Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-13

wv ~ 49, N.Y. 1911 ~.
Carmean company for any rise in as-
sessment for city taxation over the \
present figure for a period of ten years
and bound the successors OF the pres 4
ent council for that time. Mr.. Me-
CURE moved that the proposition be
accepted and was seconded by Benson.
Mr.. Kreutzer kicked. He doubted the
right Of the council to bind it's success
sors. He was rather shy Of contracts Of
this nature. He had favored entering
into a contract with the glucose and was
sorry. We have spent $25. 600, = said
Councilman Kreutzer, land where are
we? Thirty-three thousand more in.
debt! 1t was dangerous to help those
who should help themselves. Help some
smaller institution and let the Rhoades-
Carmean Company look elsewhere for
aid and comfort of this nature. DR..
Harris was strongly opposed to the
agreement. He said no taxpayer in town
but paid more in proportion than
the Rhoades-Carmean Company. He
thought no other firm would ask such
aid. Certain firms had prospered and
built without asking aid of the city and
| 1t would be unjust to taxpayers to remit
the Rhoades- Carmean taxes. Benson
and Mcclure supported the proposition.
| A roll call resulted in tie vote, Messrs.
Benson, Henry, MCGUIRE and WATSON
voting aye and Fisher, Harris, Kirby
and Kreutzer no. Mayor Jones took the
matter under advisement,
ELECTRIC BILL UNPAID.
| "A communication from the st. Louis
Electric Supply Company, charging the
city with having failed to live up to its
contract and threatening to levy on ma
terial il an order given by them to Mr..
Moore for $3.50 were not paid at once.
was read by Mr.. Mcclure. The payment
of the order would leave a balance of
| 5000. Mr.. Mcclure had written, saying
| that the pumps would not be accepted
| and asked action of the council on the
4 letter.
| Harris presented petition for OPEN
4 ing Fourth street north to North Cen
ter street. The petition was signed by
j. @. Saint and others. Referred to the
proper committee.
The sidewalk petition of Sarah M.
Allen and others was granted.
| A communication from the office of
4 the National Roads Enquiry at Wash
/ intgon asking that a representative be
sent from this city to the good roads
congress at Buffalo was received and
i placed on file.
A motion to empower the streets and
| alleys committee to drive piling for a
! sidewalk across the creek bed east of the
glucose works on May street carried.
WATER IMPROVEMENTS NEARLY
PAID.
4 Mr.. Benson, chairman of the water
works committee, reported work slow on
| the Improvements at the water works
plant. 1t being impossible to secure ma
terial on account of the strike. He said
/ when the bills presented at the present
session have been paid the Improvement
| at the plant will have been paid for with
the exception of the new roof on the adj
dition and few minor claims.
None of the other committees reported
and the council proceeded to audit bills.
4 SEWAGE WORK PROGRESSING.
Mr.. MCGUIRE, of the special sewer
committee reported excellent progress
on the septic tanks at the disposal plant
the work being completed with the ex-
ception of one end and the coping. The
i laying of pipe is progressing excellently
All material is ordered and nearly paid
Il for.
4 The matter OF the St. Louis Supply
, company's contract was again taken up
I and the special sewer committee di-
rected to look up the contract and pay
bills due under the contract.
4 Mr.. Harris offered a resolution re-
4 scinding the action of the council at a
4 previous meeting comforting special
powers on Superintendent Mack saying
that Mack had power under the pre-
vious action to hire whom he saw fit to
take charge of the sewer work. Said
he did not want Mr.. Mack placed above
4 the committee. While some Of the
others thought he hadn't been SO
/ placed the motion carried unanimously.
/ The tax levy was embodied in res
/ olution by Mr.. Kreutzer or the ways and
means committee. It provided for the
1 following items Of levy on taxable prop
erty:
4 Ten mills for general and incidental
expenses.
Two mills for more complete sewage
system.
Two mills for maintenance of public
library.
One mill for sinking fund to pay bond
/ ed Indebtedness and interest.
One mill for maintenance of fire de-
partment
Five mills for water works tax on
property inside protection of water sup
Iply.
Four mills on all property used for
agricultural and horticultural purposes.
The resolution carried unanimously.
The library petitioners We're greatly
! gratified at the raise of levy, which as
sured better income for library purpos-
|es.
4 A resolution was introduced by Harris
/ allowing the C. & N. w. and G.. G. w.
to Jointly build track across Linn
street for the accommodation OF the
Lennox Machine company was passed
to third reading under suspension of the
rules and passed. all voting aye.
j A resolution by Fisher carried direct
/ ing the city engineer to give grades for
/ sewers on South Center street from the
north bank of Linn creek to the Iowa
/ Central railroad and make estimates OF
cost of construction.
i THE COAL BIDS.
The bids for furnishing coal were as
follows: steam coal, Gregory & Brown.
sl.45 per ton: Baker Bros, s1.45; j. G.
Dunn, $685. Mine run, Gregory & Brown
company, $3.50; Baker Bros. $2.Sa- Rec