Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-17
ELECTIONS FILED WITH COUN-
GIL ARE FEW COMPARED
WITH PROPOSALS.
TWILFTH STREET PROPERTY
OWNERS FOR AND AGAINST
Owners Describe South Twelfth Street
as acknowledgements Coun.
Gil Will Have Disposition Of Paving
Contract-Not Enough Time Left to
Let 1t Before April 5.

Comparatively few objections to
paving, considering The long list of
streets the city proposes to improve
were made TO the council at its meet
ing Tuesday afternoon to hear oh
jec ions. AS matter Of fact there
We're more property owners present to
urge for paving nan there we're to ob
iect to it.
However, the proposal t. Fave has
cow been SO long delayed, that a con-
tract can not now be let until after
TIC city election, and the reorganiza-
ton of the council the first Monday in
April.
Will Cut Proposed List.
The counncii adjourned Tuesday
afternoon without amending the list
of streets carried in the resolution OF
necessity as it was introduced. Ger
tain it is that, even without objections
having been filed to paving them
many of the streets in the list will be
cut out. Most, if not all Of the mem :
bers OF the council, realize that the
list, which contains fifty-fCur blocks,
exclusive of the :wo miles of pave
ment in the Lincoln highway, is too
large an undertaking for one season.
Streets to Be Eliminated.
Oral or written objections were made
or filed with the council against paw
ing the following streets:
North Twelfth street, Mar to State
street.
West State street, Twelfth to Thir-
teenth street.
North Third avenue, Lincoln to Riv-
ersde street.
South Twelfth street, Main to Boone
street.
West Linn street, Second to Ninth
street.
Summit street, Third 10 Fourth
street.
Altho objections were made to the
proposal to pave these streets. prop
erty owners were present urging the
council to pave same Of them.
There were no DIRECTORS present to
oppose paving Webster street between
Second street and First avenue, but
Howard Weisman, Byron Carpenter
and E. A. Tuffree who own property
along the street We're there in person
or by representative ready to urge the
council to improve this street.
Twelfth Street Causes Argument.
South Twelfth street property own
ers, some of whom were opposed to
paving, but more Of whom wanted it.
appeared before the council to advance
their arguments, which were not en-
tirely devoid of personalities.
nwrorc Of foot ~
of the footage between Church and
Boone streets, had a petition for the
pavement on file. Eight DIRECTORS own
ing property between Main and Boone
streets had filed an objection.
They were led orally by D. J.
Landon, 2O6 South Twelfth street, in
the objections they made. Landor
"reckoned he had been "skunked" By
Daniel Moler, 107 South Twelfth, and
Merritt Greene, who, according tc
Landon, circulated the petition to pave
to get Moler out of the hole" The
latter expression was taken to NEAR
that Moler's property was low ant
would be greatly improved by paving
Says Street Is impossible.
! Moler invited the council out to Soutl
| Twelfth to see street that was nov
and had been impossible in places TO
some time. Moler owns $50 foot front
age along it.
| 1--WE are asking for this pavement be
cause it is absolutely necessary. TIL
street is in a sad condition and auto
mobiles and other vehicles have beef
stalled in 1t frequently" he said.
Ralph Sankee, a son-in-law Of Ian
don, served oral notice on the council
that he would sue the city if it did no
take care Of the surface water tina
would drain on his property if pave
ment was laid.
Councilman Lamb developed b
questioning Sankee that the surfac
water Sankee was complaining Q
drained from private property and no
from the streets.
| Other Objections Filed.
Other objections made were Ivy Mr:
Louise Jones, IL North Twelfth Stree
and others representing her, who sal
the assessment for paving that stree
north to State would be heavy burde
for her. DR.. A. c. Conway urged tn
council to pave it so there would be
direct paved route to St. Thomas hospi
tai.
L. H. Coryell. POI South Secon
street, entered objection to paving Yves
Linn street. and Mrs. Josephine Shirl
706 West Linn, urged the council
pave it.
All the property owners but one file
a remonstrance against paving SUNNI
street between Third and Fourt
streets.
It is quite probable that the counc
will meet before the end of the wee
and revise the resolution OF necessit
and pass 1t TO its mai adoption.