Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-02-08
NAY SUBMIT N |0 VOTE
Prospects Are That the Council Will
Take Hold of Public Park fro-
ject in Earnest,
Resolution to Be introduced to Sub.
nit the Raising Of a Tax to a
Vote of the People.
Discovery Made That the Code Gives
City That Power-Etublic Will
Be Asked to Aid

From present indications the people
Will have something to vote on at the
coming city election besides candidates
for councilmen. This something is no
less than the question of public park
for the city of Marshalltown.
At the regular meeting of the council
next Monday night an ordinance will
be introduced probably by Councilman
Benson. creating park commission Of
three members. Mr. Benson, Mayor
Pierce and others have not given up
the project of a public park tor Mar
hes now been devolved whereby the
scheme can he put upon a solid working
basis with little effort and expense and
without interfering with other public
improvements now under. Way 1t has
been found that the new code gives the
smaller cities and towns power to Gre
ate park commissions and levy taxes
not to exceed 9 mills for the purchase
and Improvement of lands for parks
The present plan is to Introduce the
lsordinance creating commission and
llevyng a small tax. then allow itsto go
over for two weeks. In the meantime
the Commercial Club and others who
have been interested in the proposition
| for park Will be asked TO raise al the
funds they can by public subscription,
| the donations to be made in INSTALL
ments covering a period Of five years.
| The council Will then submit the ques-
\ ton of levying Il tax sufficient to raise
la similar sum-probably not TO exceed
| | mill per year-for a period of five
| years. and have the tax VOTED AZ the
coming city election which occurs on
| the las, Monday in March. The COM
| nlissioners could then be selected, and
aith the first sums raisel by subscrip-
/ ton and by taxation they could pro-
coed With the purchase or condemna-
| ton of thu necessary lands. The idea
/ prevailed that cities of less Than 41.0o1
| population had no power % submit the
taxation question 10 the people but on
this point and the methods to be pur-
sued the code says:
Sec $50. Park Commissioners in
Other Cities and Towns All cities aav-
ing a population under 10000 and towns
may provide By ordinance for he fiee-
| ton of three park commissioners Whose
terms of office shall be three, four ant!
| five years respectively. and their sue
cessors shall be elected for the full
/ term of five years Such commission
ers shall be residents Of the city OF
town and each shall. before he enters
4 upon the duties Of his office, give z
4 bond with sureties approved by tbs
4 city council 10 the uSiEof the city in III,
4 penal sum Of 5000 conditioned for tht
faithful discharge OF the duties of hi:
/ office.
sec. $50. Voting Tax For PARK
/ Fund The council Of such city OF towr
4 may. by resolution. submit to The quail
fed electors of the same at regular
or special election. the question
whether there shall be levied upon lis
4 assessed property thereof a tax not OK
4 ceeding mills on he dollar for tiif
purpose of purchasing real estate foi
parks and the Improvement of parks
i or for either or both of such purposes
The proposition therefore snail be sub
| mitted in the manner provided for SIM
5lilar propositions in the chapter on eiec-
4 tons The council shall. in the reso-
4 tuition ordering such election, specify
the rate of taxation proposed and tbs
number of years the same shall bf
levied If a majority Of the votes cas-
| at such election on the proposition $
! submitted shall be in favor Of the adep-
/ ton of the proposition for taxation, tbs
] council shall levy tho TAX 50 authorized
4 which shalt be collected and paid over
/ 10 the treasurer of such city or town II
/ Tho saur manner as other taxes. Suci
taxes shall be known as park fund ane
shall be paid out on the order of tbs
commissioners for the purposes con-
templated. and for no other purpose
whatever.
Ii is certain that Il submitted the tas
1 will be voted. as the amount is 50 small
to each individual that the money Sc
4 raised would never be missed by tht
i taxpayer. The Commercial Club weiile
undoubtedly undertake to raise severa
thousand dollars 70 meet the city Of.
fer.
c11vCp SFPvIcF FOR CLARKE