Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-08

said that if the city wanted the same
pavement as had been laid at Fon du
Lac, he would be willing to come here
and put it in at $125.
Two Pavements Identical.
Mr.. Gregory was correct as to the
Fon du Lac paving being identical
with the Marshalltown specifications of
last spring. The only difference be-
tween the two is that while Marshall
town called for the top to be grooved
into blocks 41sx9 inches, at Fon du Lac
they roughen the top by drawing ac-
cross it street broom. Both pave
ments are seven and one-half inches
thick. Each has base five inches
thick mixed one part cement, three
sand and five stone at Marshalltown
and 1-21s-5 at Fon du Lac. Each has
a wearing surface one and one-half
inches thick and mixed alike of equal
parts of cement, sand and granite
screenings. The contract price at Fon
DID Lac for seven miles of it this year
is s1.S2 per yard and the contractor
says that he pays S115 per barrel for
cement, s2.75 per yard for granit+.
screenings, s1.1S per yard for sand, SIS
'
cents per hour for labor and $3.50 per
day for teams. Mr.. Snek complained
before the council in the spring that
this pavement was the same as grant,
old except that it had been changed
enough to evade the patents and it is.
The granitoid base was the same in
thickness and mixture, and the top was
the same in thickness. but contained
40 per cent cement to 60 per cent gran
lite with no sand, While Fon DIN Lac and
Marshalltown proposed to use 50 1-3
per cent cement, the same OF sand and
the same of granite. For this difference
he now asks % cents royalty whereas
his bid was $1.9S or Sc cents royalty
and he admits that he has stuck peo-
pie for more than 81 royalty at other
places.
Would Help Get Competition.
SO anxious was Mr.. Sinek that the
city have competition in the bidding
for the pavement that he informed MI
Gregory that if the city could not get
free and open bidding on the present
specifications, he. Sinek, would help
send out the propositions.
That's just what am afraid of"
answered Gregory quickly, and the
gallery roared.
Just What is "HoIdup."
Mr.. Sinek, in showing the council
how fair the Blome company was try
ing to be in Nfarshalltown, attempted
to show the council what constituted
a "holdup." Mr.. Sinek said that the
reason he wanted to get some paving
here was because there had been so
much agitation over granitoid. and 50
many circumstances filed. I'VE want
to say to people, Go over to MARSHALL
town and see our granitoid paving"
said Mr.. Sinek. I'VE are willing to stay
out of the field altogether. excepting
fairly, and not be utterly ignored in the
laying of.pavement that is an infringe
ment on our patents"
Mr.. ,Sinek went on to show what a
bargain Narshalltown was getting in
the way of a 25-cent royalty, when The
bitulitric people We're demanding a
royalty of s1.40 at Grinnell.
Now that is a holdup," explained
Mr.. Sinek
In almost the next breath, however,
he made the comparison between the
small royalty here and the larger one
at Grinnell and said that in certain
places out west his company was gel-
ting s1.40 royalty, too.
Councimen's Views.
In giving their views on the subject
Herman thought that anybody who had
seen the granitoid ought to be for it
and remarked that Gregorys teams
would use il more than anyone. Greg
| DRY replied that he did have much use
for paving but was not willing to vote
for paving until the price was right.
McCarten said that, he too. favored
the best in paving, but wanted real
competition in the bidding. which he
did not think possible if granitoid
We're specified or if a royalty Wee
agreed to. Good said that I'VE might as
well do business when we have a
chance. Three years from now they
will pat us on the back The mayor
then said that he had no more use for
/ hand-med down paving than for hand
me- down clothing. He wanted grant
old on Thirteenth street and the inter-
secting streets by all means. Clark anG
Psenicka thought that if the council
waited for no remonstrances the city
would never get any paving. The rol
was called and Gregory and McCartei
voted no which would have killed the
resolution TO pave had Psenicka no
then come in with his well learned mo.
ton to defer which passed.
A SNAP IN PEACHES