Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-25
Sheldon Wins Second Place.


loca! affairs.
Sheldon Wins Second Place.
Only two contests developed in botf
the election and the selection of I
meeting place. Mayor Ford was the
only candidate nominated for prest'
dent. His popularity. and the apprecia'
ton of his work done for the league
were expressed in the unanimous vote
the convention cast for him.
In addition to Mayor Sheldon, Mayor
I. S. Willard. of this city. was nomi-
mated for vice president. The vote
was Sheldon, II: Millard, 10. Quite d
number Of the delegates had left the
convention for home when the roll or
the vote was called.
Burlington Beats Mason City.
Burlington Mason City, Iowa City
and Shenandoah were the applicants
for the next meeting place, but Bur
lington and Mason City were the rea
contestants. The vote was Burling-
ton, 81; Mason City, 8: Iowa City, l;
Shenandoah. 1. Steamboats, invita-
ton was conditional upon the wish Of
the league when 1t desired to come tc
one Of the smaller cities. The invitation
Of Iowa City came primarily from the
faculty Of the state university, and
particularly the bureau Of municipa,
affairs, recently established In the ex-
tension department Of the university
Later, when this bureau has beer
more fully established, Iowa City viii
be quite sure to have q chance to en-
be quite sure to have a chance to en-.
terrain the league.
Strong For Home Rule.
There was no dissenting voice in tn,
| mittee reported strongly for home rule
ordinances and regulations for the
fuller control Of purely local affairs
The thought was frequently expressed
from the floor that the general assem-.
bly, had taken from the cities and
towns OF Iowa, little by little, the righ
to run their own affairs.
The committee reported strongly IL
favor of the league organizing at once
and proceeding with a campaign In the
effort to have laws enacted to Civ.
home rule to Iowa cities.
Additional laws were asked for "
resolutions to give the cities broader
rights to handle properly the sewage
and garbage disposal question. The
city officials. President A. A. Moore
and the Marshalltown Club. and the
public Of MarshalltoNn were thanked
tor their entertainment and hospitality
Constitution is Amended.
Ihree amendments to the constitu
ton, which were presented Tuesday af.
ternoon, were adopted without a mega.
tive vote. These amendments are:
changing the time Of the election of of.
Ulcers from the last afternoon to IL
O'Clock Of the last day; changing the
time of selecting the next meeting place
from the afternoon Of the last day to
imm ediately after the election; and in
creasing membership dues as follows:
Cities under 1000, raised from S. to
$40: cities from 1000 to 5000 popula
lion. raised TO fat rate Of $40, instead
Of sliding scale of from SO to $40.
University to Aid Cities.
Cities will receive much aid in their
municipal work. and will be able to get
much help in solving their problems
from the bureau of municipal informa-
ton of the recently created extension
department Of the state university, O.
e. klingaman, head of that depart
ment, told the convention. The depart
ment has an appropriation Of $4,000
for the year, and 1t will soon be in
shape to supply all sorts of information
on all sorts Of questions regarding
municipal affairs. Delegates were
asked to use it and to apply to 1t for all
information wanted. Information will
be disseminated by bulletins. to be
issued frequently, and application III
person or letter.
Committee Answers Questions.
A long list Of legal questions was
answered by the question box com
mittee, consisting of the city attorneys
attending the convention. The com
mittee, in the short time it had to con-
slider the questions and consult auth
critics, attempted to answer all ques-
tons.
One Of these was do cities and
towns have the right to control bees.
Is not q bee an animal as under Sec
ton 706 Of the code?"
The committees answer was 1--WE do
not think bees are within the meaning
Of section 706. We suggest that you
can control the matter by enacting an
ordinance under section SOS Of the code
supplement as amended by the Thirty
fifth general assembly declaring the
keeping Of bees within certain Local
tions and where they are In fact a
nuisance to be nuisance, and provide
punishment therefor"
Last Papers Read.
The last papers read were Concrete
Street Paving" F. T. Wilson, city en-
Si.eec Ct Mason City: "The Sanitary