Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-30
INCREASE OF 1 MILL OVER LAST
YEAR, WITH ADDITIONAL
MILLS ELECTIVE.
SINKING FUND FOR
NEW FIRE STATIONS
If People So Choose They May Vote to
Approve of Councils Action and BY
So Doing Third Avenue and East
End Fire Stations May Be Built -
Bids Are Ordered Secured.

The city council Monday night
adopted resolution presented py
Chairman Hull, OF the ways and means
committee, setting forth the annual tax
levy Tor the coming Year, which must
be certified 10 the county auditor before
Sept /. The levy this year. aside from
the usual 4-mill levy for lands used for
agricultural and horticultural purposes,
totals 81 mills. an advance OF mil
over last year. In addition TO TINS,
however. there is an elective levy of
mills, which may be collected or may
not, according to the will of the people.
This levy is to create sinking fund
10 meet the expense of building fire
station or fire stations.
Some time ago, when the police and
fire committee was anxious to invest in
a new automobile for the fire depart
ment it was announced that funds
were available, as there was $4,000
in the fire fund. This assertion was
based on the $4,000 appropriation for
the year and the 5-mill levy, which
yields about $4,000. Now it is said that
the $4,000 appropriated is the $4,000
levied and $1,000 additional from the
general fund. which, in all, barely
manages 10 meet the demands of the
department.
1t was supposed that the 1000 ap-
propriated was to be used for the build
ing OF new fire stations and when Mr..
herman introduced a resolution Mon
DAY night, inStructing the mayor to
advertise for bids for new station on
South Third avenue, City Solicitor
r1fs @l,
Then the treasurer's books were con-
ulteu, ana instead OF being up in the
thousands the fund was found to be
modestly equipped in the hundreds.
Vote og People Necessary.
MT. Northup SAID that, if there were
no funds with which to build one or
TWO new fire stations, as the demands
required, the cost of the improvements
"oulo nave to go before the people.
Mr.. Northup suggested that the CITY
make a contract to levy, and then put
II up to the people for approval. The
resolution advertising for bids could
be adopted. and all arrangements made
for proceeding with the work. excent
ing that the work itself could not
actually be done until the proposed
levy was ratified. AS soon as it was
work could be begun and warrants
drawn on the anticipated revenue
welded by the 3-mill levy, which would
be about $1,000. The Herman motion
was adopted as a consequence of the
explanation as to procedure. and the
bids on the South Third avenue build
ing. to supplant the present station,
which is said to be in bad and dan
gerous condition, will be opened at the
regular September meeting.
Few Changes in Tax Levy.
There are but few changes made
in the tax levy over last year. The
2-mill levy for a grading fund is dis
Ipensed with, and mills are added to
the electric light fund, making net
increase Of l mill over last year. The
electric light fund is increased from
to mills in order to care for the
extra expense in maintaining the new
electroliers on Main street. and those
that are prospective in other parts of
town. The levy for the various funds
follows:
Funds. Mills