Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-24
SOUTH TWELFTH AVENUE PROP
ERTY OWNERS CLAIM PAVING
WILL BE coNFlscATioN.
NO OBJECTIONS MADE
TO DorY STREET PAVING
Only Objections Filed to Paving List
Of Thirty Two Blocks of City Streets
Came From Webster Street Property
Owners - Continue Objections to
Monday. May l.

The city council this forenoon took
it's second formal step toward improv-
ing the main roads into the city b!
paving them to the city limits whef
it listened to objections against the
p1 opposed assessments for the improve
ment. The projects up for objections
were those of districts Nos. and ., be-
ing the Lincoln Highway west on Doty
street and east on East Main and south
on Twelfth avenue The council was
also ready 10 hear objections to pave
menr proposed for thirty-tw blocks OF
city streets.
Written and oral objections were
made to district No. ,, East Main street
and South Twelfth avenue. No objec-
tons were made to district No. l, Doty
street. and only one objection was filed
to paving the clay streets. This OBJ
lection came from owners of property
along Webster street. Because City
Solicitor F. E. Northup did not have
the resolution and adoption of the pro-
ject for paving districts Nos. and =
ready the time for hearing objections
was continued until Monday. May l.
Many Show Interest.
The announcement that the council
would hear objections to these impor-
tant main road paving projects drew
a delega ton OF business men who were
Interested in city improvement Some
of them spoke on the subject.
Nine property owners living along
South Twelfth avenue filed formal
objection 10 that project IN which /:
was set out that the proposed assess
ments were in excess OF the benefits,
were confiscatory. illegal. unconstitu-
,ional and an experiment.
C. c Millhiser, Mrs. Therea Probs,.
Ellis Ba,ly. and Jacob Stegman. sign
ers of the objection, appeared in per-
son and objected orally. The pro-
posed assessment against Millhiser IS
s.. 80. 80 less s4O5 deduction to be paid
nv the city. Baily's assessment Is
s.. 400. less $3.50 deduction to be paid by
the CITY, The others assessments are
Fear confisoation.
MiI;hiser told the council the assess
men, would confiscate his property.
which is used for truck gardening. 1t
vas suggested to him that he should
flat il. sell lots and transfer the as
SeEEInanI LOT DdNIlIS Will e'AS 1850
He offered to sell his land. and negott-
atoms were begun before the council
with D. w. Norris for part Of the land.
bur we're not completed as the councli
wanted to continue its business. Baily
the city litigation If the as
sessment were made.
Merritt Greene A. A. Moore. c. II. +.
Pna r6man and D. W. Norris were
asked to explain phases or the pa'ihs
nroiect. how the committee OF SIX thas
nrepared the data for the counci! was
organized. and regarding the assess
ments proposed and the probable ben
efts tina, will accnre from II
Mr.. Moore and Mr.. Beardman pointed
mt the significant fact of how better
homes. better grounds and more vaiu-
Die improvements had followed pave
ment wherever laid in this city. Iney
designated North Seventh street. Vest
sou.h twelfth North Fifth. and
park streets and others OF how better
homes inevitably followed pavement.