Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-07
Local Comment

When the Baptist building committee
advertised for bids for their new |
church they discovered the real condi-
lion in Marshalltown. Only one man
was willing to undertake the building
Of a church which must be completed |
during the present calendar year and
no other bids were received. Contrac-
tors generally told the committee that
now had all the building
under way which could be done by the
men available. The Baptist church and
others will have to wait.
While the usual amount OF disorderly
conduct. brawling and smuggling has
been going on among few followers
OF carnival the people who have at
tended the chautauqua are not free
from criticism. The noise and confus-
ion made in the rear part OF the tent
by people who persist in talking and
visiting while others are trying to hear
what they have paid for has been ex-
ceedingly annoying.
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The city OF Fond du Lac Wis, has
let contracts for five miles of concrete
paving upon specifications identtcai
with the revised specifications adopted
by the city council in Marshalltown.
The foundation is five inches thick the
same as ours mixed part cement.
2M parts sand and parts stone while
ours Is 1875. The wearing surface Is
exactly the same being 1sinches thick
mixed one part cement. one OF SAND
ana one OF granite screenings. Fond
du Lao has actually let Its contract FOR
this kind of concrete paving at $l.lV
per square yard for some of 1t and sl.aa
per yard for the rest according TO the
amount OF grading required. No pat
erts were considered and the work was
let to two local contractors who waA
always be on the ground to make gooa
promptly any repairs. Fond du Lac tired
ont a mile OF this kind of paving last
wear and likes 1t we'll enough to ouy
five miles of 1t this year. Expansion
Joints of asphaltic filler are to be laid
at intervals Of fifty feet but rough
surface IS produced by brushing with a
street broom instead of grooved block
ing. Can anyone now explain why
Marshalltown should pay more than
Fond du Lac for street paving? The
sand is here, the cement and labor just
are not a material part of the total
cost.
The city council of Boone has called
q special election for Aug. 16 on
which the people are to vote upon
proposed franchise to their fello"
townsman e. e. Hughes, and j. H. NC
Bride and Andrew Stevenson. givina
those gentlemen the right to acquire
erect. maintain and operate" a stree'
railway, an electric light and power
plant and a heating plant. The maxi
Mum car fare is fixed at cents WITT
tickets for "a rides at $100 good only
between s a. M and 9 O. M. and be
tween p. m. and Z p. m. Eiectrl'
light rates are scheduled at IL cent
for the first 20 X. w; 111a cents 10
the second 20 X. W.; after 40 K. w
have been used the rate Is to be II
cents for the second 40 K. W.: cent
per K. w. from 80 to 100 X. w. an
i, 8 cents for all used in one month abov
100 K, w. All Of these rates are SUP
. iect to a cash discount OF 10 per Ger
> which shades the higher rates lrac
q ton more than one cent each and IN
a lower nearly cent. The power rate
q graduate from Q cents for 40 X. W.
less to 8 cents for 400 X. w. and owe
,,sed In one month and subject also
? 10 ner cent discount for cash. NO ga
, franchise is asked as these men do nc
Intend to operate gas plant there. Nj
z Hughes is president of one of the lead
. ing banks in Boone. Messrs. McBrtd
: and stevenson are asking for fran
a Henry S. Osborne, a wealthy la"Se
e of Chicago to acquire erect. man
9 tain and operate" in this city. Ihe'
l right of way man, Mr.. ellis. mas pee
working steadily between this city an
r Grundy Center for over a month an
I the same set of men now have the'
n right of way for an interurban secure
v from Waterloo to Eldora.