Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-15
PROVIDES FOR PARK
COMMISSIONERS
Ordinance Legalizing the Board
and Defining Duties and
Powers Adopted
DRAFTED AS LAW PROVIDES
When Elected, in Two Weeks, Com
missioners Will Serve Two, Four and
Six Years; Thereafter Terms Of Six
iears-Bonds High and Salaries Low
Penalties for Defacins Property.

The city council at its regular meet
ing Monday night. adopted an ordl-
nance presented by Mr. Webster, pro-
I yiding for the establishment OF a
board OF park commissioners and de-
filming the duties and powers~of the
board. The new park commissioners
are TO be elected at the city election
on March IS, and it becomes necessary
to legalize their office before they are
named. The ordinance. therefore. WAS
| passed TO its second and third read
| ings, on the suspension of the rules,
and adopted without a dissenting vote.
The ordinance was framed by City
ance with the provisions as outlined N
| the statutes. There will be three con-
missioners, and at the coming election
their terms Will be two, four and six
years, respectively. When their sue
| cessors are elected they will serve the
regular terms OF six years, commencing
with the biennial election held the last
Monday in March, 1907. Each commits
sioner holds until his successor is quail
/ flied.
The bonds of the commiss
sioners are placed by the ordinance
at $4,000. conditioned for the
faithful discharge of their duties. The
| law provides that the salaries of park
commissioners shall not exceed 500 per
annum, and this amount was placed IN
the original draft Of the ordinances.
| Upon MIR. Henrys amendment the
salary was made to read $50, with u
side remark that "a park commits
sioner should not be bigger than a
councilman" and $50 is all the salary
members of the council draw
The ordinance outlines the duties OF
| the new commissioners. the election of
| their officers, and appointment OF park
policemen and under officers. Goa
demning land for park purposes, when
exorbitant prices are asked, is also
within their power. One section pre-
scribes penalties for defacing the prop
erty within the park, and places
maximum fine for conviction of such
misdemeanor at $100 The ordinance
in full Will be found In another col.
umn.
Other Business.
But little miscellaneous business OF
Importance was transacted at the Mon
day night meeting. Reports of de-
partment chairmen were put over until
future meeting, and the paving reso-
luton for the intersecting streets be-
tween Main and State and Church was
! ed he ,Ia, ~,
April, upon Mr.. Goods motion. Mr..
Good presented a petition from the
Vail Gasoline Motor Company, asking
for correction of the water rate for its
plant, which was referred to the water
works committee
Mr.. Ingledue presented a petition
from some of his constituents asking
that a sewer be built on Lee street.
between Fourth and Sixth avenues.
Residents within the two blocks are
using city water, but have no sewers.
VIhey are compelled to depend on cess
pools. The petition was referred to
the sewer committee for investigations
Mr.. Webster brought up the Market
street extension from Second to First
avenue, in the shape of communl-
cation from f. L. and Margaret Meeks
and Bernstein Bros, agents. Twenty
feet from each of the two properties
in question are offered for $1,000. Mr..
and Mrs. Meeks, last summer. asked
1880 for their twenty feet, and the
Messrs. Bernstein 5000. The matter
was referred to the streets and alleys
committee, which will recommend
whether or not the land should be
bought, condemned, or whether or not
the street should be opened.
Two saloon petitions, both changes
without additions of places of business,
We're introduced. Mr. Henry introduce
ed a resolution authorizing the trans
fer OF consent for the Chris Wetz-
stein place, at % North Center, 10
Lorenz Ill, and it was adopted. Mr..
Ingledue's resolution was for the trans
fer Of the business conducted by p. e.
Clifford at % East Main, to the building
at 20 East Main. This was also
granted.
Mr.. Henry introduced a resolution
authorizing the laying of a water main
from Fourth avenue and Market street
east across Northwestern property 10
kreutZer II Wasem's factory to De
located on the line between the North
Westerns freight house property ana
Kreutzer & Wasem's. 1t was adopted. |
MIR. Mcbride presented a resolution
City Clerk Derby to issue
a warrant on the water works fund
for s3,675. in favor of Ely e Dunn. on
the reservoir contract, as recommend, |
ed for payment IN the bills OF the eve |
ming
AT the conclusion of the council I
the members convened as a /
board of health and certified the I
bills to the board of supervis- |
ors. Mr.. Greene was the only absent
Marshall County Pensions.
Pension Attorney Robert Denbow, of
Albion. has received from Washington
the following notices of pension allow
ances for veterans of Marshall county: /
Edward Pomeroy, Soldiers Home, I
Company Fl, Eighth Iowa infantry, in
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