Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-10
OFFER OF PAVING
COMPANY ACCEPTED
Mass Meeting Votes to Take
Proposition Made by Barber
Asphalt Paving Company
THE ACTION WAS UNANIMOUS
Guarantee on Paving Extended Five
Years, Bond Increased SO Percent
Property Sold For Taxes Will Be Re-
deemed by Paving company-WiII
Also Refund Penalties on over Duo
Taxes.


Taxes.
The report of the Ingledue commit
tee on asphalt paving arbitration
/ which is the proposition Of settlement
1 made by j. H. kllmar, general west
ern agent OF the Barber Asphalt Paw
ing Company, was accepted unanim-
ously by the mass meeting of those
/ interested at the east court room Fri
day night. The action of the mass
! meeting clears the atmosphere of many
threatened individual suits, and prom
ises to open the way for amicable set
tlement out of court of cases which
have proved expensive to the property
owner and the city.
! While any rebate or cash discount
on the cost of the paving was refus-
ed by the company, concessions of Il
different nature We're made. Briefly
| these concessions are:
| Extension of the guarantee of the
paving from seven to twelve years.
| Increase of the bond, guaranteeing
the work 90 per cent.
Redemption of property sold for
taxes.
Refund OF all penalties, for overdue
taxes and relief from all liability for
costs and attorneys fees in cases
brought.
Exclusive of few unimportant
proposition was accepted as read The
application of 1t to various individual
cases Is yet to be worked out as the
details are arranged. The following
is the company's Offer as made to the
committee. and as presented by it to
the mass meeting and accepted:
First. They will extend their guar
antee on all paving and curbing laid
by them. from seven to twelve years.
Second. They will increase their
present bond, which guarantees the
work, SO per cent, making said bond
rs per cent Of the cost of the paving,
and curbing, and extend it from seven
to twelve years.
Third. All property sold for taxes,
to be redeemed by the Barber Asphalt
Paving Company, they to pay all costs
and penalties and allow property own
ers to proceed on the seven year pay
ment plan.
| Fourth. All penalties paid by parties
by reason of not paying tax when due,
to be repaid such parties by the Bar
Der Asphalt Paving Company.
In hria oil
having asphalt paving in front ofetheir
property, to be placed back on seven
year plan without cost to them.
Sixth All parties to be relieved from
all liability for all costs and attor-
neys' fees In case this offer is accepted
| by the property owners.
| Attached to the offer was the clause,
put there by the mass meeting, that 1T
was accepted with the proviso that the
Barber Asphalt Company repair and
rebuild all defective paving and curb
| ing during the year 1906.
All May Be Included.
1t Is the understanding, and was so
stated at the meeting, that the offer in
cludes all asphalt paving put down in
the city, and all who have such paw
| ing touching their property may take
advantage of the proposition If they so
desire. 1t is also the understanding
that the terms apply to the city as we'll
as to the individual property owner.
Such being the case 1t Is likely that the
city council will accept soon the North,
First and Second avenue paving, which
has never been taken off the hands Of
the paving company. Those who have
suits pending are included provided
their cases are withdrawn.
Acceptance Will Be General.
1t was the belief, expressed at the
meeting, that the settlement on the
basis proposed will be general, and that
most of the property owners affected
will take advantage Of the offer. 1t is
also believed that at least some of
those who have cases pending will
come in with the others. One, at least,
said he would withdraw his suit.
The meeting which was attended by
about seventy-fve, was unusually
Of the subject under discussion was con-
sidered The offer was taken up Sec
ton at time, and there was not a
dissenting vote. Many We're disap-
pointed because there was not offer
or cash reDaLe OF FeIulQ, Out the COm-
mittee explained that the offer sub
mitted was the paving company's ulti-
matum, and that it would spend SO for
repairs and rebuilding sooner than 81
for rebates.
Possible costs Of litigation, with the
Brown and Calhoun cases as examples
was explained by Judge G. W. Burn
ham. BY his deductions, If the owner
won and escaped from paying for the
paving altogether, the costs of suits
would total approximately the cost of
the paving itself.
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