Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-18
Local Comment

But two weeks remain In which TO
buy automobile licenses for next
year and avoid a penalty. Only
small percentage Of the cars Of tie
county have been registered to date.
county treasurcr's office Is going to
be compelled to take punishment
during the last few days of the
month, or else that great many
automobile owners will have to pay
the additional charge OF 81 per
month for being delinquent. The old
advice to people in town to do their
shopping In the morning hours in
stead of waiting until later In the
day holds good with the buyer of
auto licenses. Owners living In the
city should do their auto license buy
Ing early, In order to avoid the rush
OF country cousins later in the day.
There Is one important thing to know
before you attempt to do your license
shopping and that is tho registry
number OF your car for 1920. You
must know that, and II Is surprising
the number OF people there are who,
when they get ready to renew their
licenses. are unable to give their
present registry number. This con-
sumes time both for the purchaser
and the treasurer's office and to the
office force time means great deal
when several hundred cars must be
registered each day.
If members Of the board OF super
visors who some day expect to seek
re- election. wish to have their cam
dldacies appeal TO the new voters OF
this city, 1t would be good politics to
pay more attention TO the court
house walks Immediately after fall
OF snow. The court house walks
were tho last In the business district
to be cleared OF snow this week, and
people who are compelled to use the
walks naturally wonder why they are
filled with snow when every other
walk on Main street has been
cleaned. Men will pillow thru the
snow filled walks Of the court yard.
swear little. and forget II. bat the
average woman voter who Is COM
PEELED to wade snow when there Is
no need Of 1t will "lay II up" against
those who are responsible for the
condition, and remember it when she
comes to vote.
The council as a board Of health,
has placed the ban on indiscriminate
peddling OF meat within the city,
and 1t will be a rnisdemeanor for any
one to sell meat from house to house
without obtaining peddler's license.
The action Is wise one. Proper in
spection OF meats is important as
public health safeguard. Buying
here and there. without knowing any
thing about the seller, and whether
or not he would sell diseased meat,
is poor practice. 1t is to guard
people who are prone to buy OF ped
dlers because they can save q little
money. that the board of health finds
1t necessary to take such action. The
safer policy is to buy meat that has
been government inspected. even tho
II costs more. II one buys outside
he should know something Of the
seller, and the condition OF his herd.
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Announcement by tho council that
1T VIII place street lamps at every
intersection In the city is welcome
news to 4 great many residents who
have falt the need Of more street
lighting Ia their neighborhoods for
years. The city now is In a position
to inDtall as many moro lamps as are
now In use without overlooking it's
plant and the lights should be placed
as rapidly as possible. that they
may be ready for the summer
months, when they are most needed.