Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-04

The white winged dove of peace how
cred over the closing meeting of the
retiring city council Monday night. The
session was marked by peacemaking.
and Mayor Ingledue waved the olive
branch over the populace. The mayor.
! in closing address. declared that he
held no Ill will toward any one, and
hoped that no one bore him any per-
sonal en,nity. However much he may
have been criticized, he felt proud of
his administration.
! The mayors last official act was to
sign his name To contract with the
! Marshalltown Light Power and Rail
way Company for lighting the court
house tower. The last motion. which
was to adjourn sine die. fell to Gregory
The largest gallery of the year
looked on.
Last Public Appearance as Mayor
Mayor Ingledue. in addressing the
/ council just before adjournment. said:
I'VE are about to bring to close
the eventful career of this administra-
ton. and l want TO assure you all that
when leave the office of mayor. ! VIII
leave without any i'll feeling against
any member of this council. whether
he has been with me or against me.
The public. which has honored me
three times. I wish to thank. l sup
pose I have made mistakes but If my
successor does not make any he will
prove TO be Il freak. | hope the good
things of my administration will offset
the bad I have given you six of the
best years of my life. and I can count
! roi IN, that
wasn't there six years ago.
Hopes Opposition Was Political.
"I hope the men who have opposed
me have done so from political mo-
tive and not from any personal enmtty
they may bear I hope I haven't got
personal enemy and I can assure you
that when 7 am out Of this office | will
NOT hold a personal grndge against any
man and there isn't n man In Mar
shutdown that I would call my enemy.
You will always find me boosting for
and ready to assist in upbuilding, Mar
shalltoWn.
Willing to Help Successor.
"If there is anything ! have learned
in my six years az mayor and four
years Of public life as councilman.
that will be Of assistance to Mr.. Jones.
he has but the asking to get it. l offer
the same assistance TO Mr.. Herman.
and to the other councilman, whoever
he may be.
Glad He is Out Of Office.
| Il am more pleased than I ever have
been in my life, however. to step down
and out Of this burdensome task While
I have met many hard problems. and at
times it has seemed as tho everything
I tried 20 do met with discoura cement.
! hay ha
not ashamed Of my administrations
will turn back TO it in the years to come
and say, 7 stand on that.
Herman Makes Speech.
After he had been administered the
! oath of office Councilman Herman took
| occasion to address the gallery and
/ thank the public for his election to the
office Of councilman for a third term.
! Mr.. Herman wanted more particularly
to set himself right in his vote for al
lowing the bill Of s1,311.sS for the ex-
penses Of the mayor and his police Of
fcers III the federal court.
Mr.. Herman said that many people
had been misled by the papers and
street talk, and that he had had no
opportunity to tell why he had voted
for the bill. He believed that the fed
eral officers had been imported here to
make trouble and when the officers
had been called they were doing their
duty Two indictments were returned
against the mayor and his officers and
the Judge Of the federal court had an
nounced that they were not guilty Of
any crime With that the case he be-
lieved that 1t was no more than right
for the city to bear the expense. Mr..
Herman said that there had been so
much talk about it that people really
believed something had happened.
when in reality there was nothing to
it. If the same thing happens to Mayor
Jones Herman declared he would vote
the same way, and If the public
thought that voting for that bill was
Crooked" and held it up against him,
he hoped that If he ever ran for Of
fee again they would beat him"
Annual Reports Received.
The annual reports of city officers
and heads Of departments took up the
greater part Of the evening with the
old council! The mayors report was
quite lengthy. and covered not only
the past quarter and year but the en-
tire six years of his administration.
For the six years he has been in
office the mayor showed in his report
a total collection Of s6613S4s. or this
amount $46S00 was in saloon licenses.
and s9,404.56 in fines and fees. The
mayors salary during his term Of office
has aggregated $1,000. and he places
against the salary the turning in OF
9.4O4.56 in fines and fees, which shows
IS2 4O456 more than his salary amount
ed to-
In his report the mayor calls atten-
ton to the outstanding warrants and
Indebtedness and says: II took the
,offce April ]. 1905, with s5,S7s.96, and
lam turning it over to my successor
with S329O6s1. April l, 1905, outstand-
ing warrants were $15.744.29. April !
1911, there are S19,636.s6, thus showing
an increase in cash Of S21,021.95, ant
showing an increase in outstanding
warrants of s3,s92.57, and with the fol-
lowing permanent public improve.
, ments: The purchase Of the mill prop.
erty at a cost of about $1,000, the dan
and retaining walls at cost OF abou
s25, 900, the water tower at about So.
13G. sewers to the approximate amour
of $4,000, and water mains to abou
$4,000 Paving settlements aggregat
ling $4,000 or $4,000 and an increased
guarantee upon all asphalt paving o