Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-06
OFFICE OF CITY ASSISTANT
ELECTRICIAN AsoLlsHED-F.
E. BROWN ELECTRICIAN.
CITY WILL COLLECT
INTEREST ON DEPOSITS
Puts in Force State Law Providing For
Bank That Is Depository Paying ?
Per Cont on Average Cash Balance
Finance Department Proposes to
Discount City Bills.

| More innovations looking to greater
efficiency and economy in the manage
ment of the City's business We're put
| into effect by the city council today.
or were proposed to be worked out
! later The office Of assistant city cleo
| trician with a salary of $50 a month.
was abolished. +. f. Brown, who has
been assistant electrician, was ap-
pointed electrician to succeed Louis
| Schneider Browns salary was fixed
at 500 month and he was given an
allowance of $50 a month for the use
of an automobile, he to pay all the
cost Of maintaining II. Whenever ad-
ditional help is needed by the electri-
clan il will be employed.
Another change made in the interest
| Of economy, and in compliance with
state law. Is the collection OF per
cent on city money deposited with the
bank that is the city depository. This
bank is the Security Savings, of which
II NJ. Fawter, cashier. Is city treas
urer. II is estimated that the interest
charge will amount to perhaps $1,000
a year. The law Is that the city must
be paid per cent on 90 per cent Of the
city's average daily cash balance on
deposit. The law. altho II has been n
been enforced.
Other Changes Promised.
Included among other efficiency
measures promised Is revision Of the
water ordinance, putting all services OF
all kinds on meters, and abolishing all
fiat rate services; revision Of the
plumbing ordinance, and strict en-
torcement Of II as It applies to tearing
UP and replacing pavement by plumb
ers in making water and sewer con-
nections: and the d!scounting Of city
bills whenever possible.
Councilman John I Bell. IN charge
Of finances and accounts, will propose
that the city pay its bills twice a
month or oftener in order 10 save dis
counts offered. 4 further effort may
be made 10 serve notice on all firms
from which The city ordinarily buys
supplies that il intends 20 pay It's bills
promptly and that it expects to be Of
fered and 70 take advantage Of the
usual discounts offered.
Pipe May Be "Eiephant."
No sooner has the new city council
become fully organized than it finds
that It has inherited what at present
appears 20 be white elephant from
the old administration. It tinds on it's
hands something over 5000 worth OF
pipe and fittings, and a bill filed for
Il and It does not know whether any
or all Of the pipe can be used. Just
detail Of the situation Is that the
wholesaler from whom the pipe was
bought wants his pay.
The pipe was bought by the old
council for extensions of the water
supply main 10 new wells that were TO
be sunk, Il is quite certain that the
new council will not sink any more
wells Of the type now in use, and K
will develop later whether all or part
Of the pipe ordered can be used or
whether arrangements can be made for
returning or dispos!ng Of what is not
wanted.
An effort was made by Councilman
| Bell. as soon as he was elected. to
learn whether or not it would be pos
sible to hold up this order pending a
decision of the council as TO whether
or not the material would be wanted.
He learned that the order had then
been shipped.