Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-02
TOWNS WHicH HAVE ADoPTGo
MopgnN FORMS OF -oovgRN.
! MeMr 90 NOT WANT CHANCE.
MANAGER SYSTEM ALso
RETAlNs HIGH FAVOR
Neither Plan Dslns Advocated BY
Cities at PRESENT Undsr Old Alder.
mamie Ruis-hAunieipal Owned Prop:
erty in stats, Exessds $%s.ooo.ooo-
More stringent Vice Laws Urged.
special TO Times Republican.

Special 10 Ttmcs-Repuollcan.
Des Moincs, Jan. 2.-lowa cities
operating both under the commission
form OF government and under the
general manager system are staying
by the ship and appear TO be satisfied
with their modern forms Of govern
mont. according to the annual report
OF George Gallarno. chief clerk in the
municipal department of the state
auditors office.
While it is fact that the cities OF
the state are apparently no longer
giving attention to campaigns for re
forms in. Me way OF personnel OF city
management" says Mr.. Gallarno, 1t
is also true that none OF the cities
which have adopted the new forms OF
government have considered the repeal
OF the same, All are apparently, salts
fed
The commission governed cities in
Iowa are: Des Moines. Sioux City,
Cedar Rapids, Burlington, Ottumwia-
Fort Dodge, Mason City. Marshalltown
and Keokuk. The, cities which are con-
india, Grinnell, Iowa Falls, Manchester,
New Hampton, Sac City and Webster
City.
The report contains returns as to the
financial transactions for the Year
from all of the cities Of the state, 1oo
In numbeA and from 11s of the 1S9
towns listed.
Municipal owned property in the
cities of Iowa is valued at $45. 200.
Many of the smaller cities Of the state
own their water plants and not few
own their electric light plants. NUM-
cipally owner waer works plants are
valued at H7,a22,7s0. Electric light
plants municipality owned are valued at
$2.s4O,sS2
Features Of Iowa towns and smaller
cities in contrast to the towns and
smaller cities Of the east frequently
commented on by travellers are the
modern improvements in evidence in
all of the Iowa communities. Electric
service. water works, paved streets
and beautiful homes as we'll as modem
stores distinguish the towns and
smaller cities Of Iowa these travellers
point out. Such improf ements are not
found in the communities Of like size.
in the majority Of the eastern states.
These prosperous conditions have been
more especially commented on by out
siders since the use of automobiles
and cross country travel became gen.
eral.
Msrs strinsest Vice Laws Wanted.
More drastic laws to control vice,
especially prostitution and bootlegging,
may be asked OF the coming Iowa
legislature by local officers.
Former Attorney General Webb
Byers, now corporation counsel for
Des- Miones and head Of the local
committee here for the suppression Of
vice is now considering such legisla-
ton and will probably appear in per-
son before the legislature to urge It.
Byers was speaker OF the house of
representatives as representative
from Shelby county in the Twenty
sixth general assembly and was a
member Of the Twenty fifth and
Twenty sixth, both. the regular and
special session. and also of the
Twenty eighth.
Sheriff John Griffin. of Polk county,
favors law which will permit the
sals OF automobiles seized in the illegal
transportation Of liquor. the proceeds
to be turned into the school fund.
Arthur g. Rippey. county attorney OF
Polk county. favors an amendment to
the present laws making oootlegging
penitentiary ofense.
The new police chief, Alb Day, Of Des
Moines.. believes tahe jurisdiction of
the municipal court should be en-
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be settled there without the necessity
Of going to the grand jury for district
court action.
More rigid enforcement oyprovisions
to control the spread Of venereal dis
eases win be urged before the !esis-
lature. The government, instituted
campaigns to eradicate these diseases
early in the war and the state will be
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