Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-09
City Council Proposes to Do an
Immense Amount of Paving
the Coming Season
pANsKiN WANTS INVESTIGATION
Council Transacts Large Amount of
Business at Regular Meetine-Mem-
bers Come Near Tilt Over Danskin
and Coal Rili--Wants to Go After
Glucose-Other Matters.

If the intentions OF the various mem
hers of the city council as brought
forth at the regular meeting held Mon
day night, are carried out there will be
more paving done in Marshalltown next
summer than during any season in the
history of the city. Resolutions of in
tent were introduced by Mr.. Webster
for the proposed paving of twenty
blocks, and other members of the body
indicated they would have like resolu-
lions to bring before the council at the
next regular meeting.
The resolutions introduced by Mr..
Webster include the paving OF South
First avenue from Church to Nevada;
Nevada street from First to Second av-
enues; North Fourth street from the
end of the present paving to Park
street, and Park from Fourth to Third.
These streets are to be paved with
brick, over foundation of concerto. A
resolution including West Chnrch
street from First to Ninth, and Fourth
avenue from State street to the Great
Western right ofway, calls for as
phalt. The object of introducing these
resolutions at this time is that If the
paving is to be done the work may be
started early in the spring. when mate
rial and labor will be cheaper. Both
resolutions were passed.
Would Probe Danskin Matter.
.,l,.,, f,ff In
works committee, reported that the
committee had received the resignation
of Superintendent of Mains Thomas
Danskin, and the same had been ac-
cepted. The committee recommended
the appointment of Charles j. Anderson
to succeed him. Mr.. Fisher took occa-
sion to ask If Mr.. Danskin had been
discharged or had resigned. Mr..
Kreutzer stated that he understood Mr..
DanslSin wanted an investigation, put
both gentlemen were ruled out OF order.
The motion to accept the resignation OF
Mr. Danskin and affirm the appoint
naent of Mr.. Anderson was Carried
Kreutzer alone opposing it. Later in the
session Mr. KreutZer again brought the
matter UP and stated that Mr.. Danskln
had requested an inyesugatlon, anu
moved that the council meet IN week
to look into the reasons of MS dls-
charge. He said that while he had ms
personal opinion of Mr.. Danskins ca
liability, he thought 1t nothing but fair,
and the council had been in the hablt
of doing such things before. Mr.. Wen
ster. in a few crisp and pointed SEN
tences announced that Mr.. kreutzer
had no right to ask for an investigation,
as the matter was one in which the wa
ter works committee had entire charge,
and it was empowered by the council TO
hire or remove the superintendent oi
mains whenever it saw fit. He read the
agreement that the committee entered
into with Mr.. Danskin at the time ne
was employed that showed plainly ina.
the water works committee alone hau
jurisdiction in the matter. On Vole
10 Investigate the motion was lost.
DO Away With One City Scale.
Mr.. Kreutzer introduced resolution
10 the effect that beginning Dec. the
weighmasters at the city scales on
south Third avenue and South Center
street should receive a salary OF s4o
month. and that they should report ana
| turn over to the city clerk each month
| al, moneys received by them paid LOT
weighing. Webster objected TO thls'
and stated as his reasons that during
great portion of the year they did not
earn that much money, and the city
would be simply paying salaries anu
receiving no returns. Kreutzer tnoush'
they should be paid, and took occasion
| To criticise the city for not enforcing the
ordinance. Mayor Jones pointed OUT u
| him that the ordinance was Such tha'
q could not be enforced, and that new
ono that would cover the matter was
haing prepared Webster thought one
watching station in the south part OIL
the CITY was sufficient, and moved that
the one at the Peter Marcy store De
| 5isnensed with. After considerable ar
g,ment this was ordered done ana MT.
Narav notified. The date of the scale
masters reports was also chahseu "
Dec. 10 instead of Dec. !.
Psenicka Goes Cunning.
psenicka got his hammer out early IN
| the game and proposed TO go suiiiiiiis
on double time after the glucose Com
many. He presented a resolution cal
ing for a special committee 10 We
appointed by the mayor TO lhNes,isaee
| the actual value of the property oI
the company located in the city, ana
ranort to the council in order that the
city might realize what he thought was
due them as taxes from the corporation.
He stated in plain language that ne
wished to go after them tooth and nan
and bring them into line. Greene
4 thought it best to wait until the city
assessor had made his report when
the city council as a whole, could act
as a board of equalization. kreutZef
pointed out that the city had an agree
ment with the glucose people whereby
the valuation of their property was not
To he assessed in excess Of 100000, or
a taxable value of $4,000. He was,
however in favor of taking means
with them that would wake them up.
Mayor Jones appointed Messrs. Web
j ster. Greene, and Kreutzer as members
of the committee, altho both Webster
and Greene entered protests against
serving, on account of the matter being
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