The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-20
LIVELY COUNCIL MEET
Many Important Matters Disposed
OF. Others Go Over.

with Mayor Reynolds I'M the position
of umpire. In announcing the batter
les Mr.. Reynolds presented a report
OF the city's finances and made a show
ing of his administration up TO date
aud told tue council thing or two.
II appears in another column.
In the practice and warm up before
the big game the members worked out
on a number of lesser matters. Al
most every councilman had tax mat
ter that needed attention, an enron.
eous assessment, or something else.
Matters pertaining to the payment
| of the claim for the amounts unpaid
on the new band stand were present
ed by Chas S. NNalling, G, +, LoGand,
Art Openheimer and Others of the
stand building committee The coun-
Gil as special measure voted to pay
the balance due John u. Mickey, Of
81 ,422.33, and the act moved Mr.. OPP
penheimer to words and sentiments
of appreciation, expressed for the
members Of the committee and the
people generally, to all of which Mr..
Reynolds replied in kind.
Mr.. Ficklin was again present to
press his claim for water service on
Third avenue east. The matter was
referred back to the water committee
and the fire chief, to be put up to the
Water Company. &-
An order for the purchase of new
equipment for the call firemen by
Chief McCracken was issued and the
hnu IN lie
Ito be used only in case of fire. ...a.
The first exciting inning came when
Mr.. Seibert introduced a new ordin-
lance and asked its passage. He want
ed the salary of city treasurer raised
from 100000 per year to $4,000 or
from twenty-five TO fifty dollars a
month and the funds Of the city so
placed in banking houses that the city
would realize interest on the sums
remaining on deposit. The ordinance
went down on first reading with only
Seibert and Roberts favoring the
measure. Mayor Reynolds approved
of the city having interest ON it's daily
balances in the banks and stated that
could be brought about and should be
done.
This controversy brought another
lin the presentation Of a resolution to
transfer $4,000 from couple of
funds where ii was lying idle, neither
drawing interest nor available for
work. 1t was proposed to pass a res
olution of transfer, then secure an en-.
labling or legalizing act from the Iowa
State legislature permitting the use
Iof the money in other funds for the
taking up of out standing warrants
and stopping the six percent interest
on the same. The argument was long
land lively, punctuated here and there
1by extracts from the code and sup
lplemeuts but all to no purpose. Blat-
timer, Campfield and Minnick voted
aye and Laffollette, Penders, Roberts
and Seibert voted no. 70 H.. :,
H.. Election officials. ,.. b.
Registrars, judges and clerks for
1.-The municipal election were appointed
...., First Ward.
Registrars. B. Pearson, J. w.
IHetherington. 50.
Judges-W. II. Minnick, Ed Mat
thews, J. w. Laffollette. ,rlE.
Clerks-Daye Waggoner, J. l.. DIV
Eerson. ...-
Second Ward.
First Precinct Registrars Albert
Roesch, August Peterson.
Judges-W. S. Kenworthy, 7 B.
Gossage, w. T. Campfeld
Clerks-R. l.. Blackford, William
IGochee. -..
Second Precinct Registrars-W. w.
Montgomery, Jenken Reese.
Judges-Henry Kendig, Charles
Eibes, Tom Rutherford .
Clerks-E c. Dryden, Henry Sond-
eregger. "..-. .'..
Third Ward. .'.
First Precinct Registrars-Dennis
Ragen, James P. Dodds. -. ~. -.
judges. G. Roberts, J. L. Davis,
Newt. Cox. .,.-..,.
Clerks-Harry Rosebrook, John l..
Fitzgerald
Second Precinct Registrars-A. s.
Wisegaryer, @. Anderson.
Judges. P. Seibert, u G. Deck,
Grin Lyon. .s.s-.r-.. .-= -.
Clerks-Harry l., Davis, JEFF G. Har-
roId .....- T.. ....., g.,
! Fourth Ward, 80
Registrars--Eyan G. Morgan, Byron
". Sewers. ...... .. ,.s .s-~ ...-. 49,.
Judges. H. Pickett. w. I. Martin,
r. T. Penders. = T.. 'G-. .s. s.;-s
Clerks-A. J. Augustine, Cad d.
Gamble. ~
. .-...s... Fifth Ward. s..@.'-
Registrars-George Caple, 7. b.
White. ~" ~.
Judges-Fred Blattner S. p. Ewing,
J. F. Porter.
Clerks-O. N. Downs, A. II. Collard.
Umpire Stops Play.
7. Ii. Carlin, city clerk, pitched up
another ordinance. II was an act to
take an extra block for the second
precinct of the Second ward In order
to secure a suitable polling place for
the second precinct. II was beauti-
full drive along third base line and
II was away out near passage on third
reading before Umpire Reynolds fixed
his eagle eye on IL and called foul"
'fhe mayor said the city scale house
was neither fit nor suitable place
for accommodation of the voters of
the precinct and he will not sign the
ordinance making the change. Blatt.
ner and others insisted II was a fair
ordinance aud would have been good
flor home run with men on bases.
Twenty minutes or more we're con-
guuaqd In argumanf FIN kfovnr,