Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-02
LOCAL COMMENT.

& LOCAL COMMENT.
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Approaching the existence of de-
Tnand for greater economy in municipal
affairs, the democratic end OF the coun-
Gil is attempting to bolster up the posi-
ton OF the head of the city administra-
ton and of those democrats seeking re-
election BY crying, We didn't do it.''
and charging other administrations
with being responsible for the depleted
condition of the city treasury. No one
charges or has Charged that the pres
ent administration created the bonded
lNde Dtedness of Marshalltown, but it is
claimed, and the figures bear out the
statement, that the city will have spent
ABOUT S90, 600 during the present fiscal
Year. aside from the cost of the sewage
disposal plant. OF course this plant was
a necessity and it is sincerely hoped
that the expense thus entailed will
prove to have been money we'll spent,
as has the $4,000 paid out for the water
extension. A detailed statement of the
expenditures of the streets and alleys
department would be very interes ting
at this time. While $4,000 We're spent
On the streets this year. The council has
never asked for or received am itemize,l
report, and yet Messrs. Mcclure, Har-
ris and Good insist that the city books
must not be examined more than one
Year back.
The disciples of Henry Bergh might
nave found a case calling for their in
PREVENTION on North Sixth street for
several nights past. band of hard
worked, sac looking horses stood out an
night hitched to wagons. Munching at
an arnful of straw In the early morn
ipg, they seemed forsaken and ill-cared
Tor and drew uncomplimentary remarks
from passersby directed toward the per-
son Who could sleep comfortably while
his team stood out and shivered thru,
the winter night.
Our good friends down at Talna would.
not be inclined to criticise il they knew
OF the efforts being put forth 10 COM
I!ete the sewage disposal plant. The
cinder screening plant is in full opera
ton and numerous teams and workn1en
are conveying the material to the M
ter beds. AS soon as the weather win
Iermit the cement work on the asentie
tanks will be commenced and pushed Ia
completion. the necessary maehinerv
will be installed and the plan, phi ~
operation. Sewage disposal plants come
high, especially when they have electric
but Marshalltown pro-
POSES to have good one or none.
Another proof of prosperity is offered
thru the fact that a larger proportion of
the taxes have been paid into the coun-s
tY treasury than al the same period in
recent years. Now If owners of farm
and town properties We're assured that
their taxes would be reduced to an eq-
uitable point they would be financially
happy.
The board of education of Marshall.
county five years hence should adopt
the plan of refusing TO see or hear a
single representative of book concern,
but should Insist that Samples and bids
be sent to the board. This plan would
allow of fair, unprejudiced and uninhu-
cnced action and at the same time Sc
cure the best books procurable for the
money.
Marshalltown has been exceedingly
fortunate in escaping trouble With
smallpox this winter. There is nothing
like being prepared for emergencies of
this kind. and this preparation was
without doubt responsible for the fail
ure of the disease to spread in this city.
But one case developed and that was at
ionce isolated In the hospital The pa.
tient has now fully recovered.
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From the decisive vote of 30 to S IL
may reasonably be presumed that the
republicans of the Second ward as a
party are opposed to dragging the
school book affair into politics II Il
finally gets there, 1t will be the fault of
individuals not the party, and the for
mer will have to assume the RESPONSE
bility. AS one republican expressed IT.:
1T is rot our business to pull their
chestnuts out of the fire.
Editor Bradford's heroic defense of
republican officials whose acts have
been questioned is the comment of the
week. The originality of such a policy
on the part Of a democratic organ
should commend itself to all who enjoy
d EOoU Joke. II our IFlenuS OF int ira
ternity are to be believed, and OF
course they are in all matters pertain
ing to the Times Republican, the law
yers. courts. grand juries and perhaps
the United States congress are to unite
in bringing action against the T.-R for
some offense 1t Is purported to have
committed. The T.-R. in the past has
said oEly what any reputable newspa-
per ought to have said, and, of course,
will refuse to retract or even modify
anything it has said should such de-
mand be made. In the meantime If these
statements of the local press are true
the dignitied thing for the T.-R. to do
would be to wait until some one de-
mands something OF it. If our friends
would learn all about this paper and its
editor, let them read the columns of our
local contemporaries the editor OF the
5T.-R modestly confesses that he has
learned things there that he never knew
before.
How's Thisl
+ We ofser One Hundred Dollars Reward 81
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