Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-15
MAY STREET PROPERTY OWNERS
SAY GRANlTolD is OF PRE-
HISTORIC ORIGIN.
CRUSHED GRANITE IN
TIME OF CAVE MEN
Declaring to Pave With Granitoid Fos-
tiers Trust and Encourages Graft
and Holdup, According to Attor-
ney Drawing Remonstrance-other
"Reminiscences Filed.

After setting forth at length many
reasons why May street should not be
paved at all, and much less with gran
told, T. F. Bradford, representing May
street property owners, declared gram
itoid to be of prehistoric origin, and
known to the ancient cave men. Ac-
cepting this statement as fact the at
4orney held UP to ridicule any attempt
Of the city TO compel its tax payers TO
pay a premium on something that is
older than the hills.
After showing that the properties on
May street were of small value. and
that the city would be compelled to pay
much of the cost incurred because of
the excess to actual benefits, and be-
cause the city would exceed its stat
utory limit of Indebtedness by putting
in so much paving and making other
contemplated improvements. the at
torney outlined his views OF the gran
itoid business as follows:
Wooden Head Breaks Granite Hammer.
I'm resolving TO pave with granitoid,
or crushed granite. and being obliged
to pay premium for a name, the coun-
Gil holds itself and its citizens up in
ridicule of its neighbors Tor its appar-
ent lack of knowledge of the cave men
when, with his granite or stone ham
mer, a cave man hit a wooden headed
cave man in prehistoric times, and the
wooden head proved hard enough to
crush the granite hammer. Then
crushed granite came into existence
Certainly cement was used when the
pyramids were built
Encourages Graft.
The rem onstrance petition of the
May street property owners continues
on the subject of granitoid as follows:
TN determining that pavement called
granitoid paving shall be used, and no
other, the council gives the owner Of
such a pavement the right to charge
any and all kinds Of prices for the
same, and allows and fosters a truss
and encourages holdup, and a touch
as 1t were, of owners of property, and
encourages graft everywhere. If a con-
crete pavement is laid, with out naming
the kind, and washed and cleaned
sharp river sand, or sand and gravel, is
used, dozens can compete and Low
price can be had for such paving in.
stead Of a holdup, and the cost of gat
ting one material will be paid to labor.
ers at home, and the money left here
instead of being sent away to be pait
to others"
The May remonstrance was signed
by tWentv-six property owners.
Linn Street Objection.
On behalf Of twenty out of twenty.
two property owners on Linn street
between Fourth and Sixth avenue, Mrs
Emma Weatherly read objections t.
the proposed paving on that street
Among the DIRECTORS are eight widow:
who, the petitioners claim, are unable
to meet the expense. The street is de.
clared to be in good condition already
and is said to be we'll drained, ant
that there is no need of the paving
Other Objections.
Because she does not reside on tn
alley, and because her tenant has n,
horses and does not need paving. Mr.:
Della L. s. Conover, of Chicago, OBJ
jects to the paving of the alleys o
block /, Andrews addition, in tn
block bounded by Third and Fourt
avenues. and Main and Church street:
The Chicago e Northwestern Rail
way Company filed lengthy objection
to the paving of South Fourth avenu
from the tracks to Market street, de
claring that only the executive counc
of Iowa had any right TO levy an as
sessment against railroad property.
The council postponed any action o
the circumstances for the second i
of paving ordered for one week, Nor
day, June 81. The council will caucl
on the paving on the afternoon Of II
same day.