Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-07
WILDE STUCK FOR HIGH PRICED
BRICK PAVING UNLESS THEY
REMoNsTRATE.
CITY COUNCIL EXPECTS
TO HEAR THEM WEDNESDAY
Brick Will Cost 1875 to the Block More
Than concrete-Width of Streets
Can Be Reduced, Saving 1925 to $500
More-Mr. Kirby Has Petition to
Change Brick to Concrete,

owners of property abutting thirty
blocks Of street frontage will be stucl
for high priced brick paving unless
they appear before the city council mex,
Wednesday night with their petitions
1or the cheaper and equally as durable
concrete. n they can't blame the
city council for it either if they fai
TO appear.
Brick paving on concrete foundation
Is costing this year from s1.se to s.. 80
per yard. 1t would cost above 81 per
yard IN Marshailtown. one course of
orlck on sand would cost at least s1.65
while Mason City is laying an excellent
concrete at s1.25. Thus the brick on
concrete will cost sS75 per city block
more than concrete at $3.50 per ward
and the one course OF brick on sand
VIII cost s431.50 per block more thar
concrete.
Furthermore many a residence street
need not be paved the full thirty feet
from curb 10 curb. Twenty-four feet
on streets with no street car tracks is
plenty wide enough and this would
save property owners s125 on each side
OF q block Of street or $500 in the one
DOCK II brick We're used and $685. on
one side or 1925 TO the block if con-
crete We're used. But petitions in the
oFlck district TO reduce the width of
the pavement or change to concrete
must appear next Wednesday night.
Inc city council stands ready to give
property owners what they want. Mr..
chairman of the streets COM
mlrtee, says that he provided the two
proposed districts 50 property owners
could take their choice.
Mr.. G. f. Kirby, chairman of the
~Marshalltown Club committee. which
appeared before the city council in be-
aalf OF the less expensive concrete has
circulated the following petition among
property owners on South Sixth
enu
Mr.. George Herman. Chairman
streets and Alleys = Marshalltown,
loVa;-We, the undersigned property
owners on Sixth avenue request that
II sixth avenue, between Church and
Main street, is to be paved this year.
1910, tina it be with concrete. accord
ing to specifications used in Mason
CITY, and we also request that the
width of said street between curbs be
made tWenty-four feet.
Please present this matter to the
city council at the proper time, and
oblige, ETC."
WIKI They Are.
n property owners affected under
the resolution for brick paving are
those living on:
Fourth street, Main to Church.
Third street, Main to Church.
Second street. Main to Church.
Church street. Ninth to Twelfth.
Twelfth street, Church to Main.
Church street, Fifth to Seventh
avenue.
Thirteenth street, Main TO Summit.
Sixth avenue, Main to Church.
Fourth avenue Church to Boone.
Boone street, Third to Fourth avenue.
i Nevada street. Center to First.
Market street, First to Second
avenue.
Third avenu Nevada to c. & n. w.
Railroad.
Sixth street. Church to Railroad.
Linn street. Center to First street.
East North, Center to Second avenue.
Alleys between Second and Third
venues and Main t Church.
Alleys Main to State and Third
venue west to the north and south
alley.
Alleys. one-half block east from
avenue to north and south alley
and then south to c. G.. w. station.