The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-03
Merchants Confer With Super.
intendent Baylor.
DISCUSS THE STREET PAVING SUBJECT
Work Will Be Carried on as RapidIv
~ as Possible by Barber Asphalt
Company.

through mlSapprehenSlOn hast
lily called conference of Walla Walla
merchants, Mayor Hunt and Superin-
tendent Baylor of the Barber Asphalt
company, was held in the rooms of the
Walla Walla club this morning. The
conference was held at the instgation
of Captain Z. *. Straight, who had
been informed by Contractor Carts
that ne intended to pillow up Main
street from Sixth to the Main street
bridge. This statement was taken by
after number of business men had
been informed of the matter, it was
decided that the subject should be
brought to the attention of the city
officials.
Captain Straight called the meeting
to order and made known to the as
semblage what he mad been Informed
by Carts. He said: while the bust
ness men do not want to retard the
work of paving the streets, yet we do
object to the entire street being torn
up an left in such condition that it
cannot be used. If Mr.. Carts carries
out this plan it will simply put a stop
to all business on Main street and the
merchants would greatly suffer thereby.
l believe that Main street should not
be touched until Alder is open to traf-
fic. Then the cross streets could be
taken up and the work completed.
This would leave an outlet for ira fife
and our business would not suffer to a
very great extent.
Mayor Hunt stated that this subject
mittee, the Barber Asphalt company
and himself. and it had been agreed
that only a portion Of Main street
should be moved at a time.
Superintendent Baylor, who has
charge of the work stated that accord
ing to the agreement with toe city of
ficials and himself it was the plan to
pave one block on Main and one side
street at time, and when that work
was finished another block would be
commenced. He said that he stood
ready to carry on the work as rapidly
as possible and that he was willing to
do anything that the merchants of
Walla Walla desired. 1t was not the
intention to block up Main street in its
entirety. but to do the work in such
a manner as to give the business men
the least possible Inconvenience. He
claimed that the work had been greatly
delayed on Alder street by the install
mains and the underground conduit of
the telephone company. Had that
work all been done previously the paw
ing would have been advanced on AL
der street fully ten days. After some
further discussion by several of the
business men it was decided that
Fourth street would not be touched
until all of the other streets had been
paved and thrown open for travel.
The statement made by Superintend-
ent Baylor was satisfactory to the
merchants and what promised at first
to be stormy conference was adj
journed with the best of feeling exist
ing.
The following business men We're
present at the meeting: Captain Z. K.
Straight, L. L. Tallman, George Lud-
wigs, B. F. Simpson, John B. Catron,
James G. Kidwell, n. Sell, Julius Levy.
w. P. Winans, Walter Upington, ], E.
Fargo, John G. Muntinga, Oscar Drum
heller, Charles E. Nye, Ralph E.
Guichar D. T. Kyger, H. A. Gardner,
H. O. Peck, H. L. Blackman, Edward
Claussen, ]. H. Stockwell, w. P. Nc
kean and l. w. Sims.