Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-09
THEY Do BUSINESS
Council Lets Paving for Third
Avenue and Jerome Street
to Barber Company.
The Price a Triile Less Than
That For the Third Street
Work.
Big Sewer Ordered in First
Ward-Water For May Street
Other Matters.

\ UtRef MattefSs
The members of the city council got
| their heads close together Monday
night at their regular meeting and
transacted more important business in
the two hours of their session than is
| their usual custom. The contract for
4 the paving of South Third avenue and
the one block on Jerome street was let.
A big sewer was ordered built in the
First ward and nine blocks of water
main were ordered laid on May and
Arson streets. All the members We're
present, excepting Greene and Fisher,
| who are out of the city.
The Paving Contract.
There were but two bids received for
the paving of South Third avenue from
Main to Nevada streets, and one block
on jerome between Third and Fourth
strets, being those of the Western Paw
ing & Supply Company of Indianapolis,
and the Barber Asphalt Paving Com
company would run away with both
contracts, which it did. The Third
avenue paving went to them for $l.SO
per square yard and the combined gut
tering and curling for AZ cents per lin
cal foot. The paving bid is for two
courses of asphalt over the present ma
cadam for foundation. The bid of the
Western Paving & Supply Company
for the same work was s1.SS per square
yard and 43 cents per lineal foot for the
curbing.
The paving of the block on Jerome
street also went to the Barber company
for $1.97 per square yard and 60 cents
per lineal foot for the combined gutter
ing and curbing. The. bid of the West
|ern Paving & Supply Company for the
same work was 1925 per square yard
for the paving and 43 cents for the gut
ter and curbing. This makes the con-
tract for this block l cent less than the
Third street paving was let for. 1t was
voted unanimously to let the contract
to the Barber people. By the articles of
the contract the work is to be COM
menced Sept. 10 and is to be completed
Nov. 1.
Water Mains and Seur.
The water main along May street
that has been the dream of Messrs. Ar
mold and PSenicka for the past few
months, promises now to become real
ity. The gentlemen from the Fifth
ward took advantage of Mr.. Greene's
absence and brought the resolution be-
fore the council and it was ordered put
in. 1t will be a six-inch main and will
extend along May street from Fifth to
Ninth avenue and thence south to An
son street. 1t is estimated that the
cost will be about $500.
The sewer in the First ward that
Councilman Henry has been praying
for was also ordered put in. A twenty
four inch sewer will be laid from First
to Second avenue along Lincoln street,
and thirty-six inch pipe from Second
to Third avenue, and thence north on
Third avenue to Lawrence street From
that point four-foot plant box will |
be built from there to point 1900 feet
north of Lawrence street OH Third ave-
nue.. This was ordered built by the |
city.
c. G. w. Depot Matter.
The Chicago Great Western depot
matter. regarding the building of the
new station over city property and
an alley without first gain
ing the consent of the city, came up for
1t was decided to notify
the railroad that unless proposition
to the council was. sub.
nitted steps would be taken to stop the
1t is understood that the COM
pany will make a proposition soon that
will be entirely satisfactory to the city
fathers. No trouble is anticipated.
The Glucose.
Mr.. Psenicka proposed to jump on the
Sugar Refining Company rough
;hod and bring them to time in double
luick order for the neglect to fulfill
heir portion of the contract on which
he sewage disposal plant was con-
;tructed. AS it was found, however
nat the plant was not yet completed,
md would not be accepted by the city
Until the first of next week, the matter
vas referred to the cftyattorney
o get get the exact status of the
.ity's stand in the matter and be ready
o take active measures with the Glu-
'ose Company as soon as the sewage
liant is accepted by the city.
Miscellaneous Matters.
Because the Fidelity and Trust Com
'any, of Maryland. gave notice that il
would not make good it's bond for $1,000
or Contractors Mack and Arney after
he 18th of this month, those gentle
nen We're notified that they must Sc
ure new bond.
A sidewalk was ordered built in front
f the old fremont property.
Suit was ordered brought against the
owa Central for $3.50 to cover damages
by fire wagon No. 2, that coll
ded with an Iowa Central switch en-
inc some time ago.
The claim of S. W. Evans asking for
in the sum of $50 as the re-
ult of the stoppage of the sewer near
u place, was refused.
The Judiciary committee reported adj
ersely on the petition of r. b. Johnson
No. 6O7 Bromley street, who asked
nat his taxes be RENTED, and on the
ne from residents along East Main
treet regarding the talked of repairs
} that street.
How Iowa Towns Were Named.
Ellsworth, Hamilton county, for
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