Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-08
MANY PROPERTY OWNERS FILE
OBJECTIONS TO eRANlTolD
PAVING.
DEMAND THAT WORK BE
OPEN TO COMPETITION
Practically Every Street Covered In
First Resolution Of Necessity is In.
eIuded in the objeetions-some Do
Mot Want Paving at All - Lawyers
II Have Innings.

VIC
ever launched in the city by property
owners who want to be heard on the
question of permanent public improve
ments, eliminated Monday night in
1.-THE formal presentation to the council
of the paving DIRECTORS petitions, con-
tanning 263 names, and representing
the majority Of property owners on
practically all Of the streets included
IN the first resolution Of necessity. The
council received the petitions and
placed them on file, and will meet to
take action Wednesday evening.
A varied assortment of reasons was
given as to why the paving should not
be laid as intended. Many Of the
property ownersacovered a wide range
in their objections, while others were
content to set forth less specific rea-
sons why the paving should not be
ordered.
4. Object to Granitoid.
Most Of the petitions contained some
reference. to. the elimination by the
council of granitoid, and changing the
specifications in order that competi-
ton in the work might be secured, and
good paving had at a lesser cost
than would necessarily have to be paid
for a patented process and formula.
Many of the DIRECTORS asked. in addi-
ton to the elimination of granitoid,
that the council reject all bids for any
kind Of concrete paving that exceeded
$1.40 per square yard.
Want Specifications Amended
The petitioners, in many instances,
asked that the Specifications be so
the specific formula of sizes and per-
petitioners believe that if the specifi-
cations are not SO, changed they will
enable owners Of certain patents to dis
courage real competition in the bid
ding. The petitioners also ask that
the council provide in their specifica-
tions for a concrete pavement using
cement, sand. and crushed granite,
gravel, or hard stone in the wearing
surface, in. amounts approximating
two ifths each by measure of cement,
sand, and stone. The council is urged
TO reject any, and all bids that may
exceed $1.4O per square yard for any
kind. Of paving whatsoever.
Other Reasons Outlined.
Many other reasons were outlined In
the different petitions. Included among
them are that the cost Of the paving
will far exceed. the. general and special
benefits to the properties, will cause
unnecessary hardships. to property
owners, that the paving now is
unnecessary, that property owners are
at the present time paying for paving
ordered heretofore, and are not able to
pay for more that the paving will
not enhance the value of the property;
that no sewer or gas mains are laid
on some streets contemplated, and that
some property owners will be COM
PEELED to mortgage their homes in or
der to pay for paving. Several of the
petitioners declare that they do not
want paving Of any kind, and others
that they are not yet ready to pave.
Where Objections Come From.
= The list. of DIRECTORS are property
owners on the followingn streets, to-
gether with the number signing
on each street: South First,
is; West Linn and Eighth, Is;
Park, Jerome, Fourth and Fifth, %;
South Fourth avenue, Boone, Third
and Fourth avenues, %; Linn, between
Third and Fourth avenues, g.; East
Church, Fifth to Seventh avenues, 13;
North Second, South Fourth, North
Fifth. s.; South .sSecond, s; North Sec
ond, %; South Seventh, between Main
and Church, 8; West Linn, So; Nevada,
between First avenue and Center, 1;
West Linn, Sixth to Seventh, II; South
Eighth, Main to Boone, 11S-South
Sixth, 20:. West Linn, Church, South
Twelfth, q; c. NJ. Michaels, Fourthave-
niue and Boone; i: German Evangelical
church, Fourth avenue and linn, 1;
alley between Main and Church, First
and Second, 5; alley between Boone
and Nevada, Third and Fourth ave-
nues, 8. ........
Attorneys on Hand.
Many attorneys were on hand, rep
and were heards by the. council. B. r..
Cummings, who is hit harder by the
paving than any other one property
owner in the city, announced himself in
favor of paving. and wanting paving,
but when he paid for paving he wanted
the bidding. open to the world andenot
limited to! some concern that had a
patent right on a certain kind Of pave
ment, or. where royah ties would have
to be paid by other bidders.
Mr.. Cummings declared that he be-
iieved sand, cement, rock and water
could be put together. unless there be
some big all, for less than $40 and
leave the contractor a good round
profit. He Thought the actual cost
would be somewhere around 81, and
he based his assertion after consul
tatdon with several experts. IF you