The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-15

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Fare and ia the City council The
proposition looked feasible on the
genera idea sad il was thought thas
the proposition might he successful.
With that idea ia view soma initial
steps we're taken several months ago
In harmonizing the sentiment and
getting the owners together for the
Improvement. 1t has received its
first official recognition through the
action OF the city council when it
placed an ordinance on first reading
concerning the paving OF Main street,
The ordinance was simply for the
purpose OF laying the foundation
and as a starter in the direction Of
paving, not binding the city or the
property in the least, and
nothing more will come OF the ordi-
nance.
AT the suggestion of the council a
meeting of the property owners was
held at the city hall Tuesday even
ing to informally discuss the paving
OF the street, over which Robert
Burns, alderman OF the Fourth
ward, presided. The council was
not particularly anxious to push the
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approval of the property owners and
the only way to ascertain their exact
position was to bring them together
in a mass meeting.
Mayor Branson presented some
figures which he had obtained on the
probable cost of paving the street
with yitrified brick, stating hat at
Marshalltown, Iowa, and also Mason
City, that this work had been done at
the rate of $1.S9 per square yard,
and he thought that it could be done
in Mitchell for a slightly increased
price. For a 25-foot front lot, it was
considered that the price would
amour to about $3.50.
Mr.. Burns then called upon va
Tious owners to express themselves
with reference to this improvement.
1T did not take long to see hat the
sentiment was strong against paving.
Perhaps d dozen or fifteen men spoke
Oh the subject, and if we remember
rightly hardly a one of them favored
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objections We're filed against paving
everyone OF the speakers expressed
themselves in favor OF paving the
thoroughfare when the citizens were
ready for it.
The principal objections to the inn
proVement was the inadequacy of the
Main street sewer, which was held to
he toe small to accommodate the lat
eeral sewers Which are run into it and
those from the business houses on
the street This, they felt, would
have. to be enlarged to meet the flu
~ conditions and the growth of
the city. Another matter of grave
importance was the fact that fully
half of the business property on the
street had not been connected with
h water mains and the sewer. and
should all be accomplished be-
fore the street was paved. To a
great many owners the paving of the
street and the addition of the water
and sewers this would work a hard
ship, and it would appear imprac-
tlcal at this time. The proposition
OF erecting a second high school
building was also injected as another
reason for not paving the street,
many believing that with this pro-
Ject carried to a successful conclu-
sion would be as much expense as
h citizens would want to carry.
The men at the meeting we're
united on the proposition of pushing
Mitchell to the front and keeping her
There. but not try to do the whole
thing at ouce The sentiment for
paving the street was sufficient evil
dence to show that when the time
comes that there will be no objec-
lions to it.
With so many of the property
n expressing themselves against