Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-09
As OTHERS SCI Us
An Oskaloosa View Of Marshall.
towns Municipal Water and
Lighting Systems.
Methods of Bookkeeping Of City
Clerk Trotter and Other Mat
tiers Complimented,
State Center Man sues to Recover a
Portion Of Wealthy llli-
nOisan's Estate.

the Mayor and council of that city to
Marshalltown on last Friday to inspect /
The municipal water and lighting
lefty in Saturdays edition of his paper: I
THE gentlemen were met at the train |
/ by committee of the Marshalltown |
council headed by Mayor Frank G.
| Pierce, and were made guests of the
] city, They were driven directly to the
| city headquarters. Mnere the books of
| the city were examined aud the meth
DDS of conduction of The water business
1 We're carefully observed. The business
| of the water company is conducted in
a very simple manner and the city
| clerk acts as superintendent of the bus-
/ mess part of the system. he keeps the
4 books of the department, makes all col
4 lections for rentals and looks after the
1 expense account For his labor, which
has been carefully stmpitied, the clerk
5lhas been allowed an additional salary.
4 The entire business Of the department
is kept in one book and the collections
Il are made by means Of a numbered re-
ceipt blank Consumers are required to
come to the city office and make pay
ment in advance for the Mater service
The rates charged are not as high as
they are in Oskaloosa, and all large
II consumers are required To use meter.
..Haying carefully examined the bust
ness end of the department.. the gentle
men were driven to the pumping sta
ton north of the city, from whence IS
derived the water supply from the Iowa
river. There are two large pumps that
supply water to the city through four
Il mains But one of these pumps is re-
CURED unless there is demanded a ire
pressure. The department Is expert
nenting at the present time in an eli
r fort 10 obtain purer and better water.
, To this end there has been u Well sunk
into a gravel bed AT the distance Of
/, about half Il mile from the pumping
T station. This well furnishes now quite
4 portion of the supply Of the water
9 and ii is thought the plans viii be sue
> sessfuI All the couneilmen drank OF
n the water and liked II very we.l mat
which comesSfrom the new Wen nas a
8 sort of "A C,oifaX TASTE. il is clear as
a ,rystal ard the only fault that there
n iis to be found with il is the presence
a OF iron in quantities that might cause
= trouble. There is, however, Way q
d getting this out and5then the water VII
i be good for any purpose
d eDrftine aside from the water aues,
,e ton the gentlemen of the councl Q
Al the city Of 0skaloosa We're not itti'
. SURPRISED 10 fuo that Marshalltcwn I
10 not paying a cent for its electric stree
S lamps There is an electric light plan
a in connection with the pumping station
h |that furnishes the city With about 10
) arc lamps and there is moi city in tn
i Estate that is better3lighted than Is Mar
: l5shalltown The engineer that fla
"a charge of the water pumps also rum
) the electric Hight and the cost Of main
~ tenance Of the light plant is reduced Z
4 a minimum There is no levy for Ugh
tax at Marshalltown, but the expens
u Of the plant which is comparatiNet
~, nothing is paid from the general fund
( From the pumping station the part
H. was driven through Marshalltown,
beautiful cemetery and thence io IN
90 pilgrim hotel where dinner WAS takeI
of The carriages We're again called aiie
. dinner and the gentlemen We're drlNe
10 the Soldiers Home and then 20 III
pumping station again for further eS
animation Of The works. The remalhde
: pf the day WAS spent in driving ab2u
-, The city. and the Marshalltewn gentis
men did their best to make the oecasip
-, pleasant for the visitors. Mayor P2efe
- took the party To the glucose woikS an
y they we're shown through the gree
y MACE. This trip occupied quite a po'
tion Of the afternoon, ana There W.
~ left lust time enough for one more Nisi
which was made to the once " "
Times Republican. Here MAS sFeis -
!. evening paper on the perfeelins l3f'
- and a portion If the system OF distllp'
!. ton OF the editions OF the puoilefsti',ii.
: -rhe gentlemen Of the council '''
~ ,ba Central south bound for ne
er- ha,,as expressing themselves as mut
at anliehtenef on the water problem az
h;obly entertained by the MafshailtoM
,an,,emen William Fisher. OF II
ata,.sh al,town council and the wat
~, 5,,,,,,,ittee vas with the visitors dli
~, ,ny The entire day and did everNthii
al Il, his newer 10 assist them n seeu'ai
tha desired information. III j. Bshso
chairman of the water committee, W
nrasent with the party during 'hs
,a,.noon and threw considerapie z
rm " ~ M snbiect Of the city waite
cbarles Henry of the council ana OF .
ia ,Iarsballtown Reflector was memo
rm as ,ha marty in the afternoon
ate - z. rrottel is clerk of the Ma
rhe ,a,l.oY,n council and he has heeh
nty ~, nositfon for a period OF years. y
ent taoEs arc models of simplicity az
p. tha,e is the greatest possible atlouii'
ich information crowded into very si','
his ,mo,,rt OF space. For instance
of Gentleman has a special book tor
to bonded Indebtedness OF the e'ts
So ,,hicb ,s kept a record of every ooild
lille he city. 1t is also sort OF se,
ter hooE and as the coupons are pala IN
lty. &c wasted in the book opposite !,
,,,,,her az the bond TO which thes
,nngaa. lit is possible almost az
lance 10 know the exact condi'loli
'he ,he ci,y,s Indebtedness. Mr.. Irot'e
s,.stsr, of bookkeeping, while II me-
ear IN ~ requirements of the laws. IS
TO ..as,,it of his own experience, not
70 M.rshalltown alone but in other plac
~ ~ Tbe system is now employed ~ a nu
IN. IN har of the cities of the state anu
q 80 ..ary case it gives the best of satisi'
a.er ton. There will be motion made
WI. the council OF the city OF oska.oosa
cas- ~ adontion of the system for TINS q
ana NJ Trotter was very attentive 10
lous visitors and showed them every at'
t,on within his power.
..Mayor Pierce was with the Visit
ma. a,rin. the entire day and his hospi'
,.I ul,'3t'7o ...a,da6 with a lavish ha