Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-10

Ing the alderman of his appointment as
a member of the committee on water
works and inviting him to be present
at the forthcoming meeting In Oska-
loosa. The council did not seem dis
posed to send delegate at the city's
expense and no action was taker.
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A protest from water consumers on
South Second street was presented by
DR.. Harris, complaining of the insufh-
cheney of the water supply. because OF
there being only two-inch main. The
water committee was instructed to IN
vestigate and lay suitable main.
Mr.. MCGUIRE, of the judiciary commit
tee, reported to the council that the city
had seven legal battles on hand-the an
nexation suit, the Pierce woodpile suit,
the Rowen damage case and the several
Radloff cases, appealed from justice
court.
The fire committee has been searching
for place for the relocating of the kib-
hey hose house, ordered removed from
the Arnold school grounds by the board.
Some of the councilmen favored reso-
luton vacating the adjoining alley and
removing the building thereon. The
council looks upon the boards order as
spitework. The matter was put over I'M
til the next meeting.
DIR. Harris, of the streets committee,
reported that arrangements had been
made with the supervisors whereby the
city and county would jointly construct
foot bridge across Linn creek on May
street, near the glucose works.
The city clerk was instructed to adj
vertise for bids for the construction Of
all cement and brick sidewalks ordered
early in the season and not yet built
the bids to be received at an adjourned
meeting to be held next Monday night.
An offer of the Eads Chemical Engine
Company to sell the fire extinguisher on
exhibition here during the tournament,
at price of $500 was made. The coun-
ell, owing to the condition of the city's
finances, refused to consider the offer.
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The new sidewalk ordinance formu-
lated to reduce the preliminary expense
of ordinary permanent sidewalk i'm
provements came up on its third reading
and was adopted.
Before the lengthy meeting was final
lily adjourned Mr.. MCGUIRE took a rap
at President Devine, of the school board,
and DR.. Harris took shot at Superin-
tendent Mack. Mr.. Mcclure referred to
DR.. Devines communication to the
T.-R., in which he took occasion to
blame the council for its failure to have
| sidewalks constructed to the lot line OF
the Arson school building. The conn-
/ Gilman from the Fifth ward explained
how the walks had been ordered, but
/ that when the injustice of compelling
three citizens to build the entire walk
was shown the action was rescinded and
! 2 conference with the school board was
asked to devise means of remedying the
matter. The board had promised this
conference, he said, but had failed To
meet the councilmen, therefore he held
that the board and not the council is to
blame for the absence of the walks
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| DIR. Harris presented motion to the
effect that the allowance of SIS per
month to Superintendent E. z.
Mack for livery hire be dis
continued at once. This brought Mr.
Mcclure to the defense Of the superin-
tendent with the statement that it was
necessary to. provide some means for
Mr. Mack to go to and from his work
at the sewage disposal plant. DR..
Harris said the superintendent could
furnish his own horse and buggy as well
as could other city employees and his
motion was adopted by vote of to 8.