Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-09
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!: LOCAL. COMMENT

Everybody will applaud the efforts
of county and city. officers to catch
those who are lodging their auto
taxes. This will appeal to the man
who walks as we'll as to him who owns
an auto with his license tag paid for.
The average man about town who can
not afford to own an auto is strong
in the belief that those who do own
them should pay, thelr taxes and then
it is the average man about town who
is in some danger ofsbeing run down
and he wants all autos registered with
number which will trace the owner.
a pasteooard tag bearing ID etc is
of little value when fifty cars may be
carrying the same dealers number
Likewise with last years licAnse plates,
they have ceased to identify anybody.
The public is entitled to its right To
identify any reckless driver from his
number plate. Owners of cars who
have paid want to see the other fellow
do his share toward the road fund. Tax
dodgers never get much sympathy
from those who have paid theirs. Sc
the officers can depend upon about 80
per cent Of approval when they g
after the auto owner who has been
lodging his license.
Merritt Greene has set an example
for Lincoln highway residents to fol-
low when he not only donates a corner
from his property. but actually does
the construction work necessary to i'm
prove q round turn at his corner. The
City ough, to have accepted the land
eraciously and improved the road, but
when Mr.. Greene is willing to give
land fo~ a round turn from property
within the city the average farm own
or with land of much less value along
the Lincoln highway should De quick
TO follow Greene's example.
The next thing 10 be desired is an
overhead crossing spanning the NJ. &
81. l.. railway near MIR. jireenes resi-
dence. The track is now depressed SO
low that it would not require great
zeal OF change 10 remove this grade
crossing entirely from the Lincoln
highway. The street car line IS headed
toward the Third ward som where and
may eventually merge into an inter
urban line TO the west. " even if It
never @ecomes more than a street car
line crossing of the Il & St l..
sirable for the extension % the stree,
car service to the west.
When property owners appear before
me city council on June : 10 discuss
their proposed concrete paving they
should recommend a paving Of a single
course mixed 1928 flat on the bottom
end c~cwned on top This is the
method Of laying concrete now pre-
cerrea TO the paving Of tNo courses
and has been proved to be superior 70
The iwo course work They should
also pay little extra for covering mo
CnoC-=Ie with dirt or straw 20 lie Kept
Wet for slow curing. This WI reduce
me tendency to crack.
Property owners who haze paid for
one-ete paving Should ms s. upon the
city protecting il by pouring the
vracnS fun Of asphalt or tar. These
cracks are nature' E expansion and con
traction joints and should te :illed with
4 water tight cushion substance the
same a. expansion joints laid in the
work. Water must be kept from get
ting under the masonry or Jhe paving
already paid for will haze To be re-
! newed before its natural time.
on the grounds OF MANY a col
iege campus are clumps OF trees
| which stand as memorials 10 classes
If fifty and 90 years ago They were
planted with fitting ceremony by the
classes Of long ago in order 10 dedicate
10 The public some evidence Of their
appreciation Of The college which men
aefore them fed established Tor their
/ bsneft. Here in Marsha'ltown we are
I TO beauty the court yard and new
boulevard is to De planted on North
Third avenue for an extension Of the
park system into the city. Why not
start something in memorial planting
, and permit di'iduals. clubs and fra :
terna! orders 10 set out memorial trees