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The Butler weekly times., 1913-11-06
7. Il EcTIOn PROCLAMATION. ].

To the qualified voters Of the City
Of Butler, Bates County, Missouri.
VOW are hereby notified that in pur-
suance of an ordinance passed by the
council of the City Of Butler, Mis-
souri,, and approved by the Acting
Mayor of said City of Butler, on the
Goth day Of October, 1918, there will
be held in the City Of Butler at the
usual voting places in the different
and several wards therein, on Tues
day, November II, 1918, an election
for the purpose Of determining wheth-
er or not the qualified voters of the
City of Butler will ratify and adopt an
ordinance and contract made and en-
tered into by and between said City
and Charles E. Stephenson, his asso-
ciates, grantees or assigns, for the re-
pairing, maintaining and operating Of
a system of water works for said City
as described and set forth in said or
dinance, at the annual rental therein
set forth, a copy Of which ordinance
is hereto attached and made part
thereof.
The elections in the four several
wards will be held in the basement of
the Court House in said City of But
ler, Missouri, in the usual and Gus
tomary places and manner for the
election of councilman of said wards
in the said City of Butler, Missouri,
at which said election those favoring
the ratification and adoption of said
ordinance will cast ballot on which
shall be printed or written, "For the
water-works-Yes." and those op-
posed to the ratification and adoption
of said ordinance, will cast ballot on
which shall be printed or written,
"For the water-works-No."
Attest: WELDON D. YATES,
j. F. SMITH, Acting Mayor of
City Clerk. the City of But
(SeaD Ter, Missouri.
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of said election that two-thirds of the
voters voting thereat are in favor of
the ratification of this ordinance then
the Mayor shall give notice thereof
by proclamation in some newspaper
printed in the city of Butler and this
ordinance shall take effect from and
after such ratification. The City Clerk
shall, Immediately after the ratifica-
ton of this ordinance by such legal
voters, furnish such grantee with
certificate thereof. Unless this or
dinance and the contract embraced
in its provisions be ratified by two
thirds of the legal voters polled at
said election the same shall in no re-
spect become operative.
Section 16. The election provided
for in Section Is Of this ordinance shall
be held on Tuesday the 18th day of
November, 1913.
Read this the third time and passed
this 2Uth day or October, 1918.
WELDON d. YATES,
Attest: Pres. of the Council.
J. F. SMITH, City Clerk.
Approved this Goth day of October,
1918. WELDON D. YATES,
(SeaD Acting Mayor
State Of Missouri,
County g of Bates, IS.
|, j. F. Smith, City Clerk of the
City of Butler, Mo-, do hereby certi-
fly that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of an ordinance passed
by the City Council of the City of
Butler, Mo. on the Goth day of Octo-
ber, 1918, and approved by the Act
ing Mayor of said City, on said Goth
day of October as the same appears
from the files in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, here
unto set my hand and affixed
the seal of said City at my Of
flee in Butler, Missouri, this
the 2lst day of October, 1913.
(SeaD j. F. SMITH,
City Clerk.
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From 100000 gallons to 200, 900
gallons l6c per 1000 gallons.
From 100000 gallons to 100000
gallons 15c per 1000 gallons.
From 100000 gallons to 100000
gallons 12c per 1000 gallons.
From 100000 gallons to 100000
gallons lie per 1000 gallons.
From 100000 gallons up lOc per
1000 gallons.
Domestic consumers of water shall
have installed and pay for meters, or
upon contract with the grantee or his
assigns meters shall be rented at a
charge of, not to exceed twenty cents
(2Oc) per month for each inch size
water meter. For larger meters,
special contracts shall be made be-
tween the grantee and the consumers.
Section 13. For the purpose of
meeting and paying promptly the
quarterly annual rental for said pub
lie service, as hereinbefore set forth,
to said grantee or his assigns, the
City Council shall appropriate each
year sum sufficient to pay the same
and in the event that the general rev.
enue of the city is insufficient there
for there shall be levied and collect
ed in the same manner as are the
taxes for general purposes a suffi-
cient amount to pay the annual rental
for said service, which said tax when
so collected shall be held inviolate
for the special purpose for which it
is collected and paid to said grantee
or his assigns.
Section IA. The failure on the
part Of the grantee herein to comply
with any of the terms or conditions
of this contract within a reasonable
time after he has been notified in
writing by the city of Butler of his
failure, shall upon notice from said
city subject him to forfeiture of this
franchise such hearing on the sub
ject to be before a court of proper
jurisdiction. Service of the notice
mentioned in this section may be had
in the same manner as provided for
service of notices in Section Three (3).
Section Is. A special election shall
be held in the several wards of the
city of Butler for the ratification or
rejection of the contract embodied
in this ordinance by the qualified vot-
ers of said city. Said special elec-
ton shall be held in the same man.
ner and the returns thereof made and
canvassed in all respects as is now
provided by law for the election of
city officials, and the Mayor shall by
proclamation give at least fifteen days
notice of the time when and place |
where such election shall be held in
each ward. At said election the quail
flied voters of said city who favor
ratification shall deposit written or
printed ballot in this form:
FOR THE WATERWORKS. YES. |
And all who are opposed to the
ratification of this contract shall de-
posit a written or printed ballot in
this form:
FOR THE WATERWORKS. NO. |
If it shall appear from the returns
The Butler weekly times., 1913-11-06

water, Tor Snuttlng OH water Tor non
payment of water rates, or for waste
of water, for requiring consumers to
install meters and for requiring and
fixing the penal sum of any bond Of
those who may engage in plumbing,
and otherwise regulate the safe and
efficient operation of the waterworks.
Said grantee shall not make any charge
for the tapping of mains in making
new service connections, except the
actual expense of plumbers and labor
time consumed on each job. Pro-
vided any consumer may employ his
own plumber to make connection,
same being licensed plumber by the
city, by giving reasonable notice to
and procuring permit from the
company.
Section IL. In the operation of the
waterworks unseen and unavoidable
accidents may occur, such as break
age of mains, of machinery, of stand
pipes, or tornadoes, or cyclones, or
floods or cloudburst, water spoutS,
or droughts, fire or lightning, or lab
or troubles or malicious interference,
and injuries to the waterworks may
be perpetrated, making it impossible
to operate said waterworks to the ten
or and effect as hereinbefore set forth.
Therefore, hindrance from any of the
aforesaid causes shall not make a
forfeiture of this franchise or any of
the provisions thereof, provided that
in good faith all such repairs and OBJ
stacles be as speedily made and over
come as possible with due diligence.
It being understood by the city of
Butler and the grantee herein that
the property is to be maintained by
said grantee Or assigns in good repair
and any failure to properly operate or
maintain Ithe property subjects the
grantee to the revoking of this con-
tract as hereinafter provided for.
Section IL. Said grantee or his
assigns, during the term of this ordi-
nance, may charge as rates for the
use of water tariff of prices equal
to, but not exceeding the annexed
list as follows: For city use Three
Thousand Dollars $4,000 per year for
fire hydrants, payable quarterly as
hereinbefore provided and Forty
Dollars $4,000 for added new ones
and for water furnished to domestic
consumers same shall be sold through
water meters on the following month
ly basis.
For the first 5000 gallons at the
rate of 40 cents (4Oc) per 1000 gallons
with a minimum monthly charge
against each consumer of not less
than 1850 gallons.
From 5000 gallons to 6OO0 gallons
38c per 1000 gallons.
From 6OOO gallons to 5000 gallons
36c per 1000 gallons. |
! From 5000 gallons to 10000 gallons
Sc per 1000 gallons.
From 10, 600 gallons to $1,000 gal
Ions 3Oc per 1000 gallons.
From Is, 900 gallons to $1,000 gal
Ions &c per 1000 gallons. !
From SC, 600 gallons to 100, 600 gal
Ions 20c par 1000 gallons.
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Ordinance No. 275.
AN ORDINANCE.

To provide supply of water to the
city of Butler and its inhabitants, in
the county of Bates and State of
Missouri, and authorizing Charles
E. Stephenson, his associates, as
signs and grantees, to maintain,
extend and rebuild and operate
waterworks, and for making and
entering into a contract with said
Charles E. Stephenson, his associ-
ates, grantees and assigns, for fur
nishing water through hydrants for
purposes of fire protection, and
for other municipal uses, and CIV
ing the city of Butler an option to
purchase said waterworks; also for
submitting this proposition to the
qualified voters of the city Of But
Ter for their adoption or rejection.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Council
of the City of Butler as follows:
Section /. That there is hereby
granted to Charles E Stephenson, his
successors and assigns, for the term
Of Twenty (2O years from and after
the final passage of this ordinance,
the privilege and authority of main
tanning and operating a system
of waterworks in accordance with
the terms and provisions of this or
dinance and of using the streets, al
leys, public square and all other pub
lie places within the corporate limits
of the city of Butler, Missouri, as
they now exist or may hereafter be
extended, and within such other ter
ritory as may now or hereafter be
under it's jurisdiction, forthe purposes
of laying pipes, mains and other con-
duits, erecting and maintaining reser-
voirs, standpipes and hydrants, and
all other apparatus for conducting
and furnishing an adequate supply of
water to said city of Butler and its
inhabitants for public and private use,
and for making repairs and extensions
to said system from time to time dur
ing the period for which this ordi-
nance shall be in force. The said
city of Butler also hereby gives the
said grantee, his successors and as
signs, the right and privilege of erect
ing and maintaining poles under the
direction ofthe City Council, in and up
on the streets and alleys of said city
of Butler for the conveying of electric
power to the water station on the
Miami River if in the judgment OF
said grantee, his successors Or as
signs, it should be thought advisable
TO use electric power in addition to
TIE present steam pumps for the
pumping of water to the city of
Butler, provided the city may, in pur-
suance OF a general plan affecting all
overhead wires, require the grantee
or his assigns to bury said wires un-
derpround within the limits of the
city or any section thereof.
Section 2. The source Of the water
supply shall be from the Miami Greek
nd the grantee shall augment the |
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pail luS diAu X kuoA ulAS al " w uo"S
wholly by and at the expense of the
grantee and his assigns, and said
grantee hereby agrees to save the city
harmless from any damages to person
or property arising from negligence
on the part of said grantee or his en-
ployees in the noncompliance with
this section, as herein provided.
Section S. In consideration of the
water supply hereby secured to the
city of Butler and its inhabitants and
as an inducement to said grantee, his
grantees and assigns, to accept the
provisions Of this ordinance and con-
tract, the said city of Butler hereby
agrees to and does rent from said
grantee during the full term of this
franchise not less than the present
eighty-three S9 hydrants as located
on the present pipes and mains within
the city limits, and the city Of Butler
does hereby agree and binds itself to
pay to the said grantee orhis assigns
for the use Of said eighty-three S0
hydrants the sum of Three thousand
Dollars WS00Q 0O) annually, payable
Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars
ESQ O0) quarterly ct the end Of each
quarter on the first days Of January,
April, July and October d each year
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
MU[HALL
Lobby Investigation Starts OF Today
With Quarrel Over Method Of
Procedure.

washington, d. c., Aug. 1.-The
senate lobby committee started out
again today with another disagreement
about the cross examination Of Martin
Nj. Mulhall.
After an executive session the COM
!, mittee decided that the attorneys for
|, the National Association of Manufac-
turers should have an additional two
hours to examine the witness. The
committee, however. put the ques-
uons.
The lawyers began to direct the
inquiry as to the National Council for
Industrial Defense. Mulh-.ll previously
testified that collector for organiza-
ton had told him 1t raised between
100000 and $7OO,OO0 for lobby work.
He stuck to his story that the organi-
sation was solely paper one In which
4 few officials of the National Associa-
tion Of Manufacturers became mem
bers.
Cross-examination of Martin M. Null
hall, confessed lobbyist for the Nation
nj Association Of Manufacturers ended
today before the senate lobby commit
tee. Mulhall was excused until Mon
day and turned over to the house lobby
committee. The senate committee will
turn next week to the files Of the Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers
and au cxamieation Of Its oficials.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
SEND OUT RESERVE money
Secretary Of Treasury viii Distribute
Millions to Prevent Possible
Shortage.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 1.-secre'
tary McAdoo today prepared to dis.
tribute the promised twenty-five to
fifty million OF dollars OF government
funds to the agricultural regions OF
the south and west. The secretary is
collecting information as to the rela'
tive needs of each section where harv.
esting is now under way or soon to be-
gin and expects to have the money In
the banks in ample time for the move.
ment of crops.
Treasury officials were confident
that the secretary's plan would be a
powerful factor in averting or reliev
ing the prospective tightness Of money
characteristic of the crop moving sea
son.
Much interest was manifested in the
secretarys declaration Of willingness
to receive prime commercial paper as
security for the deposits. This In
novation marks the governments first
participation in the commercial
market
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
TO PASS CURRENCY BILL
Representative Palmer States That
Democratic Caucus VIII Accept
Measure.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 1.---Repre-
sentative A. Mitchell Palmer, chair.
man of the house democratic caucus,
who was an early white house caller
today, predicted smooth progress for
the administration currency bill.
"The house caucus" he said, at
its meeting August II, will adopt the
administration bill without material
change and will ask the banking and
currency committee to report itquick
ly to the floor OF the house. The bill
will be passed and submitted to the
senate Just as soon as that body
passes the tariff bill. think the bill
will become law during this session. :
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
HINTS At Crisis TO
SHOW ARMY NEEDS
SECRETARY OF WAR ADVOCATES
MILITARY TRAINING FOR
coUNrRY's YOUTH.

San Francisco, Cal. Aug. IA big
volunteer army to back up the regulars
and the training of every enlisted mar
to a trade which will make him a use
fll citizen when enlistment expires
were among the plans outlined by Sec
retary of War Lindley M. Garrison,
speaking here yesterday at iuncn-
con given In his honor by the cham-
Der OF commerce. Secretary Garrison
and his party left last night lor Port-
land. continuing their tour OF Paci1lc
coast defenses.
Reference by the secretary to the
possible necessity Of another Crisis 10
wake up the people OF the country,
aroused much interest, but he refused
to comment on 1t after the luncheon.
eve must have method OF calling
the youth of our land into military
service as a patriotic duty" he said
"and we must have way OF training
them so that there will be no economic
waste to the country as result OF
their service to the country. we
should develop our soldiers so that
they can leave the army ana get ou'
into the labor market and into proies'
siona, pursuits at the age OF 70 or 20,
we'll fitted to aid in the working OUT
Of our great industrial. commercial
scientific and governmental problems,
aBack of our standing army we must
have great reserve force and this
necessity must be realized even II II
takes another crisis to bring 1t to the
minds of the people. Under volun'
+aer law we must provide for volun'
teer army to back up the regulars and
the reserves and then we snail 1eei tne
fullest measure Of protection.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
WATCHING SUSPECT
IN GEM ROBBERY
POLICE OF BOSTON HAVE WEST
ERN CRIMINAL UNDER SUR
VIGILANCE.

Boston, Mass, Aug. Representa-
tfyes Of a private detective agency
have under surveillance here an eld-
erly respectable appearing man.. whom
they suspect of being concerned IN the
ies at Naragansett Pier. While they do
not believe that the man has the jew
ella actually in his possession they are
Of the opinion that he knows where
they are hidden and is only waiting
favorable time to recover them and es-
cape on a trans Atlantic steamer.
"He is 50 carefully surrounded az to
foil any attempt that he may make to
get out Of the city" said one OF the de-
tectives.
The man It Is said. has served sem
tences in western prisons. Recently he
lived IN Providence but came to Bos-
ton shortly after the thefts at Maria
gansett Pier were committed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
TRAIN IN EAST is
NEAR BAD. WRECK

Muncie, Ind, Aug. IAN almost
miraculous escape from death and In
Jury took place early today when the
tender Of the New York Central lin
tied No. 20, the fast east bound train,
jumped the track on the middle OF a
2O0foot bridge, five miles west OF
Muncie. The train ran a third OF q
mile when four pullman cars left the
tracks. Although two steel rails were
driven through the floor Of one OF the
Pullmans, not single passenger or
trainman was injured.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
TODAY IN CONGRESS

SENATE-Resumed general debate on
tariff BILL and Senator Gronna con.
tinued his attack.
Lobby committee continued cross
examination of Martin M. Mulhall.
Senator Catron opposed free wool
and reductions in woolen manufac'
lures.
Subcommittee debated Smith cot
ton futures bill but postponed action
Senator Sutherland introduced reso
luton calling on secretary Of treas
ury for information on goods placed
in bonded warehouses to await pas
sage Of tariff bill.
HOUSE-Chairman Flood Of foreign
affairs committee favorably reported
bill for separate legations to Par
aguay and Uruguay and elevation o.
legation at Madrid to an embassy ;.
Representative Murray (Mass.) in
troduced resolution for investigation
OF hard coal trust.
Representative Neeley introduced
resolution directing banking commit
tee to investigate charge of Secre
tary McAdoo that New York bankers
depressed price Of government
bonds.
Foreign affairs committee discussed
Mexican situation and voted to re
quest Ambassador Wilson to presen
his views.
Secretary Bryan asked appropria
tion Of 100000 to care for Americana
made destitude by Mexican revolu
tions.
Republican Leader Mann concluded
Diggs-Caminetti debate with hot at
tack on administration and Attorne!
General McReynolds.
Adjourned at 1895 p. m.. until moor
Tuesday. ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
RESUME TACK on TARIFF
Senator Gronna Makes comparison
Of Schedules Which Show Bill
10 Faulty.

Washington, d. c., Aug. 1.--Senatof
Gronna Of North Dakota, continued.
his assault in the senate today on the
Underwood-S tariff bill, renew.
ing his criticism Of the agriculture
schedules. He compared the proposed
rates on all agricultural products with
the tariffs Of other countries and as
serted that in everything the farmer.
raises he will be put at great dis.
advantage.
Senator Catron republican of New
Mexico, opposed free raw wool and
the reduction In woolen manufactures
in speech today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-02
ILLINOIS BROKE
AND DESPERATE
Neighboring State is Refus-
ing to Pay Its Cur
rent Bills.
MAY. EVEN DEFAULT
EMPLOYEES PAY ROLL
No Money in Sight for
Nearly a Year; Loan
Sharks Feared.

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-The state
Of Illinois today is in the worst fnan-
cial condition it has been at any time
since 1t was admitted into the union.
The deficit by Jan. l, 1914, will not
be less than $1O,0o0,0O0.
Mercantile concerns doing business
with the state cannot hope to receive
any money before May l, 1914. Pay
rolls, even, will be defaulted on by
Nov. 1.
From Nov. 1, this year, until about
May 1, 1914, the state treasury Will be
practically without funds. Incidentally
State Treasurer Ryan has been handed
q lemon. His three predecessors, un.
der the Deneen regime, turned In sew
eral thousands Of dollars in interest to
the state treasury. Mr.. Ryan will be
left high and dry by Nov. l, and 1t Is
not probable that he will be able to
make any showing at all.
Desperate schemes to raise money
have been under consideration for sev.
eral days, but yesterday afternoon all
these blew up and the state house
financiers closed their desks and went
home.
One of the schemes was advanced
by Paul Ma hews, head institutional
auditor in the governors ofice. He
proposed that the state auditor issue
statements of Indebtedness to cred
itors of the state, including employees
" no are paid monthly.
Fear Loap Shark Scandal.
The fear that this would result m
loar, shark scandal, because Of the dis
counting of the pay roll vouchers, LED
to the abandonment OF this plan.
The situation has become critical
Hundreds of letters are pouring IN on
the institutional auditors and other
state house officials demanding that
their claims be paid. Close friends OF
the administration have come to
Springfield to make personal appeals
Tor their money, requesting that their
claims be slipped through. They have
been turned down.
Among the liabilities held up Is the
$50 900 appropriated for expense OF the
house election committee. There Is
nothing doing for any one. The state
is broke.
The total surplus in the state treas.
ury July l, 1918, one month ago, was
but $41S, S,6O094. This is the total fund
together with special fees received In
the meantime, with which to meet an