Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30
MAYOR GETS MONEY;
HE HAD PAID BILLS
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NSVuSluuSO 0AOaAs . 100 AAsI
restnts Boardman's trips to Washing-
ton. D. c.. two or three trips to Coun-
Gil Bluffs. one or two to Ottumwa, his
trip to Davenport. and . trip to Os-
ceola to confer with Temple. Board
man put up about $500 in cash for his
expenses. and this per diem had to
be paid"
out $500 Personally essidss.
Mayor Ingledue said that no had
said to the council all along, and the
payment Of these bills, eventually. had
been talked more or less for two years.
that II the council 10 chose It need not
pay his share Of the expense. but no
wanted them to pay the expenses OF
his officers. who. in his opinion, should
not be made to pay. and who would %
submitted to hardshipo II they were
compelled to pay. The council. &C.
cording to Mr.. Ingledue. had felt the
same way, but had insisted that II II
paid the officers share It would also
nay the mayors. for the mayor ana Oh
f1cers had been declared not guilty OF
any wrong doing.
:But this Sl,311.ss 10 only drop IN
the bucket in what have had to pay.
.aid the mayor. 81 presume that with
careful, itemixed figuring, could snow
that this thing has cost mo personally
80 800 in addition to tho wa<Ns
drawn yesterday. Now should !! 90
compelled to pay the expenses OK my
officers resulting from their arrest! II
the city didn't pay them would nsSe
to for I stood good for them.
u paid Thad Binford $3.50 Tor Two
49,. - kansas city to see Judge Nc
Pherson. I paid this and that. lnciuo-
ing expenses Of witnesses TO Des
Moines stood good personally TOT tne
bonds. as we'll as the attorneys ices
and expenses. and then did the same
thing over again after the second IN
dictment. I have never rendered the
city a bill for this expense that nave
been to. and the city will not DO asked
70 nav II. The fact Of the matter Ii
his thing has resulted In my not being
able to save a cent out Of my six years
as mayor unless, perhaps. I might be
able to show $1,000 out OF my hrst
term.
First Thought Gill Exorbitant.
II thought at first that the attorneys
fee was exorbitant." continued the
mayor, "but the more ! got to talking
with other attorneys about 1t the more
came TO the conclusion that the zee
Of $1,000 asked was not unreasonapie'
But as I said, the bill had been In
Cured, and must be met, and as I
, didn't think the policemen should have
been made to give up half years sal
airy to meet their expenses, and the
council felt the same way. IT was up 70
the council to say whether or not the
city would pay They all thought the
city should stand the expense. and 50
voted, and every member as far could
learn. was ready and anxious to pay
the warrants"
Mayor Paid eoardmsn q lawrence
Mayor Ingledue was asked II he had
already paid Boardman & Lawrence
the amount OF their bill. He replied
that he had, long ago. They couldn't
be asked to wait until the council was
ready" especially after they had spent
in cold cash about $500 or $500 in ex-
penses connected with the case. OF
course I paid them: who else would
I paid them. and 1t was then either UP
to the city to pay me. or up to the po-
licemen to pay me. deposited with the
city treasurer the warrants, amounting
to $1.3l1.s6. which were the same a.
cash. and gave the treasurer my check
for 354o.54. which, with the $1,311.96
made $1,s6150, the amount that was
due the city from my office up to yes
terday. This squares me UP with the
city unless should happen to get in
some more license money or fines be-
tween now and Monday. when 60 out
Of Office
Sergeant ooodais's Statement.
Desk Sergeant Robert G. Goodale. OF
the police department, when seen by
the Times Republican after he came
on duty Wednesday evening. said that
he had never engaged Mr. Boardman
as his attorney In the Van Vert case,
nor did he have anything to do with
! filing his bill against the city. ex-
cepting that he signed the voucher
when instructed to do so by the
mayor.
Mr.. Goodale explained that several
weeks ago the mayor came to him with
a voucher. explaining that 1t repre-
scented his share OF the expenses in the
Van Vert case. Mr.. Goodale did not
remember Just the exact figures. fur
thermore than the mayor told him the
entire bill for attorneys hire was about
$1,000. and to each one something over
$500.
'.rhe mayor said to me-" said Good
ale you don't want to have to pay
this do you, Burt?" Goodale replied