Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-14
h|[[gOF CEMENT Walk
City Council Passes d Resolution Of
Intent to Make Big Improve.
nents Next Spring.
Nearly Every Board Sidewalk in the
Main Residence Portion Of the
City Must Go.
Marshalltown Will Then Have the
Best Sidewalks Of Any City
On Earth.


The board sidewalks must go. Dur
ing the past two years, under the plan
OF building cement and. brick walks un-
der the seven year assessment plan, the
board walks have been gradually Civ
ing place to something better. but If the
present Intentions of the council are
carried out the remaining board walks
will go in bunch and then Marshall
town will be the best "sldewalked" city
on earth.
At the meeting of the city council
Monday night resolution of intent to
lay cement walks by the Wholesale was
adopted. This was the result of the
personal inspection made of the walks
OF the city by the various councilmen,
those from each ward having gone over
their sections and made their recon-
mendatiOns accordingly. The resolu-
ton of intent covers every street rum
ming north and south and east and
west in the main residence portion OF
the city from Eighth avenue on the
east to Twelfth street on the west and
from the cemetery on the north to the
railway tracks on the south, and even
mated, the resolution covers between
fifteen and twenty miles of sidewalk,
but of course the cemen. and brick
walks already down will not be inter-
fered with. Every member Of the coun-
Gil was present at the meeting and
voted for the resolution.
A special resolution to assess the cost
of cement sidewalks built on East State
street, North First avenue, Sixth ave-
nue., Frederick street. Boone, Linn,
First, Fourth, Nevada, Mitchell, Ninth
and Fifth streets, amounting to $3,054.-
36, was presented. Property owners on
the south side of East State street be-
tween Fifth and Eighth avenue sent in
protest against the acceptance of ce-
ment walks laid under the city con-
tract, on the grounds that they did not
fulfill the requirements of the specifica-
tons. The council took recess to dis
cuss the protest, Messrs. Finkle and
Kreutzer insisting on Withholding the
issuance Of warrants on the portion OBJ
jected to until spring. The other coun-
cilmen took the position that the con-
tractors bond of $1,000 was sufficient
protection to the city and the property
owners. Finally the assessment was
postponed on the State street portion,
3 and the balance was accepted. A long
resolution was adopted to tax the cost
Of repairs on various board walks about
the city, with interest at per cent II
the same is not paid at once by the
property owners.
RESERVING THE SIDEWALKS.
Mr. Kreutzer presented an ordinance
making 1t a misdemeanor for mer-
chants to utilize more than three feet of
the sidewalk for the display Of their
goods and wares, or for receiving them.
on walks ten feet wide or over, and not
to exceed one foot where the walks are
less than ten feet wide; also an amend
ment to the ordinances making 1T a
misdemeanor for any one to leave We
hicles to which no horses are attached
standing in the streets or alleys for
more than two hours. The ordinance
ID aimed at the merchants and others
who are getting into the habit of using
the sidewalks and streets for the con-
duct of their own businesses, to the in
convenience of pedestrians and drivers
of vehicles. The rules We're suspended
the ordinance was put through to Its
third reading and was adopted unani-
mously.
TO REFUND BONDS.
Another resolution, presented by Mr.
Henry, was adopted, ordering the re-
funding of all the old outstanding
bonds of the city, to the amount OF
$4,000, at rate of interest not to ex-
coed per cent. These are all DIPLOMA
bonds and it has been determined u
call them in and refund them at lower
rate Of interest than they are nov
drawing.
OTHER PROCEEDINGS.
A petition was presented by Council
man Good, signed by all the grocery
men of the city, asking that the ordl
nances be so revised that the merchant
will be protected from itinerant ped
dlers of produce who have no fxe
place of business and who pay no taxes
The petition was opposed by majorit
OF the council on the grounds that
was too sweeping, and 1t was tabled
Mr.. Good alone supporting 1t.
City Solicitor Evans and ex-Sollcito
Boardman reported the terms of tn
settlement OF the Battin case, brough
to collect fees for collection OF pc
taxes, as follows: The plaintiff to dis
miss the case at his own cost in con
sideration of the payment by the cit
Of $3.50. the payment of Mr.. Battin
printing bill in the supreme court. an
the city to assign to him. without re
course, all the old poll tax Judgment
The settlement was approved.
A resolution was adopted pledging tn
city to connect the new sewer on Sout
Third avenue. and now emptying int
Linn creek, with the main sewer at an
time the sewer is used to carry an
other than surface water. This actio
was taken to protect the glucose con
pany in It's use Of the Linn creek wate
for cooling purposes.
The taxes of Mrs. S. A. Dunn an
Mrs. N. w. Cooke were RENTED. {
We're those of Mrs. Augusta Seeberg.
The council had not finished its bus
ness when the second alarm of fire VIZ
turned in, but adjournment was take
SO the members could help fight the fiji
If necessary.
TO RESUME PUMPING SOON.
New Pump mt the Temporary Static
In placc-IIill and His Bill.
Chairman RenSOn of thn wa fer cny,