Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-10
pavement. It IL estimated tho city
should pay $1,02S.60 OF tho whole.
To Uss Cinders and Gravel.


To Uss Cindsrs and Gravel.
Had not Thadieus Binford found
way out for paving North Third ave
nue. and called in s. w. Rubee to fur
nish technical assistance. North Thir
avenue would not have been included
AS it Is it will be paved and boulevard
ed, and Mr.. Rubee is certain the roa'
| will be good and cheap.
| Mr.. Rlibee has not worked out al
/ the details for the pavement north o
| Marion street. but he and Mr.. Binfcrc
, have determined upon the genera
character of the Improvement Soutf
OF Marion from Lincoln street north
Third avenue will be paved with brick
Pavement for this part of the stree
was petitioned for long ago.
Boulevard Paving Plan.
Mr. Rubee said that the ctlaracter OF
pavement they had decided upon fol
North Third avenue was foundation
of ten to twelve inches OF cinders. sur
faced with coarse gravel. then rolled
and then resurfaced with finer grave
TO a depth Of two or three inches
The avenue will be curbed with what
Rubee calls keystone combination
curb and gutter. This type of gutter
Is intended to make 1t impossible for
the water to cut in between the edge
OF the pavement and the inner edge OF
the curb. The curb varies in width,
Jogging in and out at intervals of every
six or eight feet so that surface water
can not run far without getting to the
curb. where II belongs.
Two Drives and Parking.
The general plan for the improve
nent Of the avenue from Marion street
10 the park and Riverside street from
Second 70 Third avenue will be two
i-iveways With a parking between
them.
From Marion to Riverside street in
Third avenue the drives will be TWEEN
X feet z-ide, ard the parking will he
nineteen feet in width North Of Riy-
e-sida street the east drive will be
thirty feet. the west drive thirty
two taer. end the parking fifty feet
vide. North Of the mark entrance the
roe i7gy,ay will he sraveled probably
twenty or more feet wide.
Rfve-sir7e street will have two drives
and parking all OF a uniform width OF
TWENTY 1--WE feet All sides of the park
inss and <1,-iveways will be bounded by
gutter and curb.
For Gust prevention Ruhee recon-
-,.ndaS calcium chloride. q comm ercial
salt apolie,i in eranulated form twice
the frs- year ard once yearly thereaf-
ter II would make the road dustless.
he said
Can Not Assess State.
city Engineer Steiner IN his report
said tn. city had no power TO assess
the states property for its share along
Summit street City Solicitor + +.
Northro has taken the question UP
with the state officers and Colonel G.
G Norton, and the result of this cor
rsspopsence is that the city Is sure
the state Will make arrangement to
pay rs assessed cost
Roth members OF the committee ana
council assured the Marshalltown CLUB
members that the committee and coun-
eli and city engineer were agreed on
all tie details Of the project, including
costs. assessments. estimates. etc.
The members OF this committee WHO
have worked for weeks on this project
with the city council and engineering
sepa-tr,ert are A. A. Moore, chair
man. D W. Norris, Merritt Greene. G
H E Boa-drnan G. W Darling. j. l.
Williams. Thadd eus BinfoTd. ". G..
Str,ckler. E. D. Hamilton and n. G.
Brintnall