Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-19
Iowa League Of Municipalities
Has Extraordinary Program
For Forthcoming Meeting
DATES ARE SEPT. II, 1s AND 10
Tenth Annual Convention to be Held
in Council BIuffs-Nebraska Lesis-
lator to Talk Taxation Of Railroads
BY cities-Pavins Taxes and Other
Questions-The Program.
Special to Times-Republican.

Council Bluffs, Aug. 19.-The tenth
annual meeting of the League of Iowa
Municipalities to be held at Council
Bluffs, September II, 18 and 49,, will
without doubt be the most important
meeting ever held by municipal Off
Gals in the state of Iowa
Secretary Frank G. Pierce, of Mar
shalltown, has completed the program
and has been fortunate in securing
many of the best posted men in Iowa
and the west to present papers at
this meeting. The program will be
Of the greatest interest to every city
and town in Iowa.
Tuesday, September II.
9 a. m. to PERCEPTION and regis
tration of delegates, headquarters at
Grand hotel.
10 a. M to 12-Committee meetings.
Executive committee, Assembly hall,
| Grand hotel.
Afternoon.
| 1880 p. m.-Call to order.
Reading of minutes of last meeting.
Address of welcome by Hon. Donald
! MacCrae. Jr., mayor of Council Bluffs.
Response and presidents address. by
Hon. George w. Mattern, mayor of
Des Moines.
Report of Secretary Treasurer
| Frank G. Pierce, Marshalltown.
Report of committee on legislation
by Hon John c. Williams, chairman,
! Oskaloosa.
Business meeting: Appointment o
auditing connnIttee; appointment OF
question box committee; appointment
of resolution committee; general bus
mess.
Report from municipalities.
Adjournment to 8 p. m.
Evening Session.
8 p. n.--Report of committee on
street paving by, Hon L. B. Stewart,
! Cedar Falls.
Paper, THE Proper Width Of Pave
ments on Residence Streets"-By Hon.
Andrew Rosewater, NJ. A. S. E., city
engineer of Omaha.
Discussion by delegates.
! Report of committee on taxation and
fassessment by Hon. o. L. Ingledue,
mayor of Marshalltown.
Discussion by delegates.
| Adjournment to $3.50 a. m, We'd
nesday.
Wednesday, September 10.
$3.50 a. m.-Department meetings:
4 Mayors and councilmen, Assembly hall
at Grand hotel clerks, treasurers and
auditors, Council chamber at city hall;
city attorneys, Secretary's room at
A Grand hotel; health officers, Presi-
dents room at Grand hotel; engineers,
4 City Engineers room at City hall.
/ Afternoon.
/ D, Mall delegates meet at As
sembly hall, Grand hotel.
Report of committee on municipal
1 franchises, by H. T. Johnson, council-
man, Pella.
Paper, THE Law Of Municipal Fran
4 chises in Iowa"-By Hon. B. F. Swiss
| ter city attorney, Waterloo
Discussion by delegates.
Paper, municipal Housekeeping
BY Rev. Eleanor e. Gordon, Des
Moines
4 Report Of committee on uniform
accounting by Hon. F. G. Norton, city
auditor, Burlington.
4 Discussion.
Business meeting: Report of ques-
! tion box committee; reports of munici-
4 palities represented.
Evening Session.
At seven o'clock p. m. the OFFICIALS
A and citizens of Council Bluffs will ten
4 der the delegates banquet at the
.Iarand Hotel. Toastmaster, Hon. Don
aid MacCrae, Jr., mayor OF Council
Bluffs.
4 The address Of the evening will be
given by Hon. Henry T. Clarke. Jr..
i railway commissioner of Nebraska. on
the subject, Municipal Taxation OF
Railroads..
Thursday, Sept. fe.-Mornins Session.
1 $3.50 a. m.-Paper: practical Street
| Lighting" by Hon. r. L. Taylor, city
clerk, Spencer.
1 Discussion.
/ Paper. ..The Law Of Special ASSESS
i ments in Iowa" by Hon. M. J. Mitchell,
city attorney, Fort Dodge.
4. Discussion.
Paper: Revised Rules and Regula-
1 lions Of the state Board of Health" by
DR.. Louis A. Thomas, secretary OF the
State Board.
/ Discussion.
\ Reports Of department chairman.
4 Reports from municipalities repre-
scented.
Adjournment to p. N.
i Afternoon.
4 D. m.-Report of question box COM
mittee; report of committee on regula-
ton; report Of committee on resolu-
tons.
General business meeting: Election of
place of next meeting; election of off,
GERS; adjournment.
Every paper on this program will be
of the greatest interest to The munici-
| pal officials Of Iowa, and to all who
are interested In improving municipal
conditions in the state. Some few are
especially worthy Of mention.
In connection with the paving ques-
ton. Mayor O. L. Ingledue of Marshall
town, will present plan he has, out
lined for the renewal of pavement after
the first construction at the expense of
the municipality, the cost to be paid by
vehicle and other taxes.
/ Probably one Of the most important
addresses to be made during the con-
vention will be the address by Hon.
4 Henry T. Clarke. Jr.. on Municipal
| Taxation of Railroads" The munici-
pallties Of Iowa are just awakening to
the fact that the cities and towns are
most unjustly treated In the matter of