Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-10
MARSHALLTOWN CLUB COMMIT
TEE MAKES COMPREHENSIVE
REPORT OF PROJECT.
couNclLMEN PROMISE
ACTION WITHIN WEEK
Committee Reports on Proposal to
Pave or Hard Surface Nearly Seven
Miles Of Roads Leading to Country
Estimated Cost of Five of Six Roads
Nearly $4,000.

The city is all ready to 90 big
! thing in q big way, to quote the eN-
preston OF A a. Moore, according 10
the report of the committee in charge
OF the project 10 pave SIX OF the main
roads to the city limits, made az the
/ Marshalltown Club Monday night. 1t
reported its work. which brings the
project up 10 the point OF formal eoun-
ell action. The council, thr. Council
men Ed 7. Austin and NJ. S. Mcfarland,
told the fifty business men there that
! the council was united and ready TO act.
We expect said Councilman
Austin. 10 pass the necessary resolu-
tons OF necessity ordering these I'M
proyeulents at our next meeting. We
will let the contracts and get the matter
closed as soon as possible
Estimated Cost SoS,36o.
The project on which the committee
reported is TO pave nearly seven miles
OF streets and highways. The commit
tee divided the projects into districts
Il submitted plats OF these and pro-
posed assessments showing the amount
each property viii be assessed. The
/ eSilNaLSO Cost u iiNS VI iiie SIN 10
6s,360.5s, which the committee all but
guar ntees Will be an over estimate.
! OF this total the city's share will be
/ s3.679.50 as its part OF the cost OF the
| i'm provement in two OF the roads. In
| three others il has no expense TO bear.
The sixth road. North Third avenue,
which is not included in the estimate,
/ is a separate project promoted by
/ Thaddeus Binford and s w. Rubee and
will take care of itself Every property
! owner from Marion street to the limit
/ OF the city signed the petition for this
! improvement and agreed to pay the
assessment made against his property.
This simpiifes greatly this project. the
/ Specifications for which are being pre-
/ pared by Mr.. Rubee.
! Length Of Roads and Cost.
| The distance these six streets will be
paved totals six and seven-twelfths
miles, and the pavement will run about
mile OF each. The following is the
distance each will be improved, the
e-.imated cost Of the improvement, as
| arrived at by the committee and City
Engineer W. II. Steiner, and the share
of the cost that the city will pay:
/ North Center street-From the end
of the pavement at Center and First
streets and in North Third street to the
city limits at the south line of the F.
H. Clifford farm, one and two-twelfths
miles: estimated cost, si2,545.9o; city's
share, s102S.50
/ Summit street-From the pavement
at Thirteenth and Summit streets in
Summit street to the city limits at the
| brick yard. rhree-quarters of a mile:
estimated cost, si2,s7..55; city's share,
none.
Doty street-From Ninth and Doty
streets west on Doty street and up
1 yarnums hill to the city limits short
! distance past the top Of the hill, one
and one-half miles: estimated cost,
( sio,793.90; citys share, none.
South Center street-From the end
Of the pavement at the Minneapolis &.
/ ST. Louis tracks south to the city limits.
one mile; estimated cost. s17e34.90;
city's share. none.
South Twelfth avenue-From Linn
creek bridge in Main street east to
Twelfth avenue and along Lincoln
highway south in Twelfth avenue to
city limits at South street. one mile;
estimated cost, s1410s.34; cityts share,
1851.
North Third avenue-From Lincoln
street north 10 city limits. and River
side street east to Third avenue. one
and one-quarter miles: estimate OF
cost not made.
Repor. on Details.
Merritt Greene, of the Marsha,ltowr
, Club committee, City Engineer VI. H
Steiner, Thadt7eus Binfo-i, and s. X
Ru5ee told the Interesting details o
the project as they had been B-orl; 81
out By the committee. engineers &C.
qartnent and Nj. Rubee himself
The formal report Of Mr. Greene fol
the committee and City Enginee,
Steiner and Mr. Rubee showed tina,
these streets will be paved With con.
crete or VIII BE- hard surfaced road:
of gravel, or combination OF cinier
and gravel
Exclusive OF North Thfr, avenue. al
the resi- will be paved except that par
Of the North Center street road norti
Of the river. It will be graveled to {
depth Of six inches or more.
citys share Light.
Mr.. Greene reported that South Cen
ter street would be paved With pave
rnent twenty-four feet wide for a dis
tance, then with pavement sixteen Zee
wide without gutter. He had been no
titled, he said by the owner Of larg
CIet-t vi VIE INV lcsF1 IISd1 AIiItl
that that owner was willing to pay hi
e full assessment The COMMITTEES an
r council are agreed that the property L
this district Will stand the assessmen
: for the entire cost.
Some Of the cost OF paving Sout,
: Twelfth avenue Will fall upon the city
g owing to the low value Of some OF tn
property. The city's share will be 50.
e51 Of a total OF s14 16S34
I includes Cutting Mill Hill.
p North Center street will be pave
the usual width Of that street, as wi
also North Third street, and mill hi
will be graded down City Engiree
Steiner said the cut on mill hill woul
be about three feet which is az dee
, as can be done without endangerin
l the large water mains that supply tn
, city, or interfering with plans Super
intendent Rubee has for an entranc
to Riverside at Third and Cente
" streets
!, The grading Of the hill viii begi
back along Center and Third stree,
above the brow OF the hill a dastanc
The engineer said that by cutting h
hill three feet the grade would be n
duced to 4 per cent
Chiefly becau9e all the lots along u
south side Of Center street have
diagonal frontage along that street, Il
city VIII bear some Of the cost Of tn