Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-07
BARBER COMPANY
GETS CONTRAST
Ten Blocks on Grant and
Lincoln For $1.97 a
Square Yard
TO HIRE HYDRAULIC ENGINEER
Council Holds Special Meeting to Let
Third Paving Contract and Consider
Matters Pertaining to the Water
ouestion-Water Committee Will
Build Reservoir.
Health Officer.


Build Reservoir.
Health Officer.
The Barber Asphalt Company was
awarded the contract for paving the
ten blocks ordered on Lincoln and
Grant streets, between Second avenue
and Third street, at the special meet
ing of the council held Monday night
for that purpose and also to consider
matters pertaining to the city water
supply and other business. The con-
tract price is s1.97 per square yard for
the paving and IS cents per lineal foot
for the combined curb and gutter. The
excavating went for 80 cents per cubic
yard to the same company. This was
the only bid made on the work and is
at the same price at which the other
two contracts have been let.
The water works committee reported
on its visit to Detroit, and recommend
ed that a hydraulic engineer be en-
ployed TO look over the ground and re-
port to the committee as to his recon-
mendations concerning plans and speci-
fications for a reservoir. The COM
mittee seems to be united on the idea
that reservoir should be built AT
a meeting of the board of health DR..
III. H. Nichols was elected city physi-
clan.
Committee Gets Together.
The water works committee, which
had experienced such difficulties with
Itself, seems to have at last arrived at
common understanding and promises
to work tremendously in the future.
Mr.. Greene, chairman. read before the
council the report OF the committees
setting forth it's findings and the con-
illusions arrived at as a result of their
visit of couple of weeks ago to the
annual meeting Of the American Water
Works Association in Detroit. Two of
the members, Messrs. Mcbride and
Henry. together with Engineer Hans
Madsen. visited the gathering of water
supply men and investigated thorough
ly as to whether the present receiving
wells could be repaired and fitted over
so as to make them absolutely safe or
whether reservoir should be built
with sufficient capacity, etc, and the
probable cost The committee reported
that IL had submitted these questions
to some of the best posted men of the
and the general opinion
soanaed to be that any attampt to bet
ter the wells in the manner named
would be a wastful expenditure of
money. 1t seemed to be the unanimous
opinion that with the present supply
the reservoir system was the only prac-
teal one.
In view of their findings the COM
mittee recommended that 1t be allowed
to employ a capable engineer to visit
the ground and report to the committee
with plans and specifications. The COM
mittee was granted this authority, but
not until after a resolution offered by
Webster, which asked that the matter
be taken out of the hands of the COM
mittee was lost. The vote resulted in
a tie. Abbott. Arnold. Ingledue, Kreut-
ger and Webster voting aye, and Good,
Greene, Henry. Mcbride and Psenick.
nay. Mayor Jones cast the deciding
vi +.
Webster thought the committee had
utilized too much time already, and had
nothing; that its members
wransled among themselves, and he
proposed to take the matter out of
their hands and proceed as speedily as
possible to employ an engineer to look
over the ground and prepare plans for
a reservoir, the work of erection to be
done directly under the supervision of
the council. There was fear in the
minds of some that IL left to the coun-
ell nothing would be accomplished. and
after an hours debate the resolution
was lost.
To Go After Street Car Company.
The city wants to know why the
Light, Power & Railway
Company does not extend ITS tracks
west on Summit street. past the Sol
diers' Home, as 1t is claimed it agreed
TO do, after the city had spent $500 in
grading the street for the line. Mr.. |
Henry presented a resolution that the
streets and alleys committee be in
structed to present bill to the street
ear company, covering this cost of
grading, and In case it was not paid
10 commence legal action. Action was
however in order to give the |
judiciary committee time to ascertain
The city's legal rights in the matte and |
he resolution was referred to that |
Third Street Repairs.
The repairing of the Third street |
paving came up again Monday night |
n connection with the offer of the |
Barber Asphalt Company to relay the |
strips next the street car rails with |
brick for SIS per 100 feet. 1t is t.
opinion of certain members that byi
not repairing it free and keeping it in
'epair during the first seven years the
Barber Company is not living UP to |
is contract. The question was referred
o the Judiciary committee to invests
gate what claims. If any, the city has
IN the company in the case.
Street Sweeper Unsatisfactory.
The street sweeper purchased several
weeks ago does not seem to be giving
he best of satisfaction and by mo-
ion of Mr.. Ingledue the manufacture
RS will be notified that the machine is
lere subject to their order.
Will Go in This Years Contract.
The resolution introduced by Mr..
to exclude from the sidewalk
contract for this year the 800 feet of
walk around the property at the north
vest corner of Seventh avenue and
,hurch street, belonging to DR.. H.
anss. was lost
Dr.. Nichols is Health Officer.
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