Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-01
INTERESTING ARRAY OF SUB.
JEcTs TO BE CONSIDERED At
STATE MEETING.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS
TO DISCUSS QUESTIONS
Mayor and Other City Officers From
All Parts Of State to Be Here For
Three Days, Sept. 23-25Executive
Committee Completes Interesting
Program.


terest to municipalities will be dis
cussed by prominent men of Iowa il
the sixteenth annual convention of the
League Of Iowa Municipalities, to be
held in this city Sept. %, %, and %.
The executive committee has JUS
completed the program which includes
papers on varied array of subjects
discussions of all papers, and out
lines for department meetings. Mayors
and other city officials from all parts
of the state will be present for the
meeting.
Among the social affairs planned for
the convention are an automobile ride
about town and d luncheon. when the
visitors will De the guests OF the Mar
n shaitown Club. These events are
scheduled for Wednesday afternoon
and evening.
The program for the three days is
as follows:
Tuesday. Sept %.
TO 10 a. m.-Reception and regis
tration of delegates: headquarters.
mayors office. in court house.
10 a. n.-Cail 10 order. Place OF
ing, east court room. second floor.
court house.
Address of WelcomeI. S. Willard,
mayor OF MarsiIaiitowTl.
Response and presidents address
A. A. Smith. mayor of Sioux City and
president of League Of Iowa Munich
palities.
Report of secretary treasurer =
Frank G. Pierce. Marshalltown.
Report committee on legislation -
Farley Sheldon mayor of Ames.
Report committee on judicial opin-
ions-Ben P. Poor, city attorney, Bur
lington.
Appointment of committees-Reso :
lusions, question box, auditing.
Business session.
. D. m.-Paper Sanitary Foods and
the Menace to Public Health of Unsan-
itary Foods" DR.. l. E Esiick, mayor
of Rockwell City.
Discussion BY delegates.
Paper. Municipal Bond Issues in
Iowa'-Francis H. French. attorney for
George NJ Bechtel Co. Davenport.
Discussion by delegates.
Paper. Fire Protection and Building
Godes'-Ole o. Roe. state fire marshal
Des Moines.
Discussion by delegates.
Paper. Sewage Disposition. j. D
Glasgow, mayor of Washington.
Discussion by delegates.
Business session.
Roll call for reports.
n. m.-Meeting with state board OF
health.
Addresses by DR.. G. II. Sumner. sec
rotary state board of health; Lafayette
+. Higgins, civil and sanitary engineer,
state board of health: Prof. c. \. Kin
ney, chemist, state board of health.
Discussion by delegates.
Business session.
Wednesday, Sept. a.
9 to - a. m.-Department meet
ings: cities under general law and spe-
cial charter, east court room, Mayor j
F. Cole, Oelwein, chairman: cities un-
der commission government. office OF
Commissioner Lamb, Mayor J. R
Hanna. Dtt Moines. chairman: towns
mayors office. Mayor F. E. Blackstone
Garner. chairman; attorneys. office OF
City Attorney F. E. Northup, Hon. D.
E. E,uart., city attorney. Council Bluffs
chairman: accounting officers, city
clerks office. George Gallarno. chief
clerk state municipal accounting de.
Attorney General Cosson or his rep
resentative. will meet with the city at
torneys and with question box COM
rnittee.
p. .m.-Report committee on sun
againstsexecutive council, B. P Hoist,
Boone.
Report committee on street lighting
r. J. Mullins, superintendent water
light miami VphSrGr C'irv
Discussion by delegates.
Discussion public utility commits
sions: From standpoint OF senate bill
Z L. E Crisr, Osceola. chairman senate
committee on public utilities: from
1 standpoint of house bill-W. F. Stipe.
Clarinda, chairman house committee
on public utilities: from standpoint of
municipalities-J.F F. Ford, mayor, Fort
Dodge.
Discussion by delegates.
Business session.
Roll call for reports.
4 .. m.-Automobile ride by Mar.
ehalltown Club.
o. p. m.-Luncheon Marshalltowr
Club.
g p. m.-Evening session at Mar
enalltown Club.
Paper, Home Rule for Iowa tMu-
nicipalities.' A. c. Mueller, mayor OF
Davenport.
Discussion by delegates.
Paper, Municipal Franchises" 3. P
Hoist. Boone.
Discussion by delegates.
Address. Suit Against Executive
council II. II. Stipp. Des iSioines.
Discussion by delegates.
Thursday, Sept. Is,
10 a. m.-Report committee on stree,
paving. J. s. Tracy. Maquoketa
Discussion by delegates.
Paper, The Sanitary Way Of Dis.
l posing Of the City Garbage C. VI
] WITH, Cedar Falls.
Discussion Of delegates.
Report committee on waterworks-
.. r. Stedman. superintendent water.
/ works. Dubuque.
Discussion by delegates.
Business session.
Roll call for reports.
.. m.-Paper, SANITARY Drainage
4 Of Sewers and a Sanitary Back Lot,
4 @. C. Meredith. Newton.
Report of question box COMMITTEES
Reports Of department meetings.
Unfinished business.
Election Of officers.