Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-18

Since the recent b,ie: .inancia! EN- :
barras s!nent OF th- ci;y. memoe OF
the city council have busted them
selves With devising means for the cur
tailment of the cilys expenses Lnti!
the end OF the fsca. Year when they
can get at the money again and make
appropriat Tor anojae: year with
cut fear or favor.
That the financial trouble mas preyed
On the minds of some members CT the
council was evidenced Thursday after
noon. a. the counci. chamber. When Your
members gathered IN response TO caH
:or an afternoon causus The meet
ing had been called ivr ne purpose OF
] discussing the question o. building the
Third avenue fire station ana a re"
| other matters. but o"ng 10 the ao-
se!ce of the city solicitor from the
! city. and the failure @. the council 10
turn ont Tor the meeting the questions
were discussed on! II an lntorina!
/ LAY!
| Some Napeeons Of Finance
! Tn. question upperno>t in the MINDS
Of the members seemed 20 be the
I II oney question. aIi ali we're agreea
! that expenses must De cut down until
! happiness again Various means OF
iyiirping bills We're suggested
/ Manor Ingledue explained the situa-
tor briefly and suggested that ali rx-
p-n>e be min.nize1 In explaining the
F. action OF the BANKS re said: me
banks wanted TO discount oar war' ants.
but l would not stand 20 them 70 dis
count warrants made out 70 laborlns
/ men They might discount the var
rants for materials fun she'd but they
mus, not discount the warrants for
/ Ia Dor.
y promised the bankers that We
would take up $500 III Old warrants
which have been outstanding since
1907 or before We must save enough
/ money 70 take these UP by the END OF
! the year l expect there viii be al
| least $4,000 left IN The streets and al
lleys fund this year and that VIII 20
back 10 the general fund You must
go mighty slow on your expenditures
as We mus; save $500 this year.
Cut Down Telephones.
/ tn. members OF the council concur
suggestion 10 offer as 70 the best means
-, .ur,a.iine EXPENSES Councilman
! c1.-L vas en..iieS 20 the leather
| ->d.1 Tor the most unique answer 10
! the problem.
! M C.iari, discovered that there were
.oo ,,ary 1e,eDho,.s in the city offices.
I,- recalled 20 mind shat there was
wal phone nd .i-si. extension III the
-olice headuua-ta Arising with a.!
s;-,;., ~ n first grader <.io has
uncovered the right answer 70 teach
.-,s nuest}on ha proposed, with a great
a.,assion % Feeling that the desk ex-
a~e;on he removed O. that the wall
,,h,ra he taken out and one desk set
ts,t,e.iru,e
'. .c.asr,o NJ -lark's suggestion
,nt,b, cave th- ~ from any trouble
=, 80 -,,-ur. tn saving b. this
,ra.ns .ol,lc H. one Years time. De
s.,.e;r.sn, 10 huv q bows ticket % the
VIC Mems CHRISTIAN Association.
1.,av val, ,ho.e - furnished the city al
80 s,,,,sor;,.io., ,,rjra as provided by
@-arc,:se or - * cents a month.
80 .ra aaSk .x-ers;oc costs an a3di-
,fona 81 c.n.s
s+,;kee Cos. money Il Seems
J Tbs -,avo- .y,,ained where 10, o:
,co,., Ia .,a,- which. i; seems
/ -, 80. ha 49, .A-ter expended from
/ ~ resu,.. M. have been obtained.
/ c.xA1 h1,,d-ad dollars have been
,. II, -o';ci-g ne Lennox Machine
! C.a,,,,s,, 9rnun.js nd plant during the
! s.riLs
- r.rc -. mix Mayor Ins!edue
a;g y All ella-an7.s that s.. 900 won;
- me ~ nave .xpended in pro-
F.. .sc+in, me ranrox Machine Company
haven, he, credited by the pubic
-, ,.as,s,e~s ,y;-h doing ANYTHING
~, I'm ,sa,.;ng yaaeer there. am
.e-.t4 ;, ,.t. him OF have been
c,:.tc;.;z.6 "a ,nuch I am afraid 10 -ake
f,n re- haze ken; this policeman
do-.r .,are eo- nor. man eight months
49, @.- ,.~.- six months had two
go sometime. .h,a. officers down,