Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-25
Engineer Mead Will Visit the
City Shortly to Present Res
ervOir Plans
vIADucT PLANS COMPLETED
Engineer Turner Is Already Arranging
for Hearing Before the Railroad
Commissioners = city's "Lawns' Is
Expensive-A Paving Bluff = Fall
Election Officials.

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are in the hands of Daniel w. Mead
consulting engineer, of Chicago, ar.
about completed. and Mr. Mead ex.
poets to visit this city the latter part OF
this week or the first of next This in.
formation was conveyed in a letter un.
der date Of Aug %, received Monda,
by Mr.. X. w. Mcbride Of the committee
and read by Chairman Greene at the
| adjourned meeting of the council Mon
| day night Mr.. Mead says that he has
the plans well under way, and expects
to have them fully completed by the
time he visits the city.
| Mr.. Greene also reported on anothe.
| important matter, as chairman of the
select committee having in charge the
viaduct plans. Engineer Turner has
written the committee that he has com
pleted the rough plans for viaduct
such as will be necessary, and is al
ready arranging with the board oil
railroad commissioners for a hearing or
| them.
| The judiciary committee reported
thru Chairman Abbott on the proposal
| of the city solicitor in the diffeen,
cases in which the city is interested
that will come up before the approach
| ing August term of the district court
In the appeal of the Marshalltowr
Light, Power & Railway Company from
the South Third avenue paving as
sessment, the city solicitor will look
after the city's interests for 5000. pro-
viding the. city wins; otherwise he viii
charge $500 In the street railways
appeal from the board of reviews as
sessment he will make the same con-
tract. The committee recommended
that the council accept the terms, anc
the fees were agreed upon.
| The matter of fees for the city So
licitor and ]. L. Carney, who was re-
tanned some time ago to assist the So
licitor in the glucose appeal case, also
came up in the judiciary committees
report. The proposition of both attor-
neys is that each receive $500 If the the
city wins, and 5000 if 1t loses. The
property as listed by the city is valued
at 100000, and the company has Of
fered to confess an assessment OF S2Uo,
900. The attorneys agree that 1t VIII
be considered a victory for the city II
the taxable property is shown TO De
valued at at least 100000, and entered
for taxation at or above that amount
bv the court. The proposed CONTRACT
with the attorneys is to the effect thai
500 is to be paid each by Sept. 10, and
the balance at the conclusion OF the
case. or when judgment is entered
the $50 retainer fee to apply.
MIR. Greene thought the contract could
be improved upon, especially as re-
ferred to the payments. which he con
sidered should be made at one time
when the case was concluded. MT
Webster didn't like it either and
thought that the attorneys Shouio
guarantee an assessment valuation OF
at least 100000. He also thought thai
a contract with the lawyers shoulu IN
clude the final disposition OF the cases
for an appeal will be taken, which ever
wav the case is decided by the district
court. Mr.. Abbott in bringing the mat
tar before the council, on behalf or the
judiciary committee, moved that the
coptract he ratified. Mr.. Webster NOV
Cd that it be referred back TO the COM
mittee, to arrange new contract 'iia'
would he in his opinion little more
satisfactory. The vote on the Wep-
ster motion resulted in tie, lngleuue'
Abbott, Greene and Arnold voting nay.
psenicka and Mcbride We're not pres
ant This left the matter for the chalr
TO decide, and it voted aye.
A Paving Bluff.
Mr.. Abbott, OF the judiciary, brought
nm the petition of W. e. Jones, when
has baen before the council d number
of times Mr.. Jones ives between
Fourth and Fifth avenues on Nevada
..raet and has no outlet or inlet De
cause of the Chicago Great western
tracks. He has petitioncd for a cross
ing and in order to ascertain what
could be done the matter was reierreo
70 the judiciary committee. me com
nn,ttee reported that the original owner
of the property had been PAID all dam
ages to the property. and that MI.
Jones should have purchased 1t Win
that understanding. The council can
not compel the railroad company to put
in a crossing excepting on streets ana
o,lavs The committee recommended
that East Nevada street be paved Win
b,ick and In that way the difficulty
would be remedied.
Mr. Ingledue later introduced a reso-
tuition in which the council declares its
intantion 10 nave the street from First
To sixth avenue with once course OF
vitriiied brick over concrete. Inc reso-
tuition was referred to the streets and
alleys committee.
Mr. Webster. who has been having a
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Tax Commissioner Woodruff of the
Great Western. thinks that the COM
pany will afford Mr.. Jones the proper
relief. by purchasing little strip from
an adjoining property owner.
Election Officials Appointed.
The council made the appointment
of election officials and registry boards
nrepara tory to the submission to the
board of supervisors, as follows:
First ward--CharIes D:eterich, judge;
Hans Erickson and E. c. Mcmillan,
clerks: f. r. Carver and Theodore
Buchwald registry board.
second ward-W. r. Rubee, judge;
Iud Morrissey and Rudolph Henry.
clerks; George r. Norris and Ben Ack-
erman. registry board.
Third ward-M. l.. Andrews, Judge;
Louis Schneider and r. Aubrey Smith,
clerks; George Neil and j. c. WEIGH,
registry board.
Fourth ward-A. P. Bratt, Judge;
Thomas Danskin and c. II. Brock,
clerks; Harry Hoeck and I. S. Willard,
registry board.
Fifth ward-Phil Borchardt. judge;
Al Morrison and Charles Millhiser,