Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
City Council Thinks South Side
Fire Should Be Moved North
of Tracks
RAILROAD LINES INTERFERE
Buildings and Grounds Committee In
structed to Ascertain Cost of Suit
able Site Near Third Avenue and
Frederick Street Where Station
Could Be Placed.

The initiatory step was taken at the
adjourned meeting of the council Mon
day evening for the removal of fire
station No. from it's present location
to one on this side OF the railroad
tracks. The committee on buildings and
grounds was instructed 20 ascertain the
cost of a suitable lot in the vicinity OF
Third avenue and Frederick street for
the establishing of the south side
station. The resolution was introduced
by Councilman Webster and was passed
without dissenting vote, altho neither
| OF the councilmen from the Fifth ward
was present.
MI. Webster gave as his reasons that
ALREADY the wagon had had one coils
ion with passing engines, and had ex-
perienced in another case delay OF
five or ten minutes while answering an
alarm on account of the crossing being
blocked. He thought 1T had been a
mistake to locate 1t on the south side in
the first place, as the larger percent OF
the fires were north of the tracks. The
glucose plant not being likely to begin
operations he gave as another reason
for moving, and he was OF the opinion
that now, while lot could be bought at
less cost than at some future time. he
was In favor of the change being made.
Committee Appointed on Viaduet.
Mayor Jones appointed Councilmen
Greene, Webster and Kirby as COM
mittee Of three with power to employ
am engineer to work wi.h> the city en-
gineer to prepare plans and specifica-
tons for the Center street viaduct. The
resolution, which was introduced by
Mr.. Greene, and authorized the appoint-
ment Of the committee. limits the
amount to be expended for the work at
mot to exceed $500. 1t is the idea of
the committee that 1t visit cities where
viaducts are in use in order that they
may get some idea OF the work to be
done.
C. 6. w. Must Repaid Crossings.
The presenting OF a petition signed
by coal merchants, lumber. dealers,
'busmen, draymen and others who have
occasion to send heavily loaded wagons
over the Great Western crossing on
South Second avenue gave an oppor-
tunity for the council to score that line
for the deplorable condition in which 1t
maintains not only this crossing. but
others in the city. MIR. Kreutzer, of the
streets and alleys committee, said he
had endeavored time ard time again
to get the road to repair these crossings,
but without avail. The petition was
passed to that committee, with instruc-
lions to take the matter up for legal
action with the aid of the city solicit
tor unless they at once showed dis
position to repair the crossings. the one
on South Second street being especially
bad.
Miscellaneous Business.
I. The committee on buildings and
grounds was instructed TO prepare the
new city market for immediate use by
the erection of fence around the
property and the moving of the city
scales from the East State street prop
erty.
I. S. Finkle was granted permission
to erect an outside stairway leading
to the upper story Of the Finkle block
on State street.
The council then took up the reading
Of the revised ordinances.