Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-11
MAYOR DOES A
BIG BUSINESS
Salary For Entire Year More
Than Earned During tho
First Quarter
FIGURES ARE INTERESTING
All Quarterly Reports Of Officers Made
at Monday Nights Mcetins--smaIl
Fire Lossos Shown In Chief kirby's
Report--city's Indebtedness Docs
Not Exceed Limit.

The council put in busy night
Monday. and aside from the regular
July session the business OF the quar-
ter was disposed of In numerous re-
ports filled by city officers and COM
mlttees. All of the members with the
exception CT Mr.. Arnold, of the Fifth.
and Mr.. McMains, OF the Fourth, were
present. Mayor 1ngledue's report was
a feature of the quarterly reports, ana
showed that the mayor has been doing
o big business. The profit to the city
and county lis especially noticeable, for
u gain of S724.12 is recorded over the
corresponding quarter of Last year.
The mayors salary has more than
been paid for the entire year by the re-
ceirts OF the first quarter, so all that
comes thru the office In the next nine
moths Is velvet to the csty and coun-
ty.
The mayors report shows saloon n
censcs for the quarter, collected by the
mayor, to have been $4,000 In the gen
eral license head for April he collected
the sum OF $31425; s51.50 for May, ana
s1Si.33 for June, u total of $5b0.0S.
Fines collected during the three
months were $S2.1O for April; $1S755
for May, and 500 for June, a total OF
$369.65. The mayors fees during the
quarter, which are turned into the city
treasury. aggregated s227; $105 for
April; $97 for May, and SIS for June.
The fees Of police officers, which are
turned into the mayors office and from
there go Into the treasury, were $31.45
for April: $500 for May, and $3G65
for June. total of $127a0. This
makes total of receipts in the may
or's office for the quarter OF $3,52403.
In the tlbove report no reference Is
made to the ninety state cases tried by
the mayer during the quarter, for
which fees, II charged to the county. as
has been during the custom heretofore,
would have amounted to $33750.
Compared with the corresponding
quarter OF 1904 the amount collected
from saloon licenses was the same.
from general licenses $49.S3 less,
while fines amounting to s369.65, ma
yor's fees, $2T7, and officers fees.
$127.3O, have been saved for the clty
this quarter,Sas compared with moth
ing In these Items In 1904. or n differ
epce between the two quarters In the
entire amount collected and turned ov-
err to the city treasurer Of SCALE in
favor of this quarter. This amount
added to the amount above saved to
the county aggregates s1,061.62 saved
to the city and county during the quer-
ter.
Fire Losses Small.
The usual small nsimber of fire losses
Is shown during the quarter ending
June 80 by the report Of Chief Kirby.
During the three months only fifteen
alarms were turned IN. and In this
number OF fires the losses aggregated
only $7SO.43, $643 on buildings, ana
$137.43 on contents. The insurance ON
the above losses aggregated $500.
$4,000 on buildings, and $1,000 on con-
tents. One hundred sixty-one calls
were answered by the patrol wagon
from central station, and In making
these calls the wagon Travelled 300
miles.
Chief of Police Nicholson reported a
comparative small number of arrests
TOT ulle quarter, Los III ili. ANuliCly WIZ
of the above were for intoxication.
One hundred eighty-three dog licenses
were issued during the quarter.
City Clerk Derby showed the ball
ances and expenditures in the various
funds which correspond in the foot
ings with the report OF City Treasurer
Gcrhart. Water rents settled in The
clerks office aggregated s10690.s1. IIr.
Derby showed that the city has a bal
ance In dts statuatory limit Indebted
ness account Of $12,716.71.
Street Commission Ordway showed
by his quarterly report that he had
collected $3.50 in poll taxes, and had
receipts for 1857 worth of poll, taxes
that had been worked out. making,
total of ss97.50.
City Electrician Schneider also filed
his report, showing the work in his de-
partinent that had been done during
the quarter. The water works commit
tee and committee on sewers also filed
reports, showing the progress OF work
that Is being done.
The council adjourned to meet again
next Monday night.
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