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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11
THE PART HEDGE PLAYED.
Former Congressman Secured keokuk
Power Franchise in the House
at Washington.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: The story
Of the financial establishment of Keo.
kuk's great water power project is
mot complete without that portion
which relates to the securing of the
original charter or franchise. And
had it not been for the personal infiu
ence and work of Former Congress
man Thomas Hedge of this city, the
story might not have been written at
all. For by the use Of influence with
his friends, whose name is legion. Mr.
Hedge succeeded in securing the pas.
sage of the measure and obtained for
the Keokuk people a right which has
become invaluable through the pres
ent day opposition to The granting OF
such franchises to private corpora.
tons. In fact, such has become the
sentiment throughout the country
against the giving of such rights over
natural resources that it is doubtful
if a franchise could now be obtained
from congress.
The honor, therefore, belongs to
Former Congressman Hedge of Bur.
lington, Of securing the Legislation.
necessary to the establishment of an
Improvement which will mean mil.
lions of dollars of income to this ter.
ritory and make Keokuk the center
OF a widely reaching power-producing
industry
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11
COMMISSION PLAN SPREADS.

The commission plan-the new idea
IN city government continues to
make gains. Among the towns that
adopted it last year was San Diego
Cal, and results to date have been
entirely satisfactory At the election
there on the adoption of the plan the
proposition was bitterly opposed by
the saloons and the local branch OF
the Southern Pacific political bureau
bur it carried nevertheless by vote
of two to one Berkeley, Cal. follow.
ed soon after with practically the
same system
On January ] of the present year
the old board" plan by which cities
in Ohio We're governed passed FROM
the stage and the new form, known
in that state as the federal plan,''
came on the scene. BY this plan the
responsibility for the conduct of city
affairs is centered i'm mayor and
two lieutenants, the directors of public
service and public safety.
There are excellent prospects that
the Illinois legislature, now in ses.
sion, will enact law permitting cit
des in that state TO adopt the COM
mission plan and avail themselves of
its advantages. If it does SO the list
of commissioned-governed cities will
soon be largely increased.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11

! desire to report that the contract
entered into between the city of Keo-
kuk, Iowa, and Elite & PRAISE, for
the construction of an eight-inch tile
sanitary sewer, from connection
with the sewer in the alley of block
1877, thence westerly in the alley be-
tween Main and Blondeau streets to
the easterly side of Fourteenth street,
has been completed according to con-.
tract and Instructions of sewer COM
mittee. and recommend that said
work be accepted according to the
terms of the contract.
Respectfully submitted,
]. ROSS ROBERTSON.
City Engineer.
I BY AID TIGUE:
Resolved. That the construction of
the eight-inch tile sanitary sewer COM
mencing at connection with the
sewer in the alley of block 1877 thence
westerly in the alley between Main
and Blondeau street to the easterly
side OF Fourteenth street as COM.
pleted by Elite & PRAISE, the contract
ors for said work, be and the same is
hereby accepted, subject to the terms
and conditions Of the contract enter
ed into for said work.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Annable, Butler, Christy, De-
Yong. Hickey, Johnson, Kiefer. Lind
strand. Roberts, Tigue. Total, 10.
Nays-0
Absent Mccormick. Swanson To.
tai, 2.
CHARLES OFF,
Attest: Mayor.
H. T. MOORE, Clerk Of the Council
Il of the City of Keokuk, Iowa.
BY AID. TIGUE:
Whereas, J. Ross Robertson, city
engineer OF the city Of Keokuk, Iowa.
has reported to the city council OF
said city that the construction of the
eight-inch tile sanitary sewer com
mencing at a connection with the
sewer In the alley of block 1877. thence
westerly in the alley between Main
and Blondean streets to the easterly
side of Fourteenth street, has been
completed in accordance with the
terms and conditions Of the contract
entered into for said Improvement,
and the instructions of the sewer com.
mittee. and the resolution ordering
same and the ordinances Of the city
of Keokuk. Iowa, and the laws of the
state OF Iowa, and said work has been
accepted subject to the terms and
conditions Of said contract; therefore
4 be it
Resolved. That the city council as
certain the cost thereof, including the
cost OF estimates. publication Of no.
tees, inspection, preparing of the as.
'sessment sebednle and Mai .-5 ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11

Seth Bullock of Deadwood S. D.,
who knows Theodore Roosevelt as
we'll as any man in this country, if
not better than anyone else knows
him, says unhesitatingly and without
qualification of any kind that if the
former President were to arrive in
New York tomorrow he would be
among the most enthusiastic shouters
for President Taft Mr. Bullock also
says:
Taft is going to carry out the
Roosevelt policies: that's a sure hing
because he believes the Roosevelt
policies are right It's a strange thing,
but true, that man has to disappear
mot necessarily die, to be appreciated
Two years ago many persons were
.condemning Roosevelt for his strenu.
sousness; they could see nothing in his
! policies, but today they are the ones
who are shouting the loudest. II will
be the same toward Mr.. Taft Presi.
dent Taft is exceedingly popular in
the west, as has often been said bnt
u think he is growing in popularity
The people believe in him as thew he.
lieyed in Roosevelt"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11
LET us REASON TOGETHER.

Keokuk property owners will make
!. a serious mistake if they put ficti-
tious value upon their holdings be-
cause of the development of the wa
ter power This is said with no desire
to minimize the importance of the pro.
ject or its possible benefits to the city.
Or the contrary, it is prompted by
recognition of the magnitude of the
undertaking and by an earnest desire
that Keokuk shall reap the greatest
possible good from the advantages re-
sulting from the construction of the
big dam.
1t is freely conceded that real estate
values in Keokuk have been relatively
low in the past A reasonable adj
vance is therefore warranted under
the new conditions that now obtain.
No one should expect to be able to buy
desirable property at the low prices
of former years II would be foolish
10 calculate upon anything of the
kind. So far, we take it. we are ali
agreed. Now let us take another step
together: If too large price is asked
for Keokuk property such price will
be prohibitive and intending pur-
chasers will locate at Hamilton, Mon
tfose, Nauvoo, Fort Madison, BurIing
tol, Warsaw, Alexandria, Canton,
Quincy and elsewhere. There is moth
ing to prevent them from doing this
and still avail themselves OF the bene-
fit OF the cheap power generated here.
Recent advances in methods of in
sulation make it possible to trans
nit the electric current long distances
at small loss. The loss in transmits.
sion from Keokuk to any surrounding
town named above would be insig-
nificant in point of expense in COM
parison with payment Of exorbitant
prices for property here. Unless
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11

sanity prevails and property In this
city is available at a reasonable
price many valuable industries viii
inevitably be driven elsewhere to
keokuk's great loss. This alternative
should be clearly recognized by every
body and an unfavorable result care
fully guarded against. BY reason of
its location at the point of develop
ment OF the power Keokuk should Sc
cure more manufacturing establish
ments and make larger gains in pop
ulation than any other city or town in
this part of the Mississippi valley 1t
would be equally easy and foolish to
defeat this cherished hope by exor-
bitant demands.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11

Secretary of State Knox's foreign
policy, as he recently defined it, is
wholly admirable. He is quoted as
saying that it is the protection OF
every American citizen in whatever
portion if the globe he may be the
same protection to American citizens
as Great Britain extends to her sub
jects, do not propose to have il
said during my administration of tbs
state department" he continued, that
an American traveller abroad has hat
to seek protection under the British
Or German flag Mr.. Knox's Ameri
canism is of the robust kind and viii
command respect in all parts of the
world.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11

A country paper upstate asks why
a squirrel always bites off the end of
nut that attached it to the limb
when growing before burying it. The
reason is plain, to-wit: to prevent the
nut from sprouting when buried. That
end of nut contains the germinal
point or principle which, under appro-
pirate conditions of heat and mois-
tnres enable it to develop into a tree
The squirrel is careful to remove this
before burying the nut.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11

other costs incident thereto, and shall
also ascertain what portion thereof
shall be by resolution or ordinance as
sessable upon the abutting property,
and what portion, il any, shall be paid
by the city: and that the city engineer
is hereby ordered to prepare plat
OF the street or part of street or alley
upon which such Improvement is To-
Gated showing the separate lots or
thereof subject to assessment for such
Improvement, the name of the owner
or owners thereof. as far as practic
able, as they appear on the city tax
books, the amount to be assessed
against each lot or parcel Of land, and
the amount. if any. to be paid by the
city: said plat shall show the actual
value of said lots or parcels of land
as they appear from the last preced-
ing assessment roll,
That after the filing of said plat
and schedule the clerk of the council
shall give notice of the same being
on file and the time within which OBJ
jections thereto, or to the prior pro
ceedings will be received, as required
by law.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Annable, Butler, Christy, De.
Young. Hickey, Johnson, Kiefer, Lind
strand, Roberts, Tigue.-Total, 10.
Nays-None
Absent--McCormick Swanson. To
| tai. 2.
CHARLES OFF.
Attest: Mayor.
II. 7. MOORE, Clerk of the Council,
City of Keokuk, Iowa.
From the City Engineer.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council Of the City OF Keokuk, Ia,
Gentlemen: | hereby submit list
and report 0, the assessment contain
ing correct description of the lots
and parcels of land and the owners
OF same and the amount OF special
tax against each lot or parcel of land
chargeable to said lots and parcels
Of land and the owners thereof for
the cost and expense OF abating nli-
sance on lots l, 2 and 3. block "a,
Leightons addition, and lot /, block
%, Leighton's addition.
Respectfully submitted.
J. ROSS ROBERTSON,
City Engineer.
ITO be continued)
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11

vote was unanimous and the senate
taking similar action under the help
ful influence of Senator Allison. Con-
gresham Hedge had the pleasure of
presenting his Keokuk friends with
the franchise they SO much desired.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11

The eyes of the country are upon
Keokuk just now by reason of the
work of water power development It
behcoves the city to look it's prettiest
and do its best with view of at
tracing capital, industries and popu-
lation
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11

8 The trouble with Mr.. Pinchot was
that he followed too closely the bad
example of the loquacious parrot that
INDUCED in too much speech on a
certain historic occasion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11

Former Forester Pinchot now says
he has nothing to say Adoption OF
this policy sooner would have saved
him a lot of grief.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11

The philosopher of the Sioux
City Tribune has noticed that people
who can talk on only one subject usu.
ally do
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11

The snow shovel is very effective
weapon for the killing OF enthusiasm
over an .old-fashioned winter, notes
the Des Moines Capital.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11
ITO be continued.

Poor Opinion Of countrymen.
One of the great intellects of Eng
land has stated that not above $4,000
people in all Britain can read and I'M
derstand the ordinary London news.
paper.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11

In the view of the Marshalltown
Times-Republican, the wide wheeled
wagon is of more Importance than the
bandwagon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11

The ice man points with pride
to the situation, but the coal man still
views it with alarm
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11

December was the coolest month in
thirty-one years. The Oskaloosa
Herald wonders what kind of an s.est'
January viii be?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11
keckuk, Iowa ...... January II, 1910.

Question of the hour; VIII Clifford
Pinchot lecture?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11
Published BY Order OF the City For
the Benefit and Informal
ton Of the citi-
Gems.
FOR THE LAST MEETING
The Proceedings Of the Last Session
Are Herewith Given In
Full Detail and
Complete.
fContinued.)

fContinued.)
Reports of Committees.
To the Mayor and Members of the
City Council:
Gentlemen: We. the members of
the undersigned fire committee, to
whom the bill Of Mr. Warren AoIli-
day, against the FIRE chief. John IN
derson, has been referred. wish TO
report that We have considered same
Lii and have ignored it.
PATRICK TIGUE,
Chairman
JOHN DEYONG,
WILLIAM BUTLER,
ALBERT KIEFER.
Fire Committee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11
How 1t Came About.

Three Keokuk men, A. E. John
stone, Judge William Logan and the
late John n. Irwin, constituted a com
mittee appointed by the people of
Keokuk to go to Washington to urge
the granting of the franchise. They
conferred there with Congressman
Hedge, the late Congressman B f..
Marsh, of the Fourteenth Illinois dis.
trict, and other influential members
Mr. Hedge acted promptly. The reso-
luton, properly drawn up, was pre-.
sented in the house by Mr.. Marsh.
who was then in a serious physical
condition and unable to take charge OF
the measure. 1t could he adopted
only by unanimous consent. Mr..
Hedge exerted his influence anon :
the congressman. and won over q
large number of those who appeared
disposed to vote against the resolr.
ton. Finally count disclosed the
fact that two members were opposed
to the measure One was Congress-
man Baker, of Brooklyn, Democrat.
and the other was Representative
(now SENATOR Jones, OF Washington.
On the objection of either of these
two men the measure would fail. Con-
gresham Hedge had among his Demo
cratic friends Congressman Moon of
Tennessee, to whom he went and Sc.
cured his influence to change Bakers
attitude toward the measure. Mr..
Hedge then went to Representative
Jones, of Washington, and presented
the case in a strong manner stating
that the adoption of the resolution
was matter OF particular desire in
his heart.
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Adopted

From the Sidewalk Committee.
TIC the President OF the City Council:
Your sidewalk committee beg to
reEort against petition of Pauline ana
Fred Oertel, asking for cancellation
OF special tax for sidewalk repairs
against lot -, block "A, Reds addi-
ton
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES OFF.
E. LINDSTRAND,
Sidewalk Committee.
Adopted
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+ q. LINDSTRAND,
Sidewalk Committee.
Adopted
From the Sewer Committee.
To the President of the City Council:
Your sewer committee beg to report
that the contract existing between the
city of Keokuk and Elite & Prasse
for constructing an eight inch tile
sanitary sewer in the alley of block
200 and part of block 1877 provides
that
After pipe is set, the trench under
and around it shall be filed with loose
earth in layers not exceeding two (2)
inches in depth and each layer firmly
tamned so as to firmly compress the
earth around and over the pipe to the
depth of at least twelve (12) inches.
/ In filling trenches above this point.
fviz: over twelve inches above top OF
pipe) the layers may be four inchcs
in depth but must in all cases be
thoroughly tamped.
No flooding will be allowed except
on written permission of the CITY en-
gineer or chairman of the sewer com
mittee
The contractor applied to the city
engineer for permission to food the
trench and the request was denied.
The engineer instructed the con-
tractor and inspector to enforce the
clause providing for tamping and not
to GLOW any flooding.
The contractor then applied to the
chairman of the sewer committee for
permission and it was granted and
at meeting of the sewer committee
held on Nov. 10, on motion, the CON
tractor was given permission to flood
the trench.
Another matter pertaining to the
same sewer arose over the question
as to whether the city Or the con-
tractor should furnish siphon for
/ the flush tank to be installed on the
upper end of the sewer to replace the
one broken by the contractor.
On motion, the engineer was in
structed to order siphon and the
question as to whether or not the
contractor would be required to pay
for same was left for the city council
to determine.
Respectfully submitted,
PATRICK TIGUE. Jr.
JNO. p. JOHNSON
Referred to the committee of the
whole.
Report Of judicial Committee.
To His Honor the Mayor and Council
OF the City of Keokuk Iowa:
Gentlemen: Your committee begs
to make the following report:
That the claim of John r cook he
disallowed, and We ask time to con-
slider other matters now before us.
T. J. HICKEY.
]. p CHRISTY,
ALBERT KIEFER.
J. r. ROBERTS.
Adopted
Keokuk, Iowa. Jan. 3, 1910
TO the Honorable Mayor and Mem
bers Of the city Council:
Your light committee begs to report
IN favor Of taking arc light from Ninth
and Carroll to Washington and Plank
road
In favor of allowing bill of Keokuk
Electric Railway & Power Co. for the
month Of November; as we find It
correct
| PATRICK TIGUE, IT..
4 JNO. p. JOHNSON.
j WILLIAM BUTLER,
JOHN DEY0NG.
Adopted
Resolutions.
From the city Engineer.
4 1. -.
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The Sioux City Journal observes
that nobody approves the publication
of stolen letters, but everybody reads
the letters when published
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THE GATE CITY is on sale at the fos'
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Depot News Stand.
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NOTES AND COMMENT.

George Fitch defines a pessimist as
man who can't enjoy nice day in
the fall for fear that nature will make
it up later.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11
The Winning Of the franchise,

Jones had opposed the resolution
not because he objected to the grant
ing Of the franchise, but on general
principles, he being usually opposed
to the granting of unanimous consent
on such matters of legislation Hav-
ing the greatest friendship for and
confidence in Mr.. Hedge, however, he
at once withdrew his objection. The
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11

The Sioux City Tribune says that
some men get SO tired OF doing moth
ing that they require a long rest be-
fore undertaking to do anything.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11

A new paper at Cedar Falls, it is
said, will be three-fourths Democratic
and one-fourth mugwump. This seems
to the Sioux City Journal like an at
tempt to avoid the descriptive name
Of insurgent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-11

A London dress reformer has an
nounced TINT women should dress ac-
cording to their temperament and
moods. The Fort Dodge Chronicle is
ungallant enough to ask if she wants
them to spend all of their time in the
dressing room?
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Resolutions.
Adopted.

From the city Engineer.
70 the President Of tho CITY Council.
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Grandfield Recommends Vacation.
DR.. Grandfield makes a strong argu


DR. Grandfield makes strong argu-
ment in favor Of thirty days annual
ieaye for clerks and carriers in first.
class and second-class offices.
At the close of the fiscal year there
were 1900 post offices of the presiden-
tial class. or this number 1917, or
44.6 per cent, were housed in leased
quarters for which the annual rate
of rental was s2,726.S05. On June
80, 1909, there We're 434 offices located
in federal buildings, an increase of Is
during the year. 1t is expected, how
ever, that this number will be largely
augmented during the current fiscal
year On the date last mentioned
there were 1912 numbered stations,
I'll delivery stations and 241 branch
post offices.
Some minor recommendations here
tofore made by the first assistant are
renewed and an elaborate statistical
statement Of the bureau is presented
Evening journal., 1910-11-28
HIGH SCHOOL GETS
EVEN BREAK IN SERIES

With a record of four games won.
four lost and one tie, the Wilmington
High School football eleven closed
its season on Thanksgiving Day. They
tSCTed l0S points against their oppo-
nents' SO. @
The results Of the seasons games
We're as follows: October 4, Vineland
High School. o; Wilmington High
School, as: October 8. West Noting
ham, 0: Wilmington High School. 20 :
October IA, Northeast Manual. III:
Wilmington High School 3 October
49, st. Joseph's College. 2S; Whining
Ton High School, o; October 2S, Ches-
ter and Wilmington High School tied
with s TO score: West Nottingham
tried it again and were defeated by
p to 0 score. Norristown played the
local school boys on November IL and
the locals lost by 6 to 0 score. Della
ware College Reserves we're next, and
they we're defeated by the school boys
by a 6 to 0 score Then came the
game with Brown Prep, which the
locals lost by receiving the smaller
end OF a 20 TO 0 score.