The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-17
FOURTH WARDERS
TALK ON PAVING
MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT RY
RESIDENTS or THE FOURTH
W0ARD-HEARp REPORTS or
DIFFERENT coMMITTEEs-THE
WIDTH or STREETS DISCUSSED.

Residents OF the Fourth ward helt
meeting last night at the court.
house and after deciding upon the
paving, width of their streets and ave.
nues, reconsidered their action and al
another meeting will make known
their choice regarding the width Of
their streets.
The report of the committee which
was sent east to investigate paving
conditions was read and proved to be
most interesting. This committee. al
though not recommending narrow
streets In the residence district show
ed that the cities were placing the mar
row streets in the residential sections
and this led to the reconsideration OF
the question Of the width OF the
streets.
1t was first decided to draw up a
resolution asking the city council to-
have the following streets paved the
following widths
Fist avenue-s6 feet, present width.
] Second avenue 36 feet, present
width.
Third avenue-40 feet, present width.
Fourth avenue-30 feet, now So feet.
Fifth avenue-36 feet, present width.
Ninth street-S4 feet, except be-
tween Third and Fifth avenues. pres
ent width.
Between Third and Fifth avenues,
--26 feet.
Tenth street-so feet now "a feet.
Eleventh. street-30 feet, now "a feet
Twelfth street-30 feet. present
width.
Thirteenth street-s4 feet, present
width.
This recommendation was made by
the different committees and was
passed although later in the meeting
1t was reconsidered and turned down.
Report Of COMMITTEES.
S. j. Hill mace a report Of the com
mittee which was appointed to invea-
tigate the water main and sewer con.
d1tions of the ward where the paying
was to be done. He had had map
made showing all of the sewer con-
nections and water main taps. How
ever all OF these had not been listed
with the city officials and the
map was not exactly accurate. The
committee recommended that the
councn nave connections and taps
made to every lot in the paving dis
ulct' before the paving was laid down. |
a. l.. WAN reported that the Union
Llght; Heat & Power Co. was willing /
70 make gas connections to every lot /
IN the paving district before the nav
ing was laid. This will be done free |
OF charge provided the owners OF these /
lots viii notify the company that the
change is desired. The committee
recommended that every property
owner make arrangements with the
company 20 have connections made
now, whether they would be needed
Tor immediate use or not. The tele-
phone company reported that 1t would
90 everything in it's power to assist
IN the movement to better that sec
ton OF the city when 1t is paved.
Reports From Cities.
The following is a synopsis Of the
report given by H. F. Emery. the sec
retary OF the committee which went
east TO investigate paving conditions
ana give the. local residents some In
formation on the subject:
Minneapolis-No narrow stree+s In
me business district but in the resi-
fence districts city does the work and
charges the cost to property owners
Plus 20 per cent to paw for intersec-
ions. Macadam is used extensively
the residence districts. Creosoted
blocks in good condition. No hrick
paving has had to be replaced. Con-
'rete curbs used and placed in blocks
making repair easy
St Paul.-Streets in good condition
t being Saturday. afternoon. could oh
ain little information regarding nav.
ne. Lots Of brick and aspbalt
Harvard, Ill.--The brick IN raal
Tood condition. The price Of cree.
ote block considered too high for res-
dence districts.
Indiana Harbor and Whiting.-saw
ots OF Westrumite. A two inch mix
ure OF this on concrete base. Had
cen used by heavy traffic for four
ears and in good condition. Curbs
we're of concrete
Ann ArportT- Brick in good condition
no iotss OF IT, Citizens were enthus-
9 with the Dolarway paving, but 1T IL
) local condition and cannot apply to
arso. We took particular notice OF
ne Iact that the street to which they
onstanltly called our attention for ad-
1iratton was one of bithulitic.
Detrolt.TAll kinds OF paving hut
rick is the Oldest. City has its own
reosqting plant and the repaving 81
ne city Is done by the city at large.
nile residents pay for the initial
ost.
Rockford, -TMacadam streets IN
1e greater part OF the residential dig
rlct Have under construction
Irge amount of brick and macadam
+reets, Same kind of brick that Is
sed on Front. street, Fargo, and Is in
pod condition Concrete curling. a
ranite oil paving.
Gary-C Concrete paying but lit SEEM
to be worn. although 1t has yet to
. tested out
MilNatkee .A mixture Of all kinds