Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-30
cellent public school system 1881 mills
Extend the Water Mains.

city council the necessity and justice
of extending as fast as possible the
water mains, and all who wish can
avail themselves of this most excellen.
water supply. believe that where there
is request for water mains, and SUI
ficient amount of consumers can be Sc
cured that will return to the city Z
per cent upon the cost of laying such
service, that all should be done that can
be done with the resources at command
hope to see the day, not far distant,
when our water mains reach out to
every inhabitant of this city, and wheel
this is accomplished hope to see the
cost Of water materially reduced to the
consumers The city is now in posses
sion of lands that will protect our
water supply and furnish additional
supply in keeping with the growth and
expansion Of our fair city. and | cannot
commend too highly the things that
have been accomplished in this direc-
ton by the city council during the past
year thru it's excellent water COM
mittee.
Would Issue Sewer Bonds.
1.-THE question of sewage is one IN
which feel as deeply interested as any
other branch of our municipal affairs
The levy allowed by law of 2 mills on
the dollar, which only returns about
$4,000 per annum. is entirely Inadequate
| for the doing of this work that becomes
absolutely necessary, that we may pro-
| tect the health of the people. We are
confronted now with more work being
asked for in this line than our levy viii
allow If the laws are such that sewer
bonds could be issued payable in twenty
years,NI should like to see this council
formulate such plan and complete as
near as possible a sewage system fol
Marshalltown that would be second tc
none in cities of our class and evep
larger There is no sanitary measure III
which would not heartily cooperate
with this council in doing. The health
of our people is of far greater import :
ance than all the wealth that could be
possessed. 1 believe that the people
| would approve of almost any expendi-
ture the council could legally make In
this department, Therefore urge thai
| the council take UP this matter OF issu-
ing twenty year bonds with our city at
torney and see if some plan cannot be
arrived at that will fill this great need
Would Meter Everybody.
"The matter of installing meters tc
the water services is one that should
be carried forward as fast as is pos
sible to do. This method of selling water
is the only one that is entirely fair TO
both the city and the consumer. think
the council should take into considera-
ton the placing of a certain amount OF
meters each year. in keeping of course
with available funds.
II believe that the council should es-
tabEsh a fixed water rate for all fac
tories Of, OF per thousand gallons
This would not be burdensome to any
one and would be the means of getting
all factories upon an equal basis, and
at this rate the city would not lose any
money.
Fire Department complimented.
"Our most excellent fire department
is pride to all Of our people, and the
efficiency Of this departmentment
upon If possible to do so. While this is
rather an expensive thing for the city
to carry Ibelieve that every citizen is
more than pleased with its conduct and
would not have it abolished for several
times it's cost. The law only gives
cities OF our class the privilege of levy
ing mill on the dollar for this purpose,
and this amount is entirely inadequate
for the purpose and is therefore heavy
tax upon the general fund.
II believe that the abolishment of the
fee system was a move in the right d.
rection, and has resulted in a very great
saving for both the city and county
and has materially decreased the cost
Of handling the police court of the city
Would Grade Outlying Roads.
Our street and alley department has
been conducted in a most thorough and
careful manner by our street and alley
committee and our very efficient street
commissioner In this department there
Ids constantly being tried new methods
for the keeping clean}of paved streets
A great many OF these experiments are
materially reducing the cost of such
work. read few days ago of a new
street washing device that seemed t.
meet with general approval and ma
terially reduced the cost. believe. that
the council and street commissioners
should be ever alive to new and up-to-
date methods, and constantly strive
for better methods at a reduced cost.
"The roads that lead to this city from
every direction should be constantly
kept in mind, and we should RENE mber
that the farmers are getting together
on the country roads and working ta
make them better and more passable
at all times. 1t seems to me that our
city should be ever watchful of all the
approaches to the city and keep them in
such a manner that our farmer friends
will feel that we are anxious to well
come them to our city.
"The unpayed streets oftthe city are
another source of worry and bother and
should be taken into consideration
when your appropriations are being
made fer this department. We have just
passed thru a year when the appro-
priations were not made as they should
have been for this department., and you
should try and avoid this mistake again.
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I'M NJ ~