Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-23
.ASPHA[IUN FOR THIRD
Council Passes Resolution OF In
tent to Pave North Third
Street as Per Petition.
Legal Formalities to Be Hurried
and Final Action Taken in
Near Future.
A Vehicle Licence Ordinance
Sidetracked-No Funds for
Street Cleaning.

North Third street between Main and
| the north line of the Cummings addi-
ton will undoubtedly be paved with
asphaltum. The city council at the adj
| journed meeting Tuesday night passed
a resolution of intention, as provided
by law, ordered the same printed four
consecutive issues in the daily T.-R. in
order to save four weeks time which
would be lost by awaiting it's insertion
I'M four issues of the official city paper,
and 1t now appears to be certainty
that the necessary three-fourths vote
will be forthcoming If a remonstrance
| is presented in twenty days time.
Mr.. Mcbride introduced the petition
eff the owners of 2,426 front feet of
North Third street property asking for
the paving. curbing and guttering of
that thoroughfare, the asphaltum to be
laid on not less than six inches of con-
crete, the paving to be thirty feet from
curb to curb. Mr.. Mcbride also in
troduced the resolution of intent, and
the same was adopted by the votes of
all the councilmen except Messrs Arm
old and Kreut8er, who We're absent, and
MIR. Fisher who wanted to delay action
until petitions regarding other streets
could be received and acted upon. It
Isl estimated that the cost of the paving
will be from s1.93 to $1.95 per yard.
The expense to the city will be less
than similar. number of feet on any
other street, because of the few street
and alley intersections. The opposing
property owners will have twenty days
i'll which to present petition OF re-
monstrance, and after this is disposed
Of the contract will be awarded.
The discovery had been made that
funds for the street cleaning depart
rnent had been omitted from the appor-
tionment made on the previous eve
ming. Mr.. Henry called the councils
attention to the omission and an
amendment to the ordinance was at
once prepared and presented calling for
81, 500. Some of the members were of
the opinion that the $4,000 voted to
the streets and alleys department
ought to be sufficient to pay the clean
ing expenses, and the amendment
failed of passage when it came up on
its first reading.
The ways and means committee ex-
plains that the leaving out of the APP
portionment for street cleaning was not
an oversight, but Intentional as $4,000
lis considered amply sufficient for the
entire streets and alleys department.
800
new ordinance changing the IL
cense fees for operating omnibuses,
hacks and other passenger vehicles on
the streets of the city was presented
by Mr.. Psenicxa, on request. The pro-
visions called for sliding license scale,
which would make the burden light for
those who have several vehicles but
the rates for one or two hacks or car
liages would be prohibitory to the own
e,rs. 1t was claimed by the supporters
e,f the ordinance that its object was to
bar out farmers and others who oper
ate hacks on big occasions, but other
members thought it was framed in thc
interests of one or two liverymen., On
motion of Mr.. Fisher the ordinance was
indefinitely postponed. The ordinance
was engineered by Mr.. T. F. Bradford,
who poses as the self-elected eleventh
member of the council, and he attempt
ed to have 1t introduced Monday eve-
ming, but failed.
The necessary amendment to the or
,iinance to encourage new industries to
locate in Marshalltown and to meet the
requirements Of the proposed contract
between the city and the Capital Skirt
Company was presented by Mr.. Nc
Bride, of the judiciary committee, and
was adopted under suspension of the
rules. The contract In question was
then presented, and Mr.. Psenicka made
his maiden speech in the council. He
opposed the contract with this factory,
which he designated as nothing more
than sweat shop which would employ
girls and children at low wages. Messrs.
Greene, Fisher and others spoke in ia
.yor of the ratification of the contract
which gives free water and rebates the
taxes of the company for a period of
ten years, and the same was adopted by
the votes of all present except Mr..
iPsenicka.
The rebate Of the glucose company
taxes and water rent again came up but
went over on request of Mr.. Greene,
who desires the contract with the
company read in open council meeting
before taking definite action.