The daily sentinel., 1907-10-24
PROPERTY HOLDERS
SIDE OF THE STORY
residents Charged With Ignoring
Walk Grades Declare That They
Only Laid Walk Where IL
Should Have Been.

| HAD the contractor in laying our
sidewalks in front of our residences
on the south side of Teller avenue
followed the established grade, the
walks would have been utterly use
less. They would have ranged all
the way from & inches to ri inches
below the level of the street. We
did all in our power to get the grade
changed, but failed. However, with
u practical assurance that the walks
would not be disturbed, we ordered
the contractor to go ahead" Thus
spoke one of the property holders
who are charged by Engineer O'NIaI-
ley with ignoring established grades
and against whom the city council
has been asked to take action.
| City Engineer O'Malley, as an
nounced yesterday by The Sentinel
informed the council that at the
southwest corner of Sixth and Teller
avenue and between Sixth and Sew
enth streets on Teller, on the
south side, the grade stakes for side
walks have been ignored. The coun-
ell passed a motion providing that
the walks be ordered placed on the
grade at once and action taken
against the offending property hold
ers.
There are always two sides to ev-
cry question and the side of the prop
erty holders is not at all devoid of
reason.
The profile grade would bring the
walks, as stated above, away below
the level of the street, and If the
grade for the crossing over the street
at Sixth and Teller is followed the
crossing will also be far beneath the
level of the streets.
1t seems that those property hold
ers on Teller avenue who desired to
improve their property and improve
the street by laying sidewalks did
not care to make a useless job of 1t
by following the grade of the pro-
file.
Not the First Time.
"City Engineer OMalley," states
one of the property holders, was
requested to change the grades. He
declared that the matter was up to
the street and alley committee. This
committee was petitioned to make
the change and they absolutely re-
fused to do so. Then the city engi-
neer finally said that perhaps he and
Mayor Wentworth could go up to
Teller, place an angle in the side
walk grade and let us put the walk
down where 1t should be. We un-
derstand that such had been done in
several places in the city However,
Mayor Wentworth in this case re-
fused to place an angle for fear that
some dissatisfaction might be ex-
pressed by the street and alley COM
10 pnattar Ctnnn for
while. At least one member of
the street and alley committee, of
which there are three members, was
for changing the grade. Another
was undecided; but the third man so
strongly opposed us that he gained
his point. 1t was apparent to almost
everybody who looked over the sit
uation that our contention was right
and that the established grade was
ridiculous.
FINALLY, having practical as
surance from one in authority to
speak that the sidewalks should be
put where they belong and there
would in all probability be no kick
made, the contractor proceeded to
lay the walks"
Following the laying of the walks
came the protests from City Engi-
neer O'Malley and the matter Is now
up before the council.
Won't Lay the Crossing.
1t is said that, after the laying of
the crossing at Sixth and Teller had
beer, approved and ordered done by
the council. after part of the excava-
tion had been made and the gravel
hauled, the street and alley commit
tee couutermanded the order and
now refuses to lay the street cross
ing. even on the established grade
owing to the fact that the property
holders on the south side of Teller
between Sixth and Seventh had iS-
nored the grade for their walks.
Ignored Before.
IL is claimed that several times
recently sidewalk grades have been
ignored in Grand Junction without
any kick being made by the street
and alley committee or any other Of
ficials.
Who They Are.
The property holders who are
charged with ignoring the grades are
r. l.. Magill. the real estate man;
Attorney n. T.. Coles; l.. A. George
and s. b. McClurg, all well known
If the orders of the council are
complied with, the walks must be
torn up and put down to the grade.
There may be some interesting de-
velopments.