The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-28
THE CITY PAYING
RUSSELL MYRlcK GIVES SOME
INFORMATION.
COLLEGE STREET IN BAD SHAPE
Four Blocks Cut oH-Mally Eastman
to the REHABILITATION Co.
Double Track

The city paving contract ms helli
executed by MyrIck BrOs. Is progress
ing as satisfactorily as can he hopcd
for so far as the contracts are con
cerned and the character of their
work. An Enterprise reporter yestef'
day Investigated the condition OF the
various streets together with the
past experience of the city officials
and the prospects for the early COM
pletiOn of the contract.
On College street it will be impoS-
sible for the contractors to 80 lurthei
than Railroad avenue under the pres
ent status of affairs. Mr.. Russell Ny
ricl; exhibited to the reporter the
property list and map. The numbcr
who refuse TO pay for the paving IS
So large beyond Railroad avenue
that the job would be entirely too
bunglesOme to undertake. There IS
one prominent business man here
who, two years ago. clamored piIc-
ously for paving add who refuses
absolutely to paw Il cent for It, me
result is that there are so many VINO
are refusing that public spirited ctfi-
zens like Mr.. Mallv Eastman have
managed to hold a caucus and at the
next council meeting it is probable
that the body will be made PROPOSE
ton that will be acceptable. NJ
Eastman and his friends will agree
TO carry the city until such time as
they can make the pavement asses
ments out of the property owners
There are many Of the owners VINO
are thoroughly able to pay their snare
70 the work and who can he fcrceI
to nay it. Mr.. Eastman proposes that
the city shall so ahead and file the
tax lew and force them and in order
to insure the city against loss he ana
his associates will furnish the money
with which to do the work. TINS
proposition ought to be accepted
without hesitation if the council real
" wants the advancement Of the
city.
On Pearl street the contractors
have had no trouble. Every property
owner has signed up and the beautI
of il all is that the contractors found
an old sewer running from Franklin
street TO the river that was once
used by the Jail ana which will serve
the purpose of draining this BLOCK. II
was found by accident but Is in eX'
cellent condition. The council at ono
time thught the CITY would have ~
build this sewer. This discovery has
saved the city about $500 in cold
cash.
On Austin street the contractors
have closed arrangements with all
property owners except three. ms
means that the street Will he ID
fairly good condition and that il will
be almost soidlv paved. The Ternli-
nal railway people however. made n"
contract and that feature Of the Aus
tin street pavement looks little
bad
On Park street two property OWL
err have failed to come mp but in view
of the fact that the Traction company
is double tracking that street the taiI-
urc of these property owners TO pay
will interfere in no serious waV' u
will leave only a seven foot strip u'r
pavcd. The rest of the street VIII De
solid. The construction on the double
track has already started.
If will he seen at once that College
street is the stumbling block Tor
ibcrc are now about one dozen prop
rrtv owners refusing to pay. There
are three blocks where every owner
on one side of the street has declined !
In nav. II is this feature - the con
tract that is cutting down the limits
IF the College street paving and IN !
loss Mr.. Easham can succeed with MS
,Ians there will he no pavement he
yond the railroad.
In the meantime there are properly /
,wncrs on other streets who ar"
for paving ana who say hat
hoy will get MP their entire properly /
amounts. II NAV be that some
streets will take the place Of Collo"o
mlcss something can be done thoH"
II once.
In speaking q fthe COLLEGE street 1
assessments Mr. Nvrick said tir' uns
as, alone there should stand n"' As
m example Of good citizenship AMI
oyalty 10 the CITY. The case IN
,uostion is that of Ms. {. Ernos.
,Irs rrro-t Is a widow wifh no other
,roncrfy than fho Iof unon which she
ives ON COLLEGE street. T. hDiuC
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yav 10 force rho pavement nor dos
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