Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-12
WANT twelfth
AVENUE EXTENDED
Favorable Action by Council
Will Result In Fine En-
trance From Southeast
NECESSARY LAND DONATED
Mrs. Harriet Miller Offers to Give City
Right f-Way Over Her Land, From
Nevada Street to Cracker Factory
Addition-ouarterly Reports Receiv-
sd-o.her Actions of the Council.

od-Other Actions OF the COUNCIL.
The city council met Monday night
In Its regular session for January, with
all members present excepting Mr.
Greene and Mr.. Abbott The reports
for the third quarter were also due at
the January meeting, and were re-
ceived. A general run of business
some of it of considerable Importance
occupied the evenings attention, but
there was noticeable lack OF delays,
owing to lengthy discussions, and the
business was got out of the way in re-
markedly good season.
Probably the most important matter
that was brought before the counciis
attention was communication pre-
scented by Mr.. Webster, asking that the
council extend Twelfth avenue from
Nevada street to the Cracker Factory
addition. Mrs. Harriet Miller offers to
donate to the city the necessary right
of-way to accomplish the extension
providing the city does the necessary
grading, to keep the street from being
overlooked by Linn creek.
The contemplated extension means
Tar more than appears on its face.
and IL 1t is carried out the farmers liv-
ing southeast of the city will be great
~ benefited, as will also those who
live east. and enter the city on Main
street. Twelfth avenue is used a great
deal by southeast residents. but the
street is available only as far north
rs Nevada. This thoroughfare is badl.
cut up by network OF tracks, and
Is dangerous one to use. BY cutting
Twelfth avenue thru, to Main street,
farmers may have a good street. With
only few tracks to cross. and may
reach the city by East Main street. The
city will. IL 1t decides to make the inl-
provement, use Mrs. Miller's land for
distance OF about two blocks, and then
cut thru the Cracker Factory addition
which Is plated. The county super.
visors are somewhat interested as the
board 10 contemplating an attempt II
change the course of Linn creek some
what, In order to prevent the over
lowing OF the East Main street road.
The Chicago Great Western will also
likely do something toward facilitating
the Improvement, as 1T is anxious that
Nevada street be used as little as pos
eibie, owing to the danger because of
IL tracks. The matter was referred
70 the streets and alleys committee
which will report to the council on the
advisAbility as soon as II has time to
Investigate
Reports Arc Received.
The reports OF city officers. as re.
ceived by the COUNCIL. show no startling
changes In the affairs OF the admin.
istration. Mayor Jones showed the COL
lection of $2,547.50 in licenses during
the quarter ending December 81. OF
this sum $4,000 was for saloon Ii.
censes.
City Clerk Derby's report showed ex
penditures from the different funds as
eDllows: General. $11.5243I: water
works. s3,7S3.6o; fire. s5s4.03: sewer.
-, 1896; a total of $1S.317 Water col
lections for the quarter, including me.
tiers. settling OF water rents and mis-
cellaneous collections. amounted to S.
307.SS. The sum of s7.7s71s was re-
ceived for rents and the discounts wers
$21S4.s9. During the three quarters
Just closed the discounts amounted tc
36074.97, making the amount OF rents
settled $25.s94.s5. During these three
quarters the ONCE has turned over 10
the city treasurer $22,517.14, which ex-
sceeds by $470.0s, the amount turned
over by the city clerk during the cor
responding period year ago.
hn
ron showed that IA arrests had been
made during the quarter. One hundred
nine prisoners have been sheltered in
.Ihe city police station during the per-
Tod.
Street Commissioner George oraway
reported the collection OF $5S405 In
poll taxes. and $3.50 for dirt sold and
sidewalks repaired. Poll taxes worked
out during the quarter amounted to
3Sll6.s5.
& c. ]. Anderson. superintendent of
mains. gave lengthy report, showing
the construction and repair on water
mains and sewers turnout the city, al
20 the placing of water meters.
The city treasurer, C. c. Urine,
showed by his report, balance IN the
general fund Of $31.46: water works.
Sl0SS2.41; fire $4.72: sewer.
s$105.S6: water sinking, s4s.O5.
and bond, s2.04462. Warrants
outstanding, in the general fund,
amount to $22,260.9T; in the sewer
fund. $3.926.79. and in the fire fund.-
$ess.70. The report showed that the
sum Of $204462 had been received in
October from County Treasurer
Smith for the library fund. and that
the same amount had been immediate-
" turned over to P. S. Balch, as treas
urer OF the library. leaving no balance
In the city treasury.
Chief l. T. Kirby, of the fire depart
ment, in his report. showed the depart
ment had responded to an unusual
ly large number Of alarms during the
quarter, twenty-five in all. and none
OF them false. Good use of the chem
ical apparatus was made in nearly ev-
cry instance, and the chief recommends
that the wagon In service at station
No. be equipped with chemical
tank as soon as possible. The men In
the department are working harmon
iously and for the best interests of