Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-10
City Will Make an Effort to Oh.
tain From County One-Mill
Apportionment
w uPHoLDs COLLECTION
So Thinks Solicitor c. Il. Van Law,
Who Has Called Councils Attention
to the Matter - lnsledue Introduce.
Necessary Resolution = Will Realize
Big Sum If Collected

The city council is going to go after
will collect, If possible, the 1-mill tas
levied within the city for a series OF
years for road purposes. The city
claims that the county has been given
4 the benefit of the money and not the
city, and the law specifically states that
i the 1-mill tax levied in cities and in
| corporated towns shall be expended on
the streets of the towns and the roads
adjacent thereto. City Solicitor C. H
Van Law is of the opinion that the
money can be collected. and called the
councils attention to the matter.
Councilman lngledue of the First WARD.
introduced the necessary resolution a,
the regular meeting Monday night, and
the Judiciary committee will investi-
gate.
The section in the cooe of Iowa on
which the city solicitor bases his claim
is No. 1880. referring TO the county
road fund; how levied and paid out.
That part of the section dealing with
the subject in question is as follows:
The board of supervisors of each
/ county may, at the time of levying tax
es for other purposes. levy tax of NOT
more than ! mill on the dollar of the
assessed value of the taxable properly
IN its county, including all taxable
property in cities and incorporated
towns. which shall be collected at the
other taxes. and be known as the
county road fund, and paid out only
On the order of the board for work done
on the roads of the county In such
places as it shall determine: but so
much of the county road fund as arises
from property within any city or In
corporated town shall be expended on
the roads or streets within such city
or town. or on the roads adjacent
thereto. under the direction of the city
or town council: and the county treas
urer shall receive the same compensa-
ton for collecting this tax as he does
for collecting corporation taxes"
Mr. Ingiedues resolution is as fol-
lows: BE 1t resolved. by the city
council of Marshalltown, Iowa that the
judiciary committee, with the city So
licitor. be and are hereby directed to
investigate the matter of the county
road fund. raised by the road tax levy.
within the city of Marshalltown, and
report to this council at its next regu-
lar meeting the validity and amount of
any claim the city may have against
Marshall county by reason of the fail
ure to spend such fund within or ada
cent to the city, as required by stat
Ute"
II the city succeeds in obtaining from
the county the money that was raised
by the levy on taxable property with
in the city i. will have a good-sized
sum to spend on roads. The levy last
year amounted to between $1.700 and
$1,000. and the records of several years
will be investigated. Whatever has
been expended by the county on roads
adjacent to the city will be deducted
and all in excess of that amount VIII be
embodied in. the claim the city VIII
rake against the county.
To Open New Streets.
For a regular meeting the session OF
Monday night wasdecidedly tame ar
fair. All of the chairs. but that OF Mr.
Abbott. who was i'll, were filled. The
most important matter considered,
aside from the road tax levy reirr1-
bursement. was the opening of Six
teenth and Seventeenth streets from
Summit street south. Mr. Mcbride pre-
sented a petition signed by several resi-
dents in the west part OF the city, who
are anxious that the streets be opened.
The petition stated that several antici-
pated building on Sixteenth street when
1t was opened. and some had already
built on where Seventeenth would be
located IL opened. The matter was re-
ferred to the committee Of the whole.
The council will visit the locality some
time before the next regular meeting.
Mr.. Greene suggested that the streets
be located with a view OF affording
good sidewalks to the new school house
which will have to be erected in the
west part of the city before many
years.
Fire Limits Ordinance Passed.
The revised ordinance on fire linn
its, providing for the establishing OF
the same as extended in the recent re-
vision, and prohibiting the erection Of
wooden buildings therein, was passed.
A petition by Mr. Henry asked the lay
ing of a water main on Noble street as
soon as possible. Another called for the |
extension Of the main on North Fifth |
avenue from Lee street south. Both
were referred to the water works COM
mittee.
Mr.. Webster reported on the Cal |
party wall question that was
up at the September meeting. The |
former resolution was replaced by an |
other in which correction to the deed |
was authorized, and the mayor and city |
clerk were instructed to sign the in
strument to Mr.. Calhoun for the city.
Mr.. Good introduced a resolution
calling for the county treasurer to as
sess property where sidewalk building~
and repairs had been done, and weeds
moved. Interest at the rate of 10 per
cent from date will accrue.
Mr.. Mcbride introduced resolution
calling for the installing of telephones,
1t the expense of the city, in the resi-
fences Of each member of the police
department. 1t was referred to the ways
md means committee.
Mr. Webster introduced a resolution
nstructing the clerk to draw warrants.
n the sum of $3.50 EACH for the judges
md clerks who served at the special
dty election when the park tax was
,oted The resolution was adopted.
The council met as a board of health
It the conclusion of the session, and
lllowed q. few bills.