Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-24
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LOCAL COMMENT.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


who thought the electric
light company was overcharging him.
One evening he was going out to a social
gathering, in company with his wife,
and before starting made the rounds of
his big. new house and turned every
light on. "I'll show them a thing or
two he said. And not until he had
pcndered all evening ON how he was
consuming electricity without having to
pay for it did it occur to him that his
meter was registering away at full
force. whether he was at home or not.
Economy was the watchword in that
household for the balance OF the month.
on the showing made by beth the Or
ganized Charity Society and the over
seer of the poor, the father and mother
of the Robinson family, for whom a plea
for aid was made by a well meaning
gentleman, are entitled to attle or no
sympathy On the oths- hand the nu-
merous children of the falnily are in al
most unfortunate condition White it
seems hard thing to do, the offspring
5f aaai:css ss,s.la be ta
ken from them. as the Hardin county
w
this family. How to relieve these blame
less children from suffering and want
and at the same time Withhold aid from
the undeserving parents is one Of the
most difficult problems contributing the
scharitably inclined. If aid IS continued
for the cilildren's sake they simply
grow up as paupers. and their only sal
walton from such a useless existence is
that preclude amy other result.
The annual statement Of the school
finances, preparatory to the fixing Of the
tax levy for the coming YEAR IS pub
lished in these columns today. in ac-
cordance with law. As there is at leasr
one new school building and an addition
to one Of the present buildings neces-
sary, as funds must be provided with
which to purchase supply of books for
the Inauguration of the free text book
system, and as the various funds are a
present Very low the school board Is
confronted with the necessity Of making
I a larger levy this year than last. which
will go towards a general increase uil-
less the city council can shave down the
city's portion. The school statement es-
Inmates the total amount necessary to-
carry the schools thru next year a 500.
o00-- S2s 600 for teachers. $1,000 for con-
| .tingent expenses and $4,000 tor school
house purposes, those figures being the
! limit on the contingent ard school house
funds The board may be abla to trim
la few thousand from these figures. but
can not5do much pairing with safety, as
i the leviss Two years ago when the re
gtrenchment wave swept ovar the city.
/ were placed too low. and it has since
1 been necessary to rob Peter TO pay Paul.
Provided the proposition 10 levy a /
! mill tax for park purposes is submitted
ITO . vote at the coming election, the
| women will have the opportunity to
/ cast their ballots for or against II
4 isn't very often that they have this
/ privilege. and. as the question is an inl-
I portant one, they Will go TO The polls in
a great number, as they did when the
public library Mas voted on. When q
j tax for any purpose is to be voted tbs
/ women have as many rights as the men
under section 1851 Of the code, which
II SAYS. AT all elections whore wolner
4 may vote no registration of women shall
bs. required: separate ballots shall bt
4 FURNISHED for the question on whief
I they ars. entitled TO vote; a separate bal
4 lot box shah be provided in which al
i ballots cast by them shall be Deposited
4 and a separate canvass thereof rflaGt
4 b. the judges of the election. and tbs
j returns thereof shall show such Vote
/ The right of any citizen to vote III any
4 city town or school election gu tbs
a .question Of issuing any bonds for ill-
4 nicipal or school purposes. and for the
purpose of borrowing money OF on this
4 question of increasing the Lax leyN
shall not be denied or abridged ON ae-
I.eount Of sex.
i An important point has bsen raised II
A connection with the contracts entered
\ into between the lnties ard private
4 parties or firms Tor the collection q
back taxes Many 81 the counties Of th,
state. including MaFshall. have award
4 ed similar contracts the firms conduct
!. ing the investigations TO receive a. per
centage of the total sums collected Thi
percentage ranges from Is 70 30 pc
4 cent. Polk couisty having just AWARDED
a contract to a Htfn at the first nance
+ figure. which is tbs lowest of any Of tn
contracts made 81 far. The Marshal
!, county contract is at % per cent. Som
OF the counties have just awakened t,
the fact that Their portion of his take
thus collected viii amount to little am
: in some instances viii entirety ne alb
J. sorbed in the payment Of commits
) sions, unless some way is found b
J, which the commission can be paid be
! fore the money reaches the count.
treasurers hands. When the nloGeN i
T paid over TO the treasurer the Law i
!. mandatory that he at once apportion
Ito the various funds-state county
corporation and sehool-and he has II
a power to deduct a percentage freH
these apportionments. AS the burden q
collecting all taNes rests With the coun
,lty otiicers-the treasurer and the super
: yisors-the count must therefore pa
; the full amount ef tie commission, III
! less some way cut of the dilemma
found In most Localities this would ah
sofb all or more Of the county portion
a state officer is authority for the stats
g ment that the state would not surrende
: any of its apporticnment thus made.
!. is doubtful if IL could if it wished so !,
n do County Attorney Stone. when aslte
h for his opinion regarding the poir
: raised said the commissions could NJ
e be allowed by liz county treasurer afte
d the money was paid over to him. an
i the only way OUT of the dilemma woul
: be to collect the amount from the ma
taxed as expenses and not turn il owe