Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04

the residence districts and permits
granted ONLY for such locations as will
as far as possible least force the sa-
loon upon public notice and give the
least annoyance to the public.
II hope further to see the laws en-
forced as to permitting the youth of
the city to frequent saloons, billiard
and pool halls. etc. / shall refuse IL
censes to persons conducting such
places if they permit minors to fire.
quent them.
ut will be the duty of the city coun-
Gil to act as board of equalization In
adjusting assessments of taxes. AS
such board the council should be care
full to do no wrong to any individual
and with reference to our factories or
institutions employing labor should be
most liberal But while you should
deal justly with the individual, you
should also deal Justly with the public.
When one individual lodges his just
proportion of taxes he does so at the
expense of the general public.
For the purpose of encouraging
manufacturing industries to locate
here, l would favor granting water at
cost, placing their taxes at the mini
mum, consistent always with the bene-
fits conferred upon t, 9 city by the in
dustries thus encouraged. / hope we
are thru, however, with giving free
water and free taxes to institutions
which do us no good.
ut should be your duty to guard well
our efficient fire department. 1t is
the pride of our city. While somewhat
expensive, yet the people mt large get
the benefit by reason of the prompt
and efficient service. the saving of
their property, and the lowering Of
insurance rates. In this connection l
suggest the wisdom of keeping soi-~,
one on duty during the night at the
central fire station where the patrol
wagon is so kept that a police call may
be telephoned there from any part OF
the city during the night, and pa
trolman obtained without delay. All
patrolmen should also report PERSONAL
ly or by telephone at such central sta
ton at stated periods turnout the
night. 1 think this can be arranged
under proper regulations, without the
cost of additional men.
The health and sanitation Of the
city is a very important consideration.
Our streets and alleys should be kept
In good condition and all sources Of
filth or contagion promptly removed.
AT present the city seems to be gener-
ally in healthy condition: all the or
dinances with reference to keeping the
city clean should be strictly enforced
that it may be kept so.
Il would urge that in the office Of the
city clerk some system be installed
whereby all items of expenditure in
every department can be readily and
easily found and inspected freely by
any citizen. The system should be
plain and easily understood. There is
no trouble in ascertaining the receipts,
and desire to see such q system
adopted that the expenditures In any
and every department may be quickly
and easily ascertained and open al
ways to public inspection.
The laboring man who works for
the city should receive full, fair and
competent wages consistent with the
service performed. In the selection Of
all officers of the city let competency
be the qualification. Under the new
system recently adopted, whereby all
fees are eliminated, every officer will
be held to equally as strict compli-
ance with his duty as though fees were
received as before
II wish it to be understood that In the
expenditures of money for improve
ments in the city that full and Just
consideration shall be paid to all parts
of the city. No personal feeling shall
enter into it. The people of the various
wards, including the former Sixth
ward, are paying their share of the
taxes and are entitled to just as much
consideration as any other part of the
city and to a just distribution Of the
funds used for city improvement.
II hope to bury all past factional diff
ferences or personal animosities and
that we may all join in united eff
fort for the welfare and the prosperity
of the city and the happiness and
contentment of it's people"
Fail to Agree Upon Physician.
Upon the adjournment of the council
the board of health convened, and i'm
mediately took a recess to consider the
election Of city health physician. Az
ter an hours absence the board re-
ported to the mayor that it had failed
to reach an agreement. The election
was deferred until the regular meet
ing next Monday night. In the caucus
balloting DR.. M. U. Chesire and DR..
N. w. Getz were the leading candi-
dates.
The annual report Of City Health
Physician Lierle was presented to the
board. Fewer cases of contagious dis
ease were found in the city in the
year just closed than in the year pre-
ceding. The analyses of the city water
had shown that the water was good
Altho there was some typhoid fever
last fall and there is some this
spring, the health physician thinks
that the cases are due to local
conditions. The recommendation Of
a special officer, whose duties shall
be to investigate unsanitary conditions
about the city, is made. The doing
away with shallow wells and privy
vaults is urgently recommended, also
the cremating of garbage. Reports on
tuberculosis are pointed out as neces-
sary. together with the proper fumiga-
ton of houses where the cases exist.
Fumigation of all school houses, at
least twice a year, is also recon-
mended. DR.. Lierle urges that the
board give the same time and atten-
ton to sanitary and health matters
as the members give other matters
that come before them on the council.
Reports Of Officers.
1t was necessary for the old council,
before adjournment, to hear the an
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