Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-17
COUNCIL PREPARED TO ACT, But
CITY SOLICITOR ASKS FOR
MORE TIME.
MUST GET DESCRIPTIONS
FOR COUNCIL RESOLUTION
Attorneys Decide Law Means Deserip.
ton of Every Property to Be As
sessed Must Be Described in Resolu-
ton-Piat For North Third Avenue
Is Made.

The councils promise that it would
start the formal proceedings neces-
sary to put the project TO pave siN of
the principal roads to the city limits
under way could not be kept Monday
afternoon. City Solicitor F. e North
UP vas not ready with the resolutions
OF necessity, and the kind of resolution
Of necessity that he and E. y. Farber
decide the law required will perhaps
cause a delay OF another week or
longer for its preparation
Northup had prepared resolutions OF
necessity in which the plats and
schedules of the roads to he paved and
the property 70 be assessed for il were
referred to and made a part thereof.
But shortly before the council meet
ing the city solicitor and Farber agreed
tina. the law requires fuller descrip-
tons OF the property.
Will Describe in Full.
So Northup asked for more time.
The lawyers have determined that the
law means that each tract Of property
tina. is to be assessed for paving tncse
resolutions OF necessity and SO pub
lished. These details viii include a
legal description of the property, the
name OF the owner, and the estimated
amount o. the proposed assessment.
In procuring many OF the icsc-ip-
tons the cityts legal department '1as q
task to accomplish. City Engineer
Steiners plats showed some Of the de-
scriptions TO be no more exact than
part Of the northeast one-quarter OF
the northeast re-Gl'arter." for eX-
ample City Solicitor Nor1hup thought
such description would not do at all
for the purpose for which il was want
Ell. The engineer said that the descrip-
lions were taken from the county
ylats. many Of which were no mora
exact Citv Solicitor Northup thought
+, might be necessary TO have some Of
tracts surveyed 10 establish accurate
boundaries before an accurate descrlp-
tion Of the land could be given.
Rubee Finishes Plat.
The plat OF the Improvement and
the properties abutting It and O plan
of the paver7an. for North Third ave
nue. and Riverside street were finished
hv : ". Rubee Monday. AS indicated
at the meeting NuSll Slie -'iShi -
Club committee on good roads report
ed. Mr.. Rubee and Thsddeus Binford
have determined upon road of Gin
ders. gravel and crushed rock.
Jpon a foundation of cinders six
inches deep it is proposed 10 spread
three inches Of coarse grave then
about an inch Of rock clay screenings
10 be rolled in and on that wearing
surface OF about an inch of fine gravel
The road is to be graded to six-incn
crown, and the combined curb a5'If
gutter. called keystone gutter. viii
he two feet broad over all and thir-
teen inches thick thru the curb
Estimates Of Materials.
Mr. Rubee has not made any esti-
mates Of cost. as he plans 10 have most
of the material hauled in the winter
time when it can he had cheaply he
supplied with his blue print an esti-
mate Of materials. etc
These include 1o071 lineal feet OF
curb and gutter, and 1850 of five foot
sidewalk for the city 70 build down the
middle OF the parkings The paving
he has estimated az 144.51l square
feet and the material needed at 2.sIa
cubic Yards Of cinders 1,.si cubic
wards of gravel and AS cubic yards
If rock clay screenings. His estimates
are for only that part of the project
from Marion street TO Riverview PARK
entrance. ard the block in Riverside
street