Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-18
Local Comment

Good morning. How many in your
family are down with the grip?
The Northwestern and Iowa Central
are perfectly willing and even glad to
build 4 viaduct provided 1t shall include
the Great Western but the Great West
ern IL not willing. Just how far the
Great Westerns unwilllnsness is re-
sponsible for the apparent willingness
Of the other two roads is not known
but the viaduct does not seem to be go
Ing up very fast.
It Is to be hoped that the Marietta
township trustees will not go in so
strong for concrete cuiverts as to neg
lect the dragging Of their roads. They
every mile OF the seventy-four in the
township could be dragged for 1870,
leaving over s1.4oo available for cul-
verts In fact by permitting farmers to
work out poll taxes with their road
drags the dragging could be done for
800 out Of the road levy and this
would mean that only three culverts
would have to be put over until next
year. There is really no excuse for
any township trustee refusing to put
every mile OF road in his township un-
der contract to be dragged and farmers
who use the roads should talk to their
trustees about II. Up in Hardin county
where this system has been in use for
five years farm owners require new ten
ants to take up the dragging Of the
station assigned 70 the former tenant
and men selling farms frequently Sc
cure the consent Of the new owner to
do the dragging. Up there a farmer or
a trustee who will not look after this
dragging is mighty unpopular among
his neighbors.
The school board is TO be congratu-
/! lated upon its ability to pay of over
$4,000 Of Its floating indebtedness In
CURED by the cost OF the manual train
| ing building. This Is an evidence OF
the efficiency Of one form Of COM
mission government
&
The tax collected from the people of
| this city by the Marshalltown Light,
Power and Railway Company 10 $685.
/ 900 per annum. The cost Of the service
! rendered Is approximately $4,000. The
next administration under the commits
zion plan must settle with Messrs.
Jones and Hovey as to the rates they
shall charge or as to tho price to be
paid for their plant The ordinances
are now in court and tho conpany'a
bonds expire Jan. 1. 1913. Which one
of the following men az mayor u most
to be trusted by the people 20 settle
with Messrs. Jones and H0vey . con-
troversy Involving $4,000 bonus in
price or $4,000 excess profits per an
mum during the remaining nix years
of their franchise? Which ono b
most to be trusted, Greene or Jones or
AcCarten o. Lyon or Pierce or Mohr
Which two of the list Of candidates
for councilmen 1s most to be trusted In
capacity or integrity in this matter.
Derby or Williams or Herman or
Placele or Forbes, or Seleine or Wort
man or Vail or Lamb, II he an
nounces?
| Likewise when 1t comes to letting .
contract for $4,000 worth Of paving
as was once proposed In which oven
| $4,000 a excess profit to the oontxac-
tors wore threatened and later by in
genius RATHER tests ana loaded speci-
hcatlons q monopoly dn the brick to b
furnished would have been possible
who 10 70 DO trusted most. Greene OF
Jones or McCarten or Lyon or Pierce
or ;Mohr? Who Of tho councilnen
Derby or Williams or Herman or P1a-
eek or Forbes or Seliene or Workman OF
Vail or Lamb? It is every voters duty
to look UP the records Of these mon
and remember that all power over city
affairs 10 to be held by three men IN
the future.
i Mr.. Jones. candidate for mayor, hal
! published bis 1.1ttosm and inc vis;-
form itself IL not bad ono. Dqualitl