The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-13
ROSABEL PAVING
STILL UNDECIDED
Assembly Street Committee
Again Hangs Up the Project
fOraWeek.

While intimat ting that the protest
against paving Rosabel street with
sandstone was only to further delay the
Improvement. the assembly committee
on streets yesterday amended the order
calling for the surfacing of the street
with sandstone So as to make 1t read
sandstone from Fifth to Sixth street
and asphalt from Sixth to Ninth street.
The order will now have to go back
to the board of aldermen. where it
originated, and from there to. the board
or public works. City Engineer Rund-
lett informed the committee that a
contract could not be placed in time
10 nave the work-done this year.
Want Asphalt Paving.
When the order for. the paving of
the street came up for consideration
yesterday Edward Schumacher, of the
Schurmeier Wagon company, and Capt.
I-Peter Berkey were on hand to protest
against it.
We areeopposed to sandstone. We
want asphalt in front of our property"
they said. 80
why don't you take your troubles
TO the board of public works The
board is the judge; we are not inter-
rupted ASSemblyman Arnold. ~ ssf~
They won't give US a hearing" an
SWered Mr.. Schumacher so.
The whole thing looks to me like
a scheme to, delay the improvement"
said ASsemblman Dofan. IF ever a
street needed paving 1t is RosabeI
street. 1t looks Ike city dump now"
Yes, and 1t is positively dangerous" y
said AsSemblyrnan Arnold. 81 am in
for sending this order through. This
IS the third time this matter has been
before the assembly to my knowledge
a 7 IN ir1ks. I1aS o.
third setback. The street needs paw
Ing and you know it, concluded Mr.;
Arnold, pointing his finger at the pro-
testants. a--.s
Capt. Berkey and Mr.. Schurmeier adj
united that 1T did, but commended that
when it was paved they wanted to
select the material, and not the coun-
Gil
Assemblyman Sci1urmeier thought
weeks delay would not put any I'M
reasonable check to the Improvement.
Assemblyman Wheeler was of like mind
and Observation-Disclosures thought this
good time to bring the entire discus
sion to an end by 5offering motion to
pave part of the street. with asphalt
and the other with sandstone.
Will Now Go to Assembly.
. Assemblymen Arnold, Doran and Van
Slyke entered a sproteSt because of the
delay it offered, but as theyaweree prae-
tfeally in the minority the proposition
to amend was reluctantly accepted.
Capt. Berkey and Mr.. Schurmeier in
formed the committee that they were
satisfied, and the amendment was APP
proveds 1t will now go to the assembly
at it's regular meeting Thursday for
confirmation. no-e ~
70 While the councils recommendations
fneregarde to7th character of the paw
Ing material are always accepted, the
kind to be used lies entirely with the
board of public works and the prop
erty owners. They are the sole judges
In the matter, though the council can
reject the entire improvement if 1t is
not satisfied. sFior this reason a pre-
lirninary order, which was the kind In
troduced,. is never debated upon by the
council. 1t is always sent to the board
for it to thresh out with the property
owners. t5s-1
Part. of Rosabel street,is now paved
with sandstone and it is hardly likely
that the board of public works will
agree to any other material. The street
is one of the heaviest Travelled in the
city.