Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-01
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Gradually the benefits Of our public,
utilities are spreading out to the towns
Y md rural homes around us AZ they
should LeGrand and Gilman are en-
K tcying electric lights from Marshall-
town and Albion will as soon as her
people can vote a franchise In this
y respect private ownership has rendered
service which municipal ownership
y rouldnot have done altho it is always
probable that rates would have been
lower,at home under municipal owner
ship. & It IL the capitalization or an
tlcipation Of the rates far into the
future that enables private ownership
Of public utilities to expand.
y II you have stray farms lying about
loose Upon your person that ought 70
be transferred do It at once while the
stamp TAX is suspended. In few days
congrres will have re-enacted the
stamhstaxes on mortgages deeds and
notessE
TheH Salvation Army has attracted
attention to its welfare work in the
distribution of Christmas dinners to
Is families. There may have been
some lndeserving but 1t is cinch that
nobody, missed what he gave toward
the work and lib baskets could not
have failed to bring good cheer into
many 4 stricken home. The collection
OF 1902 in kettles on the street cor
iiers speaks well for the generosity of
y the average person for 1t would have
required many a collection in the big
gest church in town to have realized
$lo2. Il
And that suggests New Years re-
solve for all of our church societies.
Make your collections for charity reg
nlarly as you agree to do. Advertise
the pledges toward charity which you
have made and keep repeating your
calls upon your members until each
and every church has met Its obli-
CATION.
II The warning Of the city physician
as to diphtheria cases should be needed |
by everyone. It is deadly disease
and highly contagious. Already, as he
says deaths have occurred which
could have been avoided under all
probability. If you have sore throat
and sWollen glands of the neck without
muchstemperature or coughing call a
doctor to look for diphtheria. Taken
in time diphtheria can be cured. Ne
elected you die and you expose many
others who might die.
Marshall county's tax estimate prom
ises 100000 for county roads and
bridges next year, Are we going to
have any gravel or paved construc-
ton? There is $3.50 more in free ce.
ment TO be had from the Lincoln
Highway Association for paving on the
Lincoln highway II $500 is spent With
1t on approximately mile and half
of single track pavement. A commit
tee should canvass property owners
alongsth highway for a portion OF the
cost apd do the building where the
most local aid can be- received. In
Clay county the board of supervisors
has agreed 10 gravel the entire coun- !
ty road system ct once wherever prop
erty owners viii contribute $500 per
mile. This will cost each quarter Sec
ton farm $75 for half mile Of road
frontage Eravsled. The board plans
to overdraw its funds. issue warrants
whiclsstle local banks will cash and
then Nhen the Job ~ done and sthe
debt Created the board will refund
with county bonds. Hardin county
has heard OF the scheme and will bald
farmers convention on Jan. 8 to urge
the same plan for gravelnig all Of Har-
din countys road system. Cerro Gordo
will do the same and Polk county's
board has decided. to complete their
COUNT " road system SO far as the sur
facing OF roads which are all ready
to grade.
COUNCILMAN Austin says that the
city council will pass the resolutions
Of intent to pave six main roads out
to the city limits very soon now. but
he would Ike to have property own
ers come forward at once with their
petitions for paving inside streets next
year 30 as to have all paving adver-
tised for letting during the winter
when the lowest prices prevail. 1t is
expected that the council will make the
4Ssesments next Monday for the paw
yIrEg laid this summer after which q
X1ay will be set for hearing objections.
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I'm New property subject to taxation,
E{)eW people to pay taxes and Increased
fYaluatIons have been causing our as
,Qessment rolls to grow at the rate of
4bout S per cent per annum for the
bast thirty years, Our increase In I
faxes for next year. however, shows an
Inerease Of nearly Is per cent over
his year. It is not all In the valua-