The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-14

Cuuiu nu9tS. ~ ne StfcSt has uetH
disgrace to the city He had visited
Des Moines. Clinton, Moline. Rock
I Island, Davenport and other cities
and he yentured the assertion that
there was more dirt on one-halt
block OF Main street than on all OF
the streets in the other cities he
named Why can't we get a clean
street," he asked He felt that the
merchants were being ignored and
they were certainly paying their full
share OF taxes.
Expressions From Others.
Joe Garwalho referred to the APP
pointment OF committees. He said too
often men we're placed on committees
whose only appearance In the actiyi-
ties to which they were assigned was
In the use of their names. He want
ed real action and believed the men
selected By the retailers would bring
results He appealed for clean
street and modern city illumination.
Many people would be attracted to
Keokuk during the coming years and
they should see clean street and a
well lighted city. He said there was
lois OF kicking but II the retailers
wanted ANYTHING now was the time 10
say so and act accordingly.
5. I. Auwerda. taking up the sub
iect OF clean Main street, said that
during the Daugherty administration
q plan was enforced whereby four
men with two carts kept Main street
clean. He did not know the cost of
such service but said Captain
Daugherty no doubt had the figures
and could give information as 10 the
method employed while he wac
mayor. At that time. said Mr..
Auwerda. the street was in good con-
dition and kept clean and he thought
some similar arrangement would get
a satisfactory result now.
Henry Bo6e remarked that 1t was
easy to say keep Main street clean
but how. He favored suggestions for
such an end and If after being pre-
scented TO the commissioners no ac-
ton was taken the voters had the
right TO adopt the recall
One of the retailers suggested that
if the Inter-City Bridge Company was
successful in getting their bridge bill
through congress there was a posi-
bility that the bridge now in use
might be available for free-toll use
provided the property could come into
possession of the retailers. Such a
result would be very beneficial to the
retailers OF Keokuk as il would open
up a rich trade territory At this
point the conversation drifted back
to the Industrial Association and the
representation that the retailers
should have on the directory One Of
/ the speakers related some recent ac-
ton of the association and how the
organization was managed, that there
was some dissatisfaction and i. was
up to the stockholders to take an ac-
tive part in the coming election II
they wished TO correct any of the
things which they did not approve.
Mr.. Biedaisch said that as two of the
directors had already resigned it now
left the retailers without representa-
ton. Some criticism arose over the
failure to keep Main street clean and
the Industrial Association came in
for criticism but Mr. Cameron and
other speakers defened that organiza-
ton and said it was not the business
! of the association to keep Main
street clean. That was the business
of the city commissioners. Mr.. DUN
emil said it was up to the commissions
ers TO keep the streets clean and he
did not wish to be understood as criti-
cising the Industrial Association, but
he hoped the committee Of retailers
would be positive in their demands
to the city officials when they asked
for a clean street. Mr.. Kiedaisch
wanted the Influence OF the Indus
trial Association and he wanted to
have the retailers committee back OF
the Industrial Association to get the
Z streets cleaned.