Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-03
Mayor Ingledue's Annual
Address to the City Council

The following is Mayor Q. l.. Ingle-
dues annual address to the city coun-
/ ell, delivered before the new council at
| Its initial meeting Monday night:
| Gentlemen of the City Councils
| My first duty is to return to the city
council for the past year my profound
thanks for their hearty cooperation
with me in transacting the business of
the city. The growth of the city Is
due in a great measure to the wise and
every hand are evidences of prosperity.
| The greatly increased figures of the
banks and postoffice receipts show our
financial growth and are very gratifying
to every citizen of Marshalltown.
| If we, as city officers, can apply In
the transaction of public business the
same principle and the same caution
we use in matters of Importance to
ourselves. / believe that we can make
| the coming administration a financial
1 anu lIlOIdi SuCCeSS. i " oO eHio iiiu"'
| have the spirit and cooperation of the
new council to the same degree that
have enjoyed the help and spirit of the
old. l can make suggestions, / can ex-
ecute, but / cannot enact your ordi-
nances.
/ wish to briefly outline somewhat
the plans which hope. with your help.
to be able to carry out. and to caution
you In some matters which I think we
should seek to avoid.
Caution Against Needless Expenditure
| L. l wish to caution you against any
unnecessary expenditure of public
money. While you have the authority
to use 1t and to spend it, yet your ex-
penditures should be made with as
much or more scrutiny than you would
give If you We're spending your own
money. The city's finances are now
better by $443447 than one year
ago, and for this result great credit is
due the council which has just passed
by.
Street Department Saving.
2. The street and alley department
! the past year has been conducted in
such manner as to make saving of
s5,330.30 in that department. all of
which the city council the efficient
street commissioner and the good work
of the street and alley committee
| should be credited with.
Street and alley department, 1904
1905. ending April 1, 1905:
| Appropriated .$l6,5Oo.O 90
Spent Observation-Disclosures. 14,234.77
| Unexpended ............... S2,265.2S
| Street and alley department, 1905
| 1906 ending April 1, 1906:
| Appropriated .$l2'ooo.oO
| Spent .................... e,9o4.4'
| Unexpended ............... $3.095.53
| This makes a saving of $5,3S0.3O be-
| tween this year and the preceding year.
Police and Fire Department.
| 3. | cannot speak too highly of the
| fire department and its efficiency. The
reports of the police and fire commit
| tee, which are on file, speak louder than
any words Of mine In the police de-
partment permit me to- say that the
! city today is freer from crime, freezer
from all the unpleasant things of the
police department than at any time In
the history of our city.
| Recommends Police Alarm System.
| The adding of the desk sergeant to-
the police regulations the last year, mas
proved better than our and
| it is a matter of satisfaction to have this
department of the police force compll-
mented upon by our citizens, and IN
connection permit me to recommend to
the CITY council, that the desk sergeant
be placed upon equal footing, so far as
salary is concerned. with the regular
police patrolmen; and at your earliest
possible convenience consistent with
good business Judgment, that a police
call alarm be installed in our CITY, rms
I feel is all that is lacking to give Mar
shaltown one of the best and most up
to-date police regulations Of any city
of its size.
Water Works Department.
4. Our water works is a financial
success and our rates are reasonable.
We now have installed in the water
works department about 900 meters
would urge upon the council and
water works committee, that this sys-
tenn be tried out and the people given
an opportunity to see for themselves
| the benefit to be derived from the meter
system, also that the city may nave an
an opportunity to calculate upon the
decreased revenue and the decreased
amount of expenses to be derived IRON
the use of these meters.
Water Main Extensions
| S. One of the most important mat
tiers for the consideration of this
council for this year, is the matter oI
extension of the water mains. we arc
blessed with an abundance OF pure,
wholesome water and every citizen OF
Marshalltown is entitled to the use OF
this water and 1 urge that the water
works committee make special effort
to extend the water mains to the full
est extent the means at hand will per-
nit
More Sewage Needed.
6. Another matter to which Wish
to call your attention at this time is
the matter of sewage. No one thing
can more recommend the city or be OF
more Importance than that Of good
sewage, and while l do not believe IN
forming improvement districts and
forcing the cost of constructing sewers
upon the property affected, yet 90 pc
lieve the sewer system should be ex-
tended just as fast as the revenue 1or
this department will permit.
Street Lighting System.
Z. Our street lighting system was
improved and re-adjusted the past year
to an extent that puts us IN the rofe-