Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-12
Eighth Annual Convention at
Burlington Promises to Be
Best In League History
/ FINE PROGRAM PREPARED
Over Sixty Cities and Town in Iowa
Now Hold Membership in the Lea
que, Which Has Been instrumental
in Securing Much Needed Lesis-
lation.
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Burlington. Aug. 12.-The eigath an
! nual convention OF the League of Iowa
Municipalities, to be held at l'urling-
| ton September 13 and IA, promises &c
be the largest and most important
meeting ever held by this organ lzation
With the increased interest In munich
pal subjects in this state, the impor-
tanca of the league and the league
meetings has largely increased, as this
! is the only organized effort in the state
| to improve general municipal condi-
tons.
At the present time over sixty OF
i the cities and towns in Iowa. hold
membership in the league and The good
work that has been accomplished
! through it's efforts Is of so much gems
I eral value that every city and town in
/; The league secured the passage of
| eighteen municipal laws by the last
! legislature, every one of them Of val
tue not only to the membership cities
as well. An information bureau is also
maintained in connection with the
League where the officials of the MEM
bership municipalities can secure in
formation on any municipal questions
without expense other than the annual
dues.
The questions chat come UP for dis
cussion at these annual conventions
are practicable and Of practicable BEN
eft. AT the meeting last year a paper
was presented OIL tuberculosis in do
nestle animals. This was the first
time this important question had been
presented to a meeting in Iowa and
now. in less than year, the state vet
Urinary department and all the live
stock interests in the state are debat-
ing the question and devisilg ways
and means to overcome this great
scorage.
Questions for Discussion.
Some of the important questions to
be discussed at the Burlington. meeting
are Uniform Municipal Accounting,
Health and Sanitation" Garbage
and Sewerage Disposal" needed
changes in the state law and many
other questions Of vital interest to
every citizen and taxpayer. Any tax
payer who has tried to investigate
municipal conditions in this state will
appreciate the Importance of uniform
accounting. AS to the Importance Of
sanitary measures there can be no
question"
All Officials invited.
Every municipal official in Iowa is
invited to attend this convention
whether the municipality he represents
is member of the league or not. Ev-
cry city council should take. the nee
essary action to pay the expenses of
several delegates to the meetings and
the information secured by the dele
gatesS will save the taxpay ars in the
several municipalities thousands of
dollars. From the very nature of our
American municipal conditions it is
impossible for the councilmen to care
fully study every question that is pre-
scented for their decision, but at these
meetings they can in few days hear
many important questions discussed
and thereby secure a general knowl-
edge Of different problems that will be
of vast value TO them in the future.
An invitation has also been extended
to the cities and towns in Illinois and
Missouri to send delegates to this
meeting. Most Of the questions that
will be discussed will be OF equal in
,terest to the officials Of these cities
and while the delegates from these
states will, not have a vote in the bus
mess meetings, they WILL re,eive much
valuable information and will be we'll
repaid for their trouble and expense.
All persons interested in the inn
provement of municipal conditions are
invited to attend the meetings.
The program for this meeting in full
is as follows:
The Program.
Meetings of the convention will be
held in the auditorium of the Burling
ton public library. Hotel headquar
tiers. Delano Hotel.
Wednesday, September 10, 1905.
to 10 a. m. Reception and regis
tration OF delegates
10 a. m. Call to order.
Address Of Welcome = Hon. j. S..
Caster, mayor of Burlington.
Response and Presidents Annual Adj
C. d. Huston, mayor Ce-
dar Rapids.
Report OF secretary-Tr Treasurer =
Frank q. Pierce, Marshalltown.
Report Of Committee on Legislation
Hon. A. N Alberson, mayor Wash
ington.
Business meeting.
1870 p. m. Report Of Committee on
Street Paving-Hon. r. S. McNutt.
Of Muscatine.
Paper width of Pavements on Res
ident Streats"-charles P. Chase,
member w. S. E. and city engineer,
Clinton, Iowa.
Discussion.
Report of committee or. garbage and
street cleaning-Hon. P. c. Nauman,
councilman, Burlington.
Discussion.
Paper, '"Taxpayers and Uniform Mu-
nicipal Accounting''-Pro'. F. I. Her
riott department Of economies and po-
litical science, Drake University, Des
Moines.
Discussion.
Reports from municipalities repre-
scented.
Adjournment.
p. m.-The officials aad citizens Of
Burlington will take the delegates on a
boat ride on the Mississippi Lunch |
will be served and in the evening