Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-13
Sieg Tries to Gust Mack For
Superintendent of Mains
But Fails
QUESTIONS PURPOSE
Council Abolishes Position of Water
Inspector After July - Siee Nom
mates Anderson, Assistant Superin-
tendent, to Succeed Mack Other
Actions of Council.

the adjourned session Thursday night.
resulted from an effort started several
days ago by Councilman Sieg. of the
Second ward, to Gust E. u. Mack as
superintendent of mains. The recon-
mendations of the water committee, for
it's appointments. met with opposition
after a caucus. when the recommends
tons were again reported. Mr.. Sieg
nominated C. J. Anderson, present as
sistant of mains, to succeed Mack, and
Mack was also placed in nomination
by Chairman Clark. Mack was elected
by a 6 to 4 vote.
Mr.. Sieg's efforts to do away with
inspector, have been noised about for
several days. and fight was expected
when the council met. An effort was
made to settle the affair in caucus, but
some of the members insisted in fight
ing the question out in open council.
All members were present, and short
ly after converting a recess was taken
on the pretense of considering the quail
ifications of Henry White, an applicant
for the position of chief engineer at
the pumping station, under the SOL
diers preference law. Upon recon
vening Mr.. Madsen was elected by the
councils unanimous vote. His assist
ants We're also chosen, in the persons
of Peter Peterson, George G. Bassett
and George Suffer-
Sieg dominates Anderson. y
Chairman Clark then reported the
recommendation of the committee for
the position Of superintendent Of
mains. and nominated the appointee,
Mr.. Mack. Mr.. Sieg nominated Ander-
son, and vote was called. Anderson
had the support of Devine, Herman,
Iseman and Sieg, and the remaining
six members voted for Mack. Mr..
Young asked to be excused from vot-
ing, but the council would not listen to
him.
Later in the evening, when the dis
cussion on the adjustment of the Of
flee of water inspector was on, Mr.. Me-
Donald took issue with DR.. Devine and
thru him took shot at Mr.. Sieg. DR..
Devine had classed the position of SUI
perintendent of mains as an unneces-
sary office, together with water in
spector. Mr. Mcdonald said that if
there was ever a time in the city's
history when the office of superintend-
ent of mains was important to the
citys welfare, it was now. From APP
pearances, he said, a member of the
council had an Interior purpose in view
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He declared Mack knew more about the
water mains and service of the city
than any other one man in MARSHALL
town, had a vast amount of valuable
data in his possession, made by his own
observation, which would be used in
fighting the dam case. In his opinion
the cause why Mr.. Sieg wanted to get
rid of Mack was apparent. DR.. De-
vine answered in effect that he was
not questioning Mack's ability, but
thought the office needless one. His
only reason for making the statement
was that he believed the city could
save $S5 per month by abolishing the
office. He considered that he, together
with the other physicians of the city,
was as anxious to have good water
supply as any one in Marshalltown.
Abolish lnspectorship.
Chairman Clark, in continuing the
recommendations of the committee
said that after recommending NJ M.
Choate for the position of water in
spector for the ensuing year he had
become of the opinion that the office
should be discontinued. There were
three other applicants for the position,
L. S. Willard, the present incumbent;
L. w. Robbins and w. H. Calhoun.
DR.. Devine moved that after July l the
office be discontinued, and that the
present incumbent serve at the same
salary until that time. He believed
that the water consumers would be
glad to call at the clerks office and
pay their water rents when they knew
that they could save the city $50 per
month by abolishing the position of
inspector, the incumbent of which looks
after all meter collections. The vote
was unanimous for the discontinuance
of the office.
Schneider City Electrician.
The last recommendation of the
committee was l.. Schneider for city
electrician, with present assistants.
Chairman Clark, in nominating Mr.
Schneider, said that he did so with
the understanding that the appointee
could be removed by the committee
ST any time. Mr.. Clark said that un-
der the new high voltage system there
must he an Improvement shown In the
work of the electrician and his assist
NC Mr. Schneider was elected by a
Mayor Appoints Police Force.
The formal appointment of the ponce
force for the ensuing year
was made by Mayor o. L..
1ngledue. No changes over the year
inst closed were made. w. E. Nichol-
SON was reappointed chief OF police;
Michael Clark, deputy marshal; Chas'
Hanson, patrolman NO. 1; William
Lage. patroman No. 3; J. G. Edgar
natrolman No. 3; Frank Hass patrol.
man No a: Charles Breckel patrolman
No. 5; Bert Goodale., desk sergeant
Thorton w. Hayes, assistant desk SER
geant: Rosa Liebig, humane OFFICER
Put Humane Officer on Salary.
ITpon the. suggestion of Mr.. Herman,
the police and fire department was in
structed to investigate placing DR.. Rosa
Liebig. city humane officer, on salary
of s25 per month. The humane officer
has been doing vast amount OF GOOD
work and has never received any re-
Oftentimes she has been
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