Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-17

Council Delays Addition Of Ten
Wells to the Water
Supply.
The city council al an adjourned meet
ing Monday night suspended Superin.
tendent of Mains E. q. Mack from duty
pending the investigation Of charges
made against him by members. This
action was taken after the matter had
been gone over in secret caucus and an
hind closed doors. The councilmen are
not inclined to talk concerning the
Cifc charges have yet been lodged
against the official. 1t was also learned
that when the charges are preferred
they will consist of two or more counts.
One of these will be disobedience OF or
ders and another accusations of over
charges in the salary pay roll Of his de-
rartment. The dIspbedience of orders is
alleged to be in regard to hiring a team
and buggy to convey Mr.. Mack to and
from the sewage disposal plant at a cost
OF $40 per month after the council had
Instructed him that no more bills for
this service would be allowed. The coun-
ell went into secret session on motion of
Mr. Fisher, but the details of what
transpired in the caucus We're not given
out. further than that the caucus
adopted motion by Mr.. WATSON to sus-
pend him from duty pending an investi-
cation. When the council reconvened
the action was made matter of official
record, on motion of Mr.. Fisher Five
members. Messrs Fisher, Harris, Hem
~, Kirby and WATSON, voted for the
suspension, while Messrs. Benson and
Mcclure, o.. the water committee, under
whose direction Mr.. Mack is employed.
voted against 1t. afterwards explaining
their vote by saying that they did not
deem 1t justice to Mr.. Mack to take ac-
ton while he was out OF the city and UNI
able to defend himself. Superintendent
Mack has been in Chicago for two days.
The council VIII meet as committee of
the whole On Thursday night to conduct
the investigation.
Without advancing any tangible rea-
sons for delay, enough members of the
council voted to delay the addition of
ten wells to the water extension, at least
until spring. The fact that the glucose
plant is shut down and therefore there
is decreased consumption was given
as the reason for the position of some.
As It is the ma tier is left to the mercies
OF the incoming council, which will have
at least three new members, and posi-
bly, more. Mr. Benson. OF the water
presented an itemized report
concerning the cost OF material. includ-
ing piping, Cook strainers and labor, for
the ten additional driven wells, the total
cost amounting to s1,231.24. No bids on
q large open well were received. Mr..
Fisher and DR.. Harris, while announ-
cling that they were in favor of increas-
ing the supply of pure water, favored
postponing the work until spring. Mr.
Benson urged that the work be done
this winter, because during the making
Of the connections the river water must
Of necessity be turned in, and then
is in much better condition. On the mo-
ton to instruct the making of the pur-
chase the question was turned down by
the vote of Fisher, Harris, Henry, Kir-
by and WATSON. Messrs. Benson and
Mcclure, Of the water committee, voted
Mr.. Kreutzer. the third member OF the
committee, was absent.
The council has had considerable trou-
Bile in times past because Of members
of various committees and minor city
purchasing supplies without
To overcome this, DR.. Har-
ris offered a resolution to the effect that
hereafter all purchases must be made
thru the committee on supplies, from
which a requisition must be procured |
This was agreed to and the chairman Of
he committee on claims was instructed
% o. K. no bill unless it is accompanied
BY proper requisition.
Dr. Harris presented new ordinance
that all factories and foun-
Tries burning coke as fuel In open
stoves or furnaces shall equip their
buildings with flues to carry away the
umes and gas. The object, as explained |
~ the author. is to compel foundries
Using open coke stoves to provide means
% carry the gases out of the building, |
employees having complained that the
present system in vogue is injurious and
The rules We're suspended |
md the ordinance was passed to it's
bird reading and adopted.
A final effort was made to effect set |
Ilement of the claim of Gilman q Dunn
'or taking up a portion of the iron pipe
On the old Bunce extension to the water
system. but action was again postponed
pending an investigation of the contract
md the filling Of the bitches to the sat
sfaction OF the landowners.
At the close of the council meeting
proper short session of the board Of
health was held, for the purpose of con-
,idering large bill for disinfectants
1sed in homes where contagious diseases
rave existed. The council will make an
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