Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-20
LOCAL COMMENT.
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house lawn green have been abandoned.
AS the democratic machine had Slate
ell fixed for the county convention to
swallow. 1T is presumed that line of |
campaign has been mapped out. From |
indications the republican opposition [
will go on still hunt, but as both the
candidates whom the democrats will at |
tempt to elect have been tried and have
been found wanting as vote getters. /
their nomination has not caused a stir
ON the political sea.
recover damages from the city because
of his injuries from fall alleged TO
have been caused by the stop-box of a
water service, the fact remains that
There are number of projections of this
kind sticking above the sidewalks of the
city. 10 menace the corns and tenpers of
pedestrians if not thei, limbs
The police officers are watching close
lily section OF the city where boys are
hin the habit of congregating for the
4 purpose of stealing rides on incoming
\ and outcoming trains This PORT is near
| the Third street crossings of the three
/ railway lines entering the city Com
plants have been made b.. the railway
i officials relative 10 th,. matter aud they
i hope 10 make an effort To have a stop
j7Lut 10 the practice Boys from to 10
/ years OF age gather near TIN crossing
| end nut in the day in riding On III. cars
i They are not particular IN ihe.f oheiee
of cars, and some Of tilstn have become
adepts and board everything from hat
tear tn a. passenger COACH when the
trains a,s running K, d High rate OF
4 speed. The wonder Is that accidents are
: rot more frequent
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4 Two million gallons of water would
make a eo6d-sized lake, but that is the
4 amount beng consumed ard wasted
and much of ii iss4every twsnts-four
hours i'm this city. This proves foi one
:. thing. that the meter system Of selling
4 water whether furnished by u private
Il economical and Just system III previ-
! Gus years. when the glucose works We're
), IN operation and consuming about 35o,-
I 600 gallons per day alone. the pumping
~ station has rot been called upon TO fur
FL nish more than 100000 or l,i0o,Ogo gal
Ions in twenty-four hours. and when the
y water extension machinery was pur-
chased 1t WAS not contemplated that ,,
600 GOO would be consumed for number
Il years, or until the city increased one
third in population. During the past
= Week the machinery that draws the wa
= ter from the gravel beds has been taxed
= almost TO its capacity, which has left ne
! reserve with which to fight fires or NEE;
!. other emergencies But the water was
y there. and while it Is of too good quality
Ito waste the consumers have taken il
: upon themselves To use all they pleased
: when and where they pleased regard.
: less of the rules Of the water depart
rnent and the ordinances of the city
! Hence the determination of the city OF
:. ficials 10 enforce the sprinkling rule:
and make an example of some of tn.
!, eons,iners who use their own hose ou
:. Of the hours prescribed by the ordi-
nance
ss'
Mr. j NJ Gilchrist who recently re
e turned from a trip TO the eastern states
took occasion to investigate methods IL
4 Hartford. Conn. and many other cite
t he says the officials have found the sys
o ten Of hand cleaning the cheapest ant
\ most satisfactory. one man is assignee
: To from one to four blocks, is SUPPLE
: with d shovel a broom and cart. is re
9 sponsible for the condition of his pre-
Y scribed territory. and clean streets ar
: the result. When a street is once thor
$ oughly cleaned, Mr.. Gilchrist says, it /
: an easy matter to keepltcleanunderth i
n system, as the moment refuse Is droppe
y by horses or by other means it is gath
!. cred UP before 1t is ground TO pieces an
y scattered by the winds. In some place
ore man with the necessary equipment
cares for four blocks. and Mr.. Gilchrs
saws our streets appear filthy and dirt
: compared 10 those of the eastern cite
he visited. The work Is not so hard bu
II that men Incapable of doing other wor
q land who would otherwise have to b
y supported at public expense give geo
l. service. Provided th street sweepin
| contract awarded by tn. council and t
,e be inaugurated when the sweeper ca
e be procured proves too expensive or us
= satisfactory. Marshailtown n'ght u
10 the system adopted IN me east.
II
n As an illustration OF the calami'S lai
d concerning the corn crop ana the rae