Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-02
.NADOCI WILL GO OVER
No Action will Be Taken On the
Matter by the Council This
Evening.
Members Will Propose Postpon.
ing 1t Until the Regular Oct.
ober Meeting.
How the Members Will Stand
When Vote is Taken Paw.
ing to Go Over.

The settlement of the viaduct Ques-
tibn. by passing an ordinance declaring
the necessity of placing a viaduct over
the railway tracks on elther Third ave-
nue or Center street, will not be dis
posed of at the meeting of the city
council tonight, but rather it will go
ever to the regular meeting in October,
Tuesday, Oct. IA.
This has been agreed upon by mem-
bers of the council, who feel that the
matter is no. ready just yet for final
disposition as far as the council is con-
cerned. AS some of the members VIII
lie absent from the city during Septem-
her, it has been thought best not to try
TO do anything during that month, but
instead postpone final action until the
October meeting. Members of the coun-
Gil feel that the Viaduct matters is one
that should be considered with every
member present, as it is one OF such
vital Importance that each representa-
tive Of the city should go on record
either for Center street or Third ave-
4
hue.
AS the sentiment of the council now
stands the division is equal-tiNe and
five MeSsrs. Mcbride and Fisher, OF
the Second: Greene and WATSON. of the
Third; and Kirby, of the First, are in
favor of having the viaduct built over
Center street, and Messrs. Webster and
Kreutzer, of the Fourth; Henry, of the
First; and Arnold and Psenicka, of the
Fifth. are partial to Third avenue. This
will leave the deciding vote in the
hands of Mayor Jones when final action
is taken.
A member who might possibly have
favored Center street a few weeks ago
states now that he has changed his
opinion in the matter ana believes con-
scientiously that Third avenue should
be the street selected. He gives as the
reason for his change of heart that the
Marshalltown Light, Power & Railwa!
Company wants to extend its line from
it's present south terminus, at the union
station, across the Northwestern and
Central tracks, tapping the south ter
ritory and reaching possibly to the An
son school, then course to the west thru
south Marshalltown and swing back
again north over some other street that
may be hereafter selected by the coun-
ell as a proper place for another via
duct. 1t has been suggested that this
street might be Sixth, and again Sec
ond or Third. where there are a great
many more tracks
Those of the council who favor Gem
ter street, however, think that they will
No .S>l oil Of
ries of the advocates of Third avenue.
They claim that it will be impossible in
the first place for the city to afford it
there because OF the high value of the
property, which would be damaged
more or less. They also claim that it
would be very impracticable on that
street without including the Great
Western tracks. and they could not be
included in the plans as now being con-
sidered.
Whatever is done about the riaduct,
the council has merry fight on its
hands. There will be opposition no
matter what street it is placed on, and
there will be the railroad companies to
contend with. for it is hard to make any
railroad company see the necessity.
The necessity has to be proved before
the railroad commissioners will declare
IL to be public need, and it is up to
the council to prove that the necessity
exists.
Pavement to Also Go Over.
The paving matter that was to have
come UP at the adjourned meeting this
evening, will also be passed over it f.
thought until future meeting. Tho
prospects are that the residents Of
Grant street will all want the street
paved next year. and the one block
that was covered in the resolution, be-
tween Center and First will be put oves
until all the work Of Improvement is
cd