Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-12
GREGORY, HERMAN, AND MccAR-
TEN SUPPORT AMENDMENTS
COUNCIL TURNS DOWN..
WOULD SPECIFY AMOUNT
ELECTRIC IMPROVEMENTS
Gregory Fixes Sum Of Rehabilitation
of Electric Plant at ooo-Mayor
Said Would Kill Everythins-Mid-
night Session With overcoats On
Another Meeting Tonight.

without any heat i'm the building, the
members of the city council Monday
night shivered around in their over
coats until midnight, wrestling much
of the time with the Darling Schroeder
franchise ordinance on electricity
Councilmen Gregory, Herman, and Nc
Carten voted as unit on amendments
TO the ordinance that would better
safeguard the interests of the taxpay-
ers, but the mayor suggested and
recommended that with too many cans
tied to its tail the ordinance might be
sent yelping away, and Marshalltown
would lose the wonderful benefits that
are now about to be thrust upon it,
Mr.. Gregory's first amendment was
to section IA, providing that the elec-
trio plant be rehabilitated to an ex-
penditure not less than $4,000 Nc
Carten seconded the amendment
The mayor suggested that there was
such thing as amending a thing to
death.
Mr.. Gregory explained his amend
ment to the effect that there should be
some specific figure stated in the ordi-
nance. The word ''rehabilitate" vas
entirely too indefinite The ordinance
called for a modern and well-equipped
plant, but some might consider
the addition of a few wires,
a modern and wel-equipped plant.
Mr.. Gregory thought that as
long as the promoters had said they
We're ready to spend 100000 to rehab
llltate the entire property. and it was
We'll known fact that the electric end
of it would have to have the largest re-
pairs, he thought $4,000 not at all UNI
reasonable to require. Mr. Gregory said
he thought The council would be very
lax indeed TO leave the matter of .e-
habiitation entirely to the man who
gets the plant. and have no amount or
extent specifically named
Ins!edue Changes Front.
Major ingledue said that when he
city had the same question up with
the allteinltic teephone company he
took the same position Nh Gregory
Was taking now Gregory opposed
him rhe question was raised then
and il Mas 4 good one ihe MAYOR said,
that Mia; would be The result if tine
conn any pent only $4,000. Ii would
still have 10 spend another $500 IN
ctd@r make good Now With Oar
ling IL would not only have to spend
the $4,000 and if he failed to do that
would forfeit his $4,000 bond as Well.
Il thought was right them said lne
MAYOR. but now | don't believe it could
be done. Darling can not sell his bonds
With that in the ordinance
Mr. Gregory said that he had always
Understood that the bonds had already
been arranged for. Yes replied the
mayor but With these ordinances. but
not with all these amendments tackled
to them.
Not in Bond Promoting Business.
Mr. Gregory said he did not think
the council should be in the bond pro-
noting business. The councils duty
was 10 protect the citizens of Mar
shalltown. and only that.
IF You put it i'm the ordinance said
the mayor. Darling viii not accept it,
Side With Mayor.
Clark, Good and Psenicka sided with
the mayor in the argument. Clark
thought that Darling had done all that
had been agreed in caucus Gregory
insisted that he had not for this same
question was brought up in caucus
/ Clark did not remember that it had
Clark was not in favor of tying Darling
down further.
! Good thought the council was now
! trying to oppose capital. while it should
be patting Darling on the back. Good
feared Darling would pass us up" il
We acted this way
Psenicka urged that Eve act like
business men. We amend and he az
cepts.' said the Fifth ward council.
man. then we amend some more Tlat
amt business"
On the vote defeating the amend
ment Clark, Good, Hull and Psenicki
voted may, and Gregory, Herman, an(
McCarten aye.
Gives City Chance to Buy.
Mr.. Gregory's other amendment wa
that the city of Marshalltown be al
lowed TO buy the plant according !:
the plan outlined by the statutes
which provides that the city has tn
right to acquire the property at an
time, the value being fixed by thre
outside judges.
Again the mayor suggested do yo
want to accept the conditions of tn
ordinance and get Marshalltown wher
it ought to be, or let US continue
drag in the mud?"
This failed by a similar vote
Herman Raises Bond Question.
Councilman Herman, of The Eonrt
ward. wanted some light on the bon
that the Darling Schroeder group HAY
offered. MIR. Herman said that he ha
taken some pains to show the contrat
and bond to four attorneys, and the
We're not attorneys for the First Ma
tional Bank but men entirely disir
} terested. They declared to him ths
the present bond was not worth tt
paper it was written on, and would ez
pire In four months.
, Mayors Personal Guarantee.
The mayor replied, "Mr. Herman,