Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-04
Kisses From Assembled Multi
tude Necessitates Sharp
Reprimand
NO REMoNsTRANcE PRESENTED
Further Consideration of the ordin-
ance Defining the Boundaries of the
City Postponed Until Regular Meet
ing on the 13th--Ward Movement
Strong One.

The contemplated action of the city
council, in considering the ordinance
introduced by Mr.. Webster at me adj
journed meeting last Wednesday night,
in which the boundaries of the city,
eliminating the Sixth ward, are de-
fined, did not come up at the adjourn
ed meeting Friday night. Further con-
sideraton of the ordinance Was post
poncd, upon the motion of Mr.. Nc
Bride who was met with misses from
some of the crowd present.
There was no cause stated by MI.
Mcbride, as to the reason for post
poning action for the evening, in his
motion. The Kisses We're unexpected
on the part of the council. as a scene
of this kind has never been Witnessed
before. Councilman Webster, of the
Fourth ward. who presided in the abb
sence of Mayor Jones. called loudly
for order and reminded the audience
that this was not a town meeting. The
kissing continued for several seconds,
and Mr.. Webster added that II 1t was
not stopped he would have to call up
on the police to preserve order.
Upon the vote to postpone further
consideration until the next meeting
all voted aye with the exception of
Messrs. Calhoun, 1seman and Sieg. MI.
Henry and Mr.. Good were not present.
The gathering Of Sixth ward voters
and residents, at the meeting of the
council, Friday night, was good nat
In, no in,
the mark of determination in their re-
sistance of the proposed action of the
council was clearly stamped on the
countenances of many.
r. r. Waterbury, one of the leaders
in the Home Protection movement, who
is interested in the Sixth ward fight
against the council, because he Is
Home Protectionist, acted as sort OF
marshal of the forces. He was active
in pushing aside non-residents of the
ward, in order that the residents of
the ward might crowd to the front and
make the best showing possible and he
passed the word on to Chaplain Cole,
of the Soldiers Home. who had been
delegated to present the petitions and
remonstrance to the council, to inform
the council that the men i'm front were
all Sixth warders, and that there were
more in the hall who could not get in.
Councilman Sieg referred to the
multitudes crowding the chamber rail-
ing, as his family" and said that
there were more who could rot come.
After the council had taken its action
and motion to adjourn had been car
ried, many cries were hurled at the
u r,st foryn v>Sf a
epithet applied by many, and "Wait
until election day; We'll get even with
you then" was another. f. M. Sutton.
who, with N. A. Evans, and others,
from the Citizens Municipal Good
Government League has been active
in the organized movement of the
Sixth warders against the councils
proposed action in eliminating the
ward, said after the meeting: "There
were too many of us there, we have
the council on the run, and they were
afraid to do anything"
Indignation Meeting Held.
An after, or Indignation meeting,
was held in II. M. Sutton's office fol-
lowing the adjournment of the coun-
Gil, at which time expressions Of the
were freely made. The general senti-
ment of the me Sting was that the VIC
tory had been won, and that the coun-
Gil could never carry the action that
had been contemplate when the ordi-
nance was first presented.
Other Council Matters.
There was but little done at Friday
nights meeting aside from the deci-
sion to do nothing regarding the Sixth
ward ordinance. Councilman Sieg
presented a resolution authorizing the
city solicitor to commence action
against all councilmen who had used
telephones at the city's expense, unless
the city is reimbursed by the council
men on or before March /, 1905. Mr..
Sieg moved the adoption of the reso-
luton, but Mr.. Abbott amended by re-
ferring to the Judiciary committee.
The amendment was accepted by Mr..
Sieg.
The matter Of a warrant drawn on
the sewer fund in favor of the Britain
Packing Company, was introduced by
Mr.. Abbott. An error had been made
in drawing the warrant which is for
$S66.79, by making the sum all in one
warrant. A resolution was presented
calling for the issuance of three war
rants, $500, $366.79, and $4s.74, the
latter the interest on the original prin-
ciple, upon the surrendering Of the ORR
ginal warrant. This was adopted.
WOODMEN'S COUNTY CAMP.