Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-27
|G|IY PREPARES 70
SINK NX WELLS
SECURES PERPETUAL EASE
MENT ON NELSON LAND, ON
WHICH TO PLACE WELLS.
COUNCIL THINKS BETTER
WATER LIES IN GRAVEL
Land to North in City's Present Field
Contains Too Much Ciay-To Sink
Possibly Seven New Welis-To Va
cate Streets For Linn Creek Re-
vision-Paving Is Accepted.

In preparation for the work Of in
creasing the city's water supply by the
sinking of new wells in the field north
| of the city, the council Thursday au-
| thorized the making of a contract with
| the Marshall Ice Company and c. W
| Nelson, whereby the city may use the
Nelson tract, just west Of the present
water field, in which to sink the new
wells.
| The contract is to be for a perpetual
| easement on the Nelson land, the city
to have the right to enter it for the
purpose of sinking wells or installing d
gallery system at some future date. IL
| is the councils idea to sink five or six,
possibly seven, new wells in the grave.
bed west of the present field. The city
could add the wells in the present field
| by going farther north, but the coun-
| Gil believes that better water can be
secured in the gravel bed to the west
than in the soil to the north in the
present field, which contains more clay
than gravel.
In consideration of the rights. the city
may obtain in the Nelson land the
contract the Marshall Ice Company has
with the city for the rental of the
city's part of the old Long farm is to
be amended so that the ice company
is 10 nave the use OF the land rent free
during the remainder Of the lease,
which is about fifteen years. The pres
ent contract is for a rental of sI5 per
year for the city's land.
Vacate Streets For Creek Revision.
In order that the Minneapolis & St.
Louis Railway Company and the West
ern Grocer Company may make their
proposed exchanges of land in the
south part OF the city. announced sew
eral days ago, the council passed to its
first reading an ordinance vacatinS
certain streets in the tract involved
The exchanges are being made in order
10 strengthen Linn creek and proven
the overflow of low lands.
The ordinance provides for the va
eating of Ketchum street. South Sew
enrh avenue from the north line Of
Turner street to the north line o.
Ketchum street. and Ninth avenue
from the north tne Of Turner street to
the north line OF the right of-way Of
the Chicago & Northwestern railway.
Title of the property involved will be
conveyed as follows: Ketchuru street,
from the east line of Third avenue IL
the west line Of Seventh avenue. to the
Minneapolis & ST. Louis Railway Com
pany; Seventh avenue from the north
line of Turner street TO the north line
of Ketchum street, to the Western
Grocer Company; Ninth avenue, from
the north line of Turner street 200 feet
north. to the Western Grocer Com
pany; Ninth avenue from that point to
the south line OF the c. g. \. ". right
of-way, to the Minneapolis & st. Louie
Railway Company.
Paving Is Accepted.
The council formally accepted the
street pavement in district No. 2, which
is South Twelfth avenue, the North
Third avenue pavement, and all Of
Webster street, with the exception Of
the block between Center street and
First avenue. This was excluded from
the acceptance because Of the fact that
the paving is unduly rough.
Sidewalks and Sewers Also.
The sidewalks built under the An
derson & Olson contract were likewise
accepted by the council, as was also
the storm sewer in Railroad street,
built by Adolph Carlson.