Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-10
to the streets and alleys committee TO
investigation.


A resolution was presented by Mr.
Greene and unanimously adopted or
dering the street railway company to
pave North Third Sweet between the
rails of its track and on one foot out
side of each rail, all in accordance with
the specifications adopted by the city
1t was generally supposed that the
street railway portion of this pavement
went with the contract awarded by the
city, but the city solicitor holds that
the company has the right to award It's
portion to whom 1t pleases. The res
olution provides that upon failure OF
the company to comply with the order
of the council the city will proceed to
do the work, and it is probable this
course will be followed.
City Clerk J. H. Egermayer submitted
his first report to the council, in which
he embodied several recommendations
inspired by his experiences since as
Stunning the Office. He said he had
found no plumbers licenses on file, as
provided by the ordinances, and that he
had found q number of services IN
stalled for water consumers that had
never been reported. Enough of these
had been unearthed to increase the Wa
ter rentals $500 per year, and he pre-
sumed there We're many more that had
not yet been reported by the plumbers
making the connections. He also re-
commended Encouragement of the
vault in the city building and the provi-
sion of filing cases so that papers and
documents may be preserved in sys-
tematic manner and be found when
wanted. Mr.. Egermayer agreed to go
thru all the documents, sort and file
them and assume the extra work free of
charge If the files and stacks We're pro-
vided. The supplies committee is look
ing into the matter.
Bids for supplying Goa Ito the water
works for the year and various grades
OF lumber for the streets and alleys de-
partment were received and We're re-
ferred to the supplies committee, with
to report at the next meet
ing.
Mr.. Webster, chairman of the build
ings and grounds committee. reported
that the question of moving the .leten-
ton hospital had been under consider
alton, but all the available sites would
cause as much complaint as the present
location. He recommended, however,
that the building be moved to the
corner of the city tract on
which 1t is now located provided the
owners in that section of town
bear the expense.
has been before the council intern1it-
tently during the past two years in it's
various phases, and which grows out of
the opening of Frederick street and the
removal of the Cunningham residence,
hobbed up again after having been again
scrutinized by the judiciary committee
and the city attorney, the committee
recommended the allowance of s11O,
and this was finally done after Mr..
Kreutzer had vigorously opposed the
claim.
Mr.. Webster introduced resolution
ordering that notification be sent to all
plumbers that they must comply with
the ordinances and take out licenses
and give bonds. The superintendent of
mains will make the notification at
once.
Mr.. Psenicka presented the request
IF south side residents for two addi-
-ional street lamps, on Ninth avenue
and Jackson and Arson streets. Re-
serred TO the water and light commit
lee.
Mr.. Fisher presented a resolution
the streets and alleys COM
nittee to construct catch basins on
North Third street at all the intersec-
ions between Main and Park streets,
n order that the storm water may be
carried into the sewer, thus preventing
he flooding of yards and cellars near
Park street. This was also referred.
Mr. Greene presented an ordinance
extending the corporate limits of the
,ity to include tract of land west of
Twelfth street and south of the Var
lum hill road. The tract includes the |
lew brick yards property. The rules
we're suspended and the ordinance was
adopted.
.
Mr.. Fisher went cunning again for |
hose members of the council who enter
nto contracts with the city to furnish |
supplies and materials, and he present. |
ID a resolution embodying the section
If the code covering the point. The
esolution was aimed at Councilman |
Henry especially, because his paper
vas awarded the city printing on bid |
higher than one of it's weekly contem- |
,oraries. Mr.. Fishers resolution was
quelched, however. after Mr.. Greene
lad insisted that Mr.. Fisher wrongly |
the law and after Mr.. Web
ter said it was nonsense.
An amendment to the water ordi-
lance was presented by Chairman |
ireene, eliminating the section provid-
ng that the city shall furnish meters to
consumers on demand and when placed
meter rates shall be charged. The rigid |
enforcement of the water rules and I
ateS has caused numerous demands to !
re made for meters on the part of small |
consumers, and the city has not the
unds with which to purchase them.
NE amendment was to forestall these
Increasing demands, and was adopted
nder suspension of the rules. This
oes not prevent the city from INSTALL
ng meters on the services of the larger
onsumers or wherever it deems prop
r.
Mr. Webster presented an ordinance
East State street from Cen
ar street east to, the alley between