Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-21
ORA1ORY
Council and Cemetery Trustees Dis
cuss at Length the Question
Of Free Water.
No Definite Conclusion Reached
Pending an Itemized Financial
Report From Trustees.
City Preparing 10 Defend the Suit
Brought by the Electric Light
ing Company.

The city council Grated and perspired
| and deliberated and listened to speeches
on the cemetery watersquestion Monday
might for almost two hours, and then
failed to reach definite conclusion.
The meeting was an adjourned one for
1.-THE special purpose of considering the
water question as 1t pertains to the
lcemetery, and for the transaction of
lother business. The councilmen were
lall on hand, and In the absence Of
Mayor Pierce. Or. Harris was selected
to act as mayor pro TEN
| A warm discussion ensued over the
|repairs to the Soldiers Home sewer
1.-THE committee not having had a thor
leugh understanding Of the previous in
Istructions.
The committee on, buildings, grounds
land claims was instructed to tender
Mrs. Eich. who owns some land at the
sewer outlet which the city needs, $40
lper acre for the ground. she to receive
tine timber the city cuts from the same
LII this is not accepted, the city will
proceed to condemn the land. The city
lpaid, ten or more years ago. $50 for that
lulready owned.
THE CREATIONS BEGIN.
Mr.. w. Il. Smelling. representing the
trustees Of the cemetery association.
land Secretary Rubee were present. Mr..
Smelling acted as spokesman FOR the
trustees. and explained the association
Twas not maintained for pecuniary
profit; that the membership is made up
of lot owners: that twenty acres of land
had recently been purchased for future
needs: that all the funds were being
1paid out as received for Improvements,
with the exception Of the perpetual care
fund, which Is invested and nothing but
1.-THE interest," can be touched; that much
lof the credit for the present beautiful
cemetery belongs to the Ladies' Aid So
ciety. He said further that a new
fence is needed on the east side, as well
as new entrance way. both of which
are in contemplation. He said the city
was practically the owners, all the
people are vitality Interested. and 80 per
lcent would sign a petition favoring free
water. Secretary Rubee explained the
lNuses of the water and the necessity
for 1T.
1 Mr.. Fisher presented figures showing
lthe daily average amountsof water used
| by the cemetery to be 22.9o0 gallons DUR
ling the past two ys.s-s. While he fa-
lvored free water for the association he
ithought there should be some restric-
ticn ON the amount used, and that
iehargcs shouldb made for all above a
IcerLain amount.
! MIR. Benson said he had twenty letters,
iron different cities, some from cities
downing the water works and some from
Iplaces, owning both water works and
ieemsteries. The letters showed that in
few instances is water furnished free,
and that few cemeteriessc unsumaneariy
as much water as Riverside, some only
cemetery does in one day. Mr. Benson.
Expressed the opinion tina the associa-.
I ton should do something To contribute
towards the support of the water works
Mr.. krcntzer thought the trustees
should present to the council an Item
lied statement of its monthly or yearly
income and expenditures, SO the council
lccttld act intelligenily.
Secretary Rubee explained this would
| do no good, asseysry dollar taken in ex-
lcept the percentage that goes into the
permanent support fund is8expended in
improvements, but thescouncil insisted
Ion This being DONE and on motion of
Mr.. Henry, j Was agreed to furnish.
water free until Sept. 90. pending the
receipt of the statement of the trus-5
tees