The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-16
STREET PAYING.
Final Consideration of the Ordi-
nance will be made Mons
day Might.

The pest plan will be adopted and the
Provisions will be fully explained
before the people are asked to vote
on it-In any ease no one can be hurt
The matter rests with tae property
holders after the bond issue CARRIES.
Public Meetings will be held and the
whole investigation OF the council
will be gone into They want the 70
ters to wait until they understand the
question before they make up their
minds.
From Saturdays Daily.
The council held a called meet
ing last night to consider the paving
ordinance. The provisions of this
ordinance were not fully decided
upon and the meeting was adjourn
ed until Monday night when the
ordinance viii probably be finished
and if it can be done it will be pub
lished in the weekly papers next
week as required by law.
The meeting was quite well at
tended by citizens who were anxious
to hear what was done by the city
fathers in this direction and they
heard q great deal on the subject of
paving. Engineer Cooper, of Pitts
burg, was here and gave the coun-
ell and citizens much of his infor-
nation. He has had a great deal OF
experience in paving and answered
all the questions that were put to
him as an expert and one who knew
his business.
He said that paving here should
not cost over a dollar a yard and
that the difficulties were not nearly
so great as they were in many other
towns of no larger size which had
paved their streets. He fully ex
planned all the processes which have
to be gone through with in getting
streets ready for pavement and the
process of paving.
All these engineers who have been
here have not cost the town one cent
and the council do not expect to put
any expense on the town for any in
vestigation which may be made
along this line. In case the PROPOSE.
ton carries the members OF council
will visit nearby towns where the
conditions are the same as they are
here and will investigate the matter
thoroughly and they will pay the
expense incurred out of their own
pockets
Now word on the bond PROPOSE
ton. This council was elected on 9
platform pledging them to investi
gate and report an ordinance look
ing toward street paving. They arc
doing this as fast as they can. They
are making very careful study of
the matter and they are acting fol
the very best interests of all con
cerned, There are some who are
getting ready to oppose the ordi
nance before they know what it il
like. To these we would say to with
hold their decision until they car
see just what is asked of them. Moth
ing can be fairer than that. Wait
until you know before you act.
The council will investigate every
possible way in which the paving
can be done. They will then select
the very best way. They will see tc
it that everyone fully understands
the matter before the election is
held. They. will hold public meet
ings and explain in detail everything
that has been done and everything
that is proposed to be done Unit
that can be arranged for they ask
the citizens to with hold theil
Judgment.
The way the matter looks at pres
ent there is but one way for paving
to come and that is for the lot own
ers to pay for a part of it. The
amount of money required cannot be
raised in any other way. But the
people must not forget that In case
the proposition carries the paving is
not forced on them until they want
it. They must ask fol it then be
fore it is given to them so that nc
one will have to pay for it unless he
wants it. However the payments
will be made very small and easy to
meet They will be divided into
four, one down and three,yearly with
out interest. The greatest amount
any man will have to pay at thai
rate viii not be very greatly in,
creased. Twenty cents will coy
er the gross increase and pay off the
interest and provide sinking fund
also.
At the same time the rate will be
lowered in other directions by 9
lesser expenditure for labor and
allied accounts so that the net in
crease will be very small. So that
little investigation will show that
no one will be hurt no matter what
is done. This being the case the
council ask that everyone think over
the matter and not decide hastily
what they will do in the premises.
1t is the last opportunity to get
pavemeats. The only way possible
to get them will be adopted and the
voters will make very great mis-
take in rejecting the offer. Some
people think that they win do so as
they do not understand the move
ment very well but we think that an
Investigation will be made and every
one knows how to vote when the
time comes. Should that be one
can be no doubt as to tho result