Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-05
REJECTS BRICK,
FIV(|DS ASPHALT
Council Makes Complete Switch
on South Third Avenue Paw.
ing Matter.
Rejects Bid on Brick and Passes
Resolution OF Intent for
Asphalt.
Is Victory for Property Owners
Who Opposed Brick-Fisher
Against 1t.
will Pave Block on Grant and
Fourth Jerome Residents
Register Protest.

fOurth-JecOme Residents
Register Protest.
The city council, ut its adjourned
meeting Monday night, made a COM
! plete switch on the South Third avenue
paving matter, rejected the single bio
on brick called for by its original reso-
| luton. and declared its favor for as
| rlalt in accordance With the wishes OF
the majority of the property owners on
| that thoroughfale. The change in sem
| t,ment is certainly a victory for the
property owners who have persistently
insisted that asphalt was the only kind
of paving they wanted
| There was only one bid placed with
the council for brick, and that from
offered TO pave the street according TO
specifications, With repressed vitritied
brick, for $1.i91a per square yard. The
large sized brick, SN3}aX4, known as the
burlington block was specified in the
bid. The cement curbinS was placed at
80 cents per lineal foot, and the extra
grading at &c cents.
The council retired in secret caucus to
consider the bid and upon its return to
open meeting Mr.. kreutZer said that as
it was the sense of the council that be-
cause there was but one bid 1t be re-
jected, he moved that such rejection be
fln Nfy Vel,
and said that it might be the sense OF
the council but not the entire council,
and that he thought that as the price
was reasonable the bid should be ac-
cepted. If it was passed by he thought
the street could not be paved this year.
on the motion. however, the bid was
rejected, all voting aye but Fisher
The only bid on sidewalks on South
Third avenue was also rejected. George
Sewer offered to do the work for IFS
cents per square foot for cement and s
cents for vitrified brick. Mr.. kreutZer
ordered that his bid be accepted. but
Fisher. and WATSON voted nay, losing
the motion, as the absence of Messrs.
Greene, Kirby and Arnold not giving
the required majority.
Declare for Asphalt.
After the brick pavement had been
killed Mr.. Webster introduced a petit
ton from South Third avenue property
holders, asking that asphalt be laid in
stead. The petition had appended the
signatures of owners of 1.945 feet out of
the 5000 abutting the street. In sup
port of the petition Mr. Webster said
that he believed the property owners
on any street had n right to say what
kind of pavement they wanted. so long
as that pavement was standard He
was sorry that the matter was juggled
two weeks ago. for it had caused a de-
lay in the operations. He did not, how
ever, think that it was too late to go
ahead with the work and complete it in
time. Mr.. Webster then introduced Il
resolution ordering the resolution of
July IA, calling for brick, rescinded. Mr..
Henry called the councils attention to
the fact that there had been petition
for brick also placed before the body.
and Mr.. Fisher thought that those who
wanted brick should be recognized as
We'll as the asphalt admirers. He was
willing to support it, he said, il there
We're a clause inserted stating that IL
the pavement proved n failure the own
the council. Upon the vote on the reso-
luton it carried. The resolution of in
tent to pave with asphalt was then in
tloduced by Mr.. Webster. who moved
its adoption. 1t carried by all votes bur
that of Mr.. Fisher. The resolutions will
come up for consideration on the 10th.
Other Pavement Wanted.
Mr.. Mcbride introduced a resolu-
ton of intent to pave Grant street be-
tween Center and First and North
Fourth street from the end of the
present paving to the north line of Park
street. Brick is wanted in each case.
and this will be brought up again on
the Goth.
A Jerome Street Remonstrance.
Mr.. Kreutzer introduced a remon-
STRANGE signed by property owners on
Jerome street between Third and
Fourth, objecting to the paving of that
street, as has been petitioned by other
property owners. The petition was
placed on file and with it was filed the
report of the streets and alleys commit
tee, which favors the paving of the
street with asphalt. The committee
recommended granting the prayer of
the original petitioners, giving as it's
main reason that owing to the condi
ton of the soil on jerome street, and
the fact of the grade, the Third street
paving would be damaged by the wash
ing of the soil upon Third. The COM
mittee also thought that the street
could be paved with less expense this
year, in connection With the work ON
Third street. than ii could next year.
After Chairman kreutzer had fin
ished his report resolution of intent
to pave the street was introduced and
adopted. Mr.. Fisher raised the ques-
ton of funds, but Mr.. Webster arose at
once in defense of the work. He said
that Mr. Fisher ought to be the last
man on the council to talk of economy
after he had only recently
tried to get the council to take favor
able action on useless eXtraVagances.
Mr.. Webster said that it WAS question
of protecting the citys property by
the'one block of Jerome street,
and reiterated the points made in the
report. On the vote all
were recorded aye but Fisher and Was
son, and on Aug rs the jerome street
paving matter will come up together
with the others.
Miscellaneous Matters.
While it was net anticipated that
but the Third avenue paving
would be brought up at the Monday
riiuf,t r,,aati,,o cay,ay.ll 1,icra1IanaolIc