Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-05
THE GRlNNELL NEWS
Transactions Of the City Council
Water Works Report Very Crafty
eeial to Times Republican.

Special to Times RepuDncan.
| Grinnell. April 5.-The city council
came together last evening In regular
session, listened to reports of various
committees. transacted the regular
routine business and adjourned sine
| die.
The report of the finance committee
showed cash balance in the treasury
of over $4,000. The report OF the sup
erintendent of the. water works showed
| a balance over and above operating ex-
penses Of S5SS. This did not take into
account the water used by the city
| from the hydrants or for the flushing
OF the sewers. Figuring in these two
items at the regular water rates the
plant has earned the city over $4,000
| in the past year-a strong plea for
municipal ownership of other public
utilities. Mayor Jenkins congratulated
the council upon the splendid financial
showing made. He thanked the mem
bers heartily for their support of the
Executive of the city and complimented
them upon the harmony that has exist
| ed thruont their deliberations. He ex-
lpressed the hope and the opinion that
lthe new members about to be sworn in
TO office would take up the work of the
retiring members with the same spirit
and action that the others had shown.
The new council proceeded promptly
to the filing OF offices. A. G. Hartman
was unanimously elected as superinten-
dent OF water works and sewers, sal
airy to be fixed at a subsequent meet
ing. ]. F. Wilson, city clerk for the
past twelve years or more resigned be-
cause OF an inadequate compensation.
AS his salary is fixed by ordinance in
structions were given to the city solicit
tor to prepare new ordinance fixing
the city clerks salary at 500 per year.
II. c. Smith was elected unanimously
as street commissioner.
The city council then sat as board
of review upon the work OF the asses
sor, for a brief time, and adjourned un-
til tonight.
SUPERINTENDENT D. A. Thornburg left
on the north bound train yesterday
morning, with gun in hand. for some
sport on the M;aauoketa river among
the ducks. He expected to meet Prin-
cipai Ziegler, OF the high school, at
| Maauoketa, and they viii take their
outing together.
walter Hammond was able to walk
down town yesterday morning to the
headquarters of the county seat com.
nittee, the center Of attraction these
days. He reports that his youngest
son. a lad of years, is recovering
| from the severe attack of pneumonia
that has caused SO much anxiety for
the past few days.
Judge Clements holds special court
here, beginning today for the hearing
of several cases In which Grinnell peo-
ple are particularly interested. One Of
these Is expected to be on an appeal
from the decision of the board of re-
view on a question of taxes year ago.
The body of Norman f. Scarf late
" of Pasadena, Cal, was transferred
from the Iowa Central to the Rock
Island yesterday morning, to be taken
to his old home at Brooklyn for burial.
Mr.. Scarf was brother of Mrs. Boom
err, OF this place. and both Mr.. and
Mrs. Boomer, who had been with him
at Pasadena, accompanied Mrs. Scarf
upon this sad returning trip. The fu-
neral services were to take place at 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon, Funeral
Director Kibby. from this city, taking
charge Of the body.
Mrs. Elizabeth Reiter, about Is years
Of age, fell down a basement stairway
yesterday morning and broke her thigh
bone about six inches from the hip
joint.