Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-02
ACTION D GUT
OU1 WARD begun
Is Met Today With a Petition
by Sixth Warders to the
Council
MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT
One Vote Lacked to Suspend the Rules
in Bringing New Ordinance Up for
Second Reading Wednesday Night
Objections to Contemplated Action
is Made in Petition.

is Made in Petition.
The contemplated action of the city
council, of introducing an ordinance
defining the boundaries of the city. in
an attempt to eliminate the Slxth
ward was sprung at the adjourned
meeting "Wednesday night The ordl-
nance was presented by Mr.. WEBSTER
and set out at length the boundaries
of the municipality. The section deal
ing with the wards, and specifying the
territory comprising each, made the
city the same as it was before the
Sixth ward was set off from the Sec
ond and Third, eliminating all that
portion west of Ninth street, now the
Sixth, as a separate ward.
After the ordinance had been read
in full, Mr.. Webster moved that the
rules be suspended. and the ordinance
passed to it's second reading. Upon
the vote to suspend. Mr.. Calhoun, Mr..
Good. Mr.. Iseman and Mr.. Sieg voted
nay, losing the proposition to suspend
the rules by one vote, q three-fourths
vote on suspension of rules being nee
essary. Mr.. Webster moved that when
the council adjourned, it would ad-
iourn to meet Friday night, This
carried Calhoun, Iseman and Sieg vot-
.ng nay.
Petition Circulated.
Residents of the Sixth ward, includ-
hot nf the
council, and leading members of the
Citizens Municipal Good Government
League, are circulating petition this
afternoon. The petition denounces the
contemplated action, and sets forth the
opposition in the ward. The petition,
with the signatures attached, is as fol-
lows:
We the undersigned residents of the
Sixth ward Of Marshalltown, Iowa, in
view of the action contemplated by our
city council, to abolish the Sixth ward
desire to denounce such contemplated
action as wholly unwarranted and UNI
called for, and cannot be explained by
any other reason than a desire on the
part of the majority of the council to
dispose of the councilmen from the
Sixth ward who have opposed many
Of the measures of the majority. We
desire it to be understood that such
contemplated action of the council is
opposed by practically all of the resi-
dents of the Sixth ward. That the orr
ganization of the ward was a wise and
proper measure; that the condition of
that portion of our city, as we'll as
the large number of residents to be
found in it's limits, warrant represent
tation on the council.
We therefore appeal to the public at
large to aid us in prevailing upon the
council to refrain from any action
looking to the abolisment of the ward,
and call the attention of the public to
the fact that said measure is expected
to come before the council for final ac
ton on Friday night of this week, and
unless personal effort and direct inf1u-
ence be brought to bear upon the MEM
bers Of the council, we believe said
measure will pass, and the interests Of
the people in the Sixth ward in par
ticular and the interests of the pub
lie at large, will be greatly injured.
JOHN A. SIEG,
o. D. TAYLOR,
o. E. HARTWELL.
GEORGE DOWNING.
o. S. LORD,
F. w. ISEMAN,
MERRITT GREENE,
ELMER H. ALSBAUGH,
d. P. OGIER,
w. j. IRVINE,
c. A. DUNHAM,
G. w. KELLOGG,
M. E. ANDREWS.
w. N. ISEMAN,
]. D. PRESTON.
H. A. MINKLER,
ROBERT BRUSTER,
A. MOSCPIp.
VIII. HADLEY,
C.. c. WOODMANSEE,
G.. w. WELLS,
G. w. STEWARD,
F. r. BENEDICT,
H. PEMBERTON,
DELANO 7. SMITH.
j. S. WELLS.
JESSE COLE,
w. a. SIZE,
]. ADAMS,
A. B. COPPOCK,
A. K. SMITH,
]. C. MITcHEM.
GEORGE GREGORY,
Others Join in Petition.
We, the undersigned citizens. resid-
ing in other wards than the Sixth ward.
heartily endorse the above petition:
GEORGE TRAUTMANN,
ROY r. WATERBURY,
N. A. EVANS,
c. c. CASWELL,
T. d. EVANS,
F. NJ. SUTTON,
]. H. BALL.
B. A. MORGAN, w..
H G. BRINTNALL,
A. F. BALCH,
j. F. HARRIGAN,
G. w M'GlLL,
FRED HOPKINS,
H A. WATERMAN,
]. L. WILLIAMS,
j. H WALKER.
L. S. GANTZ.
j. n. GARWOOD.
w. F. KOONTZ.
FRED w. ARMSTRONG.
C. c. Urine,
CHARLES GUSTAFSON.
7. W. ALLEN.
d. r. DENMEAD,
G. w. BEASLEY,
w DEAN