The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-16
WILL PAVE PAYNE Az.
PROPERTY OWNERS HOLD A MASS
MEETING TO DISCUSS
PLANS
MACADAM WILL BE USED
Aid. Holt, of the First Ward, VIII
BE Asked to Introduce
Resolution In the
Council.

Payne avenue property owners, at a
meeting held last evening, decided in IA
Vor of having their street paved as carry
as it is possible to begin work next
spring To that end Aid. Holt, OF the
First ward, was instructed to introduce
a preliminary order in the council at once
for paving the avenue from Beaumont TO
Jessamine street. 1t was agreed that II
would be advisable to take action at this
time, that the preparatory proceedings m
the council, the board of public works
and the engineers office, which 1t is IN
derstood will occupy some time, may be
disposed of and the necessary work Oh
laying water and gas pipes and under
ground wires may be gotten out OF the
way in the meantime.
The meeting was called by DR.. Robert
o. Earl as chairman, and organized as
the Payne Avenue Property Owners as
sociation by the election of DR.. R. o. Earl
as president and Gilbert Olson as secre-
tary The question of pavement was then
discussed in a general way, with particu-
lar reference to the comparative merits
and advantages of different kinds of ma
terial. 1t was pretty generally agreed
that for the requirements of Payne ave-
nue. asphalt was out of the question.
There was some sentiment in favor Of
macadam and granite block pavement
generally agreed that the avenue needed
a new pavement, but number of them
thought that it would be we'll to proceed
slowly in the matter and investigate care
fully as to the cost and durability Of
the various materials.
Charles p. Dahlby suggested that the
principal purpose of the meeting was TO
decide whether the property owners
wanted the street paved or not, and if
Ma N,,1-,
the city council he said, would in all
probability decide what material should
be used, and the property owners would
at best merely be permitted to express
their preference. At any rate, he thought
1t best to decide first as to the present
desirability of having the street paved,
and the question of material could be
considered in it's proper turn. motion
In favor of having the paving done at
once was lost by large majority, and
the question of having the work done
next spring was then taken up for dis
cussion. Aid Holt said that perhaps the
property owners would profit by having
the contract let at once, while the fight
among the paving contractors was on,
but the weight of argument was aVerse
to precipitating action of any kind At
tention was also called to the fact that
the proceedings in the council and board
OF puDIlc WOrKS would take so mucn time
that the work Of paving could not be
started this season, anyway. DR.. Earl
said that he had communicated with
Thomas Prendergast, agent for William
Hamm, who is one of the most extern
sive owners of property on Payne ave-
nue., and Mr. Prendergast had said that
Mr.. Hamm was in favor of having the
street paved as soon as possible, and
in favor Of any material in preference
to cheap macadam. DR.. Earl said that
the best macadam was expensive, but
still he was in favor of that as first
choice, and sandstone block pavement
next
H. Berg, on behalf of the owners Of
property on Payne avenue between Jes-
samine and Maryland Streets protested
vigorously against having that portion Of
the street included in the paving plans
He said the present pavement was cool
enough, and the property owners did not
want to assume any unnecessary expense.
After considerable discussion, a motion
by Frank Shogren that Aid Holt be in
structed to issue the preliminary order
for the paving of the street from Beau
mont to Maryland street In the council
at once was passed The meeting adj
journed. subject to call of the president.