Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-19
! LOCAL COMMENT

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| When the census takers In Musca-
| tine appealed to the commercial club
! Of the town for help in rechecklng
| their census, the result was an increase
| of $500 new names. 1t is to be hoped
| that the efforts OF our county AUDITOR
| and the Marshalltown Club will be
! crowned with success. We know that
we had over $4,000 five years ago for
they were counted and card turned
| in for each person. We know that we
have built nearly 200 houses every year
since; that none have been torn down
to speak of and that all are occupied
| by people now. The telephone COM
pany has gained 40 per cent in phones
and the T.-R. is delivering 25 per cent
more papers by city carrier. II we
can't find close to 5000 people here
we had better begin to consider our
own problem of race suicide.
However, the counting Of everybody
Tin a census is no easy task. People
are away from home or out of town or
forget to give in the names of employees
or guests living in their houses. What
is needed is help from everybody. II
you have lived a long time in your
block why not put down on paper the
names of everybody YOU know in the
block and forward them to the county
auditor? i viii help the enunerator
TO check his own list for that block. II
you know Of neigtbors who are away
from home, give in the names OF the
whole family including the roomers
and domestic employees. Get everybody
who sleeps under the one roof. a CEN
sus should reflect the growth of the
town and it is important that our
growth be shown in the census or the
outside public will quit coming this
way 10 sustain rising values to our real
estate The merchants are interested :
in this census or should be but are
they helping as they should? Wage /
workers who want 10 see building kept
up should put in hours after supper
helping on the census for if Marshall
town is reported in the census not to
have grown. men will soon stop build
ing more houses and jobs will be
wanting. This census business is no
joke.
Concrete paving viii cost this year /
in Marshalltown s1.S71e per yard as
compared to sl.1s a few years ago and |
s1.25 this Year at other places in Iowa. /
but the specifications are different. The /,
tor or wearing surface this year is
made richer in cement and granite
chips are to he used with a small !;
amount of sand instead Of sand alone. {
Provision has also been made for slow
curing if the city engineer demands it. !
The concrete is to he a richer and |
stronger job turnout Whether it is
worth the extra cost will De determined /
IN the long run. however the cost for
each LOT will be about the same as be-
fore since the width OF most OF the /
paving has beer cut to "a feet from
curl. 10 curb instead OF 80 feet and |
this pro rates $500 cheaper per lot
than the wider pavement at the lower |
price.
Slow curing is the mos. valuable
provision in the new specifications. 1t
is recommended by the national con-
ventions of engineers and by all OF the
cement makers. The contractor has un-
douhtedly planned il his bid to cover
and keep Wet ali OF his concrete II de-
manded and every property owner
should request the city engineer to de-
mand the slew curing, This will do
more to avoid uus.sh..y cracking than
anything else.
However mex paving is to be de-
sired. but We should not neglect the
old The las, concrete laid should be
filled with asp hal: where cracks have
appeared ard il should be done before
the wheels or traffic wear the pave
ment into ru.s This is an established
method Of maintaining concrete and
should not be neglected. Property own
ers themselves should insist upon it
being done.
A country club afioat or under water
is not the kind of summer resort II
ought to be. This is said to remind
the members that Marshalltown has
a long time 10 live yet and country
club on hill N the long run would
T, spell prosperity for the club, whereas
a season like this will come close to
breaking country club located on bot
tom lands.
| Young men about town connected
with the business life of the town
1 should become members Of the Mar
shailtown Club 1t affords their
moneys worth as a place Of amuse-
ment and the opportunity 10 meet and
| fraternize with the business men OF
all lines is well worth any young mans
effort TO improve. From the clubs
| standpoint the green colts OF today are
| 10 pull the big loads of tomorrow and
their presence in the clubs team gives
promise Of lasting vitality to the or
ganizatiop.
| Davenport, on the River to River
road and Council Bluffs on both River
to River and Lincoln Highway, have
/ beautified their business districts with
flower boxes. from the second story
windows. Now Omaha has commit
tee at work soliciting the merchants
to erect flower boxes along the Lin
coin Way thru that city. The sus-
gestion has been made in Marshall
/ town but as yet no flowers are in evil
| dence. One good plan would be to ask
/ the owner Of the buildings to furnish
| the boxes, the merchants below to
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