Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-18
"soUA1TERs" PUT HousES
AUDITING OTHERS LANDS
People Who Own cettasss Making
Cemplaint-Jos r. Wall to Head
New State Department. Of County
Aceounts-conduitsa az Part Of Ts,e.
phone Mileass-State House Gossip.

A hearing was had on Monday and
there Will be another on Friday in re-
| gard TO the dispute about boat houses
on Clear lake. The complaint is that
persons are occupying the lake shore
! for houses and WharveS who have no
! riparian rights and contrary TO the
/ wishes OF the property owners. A boat
| house is frequently placed right down
E! in front of a cottage and becomes a
! nuisance, so II is said, and the people
who are mainly interested in the cot
| tages and adjacent land are complain
! Ing
! 1t has been suggested to the state
| officials that perhaps a district can be
! set off for the boat houses that will not
| offend anybody very much and this
may be done; otherwise the irregulas
use of the lake shore may be denied.
! Joe F. Wall Of the state auditors Of
| fee Will head the new department OF
state having charge Of the examina-
! ton of county accounts by state exam
| Iners. The examiners nave been Sc
lected but their names not announced.
! Mr.. Wall Will De head Of the depart
,nent and probably will do a great deal
OF the examining and inv es tiis atttns.
| Mr.. Wall was formerly county audi
tor Of Ringgold county and came TO
the state auditors office TO take
charge of the revenue department some
ten years ago under Auditor Carroll.
He has handled all OF the business Of
the state with the counties. keeping the
accounts as between the two. and he
is therefore remarkably familiar with
al of eh of
they affect the relations of the state
and the counties.
The preparation of blanks for the re-
ports from counties has been under
way some time. There will be some
the state to conform 10 the new law
and TO sim pity the accounts.
When the state executive council
cert.aes out the mileage of the tele-
first time, include the conduit mileage
as a part Of the pole mileage.
In several of the cities of the state
the telephone companies have miles OF
conduits for underground wires. These
have been reported and are included il
!. the valuation. But they have not beer
.
Of values.
The attorney general has ruled. or
request. that the conduit mileage
should be treated the same as pole
mileage This will have the effect OF
greatly increasing the proportion OF
, the telephone assessment in some OF
the cities Des Moines will profit ma
teriaIly by II because the Iowa Tele-
phone Company has miles Of conduits
here. The same principle applies O:
course to the telegraph lines.
Il appears that it is not fully agreed
upon whether or not Governor Clarke
shall take his military staff to Gettys
bury or not. The governor and adult
ant general are going. But the low;
soldiers who are going to Gettysburs
desire that the governor shall take hi
military staf-say half dozen o
them-along and place Iowa on pa
with other states a that greatest re
union of the year The governor Ia
J. had it in mind that there is no fun
: for the payment Of expenses Of III
staff for this purpose-but Governo
Carroll and Governor Cummias, an
Shaw and Drake and Boies all found
way to take the military staff Whel
, they would go out on big occasions
!, The war veterans desire that the low
governor shall go in style this tim
to the event that will DE regarded 10
:, all time as one of the most unique i
history.
.. Edward H. Gillette, farmer. will b
one TO speak for the owners of Ian
!. before the state executive council wne
4. that body, in pursuance Of its custom
q meets in July to act as state tax com
mission and to review the assessrner
= returns from various counties and Il
assessments On certain classes of prop
erty.
u Mr. Gillette served two terms in con
gress, it win be recalled, and he ha
some experience with General Weave
!. in the editing and publishing OF
- journal devoted to the cause of TT
" common people He has been livir
quietly on farm west of Des Moin'
!. these many years. But he takes kee
" interest in all public affairs, and he he
, signified intent to be on hand VINE
!. assessments are considered.
The state executive council will Il
, hard to induce others to appear ar
, present the views of all classes of prof.
erty owners as to property values ar
, how to make the assessments VIII
: the state officials want is full il
= formation and a complete airing
q every phase OF the subject, Mr., Gi
~ Iette is first to respond to the gener
a. invitation to appear and take an II
n. terest in the matter.
~ SO
"a The work of making the new CO.
- supplement is proceeding with reaso,
able rapidity. Not only will the ne
- supplement- contain all the lay
AZ changed according to the work of t
= last three sessions, with the additio
: found In the two previous supplement
but all will be carefully checked, n
with the session laws. but with the e
- rolled bills of dozen sessions. Nothi'
Il is being taken for granted as to VIII
happened in the legislature. but origin
records are consulted at all times. T
m new supplement will also contain. a.
this Is OF interest to all lawyers. t
n citation of the Northwestern Report
as well as the Iowa reports. The ann
=. tations will be made personally
- Tud~> E,nnlfu NeClafn of Iowa CT