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Council Posaes the Cemeters Ordinaver fiver the Siayar's Vato. The ely council mee in special ses slom Us morning, also the mearbers beige present for the first June 2 month, City Engineer Higsins submitted the cepprcines communication, which was TO the Won. Mayor and City Convail of the City’ of 1 Gentlemen is 4 East, Twerfth st. they leave to submit. She folowing . During last December the bear of public works and the cens: ems ieer made examination of the Capital Parts several different points. and submitted to report in which they adlined, to approve tthe sewer as far as constructed. The Ti rport smelleded Ewelith street from Wah jlseton Btreet to a point about Ll Tout south of Folk Street. ‘the riversede on the sewer alteeted the sewer from th eeantole south of the Northwestern rail Wey to the point south of Potle strems, sa id the sewer is now laid. The rise taken of in the Sewer -Amounted to fifteen inches at the manhole south of Tailway and about invo tout at the manhole at Pols steed. For some reason, in continuing the ewer set of the manhole at Polk’ sieet, the Pips Was laid about thre sachs Tower than the pineening north from that hole. Inge much as the grads of sewer rung sorth raist would chuse a certain amount of sewage to steady the simp Vine formed, and preventle sewer rem oroushly cleansing. What the gradi ent of the séiver south of Polk street may hie is a matter of somjecture, 2 Tu vilitiency of the sewer is cond stil, deep enough hel fucaereat alore the rai ait tion, and be lowered, BAC, SLOn= rowid roe fe Tne by this portion of the m thi raphol, ay if ing i uhunge e Hie guar lise aueuessl of grade at the new ends, and which w sufcient reason for asking that 1 of the sewer he relaid. It is a ssary to make out a new 2 from Polk street to funbellef much concerning Further than this He Aestre to say that the portion of Ganttal Vari venon now finisken on ‘welfth Bir Included at the time thie hound a: works and engineer refuse) To as pg te. 1 Parks sower 2 ey shan, part of the sewer lying an Ewell. § has nell yet been kecepted by the’ c council as was the remainder of (fae Bena: Wid publi sssepte that portion of the s an ry ‘Twelfth street, the city aci 0) nos feel warranted in procesding with the work, Masmuch as he belives that to pro ceed With Lie construction of Uw Sc as it now is, would, under the crew stances virtually be an acceptance by lim of the work already done on that street. He wishes to state plainly to the council that he occupies the same position, in the matter that he held lest Decemben when the investigation was made and that he will not accept tet portion of the Sonex now competed on Dyeelten street, either now or at the completion of the entire sewer to be laid on Telit street, if 7 as portion now laid he allowed to retnify it. is. He therefore asks to city tb define its position in the mater that as may act intelligen Mayer MacVicar submitted the fol lowing: “To the Honorable City Councils Gentlemen: I return herewith your ordinance amending section 1, chanter $5, of the revised ordinancey, witho epouroval for the reason that it is a parent that the object of this amend ment is to allow the auditor to draw a warrant for the payment of $4,000 from the cemetery fund to apply on the pur chase of the new cemetery. As I have before intimated, F dy not favor the ap. is of the cemetery fund which has Pevuaruteted from the sale of lots in Wortland cemetery on this purchase. 1 believe that the money 30 accumuleed should be ken: the future mainte ance of Woodlers Section 1, chapter 24, of revised ords- nanses provides that “The funds aris ing from the sale of cemetery lots shall not be used for any other purpose than for improving and embellishing « the cemetery grounds, and for necessary expenses in and about the cemeters; for purchasing sounds for cemetery purposes, and for the purposes above named. The said fund shall be under the control of the city council,” Sr. Miler moved to pass the ordin ance over the meyor's veto and inci dentally took a shot at the mayor. A Mr. Miller said he did not see how the mayor could consistently use such lan enlage when we had been the firet to merge an az * spote. 3 Miller thought the may implied that Woodland cemetery was ‘to Be left uncared for and neglected in the future. By taking $MN0G of the Woodland cemetery,fund over $5,000 would still be let. Mr. Miller stated it was nocretary to take out of the fund now and replace it next year for the reason that about 39,000 would have to Be takeout of the ‘general fund next Year, and this could not be done unless the other funds were drawn upon at this time. Mr. Miller said if the payment was ‘made now, the rent of the Ingersoll tract would score to the city during the year. Mr. Myerly seid Mayor Magr Viedr’ had used, in the past, the suproprian tion which he now opposed, He thought, it strange that the mayor shoul d change’ fronts 46 suddenly without assighting | lynod. reguing therefor, Mayor MacVicar, replying, stated that he had previously urged that the money in the cemetery fund as vaed for the purchase of a cemtery, but had recent ly chanred his views because the amount of money or hand would not warrant a withdrawal of why portion of the cemetery fund, as it would be a very hard smHASter to replace it, if Miler asked the minor if he thought the people of Te” Moines” would pert Woodhiid cemetery to be Neglected in the event the cemetery Land sve commie: ekhawalede Mr,
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Daily Iowa Capital
Des Moines, Iowa, US
Tue, Mar 23, 1897
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