The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-13

Several cities for Their Respec-
tive Operation-The Only Way to
Beat the Combination Is by Using
Brick, and He Wants Brick on
Arundel Street
The orders for the paving of Kent, ,Arun-
del and Mackubn streets with asphalt
came up before the board of public works
yesterday afternoon before a large dele
cation of property owners. The unani-
nifty with which the owners along the
lines of the proposed Improvement pro-
tested left the board no other alternative
than to recommend an adverse report in
each case. The owners agreed that there
would not be so much objection and
probably none. to the paving next year,
but the majority favored brick instead Of
asphalt when, any paving was done.
Comptroller McCardy was the principal
speaker against the paving, and while he
spoke directly against the proposed paw
ing of a portion of Arundel street
at a cost of $1,000, his talk covered the
other streets SO far as paving with: as
phalt and the necessity for the improve
nents this year was concerned.
Mr.. McCardy said he opposed the paw
ing with asphalt for the reason that there
was a combination between the asphalt
paving men and the country was parceled
out among them and the result was that
they did not interfere with each other
This made the prices of paving too high
The asphalt pavements laid in ST. Paul
either In the last year or the last ten
say that the contractors were Obliged to
keep the pavement in repair for ten
years. There had been deal of gouging
IN the asphalt paving business and ST.
Paul had had it's share. There was a vast
difference between land and lake asphalt
and as he understood it, a deal of the
asphalt laid in st. Paul by the COM
bfnation had been of what was known as
land Trinidad. With that kind of stuff
pavement could be laid for almost any
price. There was ring, Mr.. McCardy
said, and the only way to break up the
combination was to put down. brick pave
ment, which was much better than the
present asphalt paving. At present St
Paul was paying too much for what it
got in the way of asphalt
Inc credit of the city and its financial
reputation was first-class in the East but
this was because the taxpayers had paid
up "Heh II TOOK DiOOd money to do it,
1t was the duty of officials of the citv
and especially the board of public works
not to pile up the assessments, but give
them a breathing spell. He did not he
neVe the paving Of Arundel street was
necessary this year. nor the other two
streets before the board If the pavement
however, was ordered this year or next
ne wanted, and so did the other owners
Drick pavement laid. The only way to
break the aSDhalt continuation
order prlck pavement laid on the streets
Clty engineer Rundlett. in reply to the
talk made by Mr.. McCardy, said there
mad been no land asphalt laid in st. Paul
Inc specifications were carefully drawn.
and the fact that all of the asphalt laid
was guaranteed for ten. and, in a major
lty OF cases, for twenty years, would in ;
d1cate that the public and the propertv
owners were not getting any the worst
of it.
The board confirmed the following as
SesSments: .-A
Grading Hatch street, between Sylvan
and Park, $53440; sewer on Wood street.
from 'Starkey@ to South Robert, $1,12796;
sewer on Short street, from Maria to
Hoffman,, $72230; sewer on Atwater
street, from Rice to Sylvan, 81, ,316. 70; :.
sewer on Beech street. from Forest TO
Cypress, So, ,021. so
The board will lay out the assessment
district for the boulevarding and curbing,
with sandstone of Summit avenue, from
Dale to. Lexington, and June 10 will com
plete the assessment. The Improvement
when completed will cost s9S49.SO. or 81. .03
per front foot
The city engineer returned plans and
estimates for the following improve
ments:e
Paving with brick Sherburne avenue
from Rice street to eastern terminus
SILL or $4.25 per front foot to property
owners.
Paving with brick Robert street. from
Seventh to Eighth, $780, or So. rs per front
foot to property owners. Cost to city
railway company for its share of paving.
$51O
Paving Eighth street. from Broadway
to Robert: Asphalt, $4,000, or $545 per
front foot to property owners; brick, $13,-
760, or $4.70 per front foot to property:
sandstone, $167S0, or $50 per front foot.
Paving Eighth street, from Robert to
Wabasha: Asphalt. $3.50, or s443 per
front foot to property owners; brick,
$780, or 1910 per front foot to property
owners; sandstone, $500, or $3.50 per
front foot to property owners The cost
to the city railway company for its share
of the paving is $3.50 for asphalt, 81, $50
for brick and 81, ,420 for sandstone.
Sewer on Thomas street, from Grotto to
Milton, $2,750, or 78 cents per front foot
to property owners.
Bids for the construction of a sewer on
Jessamine street, from Payne to Green
brier, were opened and the contract
awarded to Andrew Martinson for 1888.
Three weeks ago, when bids for the same
improvement were opened, Anderson G.
Johnson were the lowest bidders, their
figures being 1924, and Martinsons bid
being the highest of the four, at $647