Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-27
SUPERVISOR MAYTAG PROMISES
BUSINESS MEN TO SUPPORT
HIGHWAY RESOLUTION.
COUNTY TO MAINTAIN
PAVING OUTSIDE CITY
Promise Of Maintenance Is For Part Of
Two Miles Of Pavement in Lincoln
Highway, For Which 1000 Barrels Of
Cement Has Been Given Free-DeIe!
CATION Visits Board.

The county will maintain that part
outside the city limits of the two miles
of concrete pavement that is to be laid
in the Lincoln highway. A delegation
of fourteen business men called on SUI
pervisors w H. Jones and d. c. May
tag this forenoon and obtained from
Maytag a promise that he would vote
for resolution that binds the county
to maintain the pavement. supervisor
Jones has stood ready to support the
resolution since it was first brought to
the attention of the board.
At the last meeting of the supervis-
ors, A. A. Moore. local counsel of the
Lincoln Highway Association, present
ed to the board resolution which
bound the county to maintain that part
Of the highway outside of the city lin
its that is to be paved.
Resolution Not Passed.
The city council had already passed
a similar resolution, in which the city
agrees to maintain that part OF the
pavement inside the city limits. The
resolution was not brought UP formally
before the supervisors. but Supervisor
Maytag indicated to Moore that he
would not support the resolution be-
cause the north" road, Lamoille to
State Center, had been chosen for the
Lincoln highway and not the south"
road, which is the county road. Moore,
as highway CONSUL, had moved the
highway from the "south" to the
north" road. Moore left the resolu-
ton with the supervisors.
Not Interested as Faction.
When the business men who are in
terested in this project made it plain
to the supervisor that they did not
represent any road faction or Lincoln
Highway Association, or local branch
Of it, but that they were interested
only as business men who expected to
help pay for building the road and
wanted it, Supervisor Maytag readily
agreed to support the resolution.
O. L. Ingledue, Fred NJ. Wilbur.
George Gregory. and f. D. Hamilton
made it plain in addressing the super
yisors that they were not Interested
and did not care whether the north or
south" road to State Center was the
Lincoln highway. And in any event
the pavement to be laid would not ex-
tend anywhere near where the road di-
vides east of Lamoille. branching to
the north" and South roads.
Want Gift Of Cement.
Supervisor Maytag was given to un-
derstand that insofar as the business
men before him were concerned. they
were perfectly willing to let the super
visors fight out the controversy over
the selection of which route should be
the Lincoln highway from Lamoille to
State Center.
The business men. however. wanted
to take advantage Of the offer Of 1000
barrels Of cement which has been Civ
en- thru the Lincoln Highway Associa-
ton for two miles of pavement. 1t has
been specified that the pavement must
be laid in the Lincoln highway. Local
business men have already subscribed
some money for this project, and more
money is to be subscribed, so definite
promise Of maintenance was greatly
desired before the project was further
advanced.
Il don't believe this board Of super
visors can afford to refuse to maintain
this pavement after the Lincoln high
way and business men OF this city build
it, said o. L. 1ngledue.
I'VE would like to build twenty Ave
miles of such road leading into this
city," said f. D. Hamilton. ut would
be Of more benefit than an interurban
railroad
Those who were in the delegation
were w. G. Stricken. o. L. Ingledue. E.
r. Lay, George Gregory. E. D. Hamil-
ton Harry Stoddart. A. NJ. Friend,
George A. Howe. j. w Hook, II. a.
Kinnan. H G. Brintnall. H. J. Howe,
,ESrad NJ Wilbur and NJ T, NuOdy