Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-06
Nominate Complete Ticket For
the Council, and Adopt
a Platform
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP URGED
Harvey shaffer, Candidate From First
Ward; j. C. Martin in Second; A.
3. vansickle, Third; John f. Mar
tin, Fourth, and w. P. Mettlen, in
the Fifth.

The socialists of the city, members
of the local club. have decided to enter
city politics, and Monday night placed
complete city ticket for council in
the field A platform was adopted, in
which the feature is municipal owner
ship of public utilities as soon as is
feasible The candidates for council IN
the different wards will be as follows:
First Ward-Harvey Shaffer, North
Second avenue.
Second Ward-J. c. Martin, 53S
North Second street.
Third Ward-A. b. Van Sickle, 924 "
West Main street.
Fourth Ward-John F. Martin, 303
South Third avenue.
Fifth Ward-W. p. Mettlen, South
Twelfth avenue.
The platform that has been adopted,
and on which the campaign will be
waged, is as follows:
Il. We favor a minimum wage OF
81.
-. (a) That officers of the city re-
ceiving a salary of $500 or more, or
fees amounting to this sum or above,
shall in return, devote to the city
service an average of eight hours
day, twenty-five days in the month,
for eleven and one-half months each
year.
"(b) That street workers, or other
day laborers of the city, who put in
eleven and one half months of twenty
five days each, at wage Of 81 per day
or less, be allowed pay for full twelve
months service.
'3. That in the police office there be
maintained a free labor bureau. the
work of which shall fall to the portion
of policemen while there awaiting
calls.
a. That the city shall furnish en-
ployment to the unemployed, if posi-
BILE.
attendance for the poor of the city is
demanded. The pro-rata system now
used in Hardin, Carroll and Calhoun
counties is hereby recommended
&C. That the city poormaster be
some competent person from among
the needy of the city, in order that the
whole amount expended, ($1,S00 last
Year,, be used in the service of those
persons standing in need of public as
sistance.
81. That the city provide a system
of street closets, such as. or similar to-
those found in European cities.
IS. That the city arrange to furnish
electric drop lights for private con-
sumers as soon as possible.
49, That the city publish NUM-
cipal bulletin containing complete
news of all municipal activity, includ-
ing comprehensive report from the
employment bureau.
80. That the city council shall pun
ish with prompt retirement each en-
ploye found derelict to duty, or cor
rupt in the administration of official
business.
ell. That the city secure the own
ership and management of all public
service enterprises, as far and as fast
as feasible, and where such owner
ship and management is, for the time
impossible, we demand that no fran
chise be granted to any street or steam
railway, telephone company, heating
plant or other monopoly, except upon
the following conditions:
"(a) That the entire property is to
revert to the city without any COM
pensation at the end Of specified per-
iod, or that the city shall have the
right to take over at the actual value
that part of the street railway, track
age and rolling stock or the equipment
Of the telephone or other plant that is
necessary for the operation of the in
dustry, within the city or county linn
it's, at any time when the city or coun-
ty gets the power to buy, own and OPP
crate such lines or such business, and