Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-25
SUES FOR PEACE
Light and Power Company Submits
q Compromise Light Rate Ordin.
ance for Consideration
Meets With Opposition and Is Nov
Hung Up Temporarily Tenders
for the Street Cars.

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AT an adjourned meeting Of the city
council Monday evening a letter was
received from President C. D. Jones, Of
the Marshalitown Light, Power & Rail-
way Company, saying that the company
did not desire to engage in litigation
with the city relative to light rates, and
was willing to submit to the passage
and enforcement Of an ordinance that
would reduce the percentage OF income
Of the company to a very low basis.
President Jones submitted a copy OF an
ordinance once before introduced in the
city council, known as the Benson ordi-
nance, and the same was introduced by
Mr.. Benson. Under suspension Of the
rules the ordinance was passed to Its
second reading, and was at that point
vigorously attacked by DR.. Harris, who
said he believed the electric company
would finally come to the city's terms.
Messers. Kirby and Mcguire were Of
the opinion that the council would have
no right to pass new ordinance IN
view OF the injunction issued against
the city by the federal court. An att
tempt to defeat the ordinance on its
passage to the third reading failed, but
the necessary three ourths vote to
adopt it was also lacking, Messrs. Ben
son, Fisher, Kirby, kreutzer and Good
voting for the ordinance and Messrs.
Harris and Mcguire voting against it.
Mr.. Henry was absent. Therefore the
ordinance is still before the council and
will come up in its regular order at the
next regular meeting. The proposed or
jdinance fixes the maximum rate at II
cents, with reductions for large quanti-
tiles OF electricity, thus making a low
rate for the heaviest consumers, but
practically no reduction for the smaller
patrons of the company.
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The street car fender ordinance will
not be presented for a time, and possi-
bly, not at all. DR.. Harris, OF the spe-
cial committee in charge of the pro-
posed ordinance, has been notified by
President Jones, Of the electric COM
pany, that he is looking into the Dues
ton and expects soon to place an order
for the number necessary to equip the
MaTshalltown cars. The company has
evidently come to a realization of the
fact that it has much to gain by the ex-
penditure of small amount for these
essential safeguards.
The first act in the meeting Of the
cost on the part OF the city Of the en-
|bryo sewage disposal plant has been
performed in the remission of the cur
rent taxes of the Glucose Sugar Rein
ling Company and the charging Of the
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| the sugar company for this purpose.
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The work Of experimenting the exca.
vations of the twelve filter beds for the
sewage disposal plant will be in charge
OF Mr.. E. w. La Plant, who has agreed
Ito furnish the necessary scrapers
| wheelers and other tools and oversee tht
| work and all the men the city may SEE
ut to put. to work, he toSreceive 80 pei
iday for his services and the use of his
tools It isthe intention to put to work
| in the eighborhood OF thirty teams al
once and complete this part OF the PLAN
as soon as possible.
The council discussed at length the
question of power for the sewage plant
pump-whether 1t would be best to pu1
| In a gasoline engine at the plant OF
transmit electricity from the city water
works. Engineer Pierson, Of Kalama,
200, who is furnishing the plans, said Il
would not be expedient to attmeptto OPP
terate the suction pump for the water ex.
tension and a dynamo from the same
engine. because the work Of the pump
will be variable. Mr.. Arnold represent.
ing the General, Electric Company, fur.
nished a general estimate Of the diner,
ence in cost OF the two plants and Ii
cost OF operation. One would Offset thu
other in ten years time. No decision
was reached, but the question is in tht
hands OF a special committee, composed
OF Messrs. McGuire. Harris and Benson
to report at a special meeting to be held
Thursday night.
Bids were received for the puchase Of
the wood cleared from the tract OF land
recently purchased by the city for the
sewage disposal plant. Several parties
desired to purchase. but Mayor Pierce
was the succeesful one, az he offered the
highest price3426.
Washington. d. c. Genesee Pure
Food Company, Leroy. N. Gentle
men: Our family realize SO much from
the use OF Qrain-O that l feel must
say q word to induce Others to use II.
IL people are interested in their health
and the welfare OF their children they
will use NO other beverage. have
used them all. but Grain-O 7 have
found superior TO any TOR the reason
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