Evening journal., 1898-12-07
THE BILL WITHDRAWN
Proposed New Pavement or
dinauce Falls Through.
IT HAD TOO MUCH OPPOSITION

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THE PRESS CENSURED BY THE I
STREET AND SEWER DIRECTORS |
AT LAST NIGHTS MEETING or
THE DEPARTMENT TRUE
MEANING OF THE PROPOSED OR
DINANCE NOT UNDERSTOOD.
AT last nights meeting OF the stree.
and Sewer Department, Director Sim
mons withdrew his proposed ordinance
relative to cement or flag sidewalks In
certain sections of the city
The ordinance in question provided
that all sidewalks between Front street
and Sixteenth street and between
Lombard street and Br0ome street,
shall hereafter be paved with smooth
flag STONES or cement, and any side
walk or fcotwailS in the same district
that is in any way defective shall be
repaired with the same material origi-
nally used, or repaired In the manner
herein fret mentioned
Section ? OF the ordinance provided
that the new pavemen;l shall be laid
to a grade not exceeding one-fourth Of
an inch to the foot
MIR. SIMMONS REMARKS.
"The subject Of paving sidewalks
with cement or smooth flag stones is
not q new one in any sense, said Mr..
Simmons. 1T has been discussed on
many occasions. not only by this board
Of directors. but by former members;
in fact, If my mind serves me right,
aud l am sure that Il does. former
city chief engineer made this question
a subject of special recommendation to
the departmentand although improved
sidewalks were being laid by many of
our builders and others al that time, 1t
wns not deemed advisable to promul-
gate an ordinance making ii obligatory
to pave with such materials.
This board has talked over this
b subject at several public meetings dur
) ing the present year, and while tho
matter was approved in a general man
ner. the detail of prescribed districts
regulations, ETC.. was not formulated
until the present time when / gave
notice of the proposed resolution, only
e after having first carefully examined
I the situation, and talked the matter
, over from time to time with a large
. number Of our citizens and property
owners, as we'll as the builders, wh'
] recommended the introduction Of sucl
D an ordinance for adoption in the inter
!. efts OF the benefit to every person hav
o ing occasion to travel our streets
o. viewed from a atandpoint of eafet.
from personal injury and annoyance
to say nothing of the enhanced beapt
y Of our streets.
10 There was. and Is, no intention {
n working a hardship upon anyone, an
Is when you remember that at the pre-
ent time nine-tenths Of our new side
!. walks are laid with this improved ma
n terial, IL certainly does not appear tina
b Il would be a hardship upon anyone q
It the remaining one-tenth to be require
to lay an improved sidewalk wheneve
N the old one is worn 10 a condition nc
cessitating a new one; for you mus
remember that the proposed resoluto
r or ordinance does not require thi
II sidewalks in need Of repair rhall !
l. torn up and relaid with new materia
10 They would need only to be repaired
a proper manner with the same claa
of material originally used. ! am
IS favor OF improved material for on
k. sidewalks whenever our city Is read
ll ami the notice Cf this resolution WI
lr for the purpose of properly obtainir
a. the views Of our citizens on this sui
ieCt, which views are always desirab
to a proper understanding of our city
interests.
?" 81 would like 20 say" continued NJ
Simmons, that Sc seems to me some
40 the newspapers have the intention
misleading the people. They ha'
thrown out insiuuati0rE not becOmil
a gentleman, let alone a paper IN
er matter Of uniform sidewalks has be-
IN. discussed from time to time by Oh
va board. The reporters have been pre-
ert during The discussions, and the
20 never was time when they made
''u note Of anything about sidewalks. i
board often has to make special ]
30 quest that important matters be pu
b,s lished.
"The problem Of uniform sidewal
'1' IS a hard nut to crack. 10 Us not
as- easy matter, as the papers would
TO make 70 appear, to go ont and
ralr sidewalks" Mr.. Simmons detail
the mode Of procedure Of having sl'
walks repaired. and he said the amot
I've expended on sidewalks must be lev
m ard carried one year and ten days
.u- fore It can be referred and collect
sss Mr. Simmons said the board does ]
receive a sufficient amount Of app
priation TO so into the matter, a
on have the money tied up in chat W
zen The fixed expenses OF the departm'
kee are $1,000 a month out Of an app
,re pristion of slCO,0OO a year, and tn
are special funds for special purpos
~" for which they muet be used only
ep-
cry THROWN FROM HIS TEAM.