Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-02

| considerable time for dissolution tt
take place, however, as the annual re-
ports were filed, and all those dealing
with finances were read aloud. Tht
| new law, in effect Saturday, require:
| the publication in pamphlet form of al
city officers reports. There We're M
deathbed confessions, and the solemn.
| ity of the scene had as it's only diver.
sion an aye vote on every question by
SHADE" Sieg, of the Second, even t.
the resolutions on councilmen's sal
airy, and pay for registration and cleo
| ton boards.
Mayor InEledue's report for the last
quarter Of the old year, ending March
81, showed a collection OF saloon IL
cense,s in the sum of $1,000; genera
licenses of S235.4S; the turning into
the treasury of the fees of his Office
in the sum Of S12S; fees of his police
officers, S44.sO, and the deposit Of f1nes
in the sum of $122, a total of $2,6S0.23
City Indebtedness Increases.
City Treasurer Gerhart's annual re-
port showed the total city Indebtedness
to date to be o1,520.s0, which Is an
increase over the last report by reason
of the purchase of the Fallgatter mill
property and the settlement with the
Barber Asphalt Paving Company fol
the North First and Second avenue
work
City Clerk Derby's report for the
year showed that expenditures exceed
ed receipts by the sum Of 17,294.23. on
total of $116,619.S0. A good showing
has been made in collection of water
rents, in the sum of $25,607.33. For
the past four years the sum of $102,-
1892 has been collected for water
rents.
The Years Litigation.
Chairman w. s. Devine, of the judi
ciary committee, made a report On the
city's litigation during the year, to-
gether with suggestions for future
work Of the committee. The policy OF
the retiring committee has been to set
tie rather than litigate. The litigation
of the twelve months just closed has
cost $3,112.45, of which S1,S99.75 has
been in attorneys fees.
DIR. Devine suggested that sidewalk
with the terms of their contracts, and
suggested the correction of a defect in
the ordinance by specifying some time
in which the work was to be repaired
or rebuilt, as the case might be. The
suggestion was to the effect that II
"a contractor failed to do the work af-
ter a notice of ten days the council
look to the contractors bondsmen for
the cost of the work
Disposition Of Old Matters.
Several matters that have been I'M
der discussion turnout the year were
brought up for final disposition. De-
vine reported for the judiciary COM
mittee on the Augustine partition wall,
and the council ratified a contract en-
tered into between the committee and
Mr.. Augustine, whereby the city is to
deed an interest in the west one-half
of the north 100 feet of the wall be-
tween the city's West Main property
and the Augustine building. In turn
Augustine is to relinquish all claim
against the city. The mayor was In
'structed to sign deed Of conveyance.
Mr.. Herman presented commune
cation from c. L. Duffield, offering a
1 OllC1A u 3OC LUZ SlA GtSb CS vi Olly RIOp-
erty near the old detention hospital,
for period of years, the city to give
an option on the purchase at $3.50 per
acre during the length of the lease.
The communication was placed on file.
A communication from Joseph Tuf-
free asked that necessary steps be TAX
en- to provide a waterway from the
southwest corner of Linn, and First
streets, claiming the present waterway
to be insufficient. The matter was
referred to the streets and alleys COM
mittee.
Devine introduced resolution au-
thorizing the mayor and city clerk to
sell three city Improvement fund war
rants at face value, plus interest to
date, amounting to $1,250, and from
the proceeds to apply $1,000 and inter
est to the general fund, and $3.50 and
interest for attorneys fees.
Devine also presented a claim of City
Solicitor Burritt for $50 for special
fees due him during his term of office.
The committee reported a settlement
for $50, and resolution accepting this
was adopted.
Iseman presented matter relating
to the vacation of a part OF the side
walk on First avenue, off Nevada. in
favor of E. E. Hood, who is compelled
to obstruct the Nevada street walk IN
order to load and unload at his place OF
business. Mr.. Hood agrees to remove
the Nevada obstruction and pave the
parking around the point he would OBJ
struct on First avenue. Devine pro-
tested on the ground that some one
would purposely run into the obstruc-
ton and sue the city for $4,000. Mayor
Ingledue entered the same protest, and
said that If there was at present a
on Nevada street, it should be
abated at once. Action was deferred
until the next meeting, and in the
meantime the council as a whole, to-.
gether with the city solicitor, will visit
the premises.
Mcdonald introduced the resolution
the clerk to draw warrants
for the pay of councilmen during the
year, and Young brought UP the reso-
luton authorizing the payment of reg
istration boards in the sum of $50 for
each member. and election boards in
the sum of S. for each member. Both
was unanimously adopted.
After adjournment, sine die, the