Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-31
Resolution of Necessity.

Be it resolved by the mayor and city
council of the city Of Marshalltown'
Iowa. that
Whereas the Barber Asphalt Paving
Company did heretofore construct GER
tain pavement along and upon certain
streets in the city. of Marshalltown
Iowa. as hereinafter designated. and
did on the sixth day OF February 1907
enter into certain contracts for the pl1r-
pose of guaranteeing the maintenance
of said pavem ent and,
Whereas said Barber Asphalt Paving
Company entered into an undertaking
and bond to maintain said several pub
lie improvements for the period OF
twelve years from and after the con-
struction thereof and caused bonds to
be executed therefor upon which the
United States Fidelity & Guaranty
Company of Baltimore, Md, was sure
ty, said streets which were so improved
by pavement and said bonds which
were so executed on the sixth day of
February 1907 being as follows to-wit:
South Third avenue from the south
lime OF Main street to the right Of way
Of the Chicago Great Western Railway
Company bond of maintenance and re-
pair for same being $11,S00.
North Second avenue, bond of main
tenance and repair for same being
$17.50O.
Jerome street from the west line OF
Third street to the east line of Fourth
street, bond for repair and maintenance
being $4,000.
Church street from the west line of
First street to the west line Of Ninth
street and on Fourth avenue from the
south line OF State street to the north
line of Church street, bond for repair
and maintenance being $25,500.
North Third street, bond for repair
and maintenance for same being $751;
900.
South Ninth street. West State street
and Sixth street bond for repair and
maintenance being $21,400.
Lincoln and Grant streets. bond for
repair and maintenance being $21 1000.
And, whereas. said period of twelve
years has not expired and said Barber
Asphalt Paving Company and the
United States Fidelity & Guaranty
Company have heretofore been notified
in writing Of the need of repairs to said
streets and neither said Barber Asphalt
Paving Company nor said United States
Fidelity & Guaranty Company have
maintained said streets in proper repair
but have wholly neglected and failed to
repair the same attho repeatedly noti-
fed so to do, and
Whereas, it is estimated that the fol-
lowing particular portions Of said
streets are out Of repair with respect
to the wearing surface and in numerous
places with respect to the binder course
in extent approximately as follows. to-
wit:
On Third avenue one fourth Of the
surface Of the street In block. from
Main street to Church street: fifty
square yards at the intersection OF
Church street and Third avenue: s64
square yards from Church street ia
Linn street; one-half Of tho intersec-
ton OF Linn street and Third avenue
and one-fourth OF the surface between
Linn and Cunningham streets: one
fourth Of the wearing surface from
Cunningham street to the north line OF
the Chicago Great Western railway
right OF way and that alops saiI
course there are frequent intervals
where the binder course 10 disinte-
grated and worn away which are in
capable Of accurate estimate.
On North. Second avenue 1t the al
ley Intersection south of Lincoln street
and on North Second avenue between
Grant ana Webster streets, I'VE yards.
On North Second avenue between Linn
coin and Webster streets, one yard. On
Church street between Fifth and Sixth
streets. five yards. wearing surface and
binder course. On Church street at the