Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-27
Council Passes Saloon Resolutions
Over Mayor Pisrce's Veto
other Doings

per square foot were as follows:
Gilman and Dunn ....... (. ...i..11s csc
NJ. v. Kennedy. Des Moines...l1 3-5c
George Gabler. Mason CITY. .117sc
TO- p. Herrick, Des Moines ii $4,000
The council went into caucus immedi-
sately after the bids We're opened and
upon reassembllng. upon motion Of
Good, the bids were again all rejected.
Several petitions We're introduced,
the most important of which was that
introduced by Councilman Good, signed
bysM. r.. Getz ct AL, asking that First
ward alley near their abutting property
be paved. The matter was referred to
the streets and alleys committee.
SALOONS TO COOPERATE.
The three saloons, owned by Mrs. p.
E. Clifford, Owen T. BARLEY and w. c..
Rails. the resolutions for which were
returned to the council unsigned by the
mayor at a special session held last
Saturday afternoon, We're reported by
the committee and passed unanimously
over the mayors veto.
The judiciary committee, Mr.. Me-
CURE chairman, made the following re-
given by the mayor for returning the
b
committee can not see the justice of
this discrimination. If these parties
are not entitled to operate saloons I'M
der these names. then there are others
who would come under the same ban,
and your committee can findn authors
l8ty9 for discriminating, whether 1t is
John Jones or John Brown asking for
this consent, so long as he pays the as
easements and tries to conform with
1.-the law.
But II any person engage in this
business is known to violate or
to run a disorderly saloon, then it is
| the duty of the mayor to see that the
law is complied with, and If the police
regulations are not strong enough then
! 1T Is the mayors duty to ask for some
Especial ordinance in order to be able
thru his police to regulate those places,
and we would consider it the duty of
the mayor! to refuse to accept the mulct
ltax at the end of the quarter. In these
leases. however your committee has
.been informed that the taxes have been
paid up to July /. II there have been
any injunctions standing against any
| of these parties we are at a loss to un-
Isderstand why this matter was not
called to the attention Of the council for
the last year or more and we think that
| it would be the duty OF the county at
tcrney to look up this matter
The committee further added in its
report that in its judgment it made nc
difference whether a saloon was oper-
ated in a woman's name or not so long
as 1t was conducted in an orderly man
ner and In accordance to law. While
this committee entertains the highest
respect for his honor. the mayor. and
his rulings" the report concluded, I'VE
beg to differ with him on this occasion
and recommend that the resolution.
passed April 10. 1900. stand approved
SCALES LOCATED.
Councilman Harris. of the special
scales committee, reported that the To-
cation had been decided upon, viz
South Third avenue. at the junction of
Ketchum street; West Nevada street.
just west of South Third avenue: at p.
F. Narey's store, and the old hay1nar-
ket corner of Center and state streets.
The committee reported that con-
tract had been let TO the Howe Scales
Company for two new scales at a cost
of $6O7.4S.
The long looked for report of the
water committee was called for and
read by Chairman Benson as follows:
ITO the Honorable Mayor and City
Council: Your committee, after spend
ling considerable money and a great
deal OF time. on the question of a sat
|isfactory water supply for MARSHALL
town, beg to submit the following:
THAT according to State GeoIogist
Byers' observations artesian water can
only be obtained by going down 1000
feet. Then. in all probability, the
amount would be insufficient. the quail
l,ity unfit for manufacturing purposes
and very expensive to install and also
to maintain. And he adds further:
think you are on the right track north
of the river in the gravel beds. Pros
sfessor Davis reports this water suita-
BILE for domestic use, and after operat-
ling the engine at the sub-station cons
stantly for period of six months with
out applying compounds proves this
Iswater to be desirable for manufacture
ling purposes as WELL There is little
doubt that the gravel beds referred to
Twin afford an ample supply for many
years to come, as the water stood over
the entire field Oct. 1. 1899, only six
inches lower than in July when the
pumping was commenced, and at the
present time stands two feet higher
than 1t stood In July. This your COM
mittee thinks settles the question of q
sufficient quantity beyond a reasonable
doubt With the question OF quantity
land that OF quality satisfactorily set
tiled, we investigated the gallery and
1.-THE Cook well systems to procure this
water and recommend the latter. Next
I'VE investigated the air lift with COM
pressors at the present pumping sta
ton to deliver this water to a reservoir
or cistern near the works. This system
1 we find can be installed. including
wells. at an expense of $4,000, with
estimates running much higher These
Figures, however, do not include res
ervoir or cistern. With this system we
/ md that water can be delivered to the
i present pumps at an expense Of one-
NTH OF i cent per 1000 gallons. But al
this device requires intricate and spe-
! csal machines which 10 md have aet