ot the we city cUr A communication wile was WI I received r eld on that matter front from James J Story Storey S and also one from rr lI James J amea Gibson In lit which which both threatened to sue the tile city unless something Is done dona donato to remedy reme tile tho evil at nt once alice Storey declared that he had not net been ubi abl to reach his homo home and place of ot business bu except by b raft since last and he lie was tired of ot the delay dela of ot the tho city ell cit officials ol said that the street de do department department ond the streets committee were scare responsible lb for tot the trouble simply because they the did not Pot have the tho courage to go a few tew feet teet beyond the tho city limits and clean out the drain ditch and put In iii a 11 few tew culverts KO so 1 0 that farmers could cross with their teams t ame without having to nil fill the tho ditch up lip again He Ho said that tha the conditions out there were a 0 disgrace and amid that the city Is just justn as much responsible for tor that drain ditch illIcit as Its It Is for tor tiny any on ot of the canals through throughout out the county count over which It hint has sup supervision supervision Carter Cutler who Is chairman of ot the tho streets str ts committee attempted to shift tho the blame blamo onto the tue county count because some somo of at the obstructions in the ditch were outside the tho city limits haute and stat slat slated ed Id that the tho city hud no right to clean out the ditch flitCh He declared that the county commissioners refused reused to spend any nn more money In hI that locality Fernstrom Insisted that the ditch drained that portion of the tim city ell and that mat the street department should hould keep it open o cn He Ho pointed out that two men could clean cIcan It Jt out ou In two hours nail and that three culverts would provide prule ample crossings for tor the farmers Barnes moved that the street super v IMP Iso I be b Instructed to clean out tho the ditch anti and put In the culverts at a I cost of ot not to exceed and tIm the th motion was trite S finally carried So It now n Pp r that with the expenditure oi ot EO so little mones Und arid less energy the tho residents or Camps Lane will again lie he able l th reach ranch their heir horned home without the h of f rafts after aner having been shut out by flood nood od wate S since Jan uary liAS TO USE HAFTon RAPT HAFT The Mr Mi Storey on that sub bet jeet Is decIdedly r the P point nt and rol Lol iOWa lols in an rull View of te tact that several I have hav been made to lo you regarding the water r conditions condition In Camps Lane and vicinity It Is my duty dut S now w V to inform n n you 01 that nothing Is benl beIng S done no l to relieve tint the situation 1 have havo not boon beer Able abla to TI Ko go about 3 blocks of last m 1 home and nd placa ot of u since 6 January only by rn raft Md Jt It is now near the end cud of ot T TJ Tot July nail there thele is no imo J sign of oC Improvement as us the ditch Is III not running n JB and an there Is no show for tor the tho water wlter to t go Ko off oft this summer Now it Is II therefore my Wy painful duty duy to say that It If tho ditch Is not opened ell up un uj and kept running cit I will be bo compelled to 10 sue the PS S 5 I havo already ready spent about 00 of ot my own to Improve the tho public nubile roadway but It Is ayo vel very little the tIte water Is road allowed to covet cover the roadS S ORDINANCES PASS The three sewer or ordinances submitted 1 last week and nn referred to the com corn vero reported upon favorably were Hire passed d under a of ot i the ru rules es They moire maIm it obligatory alop upon nil all property owners ot 01 acre ners whose prop ontI erty V Is withIn 40 00 foJt ot th the sewer to Sm connect mh their r w with i the same samo within 20 O days nf r being l to do clo so 20 1 by the health he authorities They also provide that no permit shall ahall be ba Is sued for tor the tho of nay build building ing within ICO tO feet leet of 01 the sewer unless tile the basement emt ot or the same la Is provided with sewer newer connections MUST tArT FOR TOR A WHILE The finance committee reported against refunding tim the money of or H IL B Ii Scott which was paid In over a 0 year nr ago no as his for r the tha con construction l JI of ot a 11 sidewalk In front of ot his premises Ha Johns has tied up In side sille sidewalk walk taxes and it if looks as aa though thou h ho o would not be 00 able abIg to receive re elo any an beno bene H lit from coin It for tor another year as tho the con conTact tract Tact for tor the tho walks in his district has hos not pot oven even been let tot The Tha report ot or the tha committee was WAR adopted ll over the tha pro protest test teat ot of and several severo 1 other of ot the council FUND AGAIN Il Another raid mill wee was made on the tho fast taftt street fund Upon of the auditor nu the sum um of ot was wall tran transferred from that fund fundo to o the special Improvement fund to pay the he city portion of paving extension o 27 GARBAGE ORDINANCE ANCE STANDS Hobday made his motion to recon lilor the tho garbage carnage ordinance which was YU last Monday night but It was ot lost by a vota yote of 7 to 7 And tho the or 01 stands a all passed and will bl be besent sent ent to t tho the mayor for tor hl his hili approval stated that he ho was WIS quite pee poa JIO Ive that Mayor Thompson would veto voto tuG the tie ordinance Time The ordinance prohibits the tha h placing of garbage cans can on tint tho streets t sail requires them to bo be placed flat ot lot moro than 25 5 feet toot tho the prop crt ert line It Jt also restricts re the tho th amount ot of f garbage to bo be hauled 1 fr free tro o by tl tho the tholly city lly to three barrels barrell each day front from frontany any ny one ont business house O Owing to th till the of ot his motion to 10 reconsider cr the tho new pure toM toad woe nj not put to council and nd the tM ordInance will BO go to the mayor for or final approval The Tho ordinance is isn In n conformity with tho the national and ana state tato pure food laws In COMPROMISES o FOR Upon ot lr f the tho Ih city ell attorney the tho round council appropriated SInO 1710 to 10 o Mrs lIre Hannah I U Ii In soUI ettI of nf her hor damage suit Kult against the tho city Th The action was brought to COvet rt iSOO OO for tor Injuries to her property on north Main street by b tho the change chanca In n thu Iho gnido o of time tha street ti to know what nd engineer wa was walt responsible r 8 tar for thu liu complained of at an fin ha lie f feared oar ml hut thu liu trouble would woul bo ho charged to 10 the JI lie opposed the Uio settle 1111 mint meat m nt and wanted to tl right fight It out In InCourt Court The kie he appropriation was 1111 marto mudo by byr r it vole vaIn ot of 12 to 1 I casting tho the vote Voto SPECIAL OFFICER Chief of ot Pollee Shorts Shoot a sent In lit this on of ci Charles Wing WI nil an as a n special policeman nt itt the Ihu nil BIn Grande tho a f I wa was |
