Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-18

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Editor Darrah. in the Gilman Dispatch,
says in his current issue: Taking
liberal view Of the matter, it seems
that the Marshall County Fair Assoc
citation should have permanent home,
and not be leasing grounds on which
to hold it's annual fair. This being
fact, the proposition that will come
before the voters May % to purchase
Finkles park at the county seat for
that purpose looks like a good one.
Furthermore, the county having the
cash on hand, if the proposition car
ries, the tax levy will not need to be
raised in order to meet the expense
Think it over we'll, and IL 1t is decided
to buy the park, and afterward the fair
should fail, well sell the property at
a good profit"
Recent police court developments, in
the acid throwing case, would seem to
indicate that spaghetti and sauer kraut
are not a first class mixture for
matrimonial diet
The city council will confront
problem next Monday night which is
important enough to justify a general
discussion by all the people. The
streets and alleys committee proposes
to order two blocks of brick paving on
East Main street relaid at the city's
expense. Several Of the members
want the cost assessed to the abutting
property which is the mayors conten-
ton and he is firm enough In his
opinion to go TO the extent of yetoing
an ordinance which requires the city
to pay for the work.
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DR.. Devine, who favors having the
city pay the bill, figures that he has
allowed in his appropriation ordin-
ance $4,000 in excess OF a $4,000 fixed
charge. for street work. The proposed
paving would cast probably $4,000 and
in two years could be met out OF this
appropriation. He argues that tina
BUSES to and from the fair grounds
and other exceptional traffic have
worn out the paving and the public
ought to relay It.
Mayor Ingledue contends that the
fixed charge for street work is nearer
$4,000 than $4,000, and hence only
$4,000 is left for extra street improve
ment. This and more too, he thinks,
is needed for grading for sidewalks,
opening new streets, taking care OF
storm water, etc. The work which the
city had agreed to do on the portion of
Fifth street recently vacated was to
have. cost nearly $500, and the change
still involves an expenditure of $500 to
$500. A similar amount II not more,
for grading alone must be spent this
year on the extension of Fifth street
to the mill. Then there Is 500 or
$500 OF grading to be done on West
Summit street, grading for sidewalks
on Thirteenth street and Fourth street
besides other large bills OF street and
sidewalk grading In other parts OF
town. The mayor argues that some
money must be reserved for the I'M
paved streets and that II, the city once
begins to rebuild paving 1t can never
stop.
The question as to the two blocks
at issue is small beside the general
issue involved DR. Devine's cbnten-
ton IN equity is correct. The public
uses ana wears Out stIl6 paving dIiu
shouid pay for its renewal. Our state
law should tax the general public for at
least falf the paving when first laid.
Rut it does not SO provide. Rather
does the statute require "reconstruc- i
ton" to be assessed to the AUDITING
property, If the taking up of the to2
course OF trick, putting in of new sani
filler ard relaying new brick is only
repair work, the city can do 1t ct
public eSpt nse. II such a job would
be Reconstruction" then the statute
requires that it be assessed to the
a5utting property. However If the
council could contrive to have The sclk
qualify as repairs it sho,ll tEen
never be attempted unless an aytra
five per sent levy was made for the
purpose, and was continued Indefinitely
SC long as there was any paving worn
out. 1t would rot be fair to relay ~ e
street at public expense and not 9th
ers ami it would not be fair to stap ali
improvement on the unpaved stree!A
The question al. issue is far greater
than ii irvoIvei in the one piece OF
raving row up for controversy.
Women say that there is nothing to
equal Kinks Jap Rose transparent soap
for washing the hair. All druggists
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