Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-25

err reopeseA TO HE experiences In In
staalatton OF water plants. and TO the
budget system as medium for re-
duction Of taxes. There Is. he said,
great deal less graft In city affairs
than people generally imagine. but a
great deal more wastage. The elm
ination OF wastage, he believed, would
be one OF the big things for n new
administration.
The bond issue. he said, is subject
for serious thought. III we vote this
tax" he said. I've viii build the plant,
and IL goes without saying that our
taxes will be higher, II we attempt
| to use IL Is n club over the head OF
the utilities company they will call
our bluff"
He said he did not wish to offer
advice to the voter on the bond Issue
as one mans opinion was as descrv-
ing of consideration as anothers. and
opinions were divided.
In On a Rain Check.
Good followed Ford and introduced
himself as the young man who had
been pointed out as having the nerve
To run for councilman" He was the
thirteenth and last man In the race.
ne said, but ne is not superstiiiuus. lie
added that he felt that he had slipped
into the big show "on rain, check"
Good spoke Of the young mans place
in municipal affairs and said he felt
that II they had representation they
would take more lively interest in
city activities. He believed. he said
that there were but two things in
good municipal Recommendations
and responsibility-and with the cleo
ton Of competent men to office these
things would be secured.
He could not. he said. see the bond
issue as political problem but solely
as business proposition. He did,
however, favor steps TO secure reduc-
ton of lighting rates.
Butler Farors Bond Issus.
Butler, the last speaker. spoke of
the interest in the south side and of
the justified complaints of its citizens
that needed improvements had been
denied them. He favored extension of
the street car service to the southside,
the prompt erection of a bridge over
Linn creek. at the south end of the
riaduct, and the expenditure of more
money for improvement of streets in
the Fifth ward.
With respect to .the bond issue. he
said that he had been a resident OF
webster City, where a municipal
lighting plant was in operation. and
that when he moved to Manshalltown.
the people of this, city were paying
Jo3es & Hovey 1918 per cent more
for electricity than he had been pay
ing the municipal plant at Webster
City.
A. A. Novotny. member Of the
club, said he did not believe the bond
issue a political question. He favored
a municipal plant II il could he had
in the proper way. He said he de-
sired first to know just what taxes
would be necessary to pay interest on
the borrowed money He believed
those in favor of the proposal should
tell the taxpayers iJst how much
more taxes the citizens would have to
pay 4 they voted the bonds.
Hawley With Dope Sheet.
George Hawley. a member Of the
committee in charge of the campaign
for a municipal plant and an employe
of the postoffice. came prepared to
answer questions He was. in fact,
the official dope sheet OF the cam
paig committee and ran over lines OF
| figures. which. he said. had been sup
| piled by one of the best consulting
engineers in the country. TO show how
| electricity could be served to the pa
| irons at a reduced cost and the plant
could show a profit from it's incep-
! ton.
! IF YOU want to raise your taxes.
I he said. vote for the $4,000 bond
issue. but If you want lights at profit
vote the bigger issue"
He denied that the issue had been
, dragged into politics mt. he re-