Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-27
OWNERS OF MAJORITY OF
FRONTAGE OBJECT TO Paw.
ING STREET.
CLAIM PAVING THERE
is NOT NECESSARY
Owing to Condition of Soil and Natural
Drainage Property Owners Think
That Permanent Improvement is
Useless-North Fourth Wants Paw
ing-committee Reports.

A remonstrance to the paving of
Park street, from Third to Fifth, was
filed with the city council Monday
night The remonstrance is signed by
the owners of a majority of the
abutting property, the frontage against
paving being represented as 1852 feet,
against ITO feet owned by property
owners who have signed the petition
for paving.
The property owners who do not
want the paving claim that the perma-
nent improvement is unnecessary ow-
ing to the condition of the soil and the
natural drainage. The signers of the
remonstrance are A. l.. Clark, w. E.
Leech. H. r. McMahon, Hopkins &
Son, j. L. Sheets, E. Smith and Lee
Atkinson, j. M. Atkinson, G. w. Ever
list, and j. M. Friedman.
The remonstrance was referred to
the streets and alleys committee.
North Fourth Wants Paving.
Councilman Gregory, of the Second
ward, presented a petition signed by a
majority of the property owners of
North Fourth street in the block just
south of Park, asking that the street
be paved with either concrete or brick.
This was also referred to the commit
tee.
A petition, for concrete paving on
South Fourth, avenue between Church
and Linn streets was presented and
likewise referred to the committee.
Committee Files Report.
The committee as whole filed Its
formal report Monday night covering
the inspection Of concrete pavement
as made in Gary and Richmond, Ind.
and Chicago. The committee, as here
tofore understood, is unanimous in de-
claring concrete paving, properly con-
structed with improved material bott
as to base and wearing surface, to bt
the most desirable paving obtainable
and to be the cleanest and most sani.
tary laid at an equal price.
The committee thinks that when 1t 4.
considered that an ordinary cemen
sidewalk four inches thick costs from
95>cents to s1sl2 n per square yard
concrete paving seven inches thick /
not expensive at from $1.75 to 50 pc
square yard.
Must Not Confuse Macadam.
The committee called attention in it.
report to the common error Of confus
ing macadam with concrete, and be
cause Of the cheapness of macadan
many people have believed that con
crete paving was much cheaper than i
can really be laid and laid right. TIL
committee believes that $165 and S
represent the minimum and maximum
cost of the best grade of concrete paw
ing laid in Marshalltown.
Recommends Granitoid Blocks.
The committee recommended tn
granitoid concrete block pavement, a
per specifications under which tn
pavement is laid at Gary, Ind, as tn
most suitable pavement for Marshall
ltown. The pavement was laid at Gar
for $1.65, but will likely cost more Il
this city.
BY granitoid. Mr.. Gregory, who rea
the report, said that the committee wa
not recommending any patent process
j or name, but simply specifying tn
granite wearing surface such as ha
been adopted at Gary. There is
Bloom patent on certain kind G
granite top pavement, but this pater
has to do with a certain manner c
providing for the expansion and con
traction.
The sample of concrete pavemer
sent to the city from Chicago has ar
rived, and was on display at the coun
Gil chamber. 1t has the appearance {
being a superior pavement.