Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-15

project 4 u q foragone conclusion
that come time . storm sewer must b.
constructed In Main street ana I,
would seem the part Of wisdom 10 90
this work before repAvtn6. II che
sewer - 70 DO constructed after ths
paving II In II win be necessary to dta
UP tho pavement. mourning much
heavier expense and causing peranA-
nent damage to the streee
psrrnlt FIushlne Of etrssts.
II q storm sewer 10 constructed the
city then could nush ths streets tn
stead OF sweeping. The present
method OF sweeping the streets 10 not
only unsan,tary but IS unsatisfactory
and expensive With the present ap-
preparation for street ana alley work
II Is impossible for the city TO keep
the street clean and tho cost Of sweep
ing Is much greater than the cost Of
flushing. Flushing may be done ct
night or in the early morning and all
dirt removed is carried away thru the
storm sewer. Under the present ays-
TEN the dirt swept from the streets Is
hauled away.
Why Appropriations Are ehort.
! Voters often have asked why city APP
| preparations always are. Insufficient
and are inclined 20 charge city councils
with mismanasement when the council
may be praotic!ng the str!ctest econ
omy.
When the state legislature fixed the
amount Of money a city Of tho t1rst
GLASS might expend for various pur-
poses the appropriations were estab-
| hoe Nt vxo-,y,lo tfnr n M
Marshallto~r. like other cities OF like
size. was held TO a certain amount
which at times Is greatly insufficient.
| II ts explained, however, that the
legislators, In preparing the schedule
OF appropriations. took 1t for granted
that cities OF this class we're modern
in every respect, having adequate hra
| equipment sufficient sewerage, includ-
| Ing storm sewers, and other improve
/ ments necessary to the life OF the COM
munity. But Marshalltown has not
| had all the conveniences 1t should have
| had and as q result Of the neglect OF
| former administrations to establish
sewer systems ana to purchase needed
| equipment for various departments, the
present council finds itself in q posi-
ton where it is necessary to give the
people the improvements that are
| needed and to do It within q limited
| appropriation.
| Much Money Now Wasted.
II 10 admitted in city departments
| that much money now Is wasted, not
| thru misappropriation or extravaganza.
but thru necessity. In the street and
alley department. for instance, it 10
estimated that 50 per cent OF the
money expended Is for work which
would be unnecessary II the city had
the improvements many other towns
Of this size enjoy.
| The storm sewer Is one OF these I'M
provements 1t is argued, and the es-
! tablishment Of sewer districts where
needed would result IN sufficient saw
/ ing in the street and alley department
to pay for the Improvement.
! The advocates of storm sewers claim
| that the satisfaction to the property
owner In having clean streets, insurins
better health to the community, is
worth far more than the expense OF
constructing the sewer.
Finish 1919 Contracts.
| The paving this year will include
the DOM pletion of the 1919 work which
was unfinished because Of the inaoil-
| ity OF contractors to get materials. 1t
Is likely that in addition, streets In
tersecting present paved streets and
some few streets necessary TO link UP
| paving systems, will be paved. It Is
| probable that West railroad street
may be included.