Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-22
CITY WILL Buy PUMPS
Council Resolves to Proceed to
Install Norris Machines at
Sewage Plant.
Cost Will Be Charged to the St.
Louis Electrical Supply
Company.
Council Investigates a Police In.
cident s.. Discusses Water
Mains and Economy.

At the meeting of the city council
Monday night a resolution, introduced
by Chairman Mcguire, of the specia
sewage committee, was unanimously
agreed to that the committee shall pro-
coed to purchase two Morris pumps fol-
| the disposal plant, install the same and
charge the cost to the ST. Louis Elec.
trical Supply Company, which has the
contract for the power plant but is
seeking to install Van Wye pumps
| which have been rejected. The ST. Louis
company has been notified Of. the action
| OF the council and an ultimatum issued
to the effect that the city will proceed
with the work in ten days IL the COM
pany does not agree to install the Nor
rig pumps called for in the contract. AS
the temporary INDUCTION secured by the
city will prevent the electric company
from interfering with the work, there
will probably be no further delay in the
completion of the plant, The council
at the same time, Instructed the judi
ciary committee and the city solicitor to
proceed to have the temporary injunc-
tion made permanent.
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An interesting and amusing controver-
sy arose early in the meeting over the
question of additional water mains, and
DR.. Harris, because of his late arrival
at the meeting, lost point because he
did not understand what had been done
earlier in the evening. Mr.. Benson. as
chairman of the water committee, had
not given up his fight in opposition to
the laying of a six-inch main on South
Second street ordered at the last
meeting thru the efforts of DR.. Harrts.
His opposition is founded on present
conditions and those that viii arise in
the future. and he contends that no
main should be laid on that thorough
fare until the city can afford a twelve
inch main, as the territory lying south
of Main street must have additional
water in the future, and 1t is only a
question Of time until the slx-inch main,
II laid. would have to be taken up and
replaced with larger one. The costfof
putting in q small pipe line would there
fore be simply money thrown away. Mr..
Benson's argument prevailed and the
action OF one week ago was reconsid-
cred. The water committee will make
an effort to clean out the pre- sent two
inch main on South Second street, in
order to relieve the water consumers
along that thoroughfare. DR.. Harris.
who was late in arriving and came to
the council chamber Just after the vote
to reconsider had been taken, raised a
vigorous protest. and not approaching
fully what the council had done, scored
Mr.. Benson for what he termed his
usurpation of the powers of the entire
council DR.. Harris tried to have mo-
ton adopted ordering the committee to
have a twelye-inch. main laid at once II
the blowing out process does not prove
was followed Immediately by a lengthy
discussion over the purchase of the nec-
essary pipe and during which 1t was
mutually agreed that care should be
exercised in expenditures. A motion
by Mr.. Mcclure to ask for bids for the
pipe necessary for this and other mains
ordered was voted down, and the pur-
chase OF the material was postponed in
definitely. This will postpone for the
present the South Second street main,
even IL the pressure on the old main is
not Increased by blowing the sediment
out Of the pipes, and leaves the question
Just where 1t was before DR.. Harris
came in and raised protest, much to
q the satisfaction of Mr. Benson.
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The council spent three-quarters Of an
hour behind closed doris, listening to the
report Of Chairman Kirby, OF the COM
nittee on police and fire department.
The report related to an Investigation
Of one Of the police officers. conducted
during the day. Complaint had been
made against Officer Hurd by the father
of young man whom the officer had
taken by the collar and shaken. Sat
urday evening crowd Of young men
and boys, including representatives OF
the high school and Grinnell foot ball
teams. congregated in front ,,f Henry
Pappes store on Main street and en-
gagged in discussion Of the game. Mr..
Pappe complained to the officer that the
crowd was blocking the walks and door
ways in front of hisNstore. and Mr.. Hurd
attempted to dispense them. Three
times he ordered the crowd to 40 across
the street to the park where, no one
would be interfered with. The officer
insists that insulting remarks were
made to him. He caught one Of the
boys. Fred Jones. by the Collar and
walked him across the street, at the
same time giving him shaking. The
evidence Of Mr.. Pappe and others was
secured by the committee and the coun-
ell refused to take any further action
or to reprimand the officer.
The city has an offer Of 500 for the
two old dynamos stored in the city
building. and some of the members were
In favor of selling them at that price, as
the city needs the money. but Mr..
Fisher and others objected because the
old copper in the machines Is worth
more than that sum. II not sold within
a short time 1t is probable the ,lynamos
will be dismantled and sold for junk.
The council will meet again next Mon
day night for the purpose of receiving
bids for the supplying of $500 worth of
water meters to be purchased and in
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