Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-07
'|H WORK Started
Contracts Made With Messrs. Pier.
son and Marston to Plan and
Supervise Sewage Plant.
Former Already at Work on His
Plans and the Work to be
Pushed to Completion.

Plans and the Work to be
Pushed to Completion.
Council and Cemetery Trustees
Agree to An Armistice in
Water Controversy.
The efforts to secure a savage dispos-
al plant for Marshalltown We're put we'll
under way Monday night, when speci-
fic contracts were entered into between
the city council and Engineers George
S. Pierson, Of Kalamazoo, Mich, and A.
Marston, OF Ames College. Mr. Pierson
is now proceeding with the plans and
specifications, and Mr.. Marston will act
as consulting engineer and have general
supervision of the construction. etc.
The council met under a SPECIAL call
for general business and the program
was therefore. varied. The absentees
We're DR.. Harris and Mr.. Fisher The
first business to come up was a petition
from friends of Riverside cemetery. re-
inforced by the presence OF Trustees
q. A. Turner, ID. G. Wilbur and j. c.
Welsh. the latter representing the
Catholic portion, and Secretary Rubee.
Mr.. kreutzer, who presented the orig
.inal resolution, moved that. pending
further investigation, the cemetery be
furnished water free for a period Of
thirty days. Mr.. Henry supported the
motion, while Mayor Pierce opposed on
the grounds, that it was a mistake as.
long as the city is spending money to
secure more and purer water, and he
offered to give $40 to any one of ths
jsigners Of the petition who could show
plants and who had ever read more
than two articles on the general sub
ject. The mayor said further that the
signers did not know what they were
asking the council to do, and that few
municipal plants in the country fur
nished water free to cemeteries unless
the same We're owned by the cities. MIR.
ISrutzer said the signers We're not the
lfonly ones who We're protesting-that
citizens We're complaining to him daily
of the councils action.
The trustees We're asked to present
the side OF the cemetery association,
and Mr. Turner spoke for them. He
said the cemetery was not conducted
flor profit and that the association could
not possibly pay for the necessary
water. Mr.. Turner as a new trustee,
4 said he was astonished at the work
1.-THE trustees and the ladies' aid had ac-
iScomplished with the means at hand.
4 He believed 80 per cent Of the taxpay-
]5ers of the city would favor free water.
1 Mr.. Benson, as chairman of the
4 water committee, said he had given the
Iquestion some consideration, and while
4 the merits Of the controversy We're not
Just clear To him, he would favor the
temporary resolution.
49, The resolution was adopted by unani
nous vote and in the meantime thu
4 trustees will prepare a statement q
Il their finances. methpas. intentions ans
4 needs. A special meeting Will be heis
I two weeks hence to hear the report ans
decide as to the future.
THE SEWAGE PLANT.
4 Mr.. Benson, Of the special sewag.
4 committee, reported that proposition:
4 nish plans for disposal plant an,
a sultlng engineer Mr.. Persons propo
& sition was for complete plans am
a specifications, his entire services to b'
q at price Of 300. Professor Marston'4
q offer was to act s8consultinS8 engineer
Ito inspect and supervise the genera
Iconstruction of the aiant and TO pa $
upon any points that might arise as 4
4 workmanship and material. Both prop
a ositions We're adopted without discus
4 sion or question.
Mr.. Pierson was called before TIL
3 council and was piled With questions Q
various kinds. He fSplained that tn
.lsettling, or aaeptlc tanks would destro,
8 all the gluten and chemicals from tn
u glucose plant before the sewage founl
its way into the filter beds. and thet
slwould thus be no danger to the iish u
the Iowa river. and no objNctionabi
4 aroma arising from HE filter beds afte
1.-THE sewage was discharged therein. II
$lisaid the plant complete would cost i
1.-THE neighborhood Of $4,000. Includin
II 1.-THE pumping station, engineering, plans
!, labor, etc. Mr.. Piefsan Will be in III
lefty the balance Of the week and Wi
Inject with the counsi again for The pur
pose of giving the members details 9
4 his plans.
:, OTHER BUSINESS.
An ordinance Was passed to5lts sec
!. ond reading establishing grads .
state, Frederick ana Tenth streets.
this same connect ton, on recommends
ton Of Mr. Good. a committee Was I
pointed to rapport On the changing I
Z several street grades i'll the northeas
. portion of the city in order to bette
:, care for the surface water of Mort
Third avenue and environs. Messr
Good and Henry We're named US IN
\ committee The Soldiers Home seWs
d breaks were also discussed and II
" sewer COMMITTEES was instructed
4 confer with Commandment Horton
induce the board Of control.to assist
Y the expense of repairs. The states owl
!. half interest IN The sewer.
The special committee, on request
= Mr.. Benson. will look into the unal
accumulation OF storm water on Mort
Z Third street at the intersection
8 Park street, where cellars are floods
during every hard rain and sire
!, crossings are floatad away.
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