Daily globe., 1882-11-14

It affords special pleasure to point to
the fact that the committee of the COM
mon council has promptly reported the
action of our conference to a meeting of
that body held on last Saturday evening,
and that the subject matter has at once
been referred to the board of public
works for the necessary preliminary re-
port. Respectfully submitted.
F. WILLIUs,
j. W. MoCLUNG,
VIM. LINDEKE,
L.W RUNDLETT,
Committee on Streets, Roads and Parks.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
report, motion was made and seconded
to adopt the same, when DR.. Day declared
that he desired to enter his solemn protest
against the adoption Of any kind of wood
en- block pavement, and when Mayor Rice
interrogated him as to what kind of a
pavement he wanted he declared for some
kind of stone.
Mr.. Oppenheim opposed the report be-
cause it designated particular kind of
wood pavement. He was not so much
opposed to that kind as he
was to limiting the board
of public works and the council to the
adoption of one particular description of
wood pavement. He referred to the Sib-
ley street pavement as evidence that the
kind laid there was not good.
Captain Berkey agreed with Mr.. Open
helm that it was not wise to fasten upon
one kind of pavement to the exclusion of
all others. He wanted the chamber to
consider the matter more carefully, and
see which pavement is the best.
Mr.. Murray wanted to know if Captain
Berkey wanted the paving done
next year, and told him and the
chamber that if they did, the matter
CT what kind of material must be determ-
ined now so that the contracts can be let
Immediately and the blocks be got out
this winter.
Capt. Berkey still persisted in declaring
that Notwithstanding he wanted the work
done this winter, he still desired that the
chamber and the board of public works
ought to have more time to think over the
kind of material to be used.
Mr.. Murray declared that no matter what
any one wanted, if the pavement is
to be laid next June the contract
must be let this winter and we had no time
to wait and experiment.. We know as
much now as we shall ever know about the
matter.
Mr.. Dawson favored the report princi-
pally because there was a necessity for
knowing where the grade of
the streets is. The lack of
this knowledge is the great trouble in this
city. When the granite curbs are put in
We shall know where the grade of the street
is and can build to it. He had building
on Fourth street that was foot too low.
Yet when he built he obtained the grade
from the city engineer. He would
give $4,000 to-day if that
building was raised twelve inches. We
never shall get the grades of the street
fixed till we have these granite curbs put
in and then everybody will build up to
them.
Mr.. William Lee spoke of the impos-
sibility of getting grades. He condemned
the wood pavement and criticised the
action of the board of public works in re-
gard to the work in lower town and said
the board and the engineer did not know
what the people wanted. They sit there
in their Offices and plan out
work without ever thinking or caring
don't go out and inquire.
4uIs 4uOlndo OOCuIdA IOkIOUtOA w nCoI
these continued criticisms on the city
council and the board of public works, and
expressed the belief that these bodies have
worked faithfully and conscientiously for
the public interests, and that they have al
ways met the chamber of commerce in a
friendly and liberal spirit. He urged that
complete system of public Improvements
should be provided for. There were too many
L.
caused by the lack of grades, sewers,
street pavements and other public i'm
provements. He declared that we could
not afford to delay these Improvements.
Captain Bsrkey denied the intimation
that he desired to delay. He did not de
sire to recommend any particular thing
for the present. He did net want to de-
termine upon one thing to the exclusion of
everything else.
Mr.. McClung did not want to see the
city victimized by some one getting
corner on the city on granite. He pro-
posed that the clause ''or some other stone''
be inserted in the report, SO that the city
will not be limited to granite.
Mr.. Lee said there would be no trouble.
There was plenty of granite and no one
need to be afraid of any monopoly. In
replying to Mr.. Cochran, Mr.. Lee said that
what he had uttered in regard to the
council and the board of public works
was honest and sincere. What the board
and council had to fear was the utterances
of hypocritical and sanctimonious frauds,
who say smooth things to persons face
and falsify and backbite him behind b is
back.
Finally the previous question was called
for, and the report was unanimously
adopted.
NEW DIRECTORS.
The committee on nominations re-
ported, recommending that Aid. VIM. A.
Van Slyke be chosen director in place of
Mr.. G. q. Bigelow, resigned. The COM
mittee also reported that Mr.. T. s. Nc
Mannis would accept the appointment as
director, if he could have leave of alb
sence from the weekly meetings until
Jan. 1. Reports adopted, and Mr..
Van Slyke was unanimously elected di-
rector.