Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-30
COUNCIL GETS IN linz
Votes to Cooperate With Super.
visors and Citizens in Road
Improvement.
Consents to City Road Tax Go.
ing Into Nicholson Road-..
The Fund.
Proposition to Enlarge Rhoades.
Carmean Factory Under
Consideration.

their ways in standing in the way of
the macadamizing of the Nicholson's
ford road from the city to the river
bridge, and at the adjourned meeting
held Monday night the former resolu-
ton was rescinded and the resolution
of the supervisors was concurred in
The previous resolution tied too many
strings to the $1,000 in road tax rails
ed within the city, by saying that this
sum should be spent within the city
limits after the farmers and citizens
had raised and expended $500 or
more and the work had been COM
pleted to the corporation line.
This wasn't cooperation at all,
and the promoters of the good
work said it was useless to
attempt to raise the balance of the
money in view of the attitude of the
council. Mr.. Benson was absent at the
meeting when this action was taken, or
it might have been different. BE 1t
said to the credit of MIR. MCGUIRE, he
has saved the day for the good roads
movement. He drew up and supported
the objectionable resolution some
time ago, but now admits his attitude
was wrong. Monday night he was
ready with another resolution, con-
curing in that adopted by the super
Wilson's and resembling the former one.
and in support of it pointed ont the
advantages the macadamizing of this
road would be to the citizens and farm
ers. as Well as TO the city. providing as
/ 1T would a good road to the sewage dis
posal plant. Messrs. Harris and kreut-
ger opposed, but by their arguments
showed that they completely misun-
derstood the points involved in the con-
troversy. When n vote was reached
the resembling resolution was adopted
iand the supervisors resolution con-
CURED in. Messrs. Benson. Fisher
Henry. Kirby and Mcguire voting for
and AIessrs. Harris and kreutzer
against. MIR. WATSON was absent. The
effort to raise the balance OF the funds
necessary to do this important work
will now be made.
Secretary r. e. Sears. of the Mar
shalltown Commercial Association. app
peared before the council to ask for
small concession in order to procure
| the enlargement of one of the city's
most extensive industries. He eX-
lplained that In his efforts to secure
new industries he had learned that
there was an opening for a factory to
make n cheaper grade of buggies than
the Rhoades- Carmean factory turned
out: that people We're secured to build
/ this factory and that Mr. Carmean
agreed to take stock: that change
| in the plans all around was finally
| brought about, Mr.. Carmean conclud-
ing that he would prefer to enlarge his
| factory than to take stock in the new
concern: that several propositions
We're finally made by MIR. Carnean, all
of them better than that from the non-
/ residents, in that he did not ask a
$4,000 bonus; that the proposition fin
ally agreed upon was this: That the
Rhoades-carmean Company would
Ierect Il new three-story building on
the lots recently purchased south of
| the present factory. and would enlarge
the plant to the extent of employing
| from 100 to $50 more men than at
present. the only concession asked from
the club or the city being that the tax
able value of the property be not in
tcreased above the present assessment
would be nothing out by agreeing to
4 this. and it might lead to other indus
tries, as negotiations have been under
/ way To secure buggy box factory.
in which Mr.. carmean agreed to take
] $1,000 in stock. A written PROPOSE
ton from Mr.. Carmean had been pre-
pared. but because of the 'ateness of
1.-THE hour before it was relched con-
lsideration went over until the regular
meeting two weeks hence.
4 .
Seven bids were received for the con
struction of the several sewers orderes