Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-24
DELEGATION CALLS ON COUNCIL
AND COMMITTEE AND PROM.
IsEs SUPPORT.
COMMITTEE Is NAMED TO
MAKE ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE
Farmers Living North on Third Ave-
nue. Now Talking Of Extending Pro-
posed Pavement Of That Avenue
From City Limits to First hili-out-
line Of General Plan Of Project.

When the city council met with the
advisory committee Of the MARSHALL
town Club, Wednesday afternoon, to
perfect the details incident to forming
Improvement districts for the paving of
main roads leading into the city, they
were invaded by monster delegation
of merchants from Main street who
wanted it understood that this project
was, in their estimation, the biggest
thing for the development Of Marshall
town that had been proposed in recent
years.
Councilman Austin remarked that IT
the council had exhibited any indica-
ton of "co1d feet on the project he
could see reason for the demonstra-
ton, but up to date he had heard moth
ing but commentator for the plan.
Citizens Back Of Movement.
Somebody explained that they want
ed the council and the committee to
know that the citizens Of the town gen.
orally were back of the movement and
stood ready to meet opposition If any
should appear. Councilman Austin
then assured them that the council
WOulO nave StOPpcN lHC SdHS Aoio co.
If it had not intended to go thru
with It.
Merritt Greene. ST., who will have to
pay for a larger frontage than any
other one person, urged that when OPP
position does appear. as 1t will on the
part OF the few who are to be assessed.
that the citizens about town stand
Loyalty by the council and help to pre-
sent the favorable side CT this public
improvement.
To Prepare Assessment Schedule.
It was then voted to set a sub-com-
mittee to work outlining the districts
and preparing a schedule of assess
ments within the actual benefits to the
property improved. This committee.
headed by City Engineer Steiner, con-
sists OF A. A. Moore Merritt Greene,
7. Binford. D. W. Norris and G. w.
Darling. Messrs Greene Binford and
Norris all have property which will be
heavily assessed.
Will Cut Mill Hill.
1t Is planned now, subject to change
by the city council which is the final
arbiter of the whole project, to pave
regulation width with curbs from the
cemetery gate at North First street to
the triver bridge and cut the mill hill
to Trade, also to pave North Third
street out to the intersection OF Center
street Beyond the bridge to the city
limits 1t Is planned to surface the road
with deep coating of river gravel.
West of the soldiers home gate on
Summit street 1t is planned to pave
full width to Seventeenth street, which
IL approximately the distance &c which
the street ear line is to be extended.
and from that point to the city limits
at the lane running south to the brick
yard, the pavement is planned to be
only sixteen feet wide without curbs.
Plan For Highway.
On South Center street the pavement !
will be sixteen feet wide from the NJ.
& ST L. crossing to the city limits, I'M
less the council upon closer examina-
ton, shall decide to pave two blocks
full width from the Linn creek bridge
south.
On the Lincoln Highway west the
paving will start at the Denmead
greenhouse. sixteen feet wide, to the
corner Of Ninth street, thence west up
about even with the dairy barns on the
Greene farm and also from Greene's
corner north on Twelfth street to the
meets the full width paving already !
ordered in the contract recently let.
Improvement For Avenue.
On North Third avenue it is planned |
to extend the present paving full |
width to Marion street, at which point !
the double avenue-boulevard begins. |
From that point sixteen-foot pave |!
ment is planned on the east side of the |
avenue to the city park and thence
along the center Of the highway out
across the river to the city limits which |
is at the bridge just north Of the city |
dump. Farmers north Of town are |
talking about extending this pavement
to the hill
On the Lincoln Highway east two
block Of full width pavement have al
ready been ordered to the Linn creek /
bridge and it is planned to begin at the |
bridge with sixteen-foot pavement |
south on Twelfth avenue. past the Len
nox Furnace Company's factory and |
Sewer Pipe and Tile Company's plant
to the city limits at South street.