Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-22

plant, 10 what VIII the council have ace
complained if Il passes the harris ordi-s
nance. and the company still maintains
Its old rate ~
Mr.. Kreutyer lined up on Mi. BEN
sons side and IN a Short time carried
the council's attention TO the fact that
prices here were affected largely by the
price Of fuel, which was higher than In
many other places where the lights
were Furnished at q lower rate. He said
he had talked with Messrs. Jones &
SHovey and they informed him that It
was impossible to furnish lights any
cheaper here than the Benson substl-
tute called for.
MAYOR PIERCE HAS "A WORD.
+ Mayor Pierce then addressed the
council by saying that ne thought that
! IL the council talked with Jones &
Hovey less and the people 81 Marshall-.
town more they would be better In
formed and would know better what to
do. Mr.. Pierce then addressed Presi-
dent Jones. Of the Marshalltown Light,
Power and Railway Company, who was
In the room, and told him he would
give him 800 IL he would show that
electric current could not be furnished
to consumers here for 15 cents per
= 600 Mr.t.: hours. The MA 5yosr also
called the councils attention to the
fact that the council had the right to
fix rates, and he thought 1t would be
making q fatal mistake II It took any
backward steps in the lighting matter.
Mr.. Jones was then given a chance to
present the company's side OF the mat
ter and In comparison he read the rates
of Des Moines, Dubuque, Davenport,
Burlington, Council Bluffs. Iowa City,
Cedar Rapids, Mason City, Muscatine.
Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, Sioux City and
Clinton, which showed an average rate
of 16 6-13 cents. He said that he con-
sidered the Benson substitute, which
was. in fact, the only one that the COM
pany would accept, as giving the city
better rates in comparison to the SER
vice rendered than in most OF the Iowa
|.cities OF Marshalltown's class.
Avote was then taken on the Benson
substitute, and 1t was defeated, Kreut-
Ger. Benson and Fisher being the only
ones who voted aye.
Mr.. Good offered an amendment for
the Harris ordinance, making the base
l6 cents instead Of Is. and 1t was lost,
Good and Kreutzer only voting aye.
The ordinance was then called up for
Its third reading, but lacked the neces-
sary three-fourths vote, Harris. Hen
ry. Kirby and Mcclure voting aye.
This means that the ordinance goes
over to the next meeting of the council
for its third reading-or> adoption or
4 defeat.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Several little matters Of miscellany
We're transacted prior to the discus
sion over the proposed ordinance, the
most important OF which were the
4 adoption OF two sidewalk resolutions
one for the First and another for tn.
4 Third ward. and the decision TO build
a sewer from the alley between Linn
and Boone streets, on Second avenue
4 to connect with the Nevada street In
tersection. Two saloon resolutions
We're adopted. as requested by Gustav
Biermann and the Val Blatz Brewing
4 Company. DR.. Harris reported the new
emergency hospital complete and that
the patients were all well satisfied
also that there had been but two new
cases Of smallpox within the past ter
days, and he considered the disease
well under control.