Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-23

water and electricity. telephone, tele-
graph, lighting. hydraulic power. and
lother trenehing companies have been
notified in order that they may carry
Iout any contemplated alterations and
repairs 10 their mains and services
Immediately prior to or during the ex-
secution OF the proposed works. with
THE view of obviaung Interference
with the paving by them in the near
future. The police authorities have
talso been informed of the intended
works, so that they may make such
arrangements as are necessary for
the direction and control of the street
traffic during the time the street
works are in the hands of the con
tractor. The omnibus companies
have been notified of any intended
! temporary interruption of a customary
| bus route and the local authorities
with no, ndaries coterminous with
those OF the city of Westminster have
also had full intimation of the pro
posed works where they in any way
affect the traffic in streets under
their jurisdiction: and every resident
along the line OF the works has had
intlmation of their proposed com
imencement
If at any time during the progress
OF the work You should think YOU are
not receiving proper consideration at
the hands of the contractor. and viii
communicate with ME, shall be hap
/ TO see mat as little inconvenience as
possible is caused to you aud to the
general public using the street.
Should you contemplate carrying out
any works which would interfere with
/ the surface Of the roadway, would
you kindly put them in hand forth
with, giving the necessary notices re,
lquired by the City Council in due
course"
Practically, an exactly opposite con.
EDITION obtains here in New York
While there may be notifications of
contemplated pavement work. there is
absolutely no intelligent effort at CO.
! operation by all concerned. First. it's
a new pavement; but no sooner is
that laid and opened up" for travel
than along comes a firm with a con
tract for new sewer In the same
blocks-and up is ripped this brand
new pavement. and the streets are
CLOSED again for an inrefnite period.
And so it goes-one Improvement"
, of work following another in weary
ling and discouraging succession and
at enormously increased cost and ire
mendous annoyance. Inconvenience
and general trouble all around.
/ The instance comes to mind of an
upper west side bit of aYea where an
Iayenue intersects Broadway with two
ior three cross-streets cutting it up,
I a travehcongested point as long ago
/ as the early nineties- and for nearly
ten years continuously ii was in a
state of complete upheaval. An en-
/ larged acknowledgements torn IN
/ for months and then relaid; next
change of one sheet-car line from
cable 10 underground trolley
months Of upheaval again. with the
pavement finally restored; torn up
once more for big new SEVERE
laid: now change from blocks to
asphalt; almost Immediately this as
lThalt torn up for subway construction
three or more years of open
lditching dirt, dust and the practical
stoppage of ordinary surface traffic
pavement again torn up for the
change of an old horse-car line to a
trolley system; then a sort of build.
ling boom" that forced a partial clos.
ing of about half the street area in
the entire section; and even now
Isome center-parkway and sidewalk
Improvements" in progress so that
the property-owners and tenants
might not suffer from quiet, cleanli
mess and lack Of confusion. Barring
/ the subway construction all this
work might have been done inside OF
one single year But that is not the
New York way--more's the pity!