Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-05

poned, because it was impossible Il
complete the contracts. The tota
amount of paving completed and set
tied for during the year amounts t,
| $92 996s2 and added to this sum thu
1 paving Of South Third avenue, con.
tracted for during the previous wear
/ SIS, 500. "a. makes a grand total of Sos,
SOC. 46. Under the South Third avenue
al fund and the appropriation fol
streets and alleys the sum of s2,o45.5 IS
for street and alley intersections. Dur
ing the year 25,314 feet of sidewalk
were constructed. OF this amount IA
356 feet We're of brick, at a cost of S
cents per square foot, and 1O,95S of ce-
ment. at a cost of 101a cents per cubic
foot. There are now approximately
| forty-five miles OF permanent side
walk in the city, all in good repair
City MarshaFs Report
City Marshal Noholson's annual re-
| port showed a total of 6S7 arrests dur
/ ing the wear. of which 451 We're for
intoxication. This is an increase in the
/ total number OF arrests of forty five.
and forty-three of this increase were
| intoxication cases. The arrests for
| disorderly conduct this year amounted
| to sayenty-eig.ht. as against l05 last
| wear. a decrease of twenty-severi.
| More arrests for serious crimes were
made within the year Just closed than
in the previous year. An even hun
dred less tramps were sheltered dur
| ing the year Just closed than during
the year preceding. Two hundred
forty-nine were given shelter during
the year 1908.
Report Of CITY Clerk,
CITY Clerk Derby, prefacing his reg
ular report, showed the financial cor
dition Of the city. The assets at the
close of the fiscal year, on March 81,
were S1o4, 6s276, and the liabilities
$97,S7646 showing that the city is
within the constitutional limit of In
debtedness by $6,s06.30. No mention
is made in this report. of the money
belonging to the city now in the hands
of the county treasurer, which may
legally be regarded as assets. The
clerks report showed that the over
draft on the treasury this year in the
general fund was less by 312, 155.39 than
during the year preceding. The re-
port was very exhaustive, showing the
receipts and disbursements OF the Of
fee. water collections and expendi-
lures, and much other valuable gem
eral information
Other Reports.
Mr.. Webster, of the buildings and
grounds committee, reported the bust
ness of his department during the year
just closed. He reported the building
occIr)ei by fro station No . in had
condition, and that unless a new sta
ton be erected on the city's Frederick
street lot extensive repairs would have
to be made on the present quarters.
Mr.. Mcbride. of police and fire, re-
ported on the installation and workings
of the new fire department, and extend
ed the committees thanks to A. L. An
derson Of central station. for mechanf-
cal devices installed at the station. The
COMMITTEES recommended the installa-
tion of chemical apparatus on the
wagon al station No. 2.
Mr.. Arnold. of ordinances and print
ing, reported the revision OF the ordi-
nances, after a long period of careful
work, and that the publication was
now In the hands of the printers. The
more important ordinances are to be
printed in pamphlet form for general
distribution
Mr. Abbott reported that the COM
mbstee ON Judiclafy and Officers mao
round the books OF the city officials IN
eAcsliehl shape. ana tnat clerical er-
rors' amounting TO Sl.5e, found In an
expert examination mad been corrected
Inc report or 1Ny Solcltof van Law,
10 the committee. was read.
Mr.. Mcsrlae, Tor the water works
committee reported on the reservoir
quoting CONSULTING Engineer Daniel w.
Mead in his statement OF the progress
OF the work, with which the pubic IS
famiilar.
Mf. Henry or sewers and sewage dis
posal, showed the extra work caused in
MS department ny the paving, ana gave
an outline OF the work accomplished.
MI. kreutzer reported Tor the COM
mittee on claims and accounts and to
me BOARD or heapth, at us nhal nleel-
ing, MI. PsehicKa reported Tor the COM
mttee on heaith ana sanitation. Inc
report or Alry PHYSICIAN Nichois ana
Health oHicer cochran We're empod-
ied Dr. Nlcnols recommehded 1haa
the detention hospital be maintained
and Kept READY ior emergency cases at
any Tune; that competent person be
employed 70 see that the streets ana
alleys were Kept cream also that as rap
Idly as possible the city extermlnate
SHALLOW wells.
Inc CITY was never Ireer from cpl
since InaL OF q year ago, ina II