The record-union., 1892-10-18
GRAVEL OR MACADAM?
The Problem That Still Agitates the
M-Street Citizens.
Ninth-Street Improvement Knocked
Out-Levee Bonds to be Soon
Put On the Market.

The first business transacted by the
City Trustees at their session yesterday
was to adopt a resolution providing for
the sale of the 100000 worth of levee
bonds recently voted, in sums OF 500
each. The bonds VIII be ready for de-
livery to purchasers by January LIST, and
interest thereon will be payable semi
annually.
AGAINST IMPROVEMENT.
A protest against improving Ninth
street, from to q, was presented, and it
was sufficiently formidable to put q
Quietus on the matter.
NJ STREET AGAIN.
The proposed improvement of NJ street,
east of Fifteenth, seems to be a perennial
topic of discussion before the board. 1t
came up again yesterday on the subject of
awarding a contract to improve the street
with gravel, in accordance with a previ-
GUS order of the board.
But, as usual, there was opposition
thereto. a small delegation of prominent
citizens and owners of property on thai
street were present with protest. They
claimed that 1t is too late in the season
to begin work, and Il. A. Rurl said the
street was now good enough TO last until
spring; next season he would like to see
the work go ahead.
Il. Labs, street contractor, said he was
willing to give q contract to complete the
work by December 10Th.
Il. ID. Cook, an M-street property
owner, said the work should be put off
until next spring, and macadam laid in
stead OF gravel.
Lincoln White said it was not probable
that the M-street people would ever con-
sent to lay macadam, on the ground of
excessive cost. He said the work might
as We'll be done now, so the people could
have the benefit of the work
George Murray said he preferred hav-
!ng the work put off until spring, If gravel
As 10 be used, but, for his part, he pre-
ferred not to have gravel used at all.
Mr.. Burr said that over on q street the
so-called gravel consisted of a little earth
and great deal of cobblestones.
Contractor Labs said he could nave the
work completed by the middle of No
Vember ram or shine.
Trustee Green said the time for the pro-
test had expired some time ago, and if
the work were put off everything done
would have to be gone over again.
Mr.. kohner, who owns 100 feet on NJ
street, wanted the gravel put on now.
he thought it would settle better if rain
should come; this would not be good for
the contractor, but would be for the
property owners.
Mr.. Farnsworth said that if Folsom
grave! is to be used he hoped better
quality would be selected than had been
used on some other streets.
Mayor Comstock was afraid of the win
ter rains, and wanted the work put over
until spring.
Mr.. Murray spoke vehemently against
the kind of gravel that is being used in
raising streets. 1t is mostly dirt and cob
blestones and not fit to make streets of
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were used he would not object, but he
thought it best to let the matter go over
this winter and see how the graveled
streets stand the rains
After further discussion the matter was
lald over for one week.
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION.
II. Weinstock appeared on behalf of the
Citizens Association, and asked that the
matter OF appointing election officers be
put off one day, as that body wished to
submit some names.
On motion of the Mayor the naming of
such officers was postponed until IL A. NJ.
to-day.
EVENTEENTH-STREET SEWER.
Trustee Green suggested that some
thing be done about the Seventeenth
street sewer, from Q to l streets, That
section of the city, he said, is badly off
for a sewer.
Mayor Comstock thought it might not
be well to send any more sewage down
to the pump than it now has to handle.
O. The matter was indefinitely postponed.
SIDEWALK ORDINANCE.
The sidewalk ordinance introduced a
week ago was read the second time and
passed. 1t provides penalty for nom
compliance with orders to improve or re-
lay sidewalks.
OTHER MATTERS.
A resolution of intention was passed
for laying a sewer-pipe in the alley be-
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets,
NJ and y,
An ordinance regulating the hight of
smokestacks, ETC., of factories was laid
over one week.
The Clerk was instructed to advertise
for fuel for the Y-street pump for a period
Of six months from the 1st of November.
THE LEvEE BONDS.
The board then canvassed the returns
from the election to issue levee improve
ment bonds. The figures were as follows:
1Agalns 136
1AitSdl Is
The Mayor then declared the bonds
carried by more than two-thirds' ma
jority, and an adjournment was taken to
IL o'clock this forenoon.