Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-01
suPERlNrENDENTs DlNEp At
CONFERENCE WITH soARc
Division Superintendents Report Re-
questins Much Road Work to Be
Done on County System - Take
Lunch With Board as Guest. of A.
A. Moore and .. w. Norris.


vision superintendent OF the county
road system all being guests at lunch
at the Marshalltown Club OF Messrs.
A A. Moore and D. ". Norris, of the
club. The afternoon was spent in ar
ranging in detail for the work to be
done mex. year. Each superintendent
reported as TO what work he wanted
done first on his division. Mr.. G W.
Darling, supervisor elect, was present
and during the afternoon Railroad
Commissioner y. S. ketchum was
called into conference regarding GER
tain railroad crossings in the county
Marshall county's patrol system of
looking after its county roads is to be
made model for all other counties to
follow If the state highway commission
can bring it about. State Engineer
Mcdonald writes: Il am recommend
ing to the commission that little
pamphlet be printed entitled The Pa
troll SYSTEM in which the Marshall
county plan shall be printed with in
structious as 10 putting into effect
such a system. In my judgment there
40 oiAAs oi1C System ny llCAi lie cal III
roads of the state can be maintained,
that is the patrol system"
Mr.. Holden, the farmer member Of
the state commission writes: u am
strongly in favor of adopting patrol
system in every county,
Arney Wants Plenty.
Mr. c. E. Arney OF division No. 1.
the road to Albion and Bethel Grove,
was the first TO report. He wanted
some hill cutting on the Mormon Ridge
road also the Hunsche hill east OF AL
bion. He wanted new concrete
bridge east of Albion and he wanted
the county engineer and the super
visors to arrange with the village of
Albion to smooth up their town
crossings which stand up above the
road. Then he considered the unpaved
streets inside the city of Marshalltown
the worst piece of road on his divi-
sion.
Robinson Ready to Pave.
B. F. Robinson. of division No. 2,
the North Third avenue road, recon-
mended that the board request all will
low hedges to be cut down as the law
requires. He reported that Grundy
2 county had come down to the Mar
shall county line with some excellent
ROAD "OTh anu ne wanted Ills Guilty
to match up with Grundy. This meant
reducing hills to an established per
cent grade, widening several narrow
culverts, concrete in place Of two
rickety wooden bridges and he said
that the farmers on his road were
ready to cooperate with the city and
county to pave a strip in the center
from the brick pavement on North
Third avenue past the park and across
the river bottom to the Stewart hill
ciassen Reports River Bridge Bad.
Ex-senator J. B. Classen. of division
No 8. the East Main street road to
Green Mountain and up thru Vienna
township, reported that the worst part
of his road was the bottom road from
Marshalltown to the river and that the
county bridge itself was the worst spot
in the road He wanted the bridge
graveled Immediately and ne wanted
the road from the river to town
graveled. He wanted the c. G. W.
railway crossing graded up on both
sides TO make a smooth crossing. He
wanted a concrete bridge at the foot
OF the hill! from the Old Peoples home.
the Burnett creek hill graded down
and he estimated that the road rum
ming east but lying south Of Green
Mountain was in such deplorable con-
dition that a great deal Of work would
have to be done.
DANGEROUS Place on Lincoln Highway.
E.x-Mayor W. II. Jones, Of division
No. 4, the LeGrand, Dillon and Dunbar
roads. wanted the tops Of the two hills
near the timber this side Of the NJ. &
ST. L. railway crossing on the Lincoln
Highway cut to grade and the grade
raised and widened at the railroad
crossing and a concrete cuiVert On stie
east side Of this crossing. He censid-
cred this one Of the most dangerous
places in the county. He wanted the
road grade raised on both sides Of the
Timber creek bridge and the hog
back" Of a concrete culvert covered up.
He recommended that the road be
rounded at the turns at the Miller
corner, at the next corner east and at
the corner south Of the school house
he gave two alternative plans one to
cut off to the east and miss both
bridges or to widen the culvert at tho
turn and make the road grade at the
corner not less than forty feet wide. He
wanted the creek Strengthened or
drained where 1t ran along the road.
Much to Be Done Near Hartland.
w. H. c. woodward, OF division No.
!. the Marietta Hartland road, had so
much that ought to be done west Of his
CORNER that iie la iaa ssot expect &c get il
all in one year. He wanted the NJ. e
st. L. railway crossing near Marshall
town very much repaired and graded
or he wanted an underneath crossing
ordered here. He then wanted higher
grade and better drainage from the
Packard farm lane north to the rail-
road. Then he wanted the first hill
cutting to be done on the hill about a
mile east Of the Hartland school. After
that there would be plenty more to be
done.
Gilman Wants Some Attention.
J. l. Wylie. OF division No. s, the
Il roads from Gilman east and to Laurel
ano Dunbar, said that very little coun-
{ - - work mad been seen :n his locality
- ret and that his people were wait
Ing patiently for their tax money to
come back to their roads. He advised
that the No. hill to the Gilman
water works be put to grade first, sew
eral ~ Weoden bridges should be torn