Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-05
Resolution of Intent to Pave
Intersecting Streets Goes
Over
TO BE CONSIDERED IN MARCH
An Amendment to Resolution. Calling
For Twenty four Foot Streets, Fails
to carry-objections to New Paving
FiIed-ordinanc Regulating Billiard
Halls Adopted by the Council

At its adjourned meeting Monday
night. with every member present the
city council decided TO postpone action
on the resolution declaring the necess-
ity of paving certain intersecting
streets between Main and State and
Church. and further consideration was
put over until the regular meeting in
March. An amendment to the resolu-
ton. providing for twenty-four foot
streets instead of thirty. was killed. a
resolution authorizing the advertising
of the approaching asse ssment on paw
ing done. and the adoption of an ordi-
nance regulating billiard and pool
rooms, were the principal matters dis
posed of.
Mir Greene introduced the resolution
declaring the necessity and ACCESSIBILITY
of improving by paving with asphalt
Second street. between State ana
Church. Third street. between Main
and Church. Fourth street. between
Main and Church. and Fifth street.
between State and Church. Mr.
Greene also offered the amendment.
which would make the pavsd portions
of the above named streets twenty
four feet instead Of thirty. The
amendment, on a vote. was lost, MT.
Webster Mr.. CIR enc. and Mr. 1ng!edue
being the only ones to support 1t.
Before the Vote on the resolution
was called, the council. on Mr.. lngle-
dues motion, look a recess. After a
half hours caucus. Mr.. kreutzer moved
| TO postpone further consideration until
the regular meeting in March. In con-
neciion with the proposed paving res
olution Objection on the part of prop
| erty owners We're read. To the paw
ing on South Second street. the OBJ
iectors are A., p. Augustine, +. III.
Ackert, G. w. Harris and George
| Trautmann. as president OF the
board of trustees of the Methodist
church On Third. Fourth and Fifth
streets those fling their objections
were Mrs Alice Simmons. III. III. Bea-
man, William II. Woodward. G. r.
Schoenhut, w. A. WATSON. Mrs. Henry
Weber, N. Merrill and j. F. Talie,t.
More Assessments to be Made.
Nv resolution of Mr.. Abbott Febru-
ary as the date set for the consid-
| Grafton of the assessment and levy OF
the special tax for the Improve
ment OF Ninth street, from Main to
Boone; Sixth, from State 10 church'
State, from First to Sixth: Grant, from
First avenue to Third street. and Lin
coin. from Second avenue to Third
street Objections TO the assessment
must be filed before this date
Goes After Billiard Halls
The council is after the billiard halls
and pool rooms, and Is going 10 sec
chat can be done to better regulate
| them. Mr.. Abbott introduced an or
dinance Regulating billiard saloons
| and pool rooms, and providing penal
| ties therefor" The ordinance calls ioi
| all such places TO be free from oosceHs
| or indecent pictures. decorations, m
| scriptious. or placards. on the Wills
and that no proprietor, with or wisnou'
nrofit shall allow billiard. pool, or BAG
ate,,s tables to be used by minors Tor
any purpose whatever: neither shah
minors be allowed In the rooms At any
time. A penalty of from $40 10 YOU. u
| a iail sentence not 10 exceed thlrts
days is attached for conviction, and u
connection licenses for violation shall!
be revoked. The rules were suspended
and the ordinance passed 10 Its second
rea ding, and Immediately afterward II
VAS finally adopted. MIR. Psenicka was
the only member who voted against
the ordinance.
The council authorized City Solicitor
Van Law to make appearance ter s'i1
city in any appeals that might be en-
tered in the district court from the
| having assessments. Mr. Webster act
cd as chairman, in the absence Oh
Mayor Jones.