Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-04
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BETTER PAVING CAN BE LAID,
AND COST LESS.
THIS PLAN FAVORED
ON SEVENTH STREET
Council Will Visit Streets on Which
Paving is Petitioned Thursday After
noon-More Petitions TO Be Presented
Next Monday Nisht-More Than City
Will Re Able to DO.

Favoring the narrowing of streets
where paving Is petitioned for, and by
so doing be able to lay the best paw
ing procurable at lesser cost, prop
erty owners who are going to pay for
paving are discussing the advisability,
and the council, from all appearances,
favors such a plan.
Next Thursday afternoon at 1880 the
council, as a whole, will visit the diff
ferent streets on which paving is pc
titioned, and arrive at some conclusion
made. The property owners on North
Seventh street already favor the idea
of narrower street, twenty-four feet,
and laying concrete pavement even tho
1t will cost more than they thought it
would when they signed their petition.
Mayor Quotes Rosewater.
Engineer Rosewater, of Omaha, who
Is looked upon as paving expert by
municipalities, was quoted by Mayor
Ingledue Monday night as recommend
ing and advising twenty-foot streets in
outlying residence districts. The mayor
does not say that twenty foot streets
would be advisable here, but he does
think that twenty fou--foot street
would be wide enough Paving could be
laid twenty-four feet from curb to
curb, and the parkings could be wild
ened, or center parkings could be put
in, according to boulevard style.
Cost Would Be Lessened.
The cost OF paving by narrowing the
streets, and still put in the best grade
of concrete paving, would be materially
lessened by this plan. AT $1.75, which
Dis believed will be about what the best
concrete will cost here a sixty-foot lot
paved twenty-four feet wide, would
cost around $40. This. apportioned to
the lot owner on the seven-year plan
would bring the payments $50 per year
and the interest on the unpaid balance
at per cent. II the lot owner took
the full seven years he would pay a lit
tile over $50 interest, but he amount
can be paid any time when a paymen,
ds due and save the interest.
Adopt Resolutions Of Intent.
1t Is the councils plan, after the in
spection trip of Thursday, to ADOPT
resolutions Of intent and advertise fol
bids. By getting some figures on the
work the property owners will know
more definitely what the paving will
cost them, and the city will be able to
judge what Its intersections will cost
and how much paving 1t can do.
More Than Possible in Ono Year.
With the streets that have been Pc
titioned for. and those that are to be
petitioned for the city is going to be
swamped with paving. and it is not al
all likely that the municipality will be
anywhere near able to take care Of al
Of the intersections in one season.
Want Alley Paved.
Property owners along the alley run.
ming east and west from Third to Sec.
ond avenue, and from Main to Church
street in the same block, are going tt
petition for paving. The petition is be
ing circulated by Il. A Sieg, and will
be presented to the council next Mon
day night.
"A. j. CLARK IS soon to be out Will
petitions for paving from Church t.
Boone on Seventh and Eighth streets
and on Linn from Sixth to Ninth. It A
also expected that these petitions will
he presented at the regular meeting tx
be held Monday night.