Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-01

After several years, duTlnS "illcu ~
paving was done, following QlsaS
trous experience with asphalt ana
much LITIGATION and later successful
efforts to stay off attempts TO toist on
the city high-priced patented paving
the city awoke to the need OF more
permanent street Improvements soon
after the city government changed
from the old council system TO the
commission plan. Since then the com
mission has been active in its efforts
to permanently improve the streets.
Four Miles Paved.
Having satisfied itself that concrete
was the best, price and other things
considered, the commission made
start by letting a contract for eight
blocks in 1911, costing Sl6.9+o.4o-
Pleased with the paving laid under this
contract the commission let TWO con-
tracts for a little more than lOfly
blocks during the summer OF 19I-. AL
but one block Of these two contracts
was completed at a cost OF S'o'V9o'99.
The total expenditure for the two years
was S95.04110. The 1912 contracts
were awarded at the very low price OIL
s1.Os a square yard. The 1911 contract
axcan- the four blocks OF resurfacinS
on East Main street, was Yet FOR Sis.
Could Not Supply Demand.
The tax payers and property owners
of the city are pretty well Si@llSl!et
with concrete paving at anything IKE
the price for which 1t has oeen Ia'!0
during the last two years MS -
shown by the petitions for paving chal
are on file that the council mas Oe@h
,,n,bl. ~ grant during the past year.
X These petitions ask that fourteen S'.'u
one-half more blocks Of this paving be
laid on six streets. The property own
ers have specified IN each petition that
Il tha having be concrete and, IN some
cases the maximum price for the paw
ing the propertv owners were wiling
tonav has also been specified. But IN
~ Sese has the price that the peu-
IsoneA have set, as the limit 10 Whlcn
they would go, been as low as the PRICE
at which paving has been laid for
Where Paving Was Laid.
There has been a fairly equa! Owls
. ~ INC having put down in the two
wears. as between the wards or inc
oity with the exception Of the Fifth
The following IS the number OF BLOCKS
Of paving laid in each ward:
First - a.
Second ~
Third +,
Fourth
This list includes the four nlocks o.
-eerrfac,ng on East Main. Since this
street IS the dividing line between the
F,irst and Fourth wards, two blocks OF
+his ,avi,, have been credited to each
ward.
Tho list below gives the blocks Of
each street. by wards, that We're paved ::
eat -. ,,.,rd- Blocks
North Canter to Second avenue. ..2
E,,rs+ avenue. north to Lincoin..'..-l
~Nain. Fifth 70 Ninth avenue
Second ward
Second, Main to Lincoln -'.--'''''' 20
state. Sixth to Seventh ........'.'' 10
seventh. Main TO Jerome. ....'.''4
,,Thirteenth. Main TO Summit -....."
Fifth Main 10 State ......-......l
Fifth. Jerome 10 Park .....-...-. In
Park. Third to Fifth ...-.....'..'-'"
Fourth. PARK TO old paving ..-...I
Jerome. Fourth to Fifth. -....'....-
Third ward
First. Church To Linn -...........'!
lseconw, Main to Roone ...''..'''''.
Fourth, Main to Church ....'...''L
Fifth Main to Church. ........-..'l
Seventh, Main to Church ..........L
,Etgbth Main to Church ..........l
,1jnn Second to Center ......'...-2
Fourth ward
7inn Center to sixth avenue .....'o
4eivth avenue. Main 70 Linn.
aseventh avenue, Main to Church....l
Church. Fifth to Seventh aVenue..'Z
,~Main, Fifth to Ninth aVenue-.'-'..Z
+, .Two Of the four blocks on Las'
,.,i, street were credited to the First