The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-11-07
CLOSING UP THE GAPS
Council Getting Ready to Take Final
Action OH the Acceptance Of North
Michigan Street Improvements Other
Municipal Matters Considered.

Mr.. Parker was late in arriving last
Wednesday evening and it was after
the appointed hour when Mayor Jones
raped the council to order and in
quired the purpose of the special meet
ing. Mr.. Parker stated that he I'M
derstood it TO be for the purpose of
hearing the report of the afternoon IS
inspection of the North Michigan
street paving.
DIR. Reynolds informed the body
that in company with other officials
he had examined the work and it was
found that the pavement was in many
places too low. The contract requires
the crown of the street in the center
to be of the same height as the top of
the curb, whereas they found that it
is in almost its entire extent from 7
of an inch to an inch and half lower
than that. In some places, also, the
surface of the brick at the curb line is
likewise too low He did not think the
symmetrical appearance of the street
was marred thereby, but feared that
in some places where the pavement is
too flat the storm water will not read
lily run off. He reported further that
they failed TO find where extra gravel
had been used in the work, as claimed
by the contractor.
City Engineer Butler stated that he
measured the pavement just after it
was rolled and at the time it was op-
ened for general use and that he then
found it to be exactly right. He
thought the foundation had not been
sufficiently rolled and that the traffic
on the street, being chiefly in the Gen.
ter, had packed it down to its present
condition. Most of the street would
not be in any way injured by being
that much lower than the specifica-
lions, but in some places it would be
and this could be determined by flood
ing and observing the disposition of the
water. During the afternoon he had
called the contractors attention to
two of these places and directed that
they should be remedied, which the
contractor willingly agreed to do. He
had also directed the substitution of
good blocks for bad in several spots.
Mr.. Parker moved that it be the
sense of the council that at present
the pavement be not accepted. He
explained that he had been prevented
by court work from being present at
the inspection and felt that the water
test should be applied as suggested
and the defects remedied before fur
ther action is taken. DR.. Reynolds
thought the motion should be more
definite and pointout the exact work re-
quired To be done as condition of &C
ceptance. Mr.. Parker agreed to this
and by consent of the council the en-
gineer was directed to turn on the
water and direct the repairs. Mr..
Parker changed his motion SO as to
read that further consideration of the
acceptance of the pavement be post
poned until the engineer S report shall
be received, in which form it was car
RED.
The contractors bond for the South
Michigan street work was filed. He
will be required to file his brick and
maintenance bonds for the North
Michigan street improvement before
the same is accepted.
The bill of the waterwOrks commits
sioner, deferred from the last meeting,
WIS allowed i'm full after 1T had been
explained.
On motion of councilman Sherer the
sprinkling of paved streets will be sus-
pended for ten days. Whether they
shall be sprinkled hereafter will be de-
termined later.
The matter of furnishing brick for
gutter in front of the Kellison House,
Mr.. Kellison to pay for constructing
the gutter, was referred to the city
engineer and-the street commissioner
with power to act. It is represented
that such a gutter will be benefit to
the city by protecting the pavement
and catchbasin from washing dirt in
case of rain. Mr.. Sherer opposed the
proposition.
Otis Mikels, to whom was awarded
the contract for building the Wash
ington street sewer, filed his bond in
the sum of s425 and it was referred to
the mayor with power to approve.
The mayor reported that two five
per cent loans Of 81, 900 each had been
closed for the city, one at each bank,
and the money deposited with the city
treasurer. The loans run for nine
months. Council then took a recess
until Monday evening.