Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-08
DEADLOCK IS UNBROKEN
New Council Fails to Elect City
Clerk and Water Commits
tee Chairman.
Shaw and vitek Receive Four
Votes Each for Clerk, With
Two Scattering.
Action Postponed-Mr. Benson
Clinches Water Extension
Exit Old Council.

The new city council celebrated it's
induction into Office by locking horns
over the craftsmanship of the water
works committee and the election of a
city clerk to succeed Capt. Shaw. Both
matters were postponed to next week 8
meeting, the motion in each case being
decided by the vote of the mayor. OUT
side Of the appointment as a committee
of equalization of Messrs Henry, Nc
Bride, Webster and KreutZer and the
passage of a resolution permitting the
extension of the street railway west
| from it's present western terminus the
new council accomplished little beyond
| the development of the deadlock mem
toned above.
| The new members were sworn in and
| indicted into the duties and response
| bilities before crowd that filled the
| council chamber. Mcbride feel heir to
Benson's seat in the circle and the 9TH
| er new members, Webster Psenicka
and Arnold, were assigned seats at the
extreme left of the mayor. A beautiful
horseshoe of roses from "admiring
| friends to Councilman Mcbride lent
| festal air to the proceedings until an
| iconoclastic and extempore speech by
DR.. Harris reminded the favored coun-
| Gilman that his wreath of roses would
prove crown of thorns before his
Il = Of Oh
The election of clerk came up direct
lily after the mayor had called the new
council to order. Mr.. Henry nominated
C. n. Shaw, Mr.. Fisher F. Aubrey
Smith. L. d. Vitek was put in nomina-
ton by Mr.. Arnold and Mr.. WATSON
presented the name of l. A. Robson
on an informal ballot, Arnold. Kirby
and Psenicksl voted for Vitek, Fisher for
Smith, WATSON for Robson and Henry,
Kreutzer Mcbride. Webster and Har-
ris for Shaw. A formal ballot showed
| four for Vitek, four for Shaw, one for
Smith and one for George Neil. mo-
ton to postpone the election Of clerk
one week brought about a deadlock
which was broken by the deciding vote
OF the mayor in favor of the postpone
ment.
Following this the council with great
unanimity elected George Ordway
street commissioner, William Bremner
city engineer, Frank Kearns boiler in
spector, and proceeded to the election OF
a chairman for the water works COM
mittee. Mr. Kreutzer nominated
Charles Henry, Mr.. Fisher was named
by Kirby, WATSON by Fisher, Mcbride
lby Webster, and Arnold by Henry. An
tinformal ballot gave Mr.. Fisher four
WATSON one, Mcbride one, Henry two
and Arnold two. In the formal ballot
! following Messrs Arnold, Kirby, Psen-
| icka and WATSON voted for Fisher, Har-
ris and Merry for Arnold, kreutZer and
Mcbride for Henry, Mr.. Fisher for
| WATSON and Mr.. Webster for Mcbride
The succeeding ballot showed the fu
tility of further balloting and motion
was made to postpone for week fur
Their consideration of the chairman
ship The ayes We're Arnold, Fisher
Kirby, Psenicka and WATSON; nays
Harris, Henry, KreutZer, Mcbride and
Webster. The motion prevailed on the
mayors vote.
/ Then the council got together again,
|
dations of the firemen's association and
re- elected David Coulton chief Of the
volunteer fire department with Charles
Buchwald and R. Clay assistants. The
same unanimity was shown in the Sc
Election Of city physician. II. II. Nichols
receiving unanimous vote. The coun-
Gil then adjourned for one week.
| There is considerable speculation as
/ to how Mr.. Green will vote when he
returns and assumes the duties of his
office. The supporters of Mr.. Vitek are
confident of winning out in the end
whether or not Mr.. Greene supports
their candidate. The outcome of the
water committee Craftsmanship is con-
tingent on the result in the clerkship
contest. 1t is believed that Mr.. Greene
will favor Fisher rather than Henry
and that Fisher will in the end win,
with either Vitek for clerk or dark
horse whose name has not yet been
presented.
Old Councils Finish.
| The outgoing council fingered until
after 10 o'clock. Kreutzer brought uI
the petition of the Marshall Vinegar
Works for permission to erect an office
on Market street ard Fourth avenue
which was acted upon favorably. Re
ports of different committees were re-
ceived and accepted. Mr. WATSON
chairman Of the committee on ordinan-
ces, in his report showed that the city
printing had been let at 20 cents pei
| square to a member of the council, not
withstanding a bid had been made {
cents square lower by another city
newspaper. He recommended that nc
more contracts of this nature be
awarded to members of the city coun-
| ell. The real issue in this report was
lodged by an amendment by Harris
and the report was filed.
| The report of Chairman Kirby, of the
police and fire department, recommend
| ed the retention of small number OF
volunteer firemen and suggested tbs
placing of the old fire carts in the diff
| ferent factories.
Chairman Fishers report on health
and sanitation, with the city physi
clans report appended, dealt largely
with the detention hospital. He rec.
| commended certain repairs and i'm
provements and the employment Of q
caretaker at the hospital.
Mr.. Mcguire, chairman of the spe-
cial sewer committee. had no written
report. He reported pumps and motors
set and that they had been operated
one hour. One motor had made somt
difficulty and he recommended that the
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