Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12

also amended that the company shat
/ pave between its tracks and one foot
/ outside the rails. with the best quality
of vitrified paving brick. While not
| stated in the amendment Mr. kreutzel
meant that the company must pave its
line within the city limits on streets
wherever paved or subsequently, paved
but not if the streets We're not already
| paved. Mr. Webster explained that the
! statutes covered this point, and that
1 the amendment was unnecessary. Mr.
| kreutzer asked the city solicitor to
| verify this which he did. No action on
| either of the amendments was taken.
Discussion Over Appointments.
The first regular meeting of the new
| council did not result Din very much
| business Of Importance being done,
aside from the informal consideration
| of the interurban ordinance. Probably
| the most important thing accomplished
WAS the ratification of the appoint
ments of the water works committee.
Chairman Mcbride reported ON the APP
pointments of C. j. Anderson, as sup
erintendent of mains; A. c. Buchanan,
| as assistant superintendent of mains;
|
! The report stated that the committee
| had decided to abolish the office of
| water Inspector now held by Nj. NJ.
! Choate.
| Mr.. Webster raised the question of
| the adjustment of an office that was
created by an ordinance. and said that
such action was impossible Mr.. Good
| amended by retaining the inspector
during the next thirty days, during
which time the council was to inyesti-
gate and report at the next regular
meeting as to the a5dvisability of main
tanning the office. This precipitated a
general discussion.
Mr.. Mcbride explained the commit
tees action as purely one of retrench-
ment, and that the committee had con-
Guided that the position was not abb
solutely necessary, and that 1t was In
favor of abandoning the position for a
short time, at least, and see how the
collections stood He thought the
work could be done by the assistant
superintendent of mains, and thought
that most of the money for water rents
would come into the clerks office.
Mr. Iseman consd dered that as long
as the city had competent clerk and
deputy that the greater portion of the
money would be paid over the counter.
He favored the abandonment of the
office, at least for time.
Mr.. Ingledue thought that the In
dueement of a 20 per cent discount was
sufficient to make people pay their
water rents, and that the power OF the
superintendent of mains was SO great
that consumers would be made to suf-
fer il the rents We're not paid. He
would like to see the saving OF 500 per
month, the inspectors salary, for
time, and IL it not found to be practi-
cal, to appoint an inspector.
Mr.. Webster considered that the
office of collector was one of the most
important in the city, and the reports
of the department and clerk showed
such to be the case. He thought the
money saved each month made the
matter OF salary one not TO be con-
sidered.
On the vote the amendment was
carried, and the officers as appointed
by the committee We're ratified
Miscellaneous Business.
Mr.. Good presented a petition signed
by President W. f. Stewart and Sec
rotary j. H Rhoades. of Federal Labor
Union No. $3.50, asking that city labor
be paid 90 cents per hour. for an eight.
hour day, and that foreman receive %
cents. The petition WAS referred 10
the judiciary committee.
Mr. Henry had petition from North
Ninth and Jerome street property own
ers, asking for sewer. 1t was re-
ferred to the sewer committee for IN
veStigatlon.
Mr.. Abbott, of the judiciary commit
tee, presented the bond of William.
Bremner, city engineer. which the COM
mittee had approved. The council az
cepted it, The bond was signed by
George Whitton and A. w. Head, as
sureties.
Mr. Abbott also reported on the ex-
pert's checking of city officials books
for the quarter ending March 81, also
for the year. Three clerical errors.
to cents, We're found. ami
they had been corrected. The report
was accepted.
Mr. Webster moved that the COM
mittee on viaduct be either dischars
ed, filed or reorganized and that the
chair take action. The old viaduct
committee was composed of Messrs. |
Greene, Webster and Kirby. Mayor
Jones appointed a new committee, COM
posed of Messrs. Webster, Abbott ana
Ingledue.
The paving resolutions, on motion
Of Mr.. Good, of streets and alleys. We're
postponed until after the 18th.
Mr. Abbott presented "a resolution |
the city clerk to draw a |
warrant for s9S.40, in favor OF the Bar |
Der Asphalt Paving Company, in full
payment for the extra grading on West /
Church street and Fourth avenue. This
was adopted
Mcbride, of the water works COM
mittee had similar resolution, calling
for warrant in favor OF Ely & Dunn, |
for $1,000, on the reservoir account.
This was also adopted.
The street Improvement ordinance
IS amended, was presented by Mr..
Webster, and adopted.
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