Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24
TIKI PUBIC SERVICE
Fifty Cent Fec for Dog Catching
Encouraging Boys to Become
Too Industrious
Complaints Made that Tags Are Re.
moved. the CANNES 1mpounded
and the Fees Collected.

Work on the Water Extension De.
lsyed by Cation and Rains
Other Affairs Of the City.
Apparently all dogs look alike to some
OF the Marshalltown boys, whether or
not the CANNES are licensed and tagged.
The premium OF SO cents per head Of
fered by the city is responsible for this
condition, and the encouragement re-
ceived has caused thriving Industry
to spring up in our midst. "A we'll pre-
pared tariff for revenue only isno COM
parison. and it may be necessary for the
city officials to call halt
A certain class Of boys, not satisfied
With good thing. have engaged in
wrong doing, and of late numerous
cases have been brought to the atten-
ton OF the authorities wherein 1t was
quite certain that licensed dogs had
been captured, the collars and tags re-
moved and the animals turned over to
the city authorities either to be slaugh-
tered or redeemed by the payment of
another license fee. During the month
OF June the city paid out total of $35
as fees for the capture of dogs. One
youngster, who, by the way, is now in.
the reform school at Eldora, made as
high as 50 in one day. This amount
would represent a total of six dogs, and
II would keep an active man busy find.
ing and capturing this number of un-
tagged CANNES. since the law has been.
in operation for more than year and
mas been fairly we'll enforced. One gem
Etleman today lodged complaint before
the mayor and objected to the payment
OF another license fee to redeem dog
that Is valued as a present. He said he
had missed two collars, and finally had.
one made to order and equipped with a
Yale lock 50 that the collar could not be
removed. But the dog came up missing
and was found in the city pound, minus
collar and tag.
Mr.. Floyd Davis, ex-state chemist, OF
5Des Moines. spent Monday in the city
on business, being on his way to On
aha to look after business matters Mr..
Davis is very much Interested in Mar
shalltowns water supply, as II was
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supply from the gravel beds near the
river was accepted. 1t was only on ac-
count Of lack OF time that Mr.. Davis
didn't visit the temporary pumping sta
{ ton While in the city Monday, and he
anticipates doing so upon his next visit
TO the city. To Times Republican re-.
porter Mr.. Davis said, in speaking OF
the water supply: 81 think Marshall
town Will have all OF the good water
needed from the new wells for a long
time to come, and now that the Bunce
extension has been cut OFF you Will be
free from any sickness that is due to
impure water. So long as the water
from those gravel beds la used in an
unauthorized state Marshaltown will
be free from sickness and will have al
good water as can befound anywhere
MT. Davis also spoke OF his fear as to
the amount of iron in the water when
he examined it, and the effect it would
have on pipes, etc, and saidfthat as the
amount was materially reduced by
pumping when the wells were first mt.
into use he thought that now, with con-
slant pumping, there was probably only
a trace Of the iron left. That. he added.
is not all harmful. as. in fact, nearly ali
OF the famous mineral waters contain
more or less iron, and they are always
considered beneficial.
William Windrom has moved his fam
lily into the hospital building, having
entered into contract with the city ia
occupy the some rent free In return for
care OF the building and the large
mount of w Inn hla f,,rvt&...
pital and contents. including beds and
bedding, have been thoroughly. disin-
fected since the last Of the smallpox pa
tlents We're discharged. II there is oc-
scasion to again use the hospital. Mr.
W " is TO receive remuneration for
the care of the patients. Councilman
Kirby on Monday made complete in
sVentory of the furniture and fixtures Of
me hospital. This wac a big task, as
everything needed was provided by the
city when the building was furnished.
Members OF the water committee Of
the council are still absent from the
city and the settlement OF the trouble
With George Cation because Of his lease
of ground recently purchased by the
city has not been made, The iron pine
for the water extension is arriving but
no more has been hauled to the city
land since Mr.. Cation ordered the
worknaen to keep off the premises. The
work would have been delayed anyway.
as the heavy rains have caused the
water to rise in the ground above the
level OF the pipe line and time and
money would be lost In attempting to
lay the extension under those condi.
lions.
A force Of city workmen labored ali
day Sunday putting in a new fire ny.
drant near the plant OF the Lennox
Machine Company. A threshing engine
owned by E. H. Eberhart, OF Green
Mountain. ran into the hydrant on sat-
urday and broke 1t off. The damage
could not be repaired Saturday without
shutting the water of from the ma
chine shOpa and nther copu,,rno...