Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-23
Refuses to Sign Resolution
Levying Cost Of Paving to
Property Owners
WILL PROBE INTO CURLING
Mayor Will Investigate Cement Curb
ina, Which He Also Believes to Be
Faulty-speciaI Council Meeting
Will Be HeId-Passase of Resolu-
tions Over Mayors Head Doubtful.

If the move made by the couilcii W
assess the cost of the North First ana
Second avenue asphalt paving to apul-
ting property carries, it will be mace
over the head of Mayor 1ngledue. lie
will veto the measure. and to make
the resolution. introduced at the meet
ing last Monday night effective, 1t Will
require eight, or three fourths Of the
vote of the city council. Mayor 1ngle-
due will call special meeting some
time next week, when he, will give to
the council his reasons for the veto,
and in the meantime he will inVesti-
gate the cement curbing, which he
thinks is also faulty.
Since the meeting of the coun-
Gil when the report of the Judiciary
committee, with the resolution to as
sess the cost Of the paving, was made.
Mayor Ingledue has been seeking legal
advice, and according to his own state
ment, has been finding all kinds OF IT.
From the best, he says, there comes
the assurance that he is not taking a
false or foolish step in vetoing the res
olution for he believes the city has
ample legal grounds for refusing to
pay for paving that is not up to speci =
fications.
IngIedue States Reasons.
When asked by the Times Republi-
can to state his reason for opposins
the stion of the council Mr.. Ingledue
said: II don't believe the contract
has been substantially complied with.
I do not believe that two and three
quarter inches of asphalt and binder
course is substantial compliance OF
a contract that calls for three, inches.
| also believe the city has got an obll-
cation it owes to those property own
ers. to see that a first-clasS job OF
paving is done, especially the paw
ing was put down against the wishes
of some of them The fact that the
Barber Asphalt Company admitted
that part of the paving was poor and
defective, and relayed it, but refused
to relay some on the same street that
was pointed out to their representa-
tive, Mr.. Grayson, fully as bad,
which he refused to touch, is an adj
mission that the paving is not right,
and ] don't believe the property own
ers should be made to pay for 1t. 1t
is my idea that the city, and not the
property owners, under the existing
circumstances, should stand the brunt
of legal battle. i don't believe any
of the paving is UP to contract, and
as those who favor assessing say, the
property owners have lost the right to
appeal, that is all the more reason
why the city should look after their
interests. / believe the asphalt COM
pany, if it wishes it's money, should
be compelled to come forward and
show that it's paving is up to specii-
cations"
Will Probe Into CURLING.
Mayor Ingledue will also probe into
the cement curb and cutters layed by
the Barber Asphalt Paving Company,
on the two streets under discussion.
He believes he can show that it does
not measure in depth as much as the
specifications call for, and he also
thinks the material used was not what
it should have been In other places.
where measured, the curbing has been
found to be shallow, by about an inch,
which started the mayor on this pres
ent investigation.
How the Council Stands.
Unless the mayor notifies the coun-
Gil. before week from next Monday
night, that he has vetoed the resolu-
ton it will become effective owing to
the lapse Of time. With two members
of the judiciary committees Mr.. Web
ster and Mr. Mcbride, out Of the city,
from the outside it would appear, I'M
less those gentlemen return, that the
council would not have enough votes
to pass it over the mayors veto. Two
of the council will vote with the mayor,
and, with the two absent this leaves
but six, not three fourths vote, even
provided all should stand with the
oo,,roi4foa,c resolution