Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21

The combined report Of eleven in
spectors, sent out over 100 miles OF
highway leading in all directions from
this city, indicates pretty general at
tent;on given to the dragging OF the
roads, With the exception OF the MARI
eta road, the East Main street road.
the Quarry road, and the South Center
street road, all the others had been
very generally dragged and were IN
good condition, but nearly every IN
spector reported the portion OF MS
road lying within the city limits to pc
in the worst condition Of all. Nearly
every road examined would have been
far better improved had the dragging
been done Monday. as the dragging
done Tuesday seemed to fail to NIL UP
the ruts. When the roads are hard
and dry light drags do not cut deep
enough, and they leave clods that are
hard and rough.
The reports IN detail are:
Marietta Road Not Dragged.
The Marietta road had not been
touched with drag from the Marshall
town city limits to Albion town. ana
along some of it the bumps in the
center, left by recent grading. MADE
this road worse than it has ever been.
Albion Road Partly Ragged.
From Marshalltown to the corner at
the TOP of the Recess grove hill ana
-, 70 wallace Araev's. the road was in
oerfec. condition, but no dragging from
that corner to Albion.
Third Avenue Road Good.
Of
street from the end Of the brick pave
ment TO the river bridge. this ROAD was
in good condition. altho 1t could have
been improved had 1t been o'asgeo
when the soil was not so dry. the
ci,v.s street Is exceedingly rough and
full Of holes.
Nieholson's Ford Road Fine.
This road is reported to be Wen
dragged clear to Green Mountain anu
in the best condition it has ever oeen
with the exception Of two blocks OF
awfulIy rough street within the CRY on
North Third avenue from Lincoln 10
Marion streets. There Is bad culvert
at the Fourth avenue corner and the
new river bridge approaches need some
| filing.
East Main Street Bad.
| Not drag had appeared on the Eas,
Main street road UP to WEDNESDAY
noon. when this road has been MADE
one Of the best by the use OF dras.
| Quarry Road Worse.
| The inspector assigned to the Quar-
~ road reported: This roae IS 30 oao
| that I will not drive over 1t again. II
has not been dragged and looks AZ tho
people kept off of it as much as they
could"
LeGrand Road Perfect.
| The LeGrand road had been thor
oushly dragged and was in fine condi-
| ton.
Ferguson Road Not Touched.
| South Of the Miller farm, corner the
! Ferguson road, had not been dragged.
| South Center Street Spotted.
| The Laurel end Of this road had
hean dragged to the Milwaukee
tracks, but nothing done this side ex-
cept in front Of the G. A. Smith farm.
and the city's street from the NJ. & st.
L. railway crossing to the city limits
was in very bad condition.
South Sixth Partly Dragged.
| On Tuesday morning, when inspec-
,ion was made, the drag was at work
doing fine Job from the city limits
TO the corner, turning west. and to the
next corner turning south toward nav
erhul, but nothing doing from there
to Haverhill. when a drag could have
made that the best road in the county
The city's street from the c. e. NV
crossing south. was very bad and the
sidewalk crossings at Boone, Neveda
and Railroad streets, and the NJ.
St. l.. railway crossings all need at
tention.
Lamoiile Road Dragged.
The Transcontinental route hao peer
dragged from this city and west o.
Lamoille. and as far toward state
i Center as the inspector examined II
altho much Of the dragging woult
have left the road smoother had l
been done when the soil was not 81
dry.
West Main Street Fair.
For eight miles out the West Mall
street road had been dragged and wa!
in pretty fair condition, altho this roa'
would have been improved had tn
dragging been done earlier. A yer!
bad place in the citys street just De
yond the Thirteenth street corne
should be filled and graded smooth, a
1t is very rough.