The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-12-14
BLOCKS
TO BE PAVED
ESTIMATED COST $1,000
Council b Ordering Work Under Stale
Law Compelling Property Owners
to Pay Share OF Cost

Fort Pierce IL just entering upon an
era OF progress, not alone in Industrial
lines, but in municipal affairs as well,
that bids fair for splendid future for
our town.
This spirit of awakening has been
aboard for some weeks, but on account
OF the approach of the municipal cleo
ton, with its uncertainties, no steps
were taken until the election was over,
and no sooner was this question settled
than a special meeting of the council
was called for last Friday afternoon,
when plan was adopted to at once be-
gin the work of paving the streets under
the provision Of the State law requiring
the property owner on each side to pay
one third and the town the remaining
one-third.
The first work under this plan has
already commenced at the corner of
High street and Orange avenue, and
will extend down Orange avenue one
block, then north one block to Palmetto
avenue.
The council has established uniform
curb line for all streets at IL feet from
lot lines, leaving room Efor an 8-foot
concrete sidewalk, and feet for shade
trees, the curb running outside. On
Orange avenue and Pine street this will
leave Al feet to be paved.
The council closed contract with
the East Coast Cattle Co., to secure
rock for paving from their pasture west
Of town at ten cents per cubic yard, in
the pit. Also another contract with
the livery stables for hauling and de-
livering the rock on the street at 81 per
cubic yard, the town to furnish the
labor to get the rock out of pit and to
spread on the streets.
Tuesday morning the work was com
nenced at the junction Of High street
and Orange avenue, with lsnan VIII
Jams as Overseer Here the rock is be.
ng placed nine inches deep. the frat
Tx inches being Of heavy bouldrrs and
. dressing of three inches OF soft rock
placed on top. The street is given a
curvature OF four to six inches. This
viii make iirst class street, and one
hat will be serviceable for years to
ONE
Ii will require $40 cubic yards of rock
c pave the street for the two blocks
; laid out, ana Il Is estimated that it
iili cost about 81, 200. Of this aulolInt
he AUDITING property J"Ncc@ VIII be
ssessed $500 and the ,oNE treasury
~ be railei on far Ihe remaining cue
hire -.s4O9.
As soon ~ lCe present undertaking
completed toe cMrcj, nrop0s, - con-
le.lce operations 10Y The ravins o.
range avenue from ltig6 So eer Wc.t
" several Gloak9, GaApcftu avenue
ON Eish street Wea, ia twQ hlcls,
nd Magnolia averue from Orange
venue north 70 the gesiieNc4 rr Il. T..
lItuar. This will give .rH west 1are
town, wh;ch has SepN neglected ia
Re past, some needed improvements,
I'd will open many valuable lcts for
,i!d!ng sites, ona will, give two
.eoues from The northern part f
Hn.
Al these improvements arc ,nG2r
e direct cnaggs Of the sire comn,t-
e, which il composed OF G. s. Tucker,
airman; D 7, McCarty and Ed Edge.
The council has also passed az order
r the property owners OF >Aat part
Orange avenue and Pine street that
to be paved at once, to Immediately
ace concrete curbiIg along their
operty. "