Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-05

IOWA, SATURDAY., j.
the court opinions for publication in the
Northwestern Reporter. The remainder
is for fees on account of furnishing 9TH
.cr copies of opinions and for doing 9th
G.. work for attorneys. All the facts re-
lating to the case were brought out at
the time Legislative committee made
en- investigation and recommended that
rc action be taken, and later when the
governor made an investigation. For
some time there had been talk of a set
tlement or compromise, but at the last
moment, just at the close of the term
cf Attorney General Remley and as the
office is about to be turned over to his
successor suit Is commenced. This
was the orders Of the executive council
last summer, but the matter has
dragged along until this time. From
reliable sources it is learned that the
members of the executive council have
not at all times worked together In har-
nrony in regard to this case. There has
heen an effort TO shift the responsibility
from shoulder to shoulder and to evade
direct action. All of the members
seemed anxious that something should
he done to effect a settlement and to get
a ruling form the courts on the proper
fees of the Office, but they wanted the
others 10 act. Now that a case has been
begun the settlement Is likely to follow
quickly and be final
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A point at law is being aired here
which interests all cities where paving
Els being done In Council Bluffs there
has been some controversy over paving.
The contracts which have been prepared
for the asphalt paving provide that the
Iccntractors shall maintain the paving
for five years. The Iowa code provides
lthat the cost of maintaining paving
shall be by payments from the general
!tund and that the abutting property
can not be made to pay for the mainte-
rance. 1t is claimed that the contracts
eyade this provision and are
therefore Illegal. The Des Moines brick
lpeople are making the fight to have the
Icontracts declared void in order to beat
1.-THE asphalt people. The asphalt repre-
! Isentatives are interested in maintaining
lthe contracts. If such contracts are ille-
| gal then many contracts made for pay
ling have been Illegal.
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4 jtime 1t is the Mutual Reserve Fund
4 Life ssociation Of New York that has a
grievarce. Some time ago the COM
s|pany withdrew from business rather
slsthan pay a bill for an examination by
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sInunciation of the company. Yesterda,
! Auditor Merriam received from Secre-
sltary Camp. OF the Mutual Reservs
Fund, an acknowledg gnlent of the re
81 ceipt Of the report two days after 1t ha,
! been printed and. published in De
Meines ard given circtliaeion here
Il Camp specifically states why he fuse
ITO pay the biil- because the exanlina
tion was net an examination Of III,
i matters which the company agreed L
lhaves examined and even ii Il had bee,
81 the bill ia exnorbitani He declares tha
$ in the FIVE days Of making the exanaina
Il Ition Beefler did not devote a moment,
time TO making the examination wnici
vas assented 10. HI charges for ,hre,
days travelling to New York, Which i.
longer time than necess,a1y He ais
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