The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-07-25

hat tlle Guy uduS have lOrlnuIdleu
comprehensive plan for the improve.
ment and Identification of the city
streets in connection with the paving
was again made manifest at the reg
ular council meeting Monday evening
when Councilman Parker introduced
new sidewalk ordinance and it was
unanimously enacted under suspen-
sion of the rules. That they have the
courage of their convictions and in
tend to stand by their plans is shown
by the approval given the remarks of
one of them in response to a suggest
ion by another that none of them
could ever be elected again. "We
don't want to be-, was the answer,
'.and in the next place it isn't true.
The people are in favor OF improve
ments and we are i'm line with the
popular sentiment. If L did not be-
lieye this TO be SO / would not vote as
do. Plymouth is not a backward
city and its people do not want a pol
icy of retrogression.
The ordinance, which takes effect
Immediately by virtue of an emer-
gency clause, provides that all side
walks hereafter to be built in this city
shall be constructed of dimension
stone or cement, except that the COM
mon council may in any case, by a
vote of six members, permit brick or
wood to be used. 1t also provides
that the walks shall be so laid that
the outer edges shall join in straight
line on each street, thus prohibiting
the unsightly breaks, joys and bends
now to be found in some places.
The discussion of the ordinance re-
vealed the sense of the council to be
that in all parts of the city where i'm
provements are under way or contem-
plated, particularly in the original
plat of the town and in Wheeler'S
original addition on the south side,
the walks should be of the character
indicated i'm the ordinance as far as
possible, but that in other portions
the council should be liberal
with permits for the use of brick
or wood, bringing the walks gradually
up to the standard and giving each
case fair treatment as it arises. The
former sidewalk ordinance remains i'm
force except as it is modified by this
new one.
RELATING TO PAVING.
Besides the enactment above men,
toned the council transacted consid-
cradle business of Importance. The
street commissioner told how his de-
partment has grown in importance
with the new work in hand and asked
authority to employ an assistant fore
man and timekeeper, which was read
lily granted.
The supe rintendent of waterworks
stated that the water is getting very
low in the big reservoir and that the
enormous l.emand soon to be made
upon it in connection with the street
improvements is likely to prove en-
barrassing unless relief is provided.
He suggested that new bottom can
be put into the old cisteen, now empty
andiout of use, and reserve supply of
water kept in that. The committee
on waterworks was directed to investi-
gate the matter and to act in its dis
erection so as to provide sufficiency of
water for all necessities
The city engineer reported in favor
of the use of cement curbing in the
business part of town, instead of stone,
provided skilled cement man could
be secured to inspect the materials
used and the methods employed in
mixing and laying the cement. He
thinks that unless this is done it Will
be possible to palm off inferior work.
The matter was held over for further