Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-27
PLANS HAVE ARRIVED
Engineer Mead Furnishes Set
of New Plans For Water
Works Reservoir
BIDS ARE ADVERTISED FOR
Plans and Specifications are on File
at the Office of the City Clerk, Where
They May be Seen by the Public -
Council Discusses Gift of Park Site
and Resolution by Insledue Carries.

Council Discusses Gift of Park Sit
and Resolution by lngledue Carrie:
The new plans and specifications 70
the reservoir to be built In connection
with the water works department o
Marshalltown, arrived in the city Mon
| day afternoon from Consulting En-
gineer Daniel w. Mead, of Chicago
The plans are now on file at the offic,
of the city@clerk, where they may bs
viewed by any who may wish TO sc.
them. The plans are for two different
sites, one across the river. and one on
this side, where the pumping station
is located. Bids were advertised fol
today b ythe water works committee
and If they prove satisfactory the con-
tract will be awarded as soon as pos
sible. According to former resolu-
ton. of the council, the water works
committee has been given full author
ity and power in advertising for bids.
Park Site Gift Causes Discussion.
The gift of the ci.y's fourteen-acre
tract of land in the northwest part of
town, to be used for pnrk purposes,
caused a great amount of discussion
when couneilman Ingletlue of the
First ward, introduced a resolution
calling for the dedication of the four
teen acres owned by the city for park
purposes. providing that the park COM
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cept it. and also providing that the
Hughes tract be first donated free OF
charge: that the Trottel tract be
purchased by the park commissioners,
and that the city be given the right to
maintain a sewer on the land.
MIR. kreutzer. who has always been
opposed to the proposed site. spoke his
mind, and still contends that the land
ownsd by the city is net the proper
place for public park. He thought
the council had better wait until after
the people said whether they wanted
a park or not. and after the park COM
missioners had been elected. If the
park commissioners wanted the park
on the site proposed. he thought there
would be plenty of time to give them
the land. In his opinion thsre would
be another place more suitable offered
for the pubiics use.
Mr. Greene opposed the resolution
because he considered it indicative of
The minds OF the cohncil. He thought
1t would PROSTATE the park business
for all time If the proposed site We're
finally selected by the park commits
sioners 10 be elected. The river always
overiiows The land, and Il will matter
not how much money ia spent build
ing retaining walls, the water Will de-
stroy them and 1t Will be money thrown
away. He considered it child like and
silly to make a park out Of that ground
and he was utterly opposed to squan-
dering any money in thac direction. He
said that he had looked over the ground
carefully, ana had tried to view it from
the most favorable conditions, but he
could not see in it park that would
in the end be satisfactory.
Mr.. Ingledue spoke In support of his
and said that the object in
Il was to leItd aid TO those
who We're promoting the park project.
He thought that II the city took action
in donating the land, 1t would help car
ry the tax. No matter If the city did
give the land, under the provisions
the park commissioners might
decide on some other location.
Mr. Webster said that he thought 1t
would be better not TO pass the resolu-
ton at this time, for 1t @as in the way
of an anticipation that the park COM
when elected. would decide
on the land He thought the council
had better keep Il string on the park
business and at some later date, IL the
saw fiji, aad really want
ed the park located next 10 the river,
the council could take the action pro-
posed in the resolution Mr.. Webster
thought that the issue in the election
OF park commissioners would be the
site that the different candidates fav-
ored, and he did not think that the ac
ton Of the council should be construed
in any way as fayoring any particular
site.
Mr.. Ingledue spoke again and said
that he could not see the argument
He thought that the fight on location
would be made just the same, whether
the council gave the land or not. 1t
might help the securing. of the tax levy
If the council took action at this time,
and it could not do any harm. Mr.
Greene thought that the action of the
council, il taken at this time, would
the people at the election, and
would prevent many from voting be-
cause they would have misunder-
standing and think that the park would
he located on the river or not
ct all. Mr.. kreutzer spoke of tract
Of land on South Sixth street, that he
knew would be available at nominal
figure. and that others, owning land
it, would be willing to donate
land for park purposes, Upon the vote
the resolution carried, all voting aye
but Greene, Kreutzer, Psenieka and
Webster.
Action Reconsidered.
Mr.. Greene asked that the council re-
the action on the report of the
sewer committee at the September
meeting. The report was given al that |
time by Chairman Henry, and called
FOR the consideration Of a sewer on |
North Fourth avenue, between Brom- |
ey and Lawrence streets. On the vote
10 reconsider all voted aye but Mr.. /
KreutZer
Mr.. Henry Immediately introduced a |
resolution, calling for the construction
II the sewer, as per the plans outlined |
n the previous report. Mr.. Kreutzar,
Who opposed the building when the re-
,ort was filed In September. said that
lie considered it cheek, to say the least,
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