Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-18

about IS mills by getting unlisted
property on the rolls. This is the only
way that your rate can be lessened
and if Marshall county would show
up the records and compel those who
are not paying to turn into the treas
ury their just assessments, taxes
would be lessened."
Marshalltown might greatly relieve
her city tax levy by raising her valu-
atoms. OF course. as Mr.. Peisen sug-
gests, if property is put upon the rolls
that has heretofore escaped taxation
more property is made to contribute
to the support of the governments but
as in the case of Waterloo with a $16,-
100000 valuation as against $160O00l
in Marshalltown, it is apparent that
property has been assessed much
higher there and that taxes are actu-
ally higher than in Marshalltown even
at d few mills lower levy. Marshall i
town might raise her valuations and
lower her city, school and county lev
les but her higher valuation would not
have much effect on the state levy
which. if it remained unchanged
would cause the town property to con-
tribute excessive taxes to the state
Taxation has been tremendous prob
lem with economists for centuries ano
has not yet been solved.
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Marshaltown is to have special
election in conjunction with its city
| election a week from Monday, anc
while it's object has not been gener-
| ally discussed, the question is an inn
portant one, and should receive the
consideration of the voters. The ques-
ton to be submitted to the voters is
the granting of franchise to the Pc
terson Heat, Light and Water Com
pany to erect and operate in this city
hot water heating plant. An exclu-
sive franchise is not asked, and the
| price of the heat to be furnished. for
both public and private use, is to be
subject to the control and regulation
of the council, and is to be reason
able. According to the franchise ordi-
nance, which has received the unani-
nous endorsement of the council
pending the vote, the plant to be con-
structed by the company is to be built
| in or near the business district, and
work of construction is to begin by
July /. 1t is to be finished, and al
least one mile of main laid, by Decem-
Der Is. The proclamation and append
ed ordinance appear in another part OF
this issue, atld each voter should take
time to read them in full, so that he
will be able to vote intelligently. Sc
far as has been observed the plans OF
the company meet with general favor
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When one stops to think about it
Marshalltown has a public hospital,
Carnegie library, a magnificent hlgf
school building, a superb court house
new Y. M. C. A. building and feder-
al building under construction. we
know her schools are the best in the
land Now when we are shown that
she has more miles of water main:
than any town of her class, more sew.
ers, more paving and has solved hel
water problem when nearly every other
owa town is wrestling with it's water
troubles, it is about time for Marshall
town people to take off their hats to
their home town. What more is there
in the list of municipal comforts fol
us to want?
Give US the interurban we are work
ing for and our horn of plenty will
overflow.
It is true that Marshalltown has not
had boom, in fact since the Rhoades-
Carmean failure, and the permanent
closing down of the glucose plant her