The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-06-08
PAVING THE WAY
For a Handsome Young
City.
OUR CITY FATHERS.
Getting Ready to Fill a Long
Felt Want.
Busy Session of an Interesting COun-
Gil Meeting.

III NtCSkiuS.
Our City. Fathers are getting into a
way of conducting business with neat
mes and dispatch.
Their session, Tuesday evening was
short, but good deal of business of an
important character was disposed of in
short order. There was 20 dawdling,
talking for effect, or unnecessary de-
lays, but business was pushed through
with dispatch. 1t was refreshing to
see.
All members of the Council were
present. Also sprinkle of citizens.
Mr.. J. A. Hartzler asked for grade
stakes on Auburn avenue.
Ordinances were passed establishing
grades on Water avenue from Plum
Valley to G. S. & G. r. r., and on Pal
mer avenue from Main to Mad River.
A petition asking for cement curb
and gutter Improvement on Garfield
avenue, was referred to Street Commit
tee and Engineer.
In an unguarded moment, Mr.. John
Snyder rushed upon the enclosure be-
hind which the City Fathers are cor
rallied while being fed, and with threat
ening finger laid down the law and gos-
pei to the Council, who were complete
ly cowed by the demonstration. As
our interpreter has not yet finished
translating his notes, we are unable to
make'as full report of the interesting
speech, as we would desire.
After Mr.. Snyder had had his say, he
retired from the Council Chamber, fully
| satisfied with his work.
Engineer Wonders presented resolu-
tions providing for street improvements
as follows:
| Declaring it necessary to pave east
Columbus avenue with asphalt or brick
from the east side of Opera street to the
east side of Mad River street; declaring
it necessary to improve Main street
from Sandusky street north to alley
north of High street by paving with
asphalt or brick; declaring it necessary
to pave with asphalt or brick Detroit
street from Chillicothe avenue to San
duslzy avenue; declaring it necessary to
| improve Mad River street from Will
liams avenue to Auburn avenue by
paving with brick or asphalt. .
The rules were suspended, and these
resolutions passed in the order named,
| by unanimous vote.
| The bids for Columbus avenue and
Main street improvements were re-
ceived and opened Tuesday and Engi
neer Wonders announced that the bid Of
E. >Brentlinger, of Dayton, was the low.
est for the paving with brick of Colum'
bus avenue from Main street to G. G. c.
& St. L. railway. His lowest bid was
$13, S65.20 and provides for the Wassal
brick.
Mr.. Brentlinger was also the lowest
bidder on paving of Main street from
Columbus to Sandusky avenues. His
bid on Wassal block, the lowest, was
S5, ,9S5. so.
The Engineer contrasted the bids
received at this time with those receiv-
ed few weeks ago and announced that
the bid of Mr.. Brentlinger, which was
| the lowest bid at this time, was about
So, 900 higher than the bids received be.
fore, on the Columbus avenue improve,
tment.
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| Solicitor Miller said that there was
something wrong about this sudden
rise in price and advocated the
Finance Committee Investigating the
mater and that while this investigation
is in progress the deposit money of each
bidder to be held. The Council con-
CURED in this and the apparent com.
bination among the contractors was, for
the present. at least, dealt severe
blow.
| J. Q. A. Campbell presented peti.
tion signed by 9S per cent. of the resi-
dents on Chillicothe avenue who pro.
test against the resolution passed by
the Council declaring for asphalt and
brick paving and asking that they be
allowed to improve their avenue with
q crushed stone driveway and cement
curb and gutter.
Petition was referred to Street Com
mittee and Engineer.
John Stanfeld and M. c. Boals were
appointed a Citizens Committee or
Main street gravel Improvement.
John McIlfresh and Charles Plummel
were appointed to serve in the same
capacity on Carter avenue, and George
Leidigh and Minnie Marquis were ap
pointed TO do the same work on Cant
well avenue, and DIR. J. FL. Wilson ant
w. E. Sloan were appointed to serve a.
Citizens Committee on the Plum Vale,
street improvement.
Complaint was made by Councilmal
Irwin about the condition of the d. q L
!, N. railway crossing on Everett street
Referred to Street Committee.