Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-08
LOCAL COMMENT.

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School houses must be provided for
the increasing population, and school
houses cost money. Members oil the
board say that the trouble in Marshall-
town financially is that the increase IN
the assessment of taxable property mas
not kept pace with the growth OF the
city, therefore the school levy must be
maintained at high percentage.
When new school building is pro-
yided for the Second ward, the board
ought to take it upon itself to provide
names for the schools. When there was
but one school house in each ward 1t
was well enough to designate them as
ward schools. All the wards with the
exception of the Second now have two
buildings, but the old structures are
still known as the ward schools, while
the newer structures were given other
titles. The present designation of three
of the buildings as the Second, Third
and Fourth ward schools are now mis-
nomers
i A few inquiries have been made as to
why no farmers institute has been ar
ranged this winter President Turner
of the institute. has good and suffi-
Client reason. The previous meetings
| have been arranged at, great expense
! the best speakers procurable have been
engaged, the state has been heldup for Its
$50 contribution to each county holding
an institute,and then thirty five or forty
| farmers have taken advantage of this
method of meeting and disseminating
knowledge they have gained from their
experiences and hearing the specialists
CIR agricultural topics. President Tur-
rer does not feel disposed TO compel
| few to go to the trouble and expense OF
holding another meeting until there is
| a wider interest manifested by the
| farmers.
Councilman Harris has suggested one
of the best plans yet in regard to a IL
brary and city building location, but
his scheme has not met with the favor
or the other councilmen and he has
about decided TO abandon it. His plan
was TO have the city sell the public
EIilding or West Main street. and with
the money derived therefrom purchase
the Humlong property on North Center
street which was part of the original
tract owned by the city. This would
give frontage of $50 feet on Center
street or the same amount that there
is on State, and would give ample room
for the public library building and city
hail. when one is built. to front on Cen
ter. Until a city hall is erected the
Humlong building. which is much
larger structure than the old city build
ing. could be utilized for city offices and
also as house for the uptown COM
pany of the paid fire department and
apparatus Besides giving the desired
frontage, the plan would save the eN-
pense of erecting temporary fire
house on the city lots.
Much qualification is being expressed
because of the excellent aldermanic
timber in sight for the coming munich
pal election in March. Mr.. Kirby, one
Of the most conservative and painstak-
ing members of the council. will ask
for reelection in the First, and o. l..
Ingledue. another well-known business
man, is being talked of as an opposi-
ticn candidate. In the Second Charles
Hull, j. G.. Trotter and Ralph Mcbride
are among the possibilities, while In
the Third Merritt Greene and DR.. Har-
ris Will be the opposing candidates. BY
ron Webster's candidacy in the Fourth
is meeting with much favor, while in
the new Fifth, where two candidates
are to be elected the situation is some
what chaotic, with the prospect of sew
en- or eight candidates.
Some people are inclined to belittle
the cornice factory soon to be estab-
lished here, because it is to be located |
In building on South First street and |
not in a new structure built for the |
purpose. These should remember that |
the Lennox Machine Company, the
Rhoades Carmean Company, the Short
hill Foundry and Machine Company |
had their beginnings in small way, |
and only grew as their trade was ex-
banded. A cornice factory can manu-
facture only on advance orders, as the |
product must be built to fit buildings, |
and therefore the orders must first be |
procured and the business worked up |
If the moral conditions over In the |
vicinity of the south side saloons are |
half as bad as represented, the people |
in the Fifth ward have greater need !
for couple of policemen than they |
have of two representatives on the city |
council. If they elect the right kind of |