Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07
Kreutzer, Psenicka and Arnold
Bolt Caucus But Action
Does Not Affect Results
DERBY GETS cLERksHlp
Kirby Made Chief of the Fire Depart
ment and Resigns as Councilman
Greene Chosen Chairman of Water
Works conmittee-Mayor Appoints
I Other Committees.

the old council and the nrSt meellng
OF the new one, held Monday night,
we're rather uneventful, regardless OF
posed OF during the session. While for
a time things threatened to break loose
the suspense was only n,omentary, and
and as was foretold in Mondays issue
the slate made up in Saturday nights
caucus went thru with hardly strug-
gle. kreutzer, Psenicka and Arnold
bolted from the caucus. but as others
stood pat" their action failed ta carry
much weight, altho Uncle Peter had a
man ready for each Office. L. Derby
was chosen clerk; L T. Kirby was made
chief of the fire department; and Mer-
rift Greene wss elected chairman OF the
water works committee.
Ii was known long before the coun-
Gil convened that Mr.. Kreutzer would
forsake the caucus, as he openly stated
he would on the street during the after
noon. He gave as his reason for SO do
ing that all had been pledged to Sc
crecy, yet he was told OF the caucus re-
suits, so he claimed, early Monday
morning. That being ;be case he no
longer felt he was bound to his promise
given in the caucus. Psenicka also
pulled out for a similar reason, and
proposed they go into another caucus,
hut as both Webster and Greene re-
Arnold being lost without Tony
- -; ~
Duncan were the nominees for clerk,
the former being chosen by q vote OF
seven to three. the boiling members
only voting for Duncan.
Kirby Is Made Chief.
Councilman l. T. Kirby was chosen
by the council to succeed Louis Schnei-
der as chief of the fife department,
There was no opposition to his selec-
ton. the vote. being unanimous. He
afterwards handed in his resignation as
councilman. which was accepted. and
the date Of the special election, to
choose his successor, fixed for Satur-
day, April Is.
The Water Works COMMITTEES.
Mr. Kreutzer inadvertently tipped his
hand on the chairman of the water
works committee, and was apparently
SO anxious to beat Mr.. Greene out that,
while out of order, he proposed Mr..
Henry for the important office. When
the laugh subsidized, and the matter was
reached, Mr.. Greene was nominated by
mr.. Mcbride, while Mr.. Kreutzer adj
vanced Mr.. Henry. The former was
chosen, Kreutzer alone voting for his
candidate. Mr.. Henry and Mr.. Nc
Bride were chosen as the other two
members.
Mayor Names New Committees.
The following are the committees
the coming year:
Sewers and Sewage Disposal Plant
Henry, Webster and Abbott.
Streets and .Alleys-Good, Kirby, Abb
bolt, KreutZer and Arnold.
Ways, Means and Supplies-Kirby,
Green and Psenicka.
Buildings and Grounds - Webster,
Henry and Arnold.
Police and Fire Derartment--Mc-
E;ride, Webster and Henry.
Ordinance and Printing - Arnold
Good, and Kreutzer.
Judiciary-Abbott, Kirby and Greene
Claims and Accounts Kreutzer
Fsenicka and Kirby.
Health and Sanits:ion-Psenicka
Mcbride and Good.
Old Councils Last Business.
| The better part Of the evening was
spent by the old council in listening to
the yearly reports of the various city
officials. 1t being we'll into the night
before these were completed and an ad-
journment was taken. The yearly re-
ports of the various committees were
also read.
Important Items Of Reports.
The year that has just closed has
been an unusual one for the number
| of meetings held and two OF the coun-
cilmen drew the limit of salary. $50
as prescribed by law. The report OF
Superintendent of Mains c. j. Ander-
son. showed 6,194 feet of water mains
had been laid during the year, making q
total of 25 $40 miles in use, and that
during the year 69,l07,75S gallons OF
water had been pumped thru them
His report IVES very exhaustive and
was commented on for it's excellency
Mr. Fisher stating that 1t was the best
report ever fled by the department.
1 Two ra,,nrf of (,tyy Clark E,Parfnnyer