Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-15
Local Comment


to he directly affected by the layout
Of storm sewerage decided upon by
the city is decidedly unfavorable. not
to the improvement itself. but upon
the fact that this system 10 to be let
and built Rs q time when materials
and labor are at the apex Of prices
and with the prospect that the Sow
ers may be built at very much less
cos'. II postponed for a time. Pos
sibly material and labor will not 20
down. but prediction by those most
cap,blC OF prophecy IL that lowered
prices are to come soon. At any rate
We hav1 managed to get along 20
far. aza-Oan afford to wait another
year or 20. on the prospect that the
ing rovernent may be made at = very
mul.h reduced figure. The counties
have cut down their program OF
highway paving because men and
mai eria1s arc scarce and high and
con tractofs firm for large profits.
Ind vidusls are providing for present
4necsasitS and corporations making
opl.' aeS6h improvements az their
nee 1feQi,ire Public work and pub
lie expenditure can well take exam.
pie and the paving and sewerage and
othsr public improvements be held
down tethe minimum Of public ne
cesiity.
Twenty five years ago this week q
bicycle ordinance, requiring, among
other things the equipment of all
bio. rcl69 With lamps and bells, was
ado pied by the city council After 4
sufficient time given to enable Wheel
mel to- get used TO the new order Of
thir 20 and equip their mounta the
ordi nance was enforced vigorously.
Tod az the ordinance still - on the
stat ute books OF the city. but no at
tempt IL made 20 enforce II. While
1t 10 hardly necessary now to pre-.
scribe that bicycles shall mot be run
on the public streets ct 4 speed
gre ater than ten miles an hour. 1t IL
not ont Of place TO insist that a
bic.'clist shall equip his vehicle with
. lamp when using the streets at
mig ut Motorists who exercise care
In irving. find. In turning corners,
With The lights OF their cars show
Ing &c an, angle while the turn n be.
ing mades-that directly In front Of
them when they straishten around 10
q bicyciist, with no sign OF any light
to- Indicate that he 10 driving q We.
hicle possessing tho same rights Of
the street accorded the motorist.
Many accidents have resulted be-
tween automobiles and bicycles, ana
not all have been duo to the driver
Of the larger vehicle. The fact that
he possesses equal rights should
cat 20 the bicyclist to furnish equal
protection against accidents.
Z
Z. the city council would keep the
good graces Of property owners who
live near fire MIGRANTS. It win In
sis; that hereafter employees Of tho
water department, who flush the
hy,irants, exercise moro care in their
work. The last flushing Of hydrants
die. great deal of damage to park
ines in different parts Of town.
Water evidently was turned directly
out. Of the 5hydiants without any at
ter1pt to carry It into the, cutters d.
rec tly. with the result that large
holes wero made in tho parkings. To
be true. the property owner does not
own the parking in front Of his place,
but he must maintain It, and bsautify
It.. When a nights work ruins sod
ami washes away large quantity of
earth there Is not much incentive to
keep the parking looking attractive,
ami IN keeping with tho lawn back of
1t. vi
friends Of the Y. W, q. 4. arc glad
that SO desirable lot has been OBJ
tanned for. q now building. These
same friends are also pleased that
this organization has shown such wis
dom as to defer building until costs
come down. The Elmwood Country
Club is experiencing large penalty in
abnormal costs and its building is go
ing to exceed all previous estimates
by many thousands of dollars but
those who want their country club to-
use now are willingly paying the bill.
The ~" can function in it's rented
quarters hence It's project Of new
building can be put over to far better
advantage later on. Those who will
be called upon to contribute should
be planning on large things for the
Y. W. @. A. In the near future and
Those who have liberty bonds now
had better donate them at once to be
held in trust for the new building
project. The bonds are low now but