Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-18
AUTHORIZES MAYOR TO SECURE
BIDS FROM CONCERNS IN
sTALLlNG MACHINERY.
HERMAN OPPOSED TO
SPENDING MORE MONEY
Fourth Ward Councilman Sticks to
Contention That Water Power Here
Is Not ble-Water Works Com
mittee Believes It is and So Recon-
nends.


Mr.. Gregorys resolution, authorized
the MAYOR to solicit bids on machinery
for the development of the water power
at the Center street dam, asking each
bidder to furnish plans and specitica-
lions OF the work they propose 10 do,
and 70 guarantee the horse power en-
ergy on the wheel shaft when the
water is flowing over the crest OF the
dam.
Tie resolution was adopted with
Councilman Herman opposing H. MI.
Herman stuck 10 his original con'en-
ton that water power here is not
+ asible with the height Of the ne"
dam and VITA that height regulated oy
q court decree. Herman declared thal
the first thing the council knew It
would be speniing more money for an
other tank that the public would have
- pay Tor. even tho il received no ben
eat from it. Herman moved to defer
action On the resolution until the next
!ne ting but received no second.
Mr. Gregory declared that he could
see no reason Cor getting unduly exc't-
81 over me resolution. which simply
authorizes the MAYOR to get bids on the
machinery Ii the concerns furnishing
machinery could not guarantee the
necessary energy available for use. the
citv would not have TO buy anything.
Much Discussion Over Power.
Almost the entire evening was de-
voted 10 a long drawn-out discussion
over the power question, beginning
with the report OF The water works
committee o,. the Waverly Inspections
What Professor Lambert. as consulting
engineer said or did not say concern
ing a power plant. at the time he "as
consulted on the dam. entered into the
discussion largely
TIL. committee, in its report. reco1a-
-nendeG that the city proceed . con-
s1ruct and install its own water power.
ana that bids be received on ilstalla-
tion. with a guarantee 70 produce 100
horse power when the river was al
designated stage. The Wayerly power
was reported as furnishing 100 horse
power III day the committee was
there. ana had registered 100 the day
bef3-e The height Of the dam was
said u b.. practically the same as the
dam here. but the water flow possibly
double
Nj. Herman did not believe that the
corparison between the Cedar ana
Iowa rivers was q fair one. any more
thar one WOULD be with the Cedar and
-he Missjssippi. He thought that com
parisors should be made with Wafer
11o.4er plants On the Iowa river.
The committees report "as placed
Clark Firm Believer.
chairman clark. Of the water works
committees. declared himself firm be-
liev+r IN the possibility Of securing a
good wa--r power. The fact that me
old rr5M mad been run for fifty years
81 water lower vas proof positive in
His mird ,ha. Ne have a water power.
In ~ od mill there was always
leakaye and power was lost, WITH a
eeH c5nere-7 dam. and concrete floors
n me rew power house, Clark though,
there would be no loss Of power Mr..
c'Iqr,. thought there was sufficient time
for Nh Herman to condemn ne pro-
Sec after the council had failed. He
Enough, the council would be negli-
g-f- j. ii failed TO go ahead and as
cer-ain whether or not the plan was
Mr. Herman referred to MS state
m. * week ago when ne spoke o.
S1s4t.ors in which Mayor Ingle-
de was interested with other bust
ae-s men in finding out whether water
Dover was available for an electric
UeHtfng system. Herman asked the
,nayor l. II was correct that an engi-
Ee@r advised them that there was no
lower
The mayor replied that Engineer
+ Sca 1T had given as his opinion tia,
here was not sufficient water power
for electric lighting purposes.
Herman Quotes Lambert
Mr.. Herman again quoted Professo,
Lambert. oe Iowa City, as having said
nat the dam was too low by four feet
/ and ti.at a water power would cost
( So 1000 Mr.. Clark replied that no one
/ but Herm an had ever heard Mr.. Lam
! bert make such statements. Mr. Her
man said that Lambert had said before
1 the council that if .'y0l had $4,000 tc
/ throw away on q water power he woulC
/ advise that the council write certain
{ firms and investigated" Mr. Herman
also said nat Lambert said she would
not advise his own city to install q
water power. and that Iowa City had g
stronger water power than Marshall.
! town" Mr.. Herman quoted Mr. Lam
/ bert az saying that we might get suf-
ficient power three or four months GU
u a year
Gregory Talks With EIdora.
Mr.. Gregory said that he had tel
/ ephened Mr. Lundy at Eldora concern.
ing the plans Of a private concern there
TO develop a water power in the lowe
river. Mr.. Gregory said that opera.
tons at Eldora We're 70 be begun thi:
week, and that II was expected to de.
velop as high as go horse power a
times. Eldora was going to have
higher head OF water by four or fly.
feet, but on the other hand Marshall
town had greater volume of waite
by one-qua-ter to a third Gregor.
thought that If Eldora was going t.
try power for commercial purpose
thru private corporation. he though
this council would be derelict in it
duty if it did rot investigate the pro
position to the limit
Mr.. Gregory added that he had neve,
heard Mr.. Lambert make any state
ment about a power costing $4,000
or that the water power might be uset
only three or four months a year. MI
Gregory said his recollection Of NJ,
Lambert's words was that there wou1t
only be three or four months out of