Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-22
Council Fixes Date of Interur-
ban Election as Second Tues
day Of New Year
REGISTRATION JAN. 3. 4 and 10
Necessary to Wait for Quorum in Or
der to Transact the Necessary Rusi-
mess Friday Nieht-Proclamation
Ordered Posted-All Details Of Prop
osition Set forth Therein.

At the third session OF the city council
In five days it appeared for time Fri
day night as tho bench warrants would
have to be issued in order to secure a
quorum. There were but five members
present and with Mr.. Young little
late a quorum was finally got together
and the necessary business disposed of.
Owing to the possibility Of an old orr
a technical question on the necessary
notice preceding the special election to
vote on the interurban tax aid. 1t was
decided at IL: 80 Thursday night that tho
council fix the date at an adjourned
meeting Friday. The resolution OF
Thursday night calling a special cleo
ton, which was unanimously adopted.
was lacking only in this detail and by
another resolution, presented by Mr..
Mcdonald, Tuesday, JAM Is, 1907, was
fixed as the date of the election.
There Is an ordinance. tucked away
In the corner of the revised ordinances
of the city, that, while it is not in ex-,
act compliance with the state law,
might be raised as a question. 1t Is to
the effect that notice Of proclamation
must be posted before special cleo
ton Is held. While the state law does
not specify this, the council thought It
better to go by. the ordinance.
The proclamation, setting forth all
the details Of the election. has
been prepared and will receive pub
lication and notice by posting, as COW
cred In resolution adopted Friday
night and approved by the council. One
of the requirements. In voting the !
per cent tax to aid the building Of the
portions of the interurban from Mar
shalltown to Melbourne. and from
Third avenue and Main to Riverview
park, is that the road must be COM
pleted and in operation by July !, 1908.
If such completion is not made. and
train run over the road by that date.
the tax is to be void.
One-half OF the tax voted Is to be-
come due in 1907, and payable in 1908,
and the remaining half 10 due in 1908
and payable in 1909.
Tho Polling Places.
The polling places, with the excep-
tion Of that OF the First ward, are to
be as follows:
Second ward-Anson building, North
First street.
Third ward-Tremont block, West
Main street.
Fourth ward-Alert hose house,
South Third avenue.
Fifth ward-Bohemia hall. corner
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The polls will open at a. m. and
close at p. m. The judges OF election,
appointed for the general election, are
to serve according to the law. at spe-
ctal elections that may follow.
Dates Of Registration.
The dates of registration have been
fixed for January 8. January and
January ~. at the different polling
places. The registration boards will
be in session from 8 a. m. to 8 p. M,
on the days mentioned. and every voter
who was not registered and did not
vote at the last general election, must
be registered In order to vote at the
special election. If voter has moved
from another precinct since the general
election he must again be registered,
and all voters who have attained their
majority since the general election will
have to register.
Women Privileged to Vote
The women will be extended the
privilege Of voting at the special cleo
ton, by reason of the question of in
creasing the tax levy. Separate bal
lot boxes will be provided for the votes
OF the women, at each Of the different
polling places. The women will notsbe
required to register.
The absentees Friday night were De-
vine. Packer. McMains and Iseman.