Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-13
ORDINANCES PASS.
THREE DISSENTING
DARLING ORDINANCES FORCED
THRU BY THE MAYORS SUP
PoRTERS
DOLLAR GAS AMENDMENT
FROZEN OUT BY RusE
Gresory's Amendment on an Eight.
Minute Street Car Schedule Accepted
All Agree to Eliminate viaduet For
South Side Extension-city Must
Stand Property Owners Claims.

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! Pratt and introduced in the name of
/ H. w. Darling and Louis Schroeder,
We're adopted by the city council Tues
day evening over the protests of Greg
CRY. McCarten and Herman, who, by a
j clever ruse. were denied opportunity to
introduce or discuss an amendment for
! dollar gas which Councilman McCarten
desired TO bring up. Psenicka quickly
moved to place the gas ordinance on its
third reading. which carried by the
votes of himself. Good. Clark and Hull,
which was the same vote that finally
adopted them all. No date was set for
the election, but the council will meet
again next Monday night to consider
the bond, after which these franchises,
if accepted by the promoters, will be
up 10 the people.
Three amendments to the street car
ordinance We're accepted. One calls for
an eight-minute schedule for street
cars between Third street and the
depots. The schedule is now twelve
minutes. Hull joined with the trio in
The support of this amendment. The
other amendment that carried was the
elimination of the provision of the
south side extension. proposed 10 be
made if the steam roads provided
Niaduct over their tracks. All voted for
the elimination of this section. The
third puts il up 10 the promoters 20
get their own right-of- way for the
park extension.
Gas Ordinance RaiIrcaded.
II was a case of railroadng, pure
and simple, with the gas ordinance. AS
the hour of midnight was approaching
Monday. the gas ordinance was called
and placed on its second reading. 1t
was 30 late that further action was
postponed, and no discussion or amend
nants were called for. Tuesday night
he moment the mayor called the coun-
ell TO order ne called for the gas or
dinance and Immediately Mr. Psenicka
moved that this ordinance be placed on
liz third reading. which would prevent
an amendment Gregory objected be-
cause there had not been any consid-
Grafton OF the ordinance the night be-
fore but the votes were against him.
The motion prevailed and after the
,Nird reading there was NJ chance for
debate. The result WAS til / the gas
ordinance was pushed 70 :, rapid final
adoption without amy discussion. Those
Who objected TO passing me ordinance
70 its third reading. also against the
inal adoption. We're Or CORY. Herman
and McCarten
Wanted Dollar Gas.
Two amendments oui4 have been
serted had an opportunity been
aeried. one b. Mci 4rJen. called tpr
ae3r ga Immediately IN The lneol..
Eli. he IL pp!e wanted cheaper ga a
~aee Mr. ge.y had an alnendmeaJ
li.ins 10, the elimination If lie clause
th- affect that after 1918 the gas
Rates would renain at sl.1o. Gregory 5
le9ry Wa that this clause complicated
The ordinance.
Pass Light Ordinance.
The electric light ordinance. viii h
Wa .hreShed out on Monday night " as
iaeed N lis third rea ding by Psea-
clas motion, and finally adopted BY
.h- same vote. Gregory, Herman, and
Aic, arten dissenting
Wanted Fair Grounds Line 1911.
The street railway ordinance was
men placed on its second reading. and
The amendments offered occupied prac-
ticallv The entire evening. Mr.. Gregory 5
first amendment was TO require the fair
grounds extension by July l. 1911 in
stead OF 1912 which Gregory declared
had been agreed 10 in caucus. The
mayor said that Gregory was mistaken
about the agreement. and that II had
been left finally at 1912. Gregory in
sisted that the original ordinance be
looked up. and this showed that The
fair grounds extension had been fixed
for Jan. !, 1911. Gregory said he was
willing 10 waive The extension y
July /.
Mr.. Herman did not remember tina.
The final agreement with Mr. Darling
had been for 1911, ard was of -lle
opinion that it was left for 1912
Gregory said that he wanted to go on
record that he didn't have any favorites
in this franchise matter and that any
thing he proposed in these meetings
were his own propositions, statements
given out here to the contrary not
withstanding' Let us frame up some
thing that will get the city something
AS to the extension to the west new
er opened my head about it. and was
wiling that Il would ha made Il. 1912
or 1914 around or across the Ingledue
farm. ! think it is all silly rot, from
start to finish, as to who owns proper
" where these extensions are to 60
McCarten thought the great trouble
with the council was that anything
that promised to be beneficial to the
city was jumped on to with both feet
and that anything that benefited OAR
ling was all right.
Mayor and Gregory Tilt.
few sharp remarks were then ex-
changed between the mayor and Greg
DRY. The mayor said that Gregory
could not be suited by anything in the
ordinances and Darling knew it.
Gregory replied hotly, rising to a
point of order, and declaring that the
mayor constantly forgot that he was
the executive. and not the legislative
end of the administration.
| I The mayor replied that the point was
well taken, but suggested that the
Second ward councilman keep in line
and not try to get into the executive
On the Gregory amendment Gregory
and McCarten voted together. The
original amendment as to the contiu.
uous operation OF the East Main stree
line, instead of seven months, was ther
adopted by unanimous vote.
The Eight Minute Schedule.
Mr.. Gregory'si second amendment
was to section 4. striking out the word:
l"vhen the amount OF traffic 30 war.