Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-22
CLARK CALLS UP ORDINANCE
FOR vIApucT ON SOUTH
THIRD AVENUE.
HERMAN AND HULL
LEAD OPPOSITION
Fourth Ward Member and Council
man. at Large Are Not in Favor Of
Placing Viaduot on Business Street
Other Mem hers Do Not Think
Damages Would Be Great.

The greater portion of the adjourn
I ed session Of the city council Tues
day night was devoted to a discussion
OF the viaduct ordinance for Third av-
enue. prepared some time ago by a
I special viaduct committee headed by
! Councilman Clark Mr.. Clark called
for the ordinance Tuesday night, also
for the ordinance repeating the ordi-
nance calling for viaduct on Center
street. The Third avenue viaduct as
proposed is over the Chicago & North
western and Iowa Central tracks
Both ordinances We're formally adopt
ed and placed on their first readings.
There was nol a sufficient vote to sus-
pend the rules. however, and the or
dinances rest at that stage for the
present.
Third Avenue is Opposed.
The proposed ordinance for Third
avenue was srrenuousIy opposed by
Counctlmen Herman and Hull, who de-
clared the cost to abutriag property
prohJbittve. On the other hand. Clark
Psenicka and McCa-tea do not think
Z 49, >NN's '" 49, AC 1t.l1 GO--S4GcI lldS
the viadUcr would be a benefit TO the
property south Of Nevada street. where
1t is proposed that the viaduc- begin.
Plans For Viaduct.
According TO the plans as prescribed
the proposed viaduct would be approx
-nately $50 feet in length. the north
approach 24o feet and the south PSI.
The city engineer IS instructed 70 pre-
-.f1
council. The council is 20 appraise
the damages 10 the property and to pay
the property owners out Of the general
fund. II the railroad companies al
tecced fail TO begin the construction
ed proceedings in manda-nus are TO
be begun by the city
Clark Gives ketchur1's View.
Mr. Clark quoted State Railway
Commissioner E. S Ke,chu-n on the
Third avenue viaduct problem, as say
ing that rhs-e was no reason why the
CRY should not have viaduct or Third
avenue. Clark said that Ketchum had
suggested that the council pay no at
tenttor 10 the Great Western at all.
but build the yiaduct beginning south
OF the Great Western tracks Mr.
Ketchum was quoted as saying tina. the
Great Western had never acquired a
legal right 70 Nevada street, and after
the viaduct was builc the road could be
compelled 10 run into the union sta
ton.
afr. Clark said that the damage 70
property on Third avenue could not Dc
great, for there would be twelve fee,
left on either side Of the viaduct
Mr.. Ps@nicka favored the viaduct on
Third avenue by all means. He thought
the Great Western would be glad to
come into the union station and re-
store Nevada street
Would Ruin Third Avenue.
Councilman Herman declared that.
were viaduct TO be built on Third av-
enue. it would result IN running the
street.-the did not think the people own
ing property on the street would stand
for 1t. and ne was there 20 protect them
Mr.. Herman said that il the Great
Western could be forced to rur-Snto the
union station and restore Nevada
street to It's former uses, the question
might be somewhat different, bur he
doubted very much whether the Great
Western could be forced TO vaca.e its
present property. He could see TO use
Of building a viaduct over two sets Of
/ ira cks and eliminate third and if
there were a viaduet on Third avenue
it ought to include the Great Western
as we'll as the Northwestern and Cen
trial. Herman estimated that, If the
viaduct did include the three roads,
( the damage to abutting property would
be somewhere close TO 100000, figuring
on the estimated dana ges on Center
street at $4,000.
Hull Also Opposes.
Mr. Hull also opposed the Third av-
enue project and said that even with a
yiaduct there would be much traffic on
the street, and II could not be avoided
He said he would vote for II if it in
| Guided the three sets Of tracks.
Mayor Favors Avenue.
The mayor announced himself in ia
vor OF Third avenue, which he consid-
cred dangerous to any kind Of travel
He thought the growth OF the city was
being retarded from the fact that there
was no viaduct, and the south side ter
ritory could not be opened up because
Of the danger in crossing the tracks
| With a viaduct the mayor thought
many laboring men would buy lots and
build houses on the south side.
| DooIittle Presents Views.
W. W. Doolittle, who has lived on
South Third avenue for many years.
happened to be in the gallery and was
asked by Councilman Herman for his
views as to Third avenue being a prop
er street for viaduct. Mr.. Doolfttle
said that while he had not given the
question much consideration he was Of
the opinion that the property on that
street was too valuable to permit of a
viaduct, and that he did not see how a
viaduct could be built without includ-
| ing the Great Western tracks He
would be suspicious that it would ever
be possible to get the Great Western
to vacate Nevada street and run into
the union station, for the company had
too much valuable property in it's pres
ent location.
On the vote to formally adopt the or
dfnance repeating the Center street
| viaduct, and that 70 adopt the Third
avenue project, Herman and Hull vot-
ed no. and Clark, Good. McCarten and