Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-11
CRY Dads % MEET.
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF LEAGUE,
OF MUNICIPALITIES TO BE
HELD IN DUBUQUE.
SESSION THREE DAYS.
SEPT. 10, 20 AND 81
Officials Forecast Largest and Most
Important Convention Yet Hold
League Has Membership Of More
Than 400 Cities and sTowns--Muni-
cipai Problems to 30 Discussed.

Dubuque. Sept. 1.-THE nineteenth
annual meeting Of the League of Iowa
Municipalities will be held at Du-
buque. Sept. 1s. 20 and p.
This promises, to be the largest and
most important meeting the league has
ever held. The officials and business
men Of Dubuque have arranged an
excellent entertainment for the dele
Gates. The many important questions
that will be discussed by men who
have made a special study of the prob
lens, will make the meeting not only
interesting but valuable to the dele
gates as well.
The league now has membership
OF over 400 cities and towns and from
the reports already received g. large
per cent Of these municipalities will be
represented at the convention.
Every city and town IN the state,
whether member OF the league or not,
Is Invited and urged to send delegates.
The program is as follows:
Tuesday, Sept. 10.
s a. m.-Reception and registration
| Of delegates, secretary's room. Hotel
Julian.
1oEa. m-Cau to Order.
Address of Welcome-James Saul,
| mayor, Dubuque.
Response and Presidents Annual Ad-
dress-J. F. Cole, mayor Oelwein.
\ Report Secretary Treasurer Frank
70. Pierce, Marshalltown-
Report Committee on Legislation
George w. Koontz, mayor. Iowa City.
Paper. "State Legislation"-J, D.
Glasgow. mayor. Washington.
Discussion by delegates.
appointment OF committees. auditing
resolutions, Question box.
General business,
p. N. Report Committee on Ju-
dicil opinions-T. v. Walker city at
torney. Denison. ~g n&
Discussion by delegates.
Paper, municipal 1mprovements"-
r. ]. Mckee, Stuart.
Discussion.
Report COMMITTEE on Street Paving
James Saul, Dubuque.
Discussion.
Paper, Municipal Electric lighting
Plants"-Charles E. Warner, superin-
tendent water and light, Ames.
General business.
| Reports ~ municipalities.
sp m. RAPPORT Committee on Tax
ation-H. u. MoCleery. councilman,
4 Washington.
Discussion.
/ Paper. -Municipal Home Rule r,
Hanna. Des Moines. $50
Discussion.
J Wednesday, Sept. 20.
10 8 m. Report committee on mu-
nieipal aecountins-R J. Degon. audi
Pspst ~Foiis Tax Collection and 4c-
counting. 7. LyncAs clerk, ottum-
wa.
Paper. Municipalities and the State
ORA Willianas. state document edi-
tor Des Moinea
Discussion.
General business.
Reports of municipalities.
; p. m. Department Meetings, Cities
Under General LAW. F. Baker,
! mayor DEBORAH, chairman.
Cities Under Commission Plan -
T., A. Potter, mayor Mason City, chair
man.
Cities Under Manager Plan-w. ".
Bates, councilman Clarinda, chairman.
Towns-T. e Blackston, mayor,
Garner, chairman.
Attorneys-Carl H. Lambach, chair
man
Clerks and Auditors-N, B, Egbert,
Estherville, chairman.
Engineers-William Steiner city en-
gineer, Marshalltown, chairman.
Water and Light Commissions
.B.sF stedman, Dubuque. chairman.
4 p. m.-Automobile ride about city.
$3.50 p. m.-Banquet at Dubuque
Club.
Good observation-disclosures Clum,
Davenport, secretary Greater Iowa AS
ISOLATION.
Public Utilities and Their Relation
to Financing . City"-John F. Ford.
mayor Fort Dodge.
iThursday. Sept. 81.
9 a. m. Report Committee on Sew
erage and Sanitation-C. A. wenstrand.
mayor Shenandoah.
Paper, "water"-F. H. Birmingham.
clerk Oelwein.
Discussion.
4U d. IuS-NoPSSAdl VI uSE VI UublHcSSs
Election Of officers.
Election place Of next meeting.
10: 3o-Reports Of department meet
ings by the chairman.
Discussion.
General business.
/ .. m-Report auditing committee.
Report question box committee.
Report resolutions committee.
Unfinished business.
General business.
Adjournment.
The officers Of the league who. will
have charge of the convention are the
following: President. M ayor5 J.F. Cole,
Oelwein: vice president, Mayor r.. ID.
Glasgow, Warrington. secretary
treasurer, Frank q. Pierce, Marshall-
town; trustees. Hon. G. W.. Myth,
Cedar Falls; Mayor j. F. Ford, Fort
Dodge; Mayor r. c. Thompson, Water
Too.
MAY INVOKE OLD LAW.