Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-06
BREAKERS.
Council Nee citing ! Quiet one. as the
Mayor and Gonmittee Presented
No Electric Contract
Probably Taking Time in the Hope
That the storm Will subside in
4 Few Weeks.

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Piled With ! Few Questions
Otherwise Proceedings We're
Very Tame.
The council meeting Monday night did
not develop into the red hot session that
Was expected. There wasla good reason
for this, az Mayor Pierce, of the special
sewage plant committee, did not present
the contract to be entered into with the
st. Louis Electrical Supply Company
for the installation Of an electric power
plant. The mayor and his lieutenantsl
on the council evidently expect the
storm raised by the disagreement over
electricity az the power to subside in
short time, and there was no inclination
to make any report Whatever on the
question. Other business had been dis
posed Of and additional contracts for
supplies had been reported and ratified
and the electric plant had not been mem
toned. Mr.. Fisher wondered 0nd final
Is inquired II the committee had no re-
port to make relative to the power plant.
The mayor said the committee had.
closed the negotiations in accordance
With the Instructions of the council, but
that no contract had bsen drawn UP and
signed. Mr.. Kirby wanted 10 know IL 1t
was the intention to have no contract.
The mayor said he supposed 1t was the
companys intention to submit con-
tract to the entire council altho the ac-s
Sceptance OF the bid ought to be consid-
erred as contract This brought out
several pointed questions and opinions.
Mr.. kreutzer as much as said that he
did not propose to do business that way.
Mr.. Mcclure, OF the sewage plant, con-.
tended that as the contract was not be-
fore the council there was nothing to
act on. Mr.. Benson, who was absent
from the city all Of last week. expressed
the opinion that the controversy was
practically settled and that there is
nothing left to quarrel over altho after
his return he learned that some unnec-
esEary and uncalled for personalities
had been indulged in. Mr.. Kreutzer said
he would insist on the. contract coming
before the council for final ratification.
Finally the matter was dropped. pendin ing
the receipt Of contract from the ST.
Louis company. Some Of the collncil-
men We're in the mood. but there was
nothing to quarrel about.
Mayor Pierce, of the special commit
tee on sewage disposal plant, reported
the opening OF bids for various mate
rial. including vitrified brick. sewer
and iron pipe, etc. j. c. Dunn, of this
city, secured the sewer pipe contract
the Likes Company, OF Des Moinea, the
brick bid, A. E. Shorthill & Co. the
wrought iron pipe bid. the other
contracts going to firms outside the
state. The cement for the plant. a
large amount OF which is required. was
not contracted for by the committee,
because an agreement could not be
reached as to the kind, and the coun-
ell therefore took the matter up and
gave the contract to the Western Lime
and Cement Company, of Milwaukee,,
at S2.38 per barrel. There will be re-
CURED 100 barrels in the cementing
OF the aseptic tanks.
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A petition was received from proper
T ty owners asking for a. water main on
West Boone street between Second and
Third street. and the same was re-
| ferred. Another petition was for the
opening of an alley across the end Of
two lots, to make a connection with ar
alley running north from Lincoln
Istreet. between Second and Third
istreets. and one now opened further
fsouth. The streets ard alleys commit
Etee was instructed to investigate ant
lreport.
+ In line with the previous action d
the council. the electric light commit.
4 tee was empowered to purchase thu
necessary material for the placing o.
two additional street lamps in eacl
ward of the city The location of tn,
llamps is left To the various councilmer
to decide for their wards.
DIR. Harris has number Of cnnstitu
ents down on South First street neas
the railway tracks who have beef
4 flooded during the recent rains. and h,
wanted an outlet for the storm waite
constructed under the tracks Th,
mayor said the railway companis
stand ready TO cooperate. and plan
will be drawn for relieving. this cendi
ftlon by the construction of surfac,
Esewer. Mr.. Krentzer had complain
concerning mudhole on Nevada stree
A near the canning cempGny's plant, ant
this will also be taken care Of
II 5fHsHssgs5
4 IL there is one Accomplishment NOR
than another which makes one pleas
ing companion 1t is that of telling
i good story and telling IL WE'LL No
4 every one that has a reputation as al
ways telling stories Is good storytel
il Ter, any more than every one who trie
to sing makes harmony There is s.
much in the relling that often the stor.
Itself counts for but very little. a dis
i tinguished visitor to the city last weel
i gave a talk before club. and the tall
was thoughtful and Instructive. bu
4 those qualities would never have bee
SO apparent as they We're had 1t no
been that 1t was enlivened with littl
4 anecdotes which might lose their charm
4 when repeated, but which abounde,
Il with 1t when he told them. A sum:
4 little story which had no connection
with the artistic subject OF the evening
and which he told after the Get pro
\ gram, seemed, better received perhaps
4 than anything he had said: which onl,
4 goes to show how welcome sometime
clever and bright is to even the mos
intellectual. 1t Is only the very ig
norant who think that It Is beneat.