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

the auto patrol. Twenty-Five hundred
dollars has been put into the purchase
OF the Baptist church property
Other Reports.
The city clerks report was not given
excepting to show an increase of $1,000
in water collections during his term
of office. The clerk assigned the cause
OF his not presenting his report as not
having secured the city treasurer's re-
port in time to compile his figures.
The city easurer's report showed
the Indebtedness of the city to be $113.-
Oa372. with cash on hand in the sum
of s31.5S4.S5.
Altho not required by law to furnish
a report City Solicitor Northnp filed
ore with the council covering his four
years in office. The solicitor reviewed
the cases tried and settled. and those
/ pending. and advised compromise in
the injunction cases against the Mar
t shall Telephone Comnanv involving
the companvS rates. Mr.. EOrthup rec
commended that under the commission
| plan the CITY solicitor be put on a
. fixed and definite salary and not he
! Comrelled to attend all the council
meetings. In that wav. he believed. the
| city could command the best legal tai
emf in the city.
! The park comm iSSion made its re-
! port showing a balance in its fund OF
$1l37.1S
The city marshal showed the number
! Of arrests during the Year ana the
| funds handled. The wears arrests in
Guided 2e7 for intoxication ard 80
fo~ disOrderlN conduct. and including
| the 800 given shelter in the city Jail
to:aled LISP arrests.
! The city physician reported seventy
( one quarartinahle cases during the
/ year. and four deaths from conta gious
diseases. Typhoid fever cases. he be-
! lieved altho they are not reported to
! him. had not exceeded twelve during
the year. and they had been contracted
+ in some other place. DR.. Conawav rec
commended the monthly ANALYSIS of city
water by the state chemist.
The chief Of the FIRE denartne emit
showed 1913 calls during The year with
a total loss oe s2400l74 s214 Of
which was In the Iowa Central round
house fire.
! Reports We're also filed by the cleo
! tr'cal inspector. street commissioner.
! milk and food inspector city en- gineer.
and superintendent of mains. In the
latter report Mr. Mack recommended
creating an emergency water supply.
renewal of the sub suction pipes. con-
Meeting and circulating dead ends. and
the extension OF the tHelve.in inch main
to the railroad and factory district.
Water Committee Reports.
Chairman Clark. Of the water COM
mittee. made a lengthy report on the
years work. and recommended strongly
to the new council the installation Of
the water power. The same recon-
mendations included In Mr.. Mack's re-
port were made by the committed. par
ticularlv as to connecting up the dead
ends In the First ward which would
materially increase the fire pressure in
/ the First. Fourth and Fifth wards.
Water rates We're touched upon and
the committee declared that il the
rates were reduced to actual cost OF
pumping. needed Improvements and
ordinary repairs could not be made and
would have to be voted on. In laying
new mains people who already had the
accom- m odations might vote them
away from others who needed them
| just as badly. The committee thought
no free water should he given except
| ing in cases Of absolute restitution. and
then only for short periods. The pump
! age could be cut In two by netertng all
services. Unless an emergency supply
were istalled the city would only have
! q
the case OF an emergency. and could
not afford to be dependa BILE only upon
a million gallon reservoir.
Judiciary Committees Report.
Chairman Good, of the Judiciary COM
mittee, reported the city clerks cash
account balanced, by reading a report
! OF j. L. Williams, who had audited the
account. The treasurer's books had
mot been handed In in time to have
/ them checked. owing to closing the
years business late in the day.
Other Closing Business.
! The council closed up a few odds ana
ends before adjournment including the
adoption Of a resolution paying the
salaries OF the members.
4 formal resolution. made necessary
on account Of the states audit OF the
city's books. was presented by the
clerk, and adopted. This resolution
ratifes the warrant from the general
fund to the amount of $1,000. to pay
the expenses Of the mayor and coun-
cimen on the Fond du Lac paving in
spection trip last spring. The war
rant of 81 900 was drawn at the time.
and the expenses amounted to little
over $500 The balance was turned in.
but the council had never taken any
formal action giving the clerk the right
to draw the warrant. Warrants for
the election expenses were also ordered
drawn.
A. Carlson's sidewalk bond was APP
proved, and the mayor was authorized
to sign with the county board Of super
visors and the Marshalltown Light
Power and Railway Company. the con-
tract to light the clock tower and city
rest rooms. at cents per kilowat. This
was the last official act of the mayor
affxing his signature to the contract
New Mayor Sworn In.
! Mayor Elect w. H. Jones then pre-
scented his certificate of election and
$4,000 bond. and his bond. and that Of
Mr.. Herman. were accepted. Mayor
! Ingledue then administered the oath
Of office to the new mayor and coun-
scilman-elect.
The old council. on Gregory's motion.
then adjourned sine die.
i. c. ABBOTT HoMoRED.
Made First Vice President Of National
Retail Hardware Dealers Association
At the meeting of the National Re-