Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-01
DR.. L,EBle PLEADS CAUSE.
Humane Officer Must Have Pay &c
Meet Expenses, or Quit.

Humane Officer Must have ray 20
Meet Expenses, or Quit.
Editor Times-Republican: Will
you kindly allow me space to place
myself and the Marshall County HUI
name Society before the public in a
proper light. The city council has
seen fit to refuse my appeal for
small salary to defray the expenses
of the work I am called upon daily
to do, on the ground that l was given
the appointment at the urgent appeal
of the Humane Society, and if they
wanted any work done they should
pay for! it, My position as secretary
Of the Humane Society and that of
city humane officer are distinctly sep
arate. While the society has encour-
aged me in my work and assisted me
with their advice when asked, they
were not instrumental in obtaining
this appointment for me. For what
work / have done for them as their
secretary they have paid the expense.
ON Jan. Z, 1904, presented a petition
myself to Mayor Jones and his coun-
ell, as follows:
.Feeling the need Of more strenu-
Gus efforts to prevent cruelty to chill
dren and animals, we, the undersigned
citizens of Marshalltown, Iowa, here
by earnestly petition your honorable
body to appoint DR.. Rosa Iiebig as
special humane officer in and for the
city of Marshalltown, without COM
pensation, duties to be as follows:
ITO investigate and abate If possible
cruelty to children and animals, and
IF
such cases"
This petition was headed by Hon.
Henry Stone and c. j. Scheeler and
signed by seventy-five business men
of this city, only six of whom were
members Of the humane society II
was granted January II, and immed-
lately took up my work. did not ex-
pect. nor did I receive, any compen-
sation for my work under Mayor
Jones, with the exception of
the expenses attached to the care
of the Montour girl, whom 1 took
to Mitchelyille, and upon the
suggestion of a member of the
council 1 presented this bill of about
50. This was cussed and discussed
and finally allowed. When Mayor In
eledue was elected I presented no pc
tition but asked him if he would re-
appoint me- He commended my work
and thought I was needed and l re-
ceived the appointment. At this time
there was nothing said about pay by
either of US but at various times since
the question has been raised by differ
ent councilmen and all expressed
themselves as feeling that 1 deserved
some pay for my work and that it
would surely come, the only thing in
the way seeming to be the amount.
Therefore / was surprised when upon
my return home from Chicago | found
they had turned me down for the rea-
sons before stated. / have received
from the present council "a bill for ex-
penses which think was about s13, and
should have been pretty thin in flesh
if l had gone without food while they
weer deliberating-I have from one to
six calls daily, and these coming often
from different directions require a
great deal of time and more walking
than ] can do and with the horse hire
etc. to pay, my expenses average IS a
month. All of this with the exceptions
of the two bills mentioned I have paid
out of my own pocket. / am no beg
gar; I am no CRATER. and have ney-