Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-26
Council Listens to Paving Con-
tract, But Defers Final Con-
sideratiOn One Week
RESERVOIR ALSO GOES OVER
Repore Made by the Water Committee,
But Work Will Be Personally In
spected Before It's Acceptance
Thirteenth Street Eliminated From
Sidewalk Contract.

While the entire six wards OK the
council were represented at the adj
3ourned meeting Monday night. there
were only enough members present to
fill out the regular quota of four wards.
Henry, Mcbride. Good and Psenicka
were the absentees. and some matters
that might have been given their fin
fishing touches We're deferred until flu
ture meetings. The paving contract
for South First avenue. entered into
with Elzy & Dunn, was read in full.
The lengthy document covered all the
items comprising the regular form Of
similar indentures. The work is TO
begin on August and be completed by
October 1. A penalty of $40 per day
for each day after October l that the
work is not completed, lis to apply The
work Is to be guaranteed for seven
years. The matter of per cent of the
interest bearing bonds, was made to
read instead of S, OH Mr.. Websteis
motion, { having been the old FORM
An ordinance Of the city regulates the
per cent. and the one now governing
calls for s. AS the contractors bonds
have not yet reached the city further
consideration was deferred until tae
next meeting. In one week.
Several little matters connected with
the First avenue paving were disposed
OF before the contract was read. TIE
most important was the resembling OF
the action to use burlington brick, and
substituting Capital brick, manufact-
ured by. the Capital City Brick Corn
pany, OF Des Moines. This was done
on Mr.. webster's resolution. He ex-
planned that Ely & Dunn had specified
either OF three kinds of brick, and the
council had decided on burlington. Ex-
perts on brick. including Councilman
Sieg, had stated that the Capital brick
was equal IN every way to the Purlng-
ton brick, and as the burlington people
were unwilling to furnish seven-yt'ar
guarantee and the Capital people We're,
he thought the change d good one. The
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Webster also introduced reso-
luton requiring the Chicago Great
Western Railway Company to pave be-
tween 1t rails and one foot on either side
thereof, in a manner according to rhe
specifications. This is the track Gro ss-
South First avenue, where the new
having is to he laid. IL the company
fails to comply with the terms of reso-
hutton within the time designated, the
city engineer Is instructed to report the
same to the council. which will then
take immediate steps toward comp1et-
ing the work and taxing the costs
against the railroad property. This
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Webster introduced resolution
calling for the city engineer to report
on the completion of the Byron, North
and West Main street paving, stating
the cost Of the same, together with the
intersections, and between the rails
ana one foot outside thereof, along the
Marshalltown Light, Power & Rail-
way company's property A plat is to
BE prepared showing the amount of
assessment to each parcel OF land. The
resolution was adopted.
Thirteenth Street Eliminated.
Mr.. Webster introduced a resolution
calling for the elimination of North
Thirteenth street, from Main to Sum-
init. from the side walk contract. He
stated that on account of the heavy
grading necessary the work could not
be reached on account OF the financial
condition of the streets and alleys de-
partment. He estimated that the
work of grading would entail an expen
diture OF between $500 and 500. and
while the walk was no doubt badly
needed, he thought that the expense
was too great to warrant creating it
At this time. To finish some of the
work laid out would. In his opinion,
result In the depletion Of the streets
and alleys fund. MIR. Webster cited
West Church. South Thirteenth, South
Center and other pieces OF heavy work
that We're draining the funds, and rs
long as the North Thirteenth work
had not been commenced, he believed
that 1t should be eliminated. Mr..
Sieg and Mr.. Isemall could not see It
that way, and argued for the work, or
at any rate that it not be eliminated
Mr.. Isenlan suggested that the work
might be postponed until the last
ching, and then If the. city was not able
to do 1t, put 1t over and make II the
first thing for the new years contracts.
Sieg thought the grading should be
done this year, and only temporary
walks laid for the present, in order 20
ALLOW LAG SAouuu " SStkAC. oir tuC
vote the resolution was adopted, CAL
houn. Iseman and Sieg voting nay.
TIE streets and alleys committee re-
ported on the breaking Of curbs by the
Improper laying of cement walks too
closely to the curbs. SO that when an
expansion occurred the curbs were
forced out Of place and broken The |
locations OF the bad curbs and the
contractors responsible, were given.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Abbott presented the bonds OF |
G. O. Buchwald and e. A. Slime, as
sidewalk contractors, in the sum OF |
$4,000 each. The Title Guaranty &
Trust Company, of Scranton, Pa. is the
surety Of each. The bonds were ac-
copied
Report on this Reservoir.
The water works committee present.
ed report on the reservoir. and {. set
llement with the contractors together
with the approval OF the work, includ- |
ed in q report from Consulting Engi- |
neer Daniel w. Mead. The total ex-
pense incurred in the reservoir con-
tract was $e1.s87.3S, and the amount
now due the contractors is s5,3s9.33,
minus counter claim Of $3l114. held
oy the city. The original contract with
Elzy q Dunn was for $15,97o. but the
pipe included in the contract, was to
be laid per Nneal foot. aud this