Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-24
CITY ENGINEER STEINER GIVEN
FULL CHARGE OF EXTENSIVE
IMPROVEMENT,
CLARK AND GOOD SAY
RESOLUTION A ISLAM
Authorized Agent" as Specified in
Original Resolution is Changed to
Read "city Ensineer'-Herma an Con-
tends Change is Necessary Under
His Ordinance.

The city council Monday night, by
vote of to 2, turned down e. z. Mack,
superintendent of mains, as far as con-
Germs any future connection he may
have in supervising the work of extern
tive improvement to be made in the
waterworks system, IN the installation
Of a new pumping station, and the con-
strucuon of a new concrete dam. This
important work was given under the
direct control and charge of William
Steiner, city engineer.
Mr.. Herman, who started the fight a
week ago, followed it up with resolu-
ton signed by himself and Mr.. Nc
Carten. two of the three members of
the judiciary committee, to which the
question of considering the specifica-
lions was referred.
Mr.. Good objected strenuously to
such a resolution being presented, de-
claring it to be out of order from the
fact that he, as chairman of the COM
nittee. had rot been consulted
AUTHORIZED Agent" is Expunged.
strikes out the authorized agent of
the specifications. referring to the
charge and inspection of the work. and
inserts in lieu there of by the city en-
gineer, who shall have full supervision
of the work of construction"
Good Fights for Mack.
Mr.. Good, chairman of the judiciary
committee. made a strong fight for the
retention of Mr.. Mack in the work, and
said that in the plans and specifications
for the new dam and pumping station
the city engineer had not been con-
suited al any time Mr.. Mack had
been, said Mr. Good md was asked
to go with the committee TO Iowa City
10 see Mr.. Lambert. the S. U. I. engi-
neer who furnished the plans. "Mr.
Mack knows all the levels" continued
Mr.. Good "and can give the council
many pointers and believe Mr.. Mack
knows more about the construction of
this dam than the whole council and
city engineer put together. I consider
any such action as this a slur 10 Mack,
and is a shame to treat him this way.
He has the interest of the dam at
heart, and now YOU want to back him
down and out and off the map. I think
the resolution entirely out of place"
No Slam Intended Says Herman.
Mr.. Herman replied to Mr. Good and
declared the resolution exactly in or
der when Mr. Mack was hired by
the Y he was hired as superintendent
of mains When we hired the engineer
we hired him as a city engineer MY
ordinance last spring, which this coun-
ell unanimously adopted. declares that
the city engineer shall draw plans and
specifications for all public construc-
ton. If the engineer was not consulted
| in this instance the ordinance was vio-
lated. I think the engineer should be
the man to be consulted. Mr. Mack has
| his hands full already if he attends to
his work This work should go into
the hands of the man to whom 1t be-
longs. There is no slam intended to Mr.
Mack"
Unnecessary Feeling Believes Clark.
Mr.. Clark. who has stood with Mr.
Good on the question said that he
thought there was whole lot of I'M
necessary feeling over the matter. Mr.