Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-10
FIFTH WARD CREATED.
Council Adopts the Ordinance 1t
Midnight. BY a Vote Of
Six 10 Two.
Becomes Effective on the Sec.
ond Tuesday in February.
Harris Leads Opposition.
Row Over a wsishmaster's job.
A New Fire Company-.Sew.
age Fund Finances.

A New Fire COmpany..SeW.
age Fund Finances.
Just at the hour of midnight Monday
the Fifth ward OF Marshalltown was
created, the result of the vote having
been announced by the mayor just as
the town clock tolled the hour Of H. The
! fight against the ordinance was brief
but spirited and the ward was created
without the vote of the mayor, to whom
it was expected 1t would go on tie. The
ordinance was not reached until near
the close of a long and interesting ses-
| sion, and while every one was tired, the
members were all present and the
| friends of the measure insisted on push
| ing it to final vote. The ordinance pro-
| vides that all that territory east of Cen
ter street and south of the C. & N. w.
| right-of-way in the Fourth ward and
/ all that territory west Of Center street
and south of the Northwestern in the
Third ward shall be set apart as a fifth
ward; that the ordinance shall take es-
| feet on the second Tuesday i'll February.
1902, and that the present councilmen in
| the Third and Fourth wards continue to
represent the new ward until the regu-
lar city election in March. Mr.. Mcclure,
who has led the fight in favor of the
Fifth ward, called the ordinance up or
It's second reading. DIR. Harris, of the
Third ward objected to being divorced
from some OF his constituency and Of
fered an amendment eliminating from
the ordinance all the Third ward terri
| tory included In the new ward and MAX
| ing the west boundary of the Fifth at
Center. Mr.. WATSON supported the
amendment altho opposed to the whole
ordinance. Then the talking commenced.
Mr.. Mcclure argued that the Third and
| Fourth wards were too large and that
1 there was too much delay in voting and
counting the votes on election days;
that these two wards. after creating a
/ fifth ward, would still be the largest in
the city; that the Third had gained by
the recent annexation all it would lose:
that the present ordinance would give a
fifth ward in the neighborhood of 400
votes, but if any of the territory was
eliminated it would leave the ward too
small. Mr.. Mcguire denied the charge
some one had made that he had per-
sonal interest in the matter and was at
tempting to insure his retention on the
Icouncil as member from the new
ward, but was simply DESTROYS of car
rying out the will of the people. DR..
/ Harris read a protest from a majority of
the Third ward residents who will now
be in the Fifth ward, Mr.. Benson re-
marked that the only argument against
4 The creation of an additional ward was
the expense. but that, he said, ought not
to stand in the way. He favored taking
/ territory from both the Third and
1 Fourth wards. Mr.. Fisher said he had
been opposed to the ordinance, but II the
present councilmen from the wards in
terested We're not affected he would ia
vor 1t. Mr.. Kirby expressed similar
1 views. Finally vote was reached on
Dr. Harris amendment to make the
| western boundary line at Center street,
/ resulting in a tie, Fisher, Harris Kirby
and WATSON voting for and Benson,
4 Henry, Kreutzer and Mcguire against
the amendment. Mayor Jones cast the
deciding vote against the Harris amend
ment. The ordinance was then agreed to
by the following vote: Yeas, Benson,
Fisher, Henry, Kirby. Kreutzer and Nc
i CURE; nays, Harris and WATSON. After
the election in March the council will be
made up of ten members, and at that
election the Fifth ward will elect a
councilman for the short term and one
for the long term.
i Prior to the meeting Monday night
there was much speculation as to what
4 was brewing, as the councilmen, in COM
lany with Mayor Jones and City Solicit
tor Van Law, spent the time until 91s
o'clock in secret caucus. The momen-
tous matter under discussion was men
toned only incidentally in the meeting,
but proved to be a consideration of the
financial condition of the special sew
age fund. 1t seems that the council has
rot been very successful in securing an
4 additional loan, but MH.Kreutzer claims
to have plan whereby the city will pull
thru without trouble. The nature of
that plan has not been made public
4 A long jangle occurred over the open
Ing of the two public scales vacated
for two months of the summer and over
the necessity of electing new weigh
masters. The Fourth ward members
showed desire to retire Mr.. Crinklaw.
who has been in charge of the Third
avenue ScaleS, ana Supplant MIN with
Mr. L. L. Connor. and to do this argued
the necessity of electing all three weigh
masters, because of technicality in
their previous election. j. j. WEIGH and
P. F. Marcy were reelected to their old
positions. but secret ballot was de-
manded when the Third avenue weigh
master was reached resulting in the APP
pearance OF third candidate. No re-
suit attended the first. second and third
ballots, but on the fourth ballot Mr..
Connor was chosen by vote of to 3
4 over Mr.. Crinklaw.
4 The city is to have an additional fire
company, all because 1t has chance to
purchase hose cart at reasonable
price. Several years ago the city bor-
rowed a cart from Grinnell for uee at
the tournament, and now Grinneil has
lodged demand for either the cart or
$50. The council voted to buy the cart.
Messrs. kreutzer and Mcclure wanted
the new company located in the ex-
IRENE southeast portion of the city but
Mr.. Henry, supported by the balance of