Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-12
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City Council Decides to Locate Kew
Wells On the West Side Of
si the Leves
Benson and Fisher Favor East Side,
q They Did in Caucus, But
Make No Fight.

Electric Light Ordinanee Goes Over
Until the Adjourned Session
Thursday.
II the action Of the city council at its
regular meeting Monday night stands
without further consideration, the ex.
tension Of the water supply Of the city
will be made on the west side OF the
North Center street levee. or on the side
where the present sub-statlon is !ocas-
ed.
Chairman Benson OF the water works
committee reported the progress OF the.
work, and the fact that G: w. Hutson.
had been engaged to sink the wells. The
options for the west side land had all
been secured in writing. while similar
options on the east side had been made.
verbally. however, on account OF the
fact that the ajority Of the council, at
the caucus ten days ago. favored the
west side for the operations.
Mr.. Benson took occasion to state that
Altho the caucus had practically settled
the location OF the new work. he thought
the council would be making mistake
tolocate the wells on the west side. He
thought everything favorable on the
east side, but said he did not wish to
be understood to be against any pl11
the majority of the council favored.
Councilman Fisher also talked east
side, he being the only other member,
with Mr.. Benson, who favored that Local
stion. Mr. Fisher said that the east side
location would enable the council to OBJ
tain water sooner and at q less cost,
would enable the saving of 500 feet Of
pipe at IS per foot; also the cost OF the
labor in laying it, and that the chances
We're better on that side for obtaining
more water. Another argument ad-
vanced was that if the system were ever
extended further north. the east side To-
cation would allow 1t to be done. Mr..
Fisher also spoke Of getting away fur
Their from the adjacent ponds in sinking
new wells.
Mr.. Kreutzer spoke for the west side
proposition, and cited tie quality OF the
water already obtained on that side,
where 100000 gallons OF water were be-
Ing pumped daily. In his opinion the
proximity of the ponds did not enter in
to the question.
The formal vote on the question which
followed was simply a reiteration of the
views of the caucus, all voting for the
west side location excepting Benson and
Fisher
Az the regular meeting was also the
time for the regular quarterly reports
of city officers they were presented and
read. with the exception of the mayors
report. which will not be ready until
Thursday night The report OF City
Marshal Jones showed $50 arrests to
have been made in the quarter. $50 o.
which were for intoxication;8 seven for
dfscrderly conduct: two for fast drlv-
ing; two for assault and battery; thir-
teeE for vagrancy; two for discharging
firearms in the city limits; three for dis
turbing the public peace: two for car
rying concealed weapons; four for lar.
cen; two for being inmates Of disorderly
houses, and two for violation of the
rules OF the board Of health. Sixty-slx
dollars for dog taxes have been collect
ed and thirty-two dogs have been i'm
pounded. All of this number have been
killed excepting two, which were re-
deemed by the owners.
a petition from Delano T. Smith, ask
ing for a eewer and water main on
North Ninth street. was granted and
another from the residents OF Woods
second addition, in the southeast part
of the city, asking for the erection OF q
new hose house and that 1t be furnished
with carts. etc, was turned over to a
combined committee Of the police and
hre department and buildings and
grounds committees.
Sidewalk petitions were introduced,
together with resolutions later in the
session. in which J. A. Nicodemus asked
for walk in front Of lot s. black 8
Rioe's addition; Mrs. Aggie B. Roberts
for lot 2. block 3, Webster.s fifth add
ton: w. F. Easter ind John McKinnon
for lot 4. block 3, Lawrence's addition,
8 and lot 3. block 16, Rice'r addition. and
Charles Schoff, for his property on Eas,
4 State street. All We're referred 10 the
special meeting to be held Thursday
night.
SIDEWALKS TOR SECOND WARD
Residents OF the Second ward seen
anxious to have new cement or brick
sidewalks put in. and thru Benson and
Fisher resolution covering the fol.
lowing locations was Introduces: NORTH
side OF Center street from State te
Main; fronts Of Nos. and 11s North
First street; fronts OF Nos. III, 4O2, 4O4
+ 4os. 500, I'll. 513, bl5. SIT, 51s. SCI and 5si
North Second street; Nos. 1O7, 1O9 anG
s06 North Fifth street; Nos 10 and 1:
and 104 North Ninth street; West Mair
street. north side. from Second Il
Fourth and from Seventh to Ninth: or
state. south side, from Center to Sec.
ond; on Grant. north and south sides
from First to Third; on Lincoln. south
side. from second to alley and north
side from alley to First; also in from
Of III North Third street. The resolu.
s ton was adopted In Its entirety.
LIGHT ORDINANCE GOES OVER.
The electric light ordinance, which ii
on it's third reading, was brought vi
Informally. but was ordered postponed
until the Thursday night meeting, al
was also an ordinance by Good cstab.
fishing the grade on South Sixth stree
I from Main to Doty. The latter was re.
ferred to the committee Of the whole
A resolution by Mr.. Good, to make the
assessment on sidewalks not made las