The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-25
PROPOSED PAVEMENT WILL
Be LAID THIS SUMMER
Petition Asked to Pave West Caro- Street
with Crushed Stone Library
Committee Makes Report

At the regular meeting of the city
council Monday evening, the declara-
tory resolutions passed four weeks
ago, in reference to laying brick pave
ment on north Michigan ST., from the
north end OF the pavement north to
the first street north OF North street,
on Washington street, from Michigan
west TO Plum street, also the alleys
back of Michigan street, both east
and west, from LaPorte, to Caro-
streets, were confirmed. In other
words these streets will be paved dur
ing this summer. There was re-
monstrance in, on the paving of north
Michigan, but upon investigation by
the city civil engineer, was deemed
insufficient. In the proposed pave
ment OF west Caro- street, from
Water street to the L. Z. & W.
tracks, an amended remonstrance was
presented to the council. The petition
was signed by Fred Seider, William
O'Keefe, w. VI. Mccormick, Eli B.
Miner, L. d. Eley, O. F. Hoover, NJ
4. o Packard, Charles Kellson, J.
E. Beyler, The Christian Church by
its trustees Frank Cullison, H. Mum,
and Mrs F. Bosworth; L. NJ. Lauer,
S. ]. Linkenhelt, and the Vandalia
R. X. Co.,and asked that the following
changes be made in the proposed paw
ing of west CAIRO street, namely, that
the width of the proposed street be
made 80 feet, instead OF 40 Also
& at the pavement be laid with crush
ed stone instead OF brick, and that
combination curb and cutters be in
stalled. The CAIRO street petition was
turned over to the city engineer to in
vest:gate. and determine whether
there was sufficient number OF sign
ers and report the same to an adj
journed meeting OF the council held
at 300 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
At Adjourn Meeting.
Tie counil met at the council
chamber at 100 o'clock Tuesday after
noon, to take action on the petition
for paving Caro- street with crushed
stone instead of brick. The city en-
gineer reported that there was to-
tai CT 80 resident property owners
along the line of the proposed pave
ment. OF these Is had signed the Pc
tition Counting all joint owners as
one, there are &c resident property
| owners, of whom IA had signed. In
such instances, where a change in the
kind of pavement is desired, the law
| provides that the petition for the
same must be signed by majority OF
the resident property owners. While
the council was considering the mat
| ter, three residents who had signed
the petition, Eli Miner, l.. d. Eley,
and O. F. Hoover. asked TO have their
names Withdrawn from the petition
4 number of residents were present,
and expressed themselves against
paving WITH macadam After the
with drawal of the three above petit
toner's, the list OF signers fell below
a majority, and the council proceeded
to confirm the declaratory resolution,
providing for the paving of CAIRO
street from Water street, to the l.
f. & w. tracks with brick The
| pavement will be 80 feet in width, ex-
cepting from Michigan street east to
] the first alley, and from Michigan
street west to the first alley, that dis
tance to be AZ feet in width.
Other Remonstrance Close.
The report of the city engineer on
the north Michigan street paving re-
monstrance showed a close count,
there being almost sufficient num-
Der OF demonstrators to defeat the
proposed paving The statutes pro-
vide that to be effective, a remon-
STRANGE against street improvement