, 1859-01-24

That Story About Improving StatcI
street.
a statement recently appeascdin tlle Hp4sI
signed O. "a Suherct,'', c"mp}ainin: .that tbf;
property holders of Slate street had 'H.el1 out
,rageonsly ..oyercharged IN the illln., our1dns
and paving Of Stale strcpt from Madison ID
Twelfth. IT WIS stated tlat the " ofGriul as
rcsanent for doins the. mile Of work was in
the. aggregate s7s.499.: The anonymous
authority also slated that efficient and res1,oni
aiblc contractors would llare done tho VOL;
ne follows: = i
trre.. S,9 test o. 50 .o5s At =: = cord 800 q
sat ss? ss s.di:sa i: g F;S
AZ, % ani ~. i. 'a''a rnn " h.ai:nn af 70 With
s:1. VI. A.tst ncsi feet. j, " square yards.
To'ai cost Of the wcrk So q
...:Thie ma ks a difference between what H'l$
char sed {s7?,4?a) and whit 1t il saiq The j'l
might have been done tor, Of sz5. .l40- -.
The olj,ct Of Tho writor.iS to tAsten upon
tue City Government the blame Of overcIrs
ing the property-hnl.lcrs IN enormous anloanf
Bul wien the trilth'is 1'rsiN ght tU light, l,i1
Inference Fill To tie gloaintt and prove 'llin{
to bc either a knare "r aa i@para'nus. Nd
will state the tucts briefly: " .">f
The property on State ftrect. bef
Tween Madison and Twelfth, resolved to gradf
and paye their street.. They desired to hav4
tia work .done ut thc least possible expense,
'vtdc'i rms very natural aud proper. TheJ
concluded thai il could be luuc much cheaper
by Irivate contract than hy t)te city, as it
would save expenses CT survey, asscsslltents,
collections, ove1clar2ing, and a1l that. They
entered into i written contract, carly Esf
spring, with Mr.. DcGoiyrr, 10 fill. cslrb and
wull and pave viii Jvlicl co1,1es their street
from Madison to Twelfth street, distance ont
mile, he agreeing to pay all expenses Of sur
vcyinG, collecting. .=snnerirendence..4 dc. Tho
property holders appointed Il man to watch
tue rrogrcsE Of the work, sec that llle WALL
ing, cu1bing aud filling were faithfully per-
formed, and particularly 10. scrutinize thf
paving process, to reject ali s"ucs that verb
soft, OF OF wrong SIC, and to zee That cyerT
cobtlc was properly bcslded-DeGo'yer pay
ing 1is compensation, as we'll as the typcns,
Of surveying done By the city. In these Ecn+
vices, the property Holders agreed, in writing;
to pny him 81 PER fool Tor cacA aluttcf
: between Madison and Van Buren,, aud-S 5
from Van Buren, 10 Twclflh-or ST. ,49o III
all !
In order 10 make the contract legal anh b
bindiLg on bo.h sides, tie Cnunc;l was asked
by the parties to the agreement, to pass thf
following dlder, Introduced by AAdstznah b
Long:
Oydertd. That State Street from the bouth
line Of edison 70 Tseltih street, be filled mp u
grads, and area vslsfbuiI Of curb etoue to teBei
% eAch side Of s1id street, and TINT The ktrees
be blrEd~wt bon ader~EtonG '7nolndtss -sA tht
Intersections and wings Of cross streets, anF
shRll be permitted TO do the work and pay 10y
the same on private contract padeE the supervi
Zion Of the city superintendent. - Passed mani
rnously, April 5sh, 1858.
AfFe1 The xprk:had .psep iiniiffh.d thq cou1
ell was called upon 10 confirm The amouu
tue property holders had stipulated to pay
WHICH WAt A4S9 UAlt AlEAQllQtublS -lASk M
venber.
-. This Is the history. Of tAe.wlolc case 70 fa4
a. the city goFuuu'tnL Ll.d anything II i
with it. II the property tqldlrs hate nil
NE. De eGr1yer:tk6 prices far bis, tobbie, rat
Ing, The: city is :notre4pon*!ble: far ), *tt =
action. They Ind q right. TO pay, hiu sh.
they pleased, and il they put th*,-G G=utes I'd
high, ,tliatsis taeir'oma :bubiaess.. ,ASsthG
III innst lie 'r ol it,s,&a Il;
The old adasc, But ne lave heard Nat sl
, DE Golyer voluntarily deducted. ope. lplla
ner foot from the original .contract; xhid
xonlH BE- $40; 500. w hether lie made lou
Thousand o. forty thousand dollars profit q
rils Job, is no more concern OF The City Go1
ernmvnt than the profits made ',y The buillcl
Of etores aud Dwellings along Sald s,1es
The property holders would hot nllow tt
city 70 make the contract aud do Tue wor
ana pt cosrse; can have no c9use d eoup!al
against tAe city Il they find they havt pa
too-deArlyI for <tkk:r4 whistle, as they ua'
their own bargain: