Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-19
THE CITY STOPS WORK
Men Employed on the Sewage
Disposal Plant Laid Off
Indefinitely.
Evidences That the Glucose
Works Shutdown Will Be a
Long One the Cause.
Electric Company Offers to Ac.
cept City's Terms-.A Coun.
Gil Meeting.

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i force of employees at the sewage plant
I Monday evening and the work of COM
! pleting the plant has ceased for an in
definite time, except on the contract OF
the st. Louis Electrical supply Com
pany installing the power plant. This
4 action has been taken by the special
sewage committee because there is ev-
1 cry indication that the glucose factory
will be closed down for many months
/ and there is no reason why the cit,
I should expend money on the work at the
| present time, when city funds are
/ short There is also the question of Gin
ders to be taken into consideration. ant
with the glucose plant not in operation
| sufficient 'siantity cannot be procured
| in the city 10 carry on the work of com
plotting the filter beds. There remains
from five to ten days work in complet-
| ing the concrete portions of the plant
and several weeks work to complete TIL
installation of the power plant, and
many weeks work to complete all the
filter beds. The sewage plant can be
put in running order, however, within a
few weeks whenever the occasion
arises.
That the shutdown of the glucos
works will be indefinite is shown by the
steps being taken at the factory All
the betting is being removed from the
machinery and stored away, and tn
pumps and other machines are being
taken away and stored Those in a po-
sition to know say that there is every
indication that the works will be closed
for several months.
1t was expected that proposition
would be presented at the adjourned
meeting OF the city council Monda.
night from the ST. Louis Electrical Sup
ply Company, agreeing to comply with
the city's demands in case the company
be permitted to install the Van Wye
pumps at the sewage plant. After the
company's representatives hard re-
jected the compromise offered by the
city and had refused to comply with the
section providing for a six months test
of the pumps, the st. Louis people re-
cede from their position when they saw
the council was determined not 10 be
bluffed and had ordered Morris pumps
from the factory. Correspondence was
started with the Morris people relative
to cancelling the city contract. with
the understanding that the St Louis
company should pay any expense the
Morris factory lad been put to in pre-
pairing to fill the city's order, but Nc
definite reply has been received and t
is probable the company has proceeded
so far with the work that the contract
can not be Cancelled without consider
able expense. Owing to the uncer
tainty of the situation the council took
no action at Monday nights meeting.
and the session was short one.
Assurances were made by Mayor
Pierce, during his term of office and
when the sewage disposal plant was be-
ing planned, that the supervisors and
probably the school board, would do
nate their portion of the glucose COM
pany tax. to assist in paying off the $685.
600 loan made by the company, which
is being paid by remission of taxes. Mr..
Kreutzer called attention to the matter
and asked that a committee be APP
pointed to Interview the school and
county boards to place the agreement in
operation. DR.. Harris wanted the re-
quest to the school board to be elinin-
ated because of the friction between the
board and council, and this was done.
Messrs. Kreutzer, Henry and WATSON
were appointed as the committee to
confer with the supervisors and secure
their acquiescence to Mr.. Pierce's PROM
Use. The remission of the county's por-
tion of the taxes would hasten the pay
ment of the city's debt to the glucose
company.
A vacancy has occurred in the IL
brary board caused by the removal of
Mr.. George G. Kennedy. and Mayor
Jones announced the appointment of
Mrs. G.. w. Hargrave to the position.
The mayor explained that the appoint
ment of Mrs. Hargrave was made be-
cause she is president of the Women's
Clubs, which was influential in securing
the establishment of the library.
DROVE Horse TO DEATH.