Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-15

very Important that the lawyers en-
ployed by the city seek an adjustment
or a settlement rather than foster nll-
cation at the citys expense. II the
Barber people are willing to RELAY
all binder and wearing courses not up
to contract specifications they should
be allowed to do so or II they are
willing to pay reasonable damages 1or
all paving found deficient some way
should be found for them to do that.
The duty now before the judiciary
committee and the council is not so
much a decision as to which lawyer to
select as to see which lawyer will work
for settlement and which one VIII
seek to foster litigation and pile up
fees. There is no evidence now that
any of the lawyers are seeking TO serve
their private interests but there is the
danger hence warning is timely at
this moment.
The city council has made it's APP
preparations for the different funds
for the coming year. and is under the
appropriation of last year by $415. The
items that go to make up the general
fund appear to have been given care
full study by the ways and means COM
mittee, and in departments where the
appropriations can be cut down. they
are sufficiently curtailed so that the
money can be spent where 1T VIII 40
the most good. Printing shows de-
crease of $500; lighting city build
ings, SIS; buildings and grounds. 81
900; streets and alleys, $4,000; street
sweeping, $500; salaries OF ofricers,
$500. On the other hand the police
department fund has been increased
81 O0O and electric lighting $4,000. The
other items of the general fund will
be the same this year as last. The
increase in the police department is
necessary by reason OF the increases In
salaries of all the policemen, by reason
of the ordinance doing away with the
fee system. and the Improvement con-
templated by Mayor Jngledue, in plac-
ing desk sergeant in the department,
to answer night calls. The cutting
down of the streets and alleys fund in
dictates the councils sentiment in that
direction, and there will be- no other
expenditures in that Department. fur
Their than those that are absolutely
necessary.
The question Of street lighting is
now probably the most important one
that is confronting the council. 1t
seems to be pretty generally under
stood, thru reports of the old water
works and electric light committee and
Superintendent Madsen, Of the water
works, made to the council at differ
ent times within the past year, that
something must be done in the matter
of lighting. The plant is now carry
ing all the lights it possibly cam and
more than it should for the good of
the engine and dynamos 1t appears
that at the present time, or at any
rate as soon as the warm weather sets
in, for 1t Is claimed that the machin-
cry can not be run to its capacity
during warm weather, that one Of two
things must be done. Either the num-
Der of lights must be cut down, or the
capacity of the plant increased in ord
err to care for the present number of
lights. In view of the fact that there
are now thirty-seven petitions on file
for new lights, and some Of them
have been in the hands of the COM
mittee for three years, it would appear
that the better. thing to do would be
to make such improvements as will
enable the plant to give the people the
additional lights wanted. MARSHALL
town has always borne the reputation
of being one of the best lighted cit
les of the state, and this reputation
should be sustained. Mayor Ingledue's
ideas, as presented before the council
when the subject came up at the last
regular meeting, appear to strike
popular chord. The mayor believes
that the city should expend it's money
for lighting system, extension of
sewers and water mains, and do away
with any unnecessary expenditures in
other directions. The mayor believes
that the people will not object to wise
expenditures for necessities.