Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-18
Council Passes Resolution to
Change specifications From
Brick TO Asphalt
ASPHALT FOR FIRST AVENUE
Resolutions of Necessity and Advisa-
blity Are Passed for Both Streets
Bids Will be Opened Sept. 1T. j.
Fletcher Buys Woodbury. Hose House
Property-The Councils Work.

The council took formal action Mon
day evening on the Second avenue
paving matter, and a resolution, intro
duced by Mr.. lngledue, was adopted.
resembling the contract with the Bar
Der Asphalt Paving Company as far
as Second avenue is concerned. The
present specifications call for brick,
and the contract has been let to the
Barber people. An understanding is
had, however, that If the council so de-
sired the company would forfeit that
the chances on securing 1t on competi
tive bidding for asphalt. 1t is also
understood that no advance in the bid
over what has been fixed for the other
work, will be made. Bids will be
opened on September 8.
Mr. Ingledue's resolution provides
the city clerk duly executed instru
ment, showing it's rescission of the
contract as it refers to North Second
avenue, and relinquish all claims
against the city and the property own
ers whose property ADULTS on the
street. The improvements of Byron.
North and Thirteenth streets are to be
covered in another contract. which the
city solicitor has been authorized to
draft.
Mr.. Henry brought up the Second
avenue petition again, in the shape OF
a supplementary petition to the one
presented at the last meeting. The pc
tition asks that the street be paved
with asphalt rather than brick, and i;
is for this reason that the council
took action as above stated. OF the
3,341 feet represented on the street
owners OF 2.171 feet asked for asphalt
as against brick. This gives those
wanting asphalt majority of sol feet.
The matter of changing the specifica-
tons occasioned some little discussion.
and on the adoption of the 1ngledue
resolution only two, Abbott and kreut-
ger, voted nay. Arnold was the only
member not present. Mr. Henry eN-
planned that the people of Second av-
enue at first wanted brick, il the stree,
must be paved, because they thought
cost. After the resolution was passed.
and the contract let. 1t was seen that
the asphalt would be but a little more
expensive, and the majority has de-
claed that II prefers the asphalt Some
who stood out for brick at whatever
cost have come over TO the asphal;
the paving altogether signed the Pc
no
that perhaps the bid on asphalt would
not be as good as heretofore, and then
there would be hard feelings. Mr..
Henry assured the council that the bid
would not exceed s1.s7, the price for
which the other work has been let.
Mr.. Webster expressed himself as be-
ing in favor at all times OF allowing
residents of street to have whatever
kind of paving they wanted, so long
as majority signed petition.
First Avenue Also Asphalt.
The petition of First avenue residents
between Grant and Lincoln streets, to-
pave with asphalt, also came up and
that street was covered in the resolu-
ton of necessity and advisabllityi to-
gether with Second avenue from Byron
to Riverside. The bid on First avenue
will also be opened on September 9. In
with the paving matter Mr.
Henry introduced a resolution which
was adopted. extending the time of the
of the brick work to August
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Fletcher Buys City Property.
The buildings and grounds committee
thru Chairman Webster, reported that
the highest bidder for the city's East
Main street property the old Woodbury.
hose house, received up to 1880 o'clock
Monday evening, was that of II. j.
Fletcher, at $4,000. One-fourth of the
amount is to be paid in cash and thel