Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-15
CITY WILL BEGIN SUIT
Will Name County as Defend
ant In en- Action to Collect
Road Tax Levy
SOLICITOR AUTHORIZED TO ACT
Petition Will Probably Be Filed for the
January Term = Ways and Means
Committee Shows the Road Tax Levy
for Past Ten Years to Have Been
s12,0s4,5s-RaiIroad Ordinance.

The city of Marshalltown IS going t
begin suit against Marshall county !,
recover a sum which the city claims i
due it for road Improvement, from TIN
levy made annually within the city
which the statutes say must be ex.
pended on the streets of the oity O
roads adjaeent thereto, under me di
rection of the city council. City SO.
licitor c. II. Van Law was given in.
structions to act by u resolution In
trodueed at the regular meeting Mon.
day night by Mr.. Webster, and TIL,
petition will likely be filed for tht
January term.
Mr.. Abbott, of the ways and m5ans
committee, reported on the matter
which was referred to the committee
at 4 previous meeting. City Solicitor
Van Law has looked into the records
and compiled report OF the amounts
Il III
for the past ten years, and the saine
was filed BY the committee. Mr.. Abb
bott explained that he and Mr. 1ngle-
due had met with the board OF super
visors, in an effort TO see what could
be done, and had received but little
satisfaction. No reItoES OF any exact
amounts spent in the city had bsen
.,,,,4sb.,y, ,Sa,, NJ Abh.,,. tnsnks the
,raa,,nt ana .,,s c,,y wouid b. abon,
ooon a,.l,,, asraaman, baa been
- eS. sarar-',i ,ssars aga hs,u.sn the
-, - 80, -. - n,,.,e.,,,. ~
49,. n,ss ~ boar5 ci,y ,-l;n, srs
49,, ,,,r, 49, s,,, eor s.,as,s naaajn J
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~. -, s,..,,s,,,,.,, 4, s,iIi 81 fo,.es
NJ crsers s,,oyastad fr.ene,ly s,li;
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...,n 49, -, -, M Wal,s,s,.s
=. -, ao,io, a., ,ii ntaney
49, .,+s,,,.,, 10 M I.an,ks Of M
-.
TN 100, ~ no ctiv solicitor to
~, ,,.,,,e .,.s,s,,,,ttaa sbaws
'.e >fIas..s5, vim
!, 49,, 80 ,si on wears
- 800 ~ assassa7 valna Of ST.
~orou ana-t.4,ah mi.l ,,,35s
'', 80 a.. ,.ai,,o,ior ~ 81 :
,e - s.an,hs mn s77aas
80 90 :. sss,I ,,,,,t,nn af s1.-
, ,.,1,,,+ior of 81
a. ,,itl s77a7i
80, 80 ~ s..,s; ,.,.,,.,.frn ~ s1-
tN"N -
800 IN assassaa valuation of ST..
esasaa ~, mil, s1.s53.s4.
1aoo.-on assessed valuation of ST.
ga ~, mill s1657.ss
90, -, assass.,a val,ation OF FL
-oao., Viii q 73ao4
,ana -, assassea vaIna,;on of ST.
LII e177s5,
y ,ao. -, assasssa v,lnatton OF ST.
coo IN mill 1seais.
''s'0' a p.;,.o.d ordiranee.
,,,,,>,...,. fe,.ura of
az 80 s.,,,,, ,,aa.,ng was the in
ine Mo..s's =. ,,s,nanca NV Mr..
trooue.ion ~ ,.,.s,an 10 tho
dreehe' sian.'n -, "a 1,h,y., on g
CHicaso VI -. ,,as -
NORTHWESTERN is -, r,,a -,
omiu ana opeiass E,,'.
raliroao on the a.s 81. 49,,
ana sscohu ~ enu - astarr
the rsght-ol- way " s's - ~. s.ras, a
at Ralireaa street. ~ - -.
clause IN the oIoinai'es 70. 80 sd.na
At no time shaA cars oe -
cpon the side Track "nste ~. 80 -. 80.
Boone street anu ,ias ~ 49,. -
shall be iald. unaer anu os s"e
the terms of this ordnance. u'isai ~
Jury 10 property ahutttng on ene a.ey
shall be ascsrtained ana coi'ips.,,ss'ee
Tor. as provided by law. Inc orali'a.tce
also specifically states that the ROAD Is
10 be built for the use ana convenience
Of the A. e. Shorthill Company. Inc
rules vera suspended and the oIni-
nance placed on its second reading.
Is,,,-.h consideration waS poStpoHeu