Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-04
N BRIDE WILL Be
WATER CHAIRMAN
Is Slated by the Council For
Only Elective Chairman
ship of the Body
CAUCUS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
Election of City Clerk May be POST
poned Because of Deadlock = Mem
bers Can Not Asree-Another Con-
test on Physician, and Election May
be Postponed.

1t is practically assured that r. w.
Mcbride, councilman from the Second
ward, will be the chairman of the COM
mittee on water works and electric
light, the only elective craftsmanship
of the council. The other two MEM
berships on the committee, as far as
can be learned, lie between Mr.. Abbott
of the Second: MIR. Kreutzer, of the
Fourth: and Mr.. Henry, of the First.
with the chances favoring Mr.. Abbott
and Mr.. KreutZer. A contest that has
developed in the clerkship makes 1t a
possibility that the election will be de-
ferred until some other time. This Is
also true in the selection of city phys
test OF no small proportions.
The council, caucused late this after,
noon on the elective positions, having
decided to put off the star chamber
session as late as possible, in order to
prevent the action taken becoming
noised about town. In former years
Saturday preceding the organization
meeting of the new council, and in
many instances the members have be-
come embarrassed because of eleventh
hour complications that have arisen.
This year 1t was decided to caucus late,
in order that these difficulties might
be ohviated.
From the best information at hand
concerning the caucus it is thought
practically a safe assertion that Mr..
Mcbride will be the new chairman of
the water committee. Mr. Mcbride has
served on the committee during the
past year, and has had a great deal OF
the active work connected with the
building of the new reservoir in charge.
AS he has fathered the reservoir, since
the water trouble of a year ago, he
was deemed by the majority of the
council as the logical man for the chair
manship, altho the position was wanted
by Councilman Henry. of the First.
Mr.. Henry, Mr.. kreutzer and Mr.. ABB
bolt are the other three men talked of
as members of the committee, and the
chances appear to favor the election Of
Mr.. Abbott and Mr.. Kreutzer.
The clerkship.
A contest that has developed into one
considerable feeling has aris-
en- in the election Of city clerk. A dead
lock Is threatened, and 1t may be that
the election will be postponed until
some other time, as was the case last
year. L. Derby. the present incum-
bent. who has held the position one
term, Is a candidate for re- election.
Other candidates are Fl. II. Gregg, NJ. G.
Duncan and Capt. Z. II. Shaw and the
names of two Others as dark horses,
have been suggested The members OF
the old council are divided on the clerk
ship, and the new members are an un-
known quantity, az far as expression
is concerned. Some opposition has de-
veloped against the, re- collection Of Mr..
Derby, but the objections are purely
on personal grounds His efficiency
Is not questioned. 1t Is thought by
some members of the council that Mr..
Derby will win finally. even tho the
election does not take place tonight
Contest on Physician.
The possible postponement of an
other election results from contes.
that has grown out of the candidates.
for the office of city physician. DR..
H. III. Nichols, the present incumbent,
is a candidate for re- election. and
other candidates are Drs. F. p. Lierle,
N. w. Getz, and T.. c. Brady. 1t IS
thought that possibly dark horse will
capture this position in order that a
of the contest may be eff
feeted.
Street Commissioner Also.
Another contest, altho of smaller
has arisen in the election
of street commissioner, but it is not
thought that George Ordway, present
can be beaten. Captain
E. c. Mcmillan is a candidate, and is
asking his election under the new
law which favors the employment of
old soldiers.
The Other Offices.
In the other offices it is thought
ekely William Bremner will be re-
elected city engineer. but that an as
sistant will be appointed in the person
Of G.. A. Baughman, formerly in the
Iowa Central division engineers office
Mr.. Baughman will have charge of the
active work of the office. because of
Mr.. Bremners extreme age and feeble
health, and the latter will act as a
or advisory engineer No
opposition Of any strength is expected
to develop in the election of fire chief
as l. t. Kirby has given general salts
faction. The inspector of steam boil
ers is not engrossing much attention,
and it is generally conceded that the
present incumbent, Frank Germs, Will
De reelected
In the appointive offices there are
not likely to be any radical changes,
so far as can be learned. There is
some talk OF abolishing the office of
Inspector of water service. now held
At I.,rk