The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-27

years every time the paving PROPOSE
| ton was brought up.
Glasford went into an academic dis
cussion on the advantages of asphalt
as pavement quoted from the mu-
| nicipal journal to show that it had
been abandoned everywhere except for
repairs.
1T might have been good here on
account of dry climate but had been
a failure elsewhere and so none but
the best should be risked here" re-
marked Glasford. 1.-THE city engineer
knows more about concrete now than
he did when he recommended a 1-4-7
/ base"
| Councilman Kirkman entered the
arena boldly flying LAT banner. He
said the experience here had proven
that this base was good; at any rate,
he thought there would be no objec-
ton to getting bids on both kinds
| The first glancing reference to the
|
Kirkman who said that a certain COM
pany had refused to Did unless the
| specifications were changed and de-
clared that he believed 1-4-7 was
good enough until shown differently
| Councilman Durham fright dressed"
with the bitulithic squad by saying
I No no al mt 1,o
top gave out whether the base was
good or not. There was no danger of
getting it too strong for when the
| asphalt was worn out the heavy
| trucks would cut through the con-
crete if weak.
Bridges came up fairly bristling and
startled colleagues and audience by
| his thinly yelled charges of improper
| relations between the Warren Con-
struction company and some members
of the city council
Knows Thing or Two.
Il have some knowledge of who rec
! commended 1875 base" said the
a party who is still advocating 1876.
| I need mention no names. I want
somebody's word besides that of
member of paving company that l.
3-5 is better"
This made the members of the coun-
Gil sit up and take notice.
T:,l>,
action in the matter and that the
only way to get facts was to have bids
on both kinds and moved that the
street committee be instructed to
change the specifications so as to call
for both kinds.
Glasford objected on the ground that
nothing was to be gained. Mr.. Baylor
had said there was but 10 cents diff
ference a square yard and that the
advertisements could be made for bids
and so he moved an amendment of
Kirkman's motion to the effect that
the specifications be adopted as
amended. Mexican seconded but it
was ruled out of order.
Tausick expressed his pleasure at
| an acknowledgment that there was
a difference of 10 cents. He had some
property in the district in question
and said that would make consider
able difference. He did not think the
property owners had any money to
throw away and believed that what
was good. enough for the business dis
trict was good enough for West Main.
Bridges asserted there was no ne
cessity of railroading the matter
| through.
There's no need of taking snap
| judgment; it costs a lot of money and
| ought to be further looked into,' he
| remarked.
The Kirkman motion vas lost by
| majority of one, the bitulithic squad
voting solidy against getting bids on
| both kinds of base.
| After the defeat of the Kirkman
motion, Glasford returned to the pro-
position of the adoption of the speci-
| fcations for 1-3-5 He said there had
| been haggling over it for two years
and there was no need for misunder-
standing.
Honor of Council at Stake"
There's no misunderstanding; one or
| two seem to understand the propo-
sition pretty well,"' interjected Coun-
Gilman Kirkman.
! Tausick said he could not see the
need of crowding pavement on the
people of West Main, especially
kind they did not yant. There were
plenty near the center of town that
did want pavement.
! Glasford said that the honor of the
council was at stake and had been
| for tvo and half wears The cjtV