Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-15
A HOT COUNCIL SESSION
City Fathers Put in Three Hours
and Dispose Of Lots Of
Business
The Usual Amount Of Rag Chewing
Goes With the Rest Cheaper
Lights.
Tax Levy for Ensuing Year Made
Library Gets a Mill and
a Half.

Library Gets a Mill and
Halt.
An interesting session Of the council
was held Monday night and great
amount of important business was
transacted. 1t is true that the session
was a long drawn-out affair, lasting
until II o'clock, and that there was the
usual amount Of mastication of the
frayed linen, yet everything went and
as result today number of new ordi-
nances and resolutions are ready for
the books of the city clerk.
The principal features of the meeting
were the levying of the tax for the COM
ing year. which will be Az mills
ordinance regarding the fire limits; the
(! passing Of the resolution ordering the
special tax levy on sidewalks, excepting
/ those against which there have been
complaints registered; the passing of a
motion to place in each ward of the city
two blocks Of sewer; the completing of
arrangements for the negotiation for
the opening Of Cunningham street; the
passing Of the resolution ordering each
railroad OF the city to erect automatic
gates at Third avenue and Center
street within sixty days, and last, but
not least, the introduction of an ordi-
4 nance fixing the rates to consumers of
electric light and gas service.
4 Every member of the body was pres
ll.aIf r,r dor,
and after the preliminary business was
dispensed with the objections filed
against the cement sidewalk We're read.
They included one from George West
lake, George Rapp, Miss Elsie Handy,
NJ. A. Johnson and George Holiday. all
residents Of Westlake's second addition
and having property on East State
street; Chris Larson, Andrew Bowman
Joseph kurtz and Nellie Nash. All OBJ
jected to either the Inferior quality OF
cement, manner of workmanship OF
condition Of walk, and the objections
were ordered placed on file.
In this connection petition from
Mrs. Mary Satia and Mrs. G. w. Hutsor
!. was read, asking that the board walk
: in front Of the Globe hotel be allowed
to remain, as 1t had been placed nearly
all new last year. Mr.. Finkle said that
I he had been over the walk and had
found some of 1t loose. Therefore he
moved the order stand. AS no second
l was heard Mr.. Benson moved the petit
! ton be received and placed on file.
2 a communication read in reference tC
the opening of Cunningham street of
: fered reduction of $40 in the bid of La
: Plant Bros. for the removal OF the d
W. Cunningham house. The matter was
referred to the committee on streets
and alleys. a communication from
t Charles T. LaPlant offered the city 81,
ITO for the house. barn and all other
: buildings, including foundations, or
what is known as the Pemberton place
This is in connection with the proposed
, opening of West Boone street.
Mr.. Good, of the ways and means
; committee, introduced written com
munication signed by Mrs. Anna b
Howe, as vice president. and MIR. F. NJ
Sutton. as secretary, pro tenn, of the
public library, asking that two mills
) tax be levied for library purposes.
N THE NEW TAX LEVY.
+ The matter of the increase in tax levy
for next year was then brought UP ant
was as follows, being passed by al
unanimous vote:
BE it resolved by the city council OF
the city of Marshaptown, Iowa, Tha
the percentage or number of mills or
the dollar be, and the same Is hereby
levied for city purposes upon the taxa
BILE property within the corporate limit.
of said city for the year ensuing, al
shown by the assessment rolls of sale
city, to-wit:
{ Ten mills on the dollar for defrayins
the general and Incidental expenses.
1.-TWO mills on the dollar for a NOR,
complete sewerage system.
Zone and one-half mills on the dolla
for the maintenance of public library.
Zones mill on the dollar for the pur
Y pose of paying bonds and their inter
4 est.
n lone mill on the dollar for sinking
, fund to pay bonded Indebtedness.
. lone mill on the dollar for support o
;. the fire department..
Three mills In the dollar water work
: tax upon the taxable property With,
, the limits of protection of the waite
!, works, as fixed by the city council.
:. Five mills on the dollar tax on land
. within the city used for agricultural
: and horticultural purposes
, Another resolution, introduced AM
=
!, follows:
, BE it resolved by the city council o
> the city of Marshalltown, Iowa. That al
? territory within city limits of the city
= except for agricultural and horticulture
: al purposes. be embraced within TIN
. limits of protection by the water works
and for the purpose of levying specia
, tax for maintenance of said works, TIN
:, extension of water works mains AM
. providing of water supply"
This levy shows an increase over las
q year of four and one-half mills, an in
:, crease of one mill on the sewer tax
a three on the water tax and one-half mil
: for the maintenance of the library. TIL,
;, other levies remain the same as las
: year. In the matter of sewers, Their,
: have been SO many improvements in tn,
: last year in this department. that i
:. was thought best to levy a little NOR,
ta Y,,aat tho ipcraa in aypapca of N, a N