Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1917 — Matter Will Rest With the City Councils [ARTICLE]

Matter Will Rest With the City Councils

City Clerk, Charles Morlan has received notice that the bill that has >den pending, which would do away with either the city clerk or the city treasurer has been ratified to an extent. The bill as it has passed the senate provides that the matter of eliminating either the clerk or the treasurer shall be left to the councils of the various cities and towns of the state to do with it as they see fit. The bill has yet to pass the House, jut there is little doubt that it will >e reported upon favorably by them, which will give the councils power to act.