Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-11
Residents of North Second
Avenue Ask That Specifica-
tons Be Changed
THE FIRST AVENUE PETITION
Resolution of Intent to Pave Two Bicks
on That Street, as Requested, Comes
Up But Is Deferred, Together With
Action on Second Avenue--sidewaIk
Contract Let-The Councils Doinss.

North Second avenue, controlling /,
791 feet of the frontage ahutting or
that portion tof the street for which
| the contract, to pave with brick, was
pany a week ago, came before the
council Monday night, thru Council
man Henry, With petition to change
the specifications and pave the street
with asphalt instead of brick. This
is done because of the fact that DIT
the present price of brick the asphalt
pavement costs so little more. The
property owners have studied the mat
ter over and have concludes that they
would rather put little more into
the Improvement and have asphalt.
The 1,791 feet represented compose a
majority Of the property owners, by
about fifty feet.
No action was taken on the reso-
luton, but rather it was deferred for
one week, for it is thought possible tina
another petition may be presented
within that time asking that the spec
ifications on another street be changed.
The contract with the Barber people,
to pave with brick, has not yet been
signed, and it was also laid over for
another week. There will be no trou-
BILE in getting the Barber Company to
agree to the change in the specitica-
lions, for, while it is in the brick paw.
ing business too, asphalt is its spe-
cialty.
The First Avenue Work.
Councilman Ingledue brought up a
resolution OF intent to pave North
First avenue between the north line of
Grant street TO the south line of Lin
coin. as per the petition of the ma
jorLty of property owners OF that street.
The resolution was deferred one week,
in order that it may be taken up when
the action on Second avenue is taken.
Sidewalk Contract Let.
The council took recess late in
the session to consider the sidewalk
bid, opened a week ago, and upon
reconvening Mr.. Abbott introduced q
resolution awarding the contract tc
Gus Wahlberg at his bid submitted
August g. ~ cents per square foot
for Cummings s: Buchwald brick; S1a
cents for Oskaloosa brick, and 10a
cents for cement The work is to cover
all walks designated by previous res
olutions excepting those already elm
mated or those that may be excepted
Before August II. The clerk was in
structed by the resolution to give no.
tice by three publications in the T.-R.
and one in the Reflector. that property
owners may have the privilege Of fl
i,t,y mt "a St ~
walks in front Of their respective prop
critics.
City in Real Estate Business.
Mr. Webster OF the buildings and
grounds committee. reported several
important matters pertaining to mum
tclpal property, which might indicate
that the city is engaged in the real
estate business on an extensive scale.
AIR. Webster reported that the offer
OF l.. Armbruster, of $4,000, for the
Woodbury. hose house. had been with
drawn, owing TO other Investments
but that another offer OF $4,000 had
b,.en made. $1,000 to be paid in cash
and the remainder in $1,000 INSTALL
n!ents. bearing interest mt 6 per cent.
A proposition has been received to rent
the River hose house. at $40 per
month, and tie committee has been
asked to set {. price on the building.
A. recommendation was made that {.
price of $1,000 be set upon it with "A
view of getting purchaser, and that
it be sold for that amount IL more
money could not be received. The
Third avenue police station was re-
ported in bad sanitary condition, and
not at all suitable for keeping prison.
nrs. 1t is also considered that the
building can not be uset to advantage
unless prisoners are kent at all times
within the steel cage. and it is not al
ways advisable to do 80. The com
lnittee recommended thr.t the building
loe put on the market, and that another
be secured.
Mr.. Webster covered all of his rec
concentrations in resolutions later In
the evening, which resulted in the ac-
,aeptance of the offer OF $4,000 for the
Woodbury. hose house property. pro-
viding larger offer lis not received
before 1880 o'clock on Monday evening"
August II. ldr. Ingledue opposed the
SALE saying that the price wasn't suf-
ficient. He cited the Binford property
next to 1t, and said that 1t couldn't be
purchased for less than $4,000. The
interest the city had in the brick wall
of the Odd Fellows b,sinding, in his
opinion, would result in the city not
realizing over $4,000, and while the
building is bringing a fair rental he
opposed Its sale. The resolution car
ried, Henry, kreutzer, Mcbride, Psen-
icka and Webster voting aye
The best propositions for the sale
of the Alert and River hose proper
ties were covered in resolutions, and
are to be reported at the next meet
ing.
Park Project Talked.
Mr.. Greene was the only member of
the body who was not present at the
meeting Monday night, altho during the
earlier part of the session Mr.. Arnold
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