Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-08-11

Petition Presented 70 City Council 4
Asking for Paving of
Streets With Cement
WOULD EMPLOY HOME MEN
Cement Popular as Paving Mater
ial-Council Considers
Creosote Blocks.


city council Monday evening plan
was submitted from the Business
Mems Union for paving the streetsss
and avenues of the city Of Water
town. A copy Of the paving petitioa
vas presented and read but owing
.to the absence OF the committee no Il
definite action was taken in regard tos
1t.
The copy Of the petition is here giy-
ZEN:
Report Of Paving Committee OF
Business Mems Union, to the Hon.
Mayor Martin and Members OF the 4
City Council Of Watertown, s. d.
The Committee appointed pur-
sGant to a resolution passed as a \.
meeting of the Business Mems Uni-
ion held for that purpose by Its press
ident, G. NJ. Lyon. and composed .sf
eleven members, viz; John B. Han.
ten, w. D. Morris, NJ. w. sheafe, "A.
F. Foley, w. H, Stokes, S. x. Way.
~ N. Harper, S. B. Sheldon, s. b. i.
Hess. Ed, Lanm and g. n. Goss met
at the Business Mems Union rooms
on Jslly 31sts 1911, and passed the {
fe lowing resolutions for report to 4
and for favorable considerations by
the escity officials. to-wit sEs.
TO pave the hereinafter described
streets and alleys of the City Of Wa.
terfoWp, as soon as practicable and
possible: 81,
And, to solicit petitions for that T
purpose on the plan namely; sss
The city to borrow the necessary
funds for payments Of paving and is.
sue city bonds, drawing per cent.
interest, payable annually and due III y
six yearly payments or all at any rate
OF yearly payment, for redemption Of
abutting property owners and due III
ten equal yearly payments for re-
demption by city.
The city to pay for paving Of n
street and avenue crossings and all
ley frontage and 25 per cent of the
amount OF the special assessment 10 R
be levied on the abutting property
and abutting property to pay rs per
cent of said special assessment for
paving
3. To pave with concrete for base 4
with illuminated surface.
4. To call for an election for de-
termination of, first: Issue Of, first:
Issue of bonds; second, payment Of 4
paving in the proportion as stated.
5. Streets and avenues to be be.
titioned for paving are as per list be.
low:
g.. The chairman of said commit.
tee (John B. Hanten) and the secre.
tary IS. x. Way) to appoint com
mittee OF three for each street and
avenue petition and to prepare said
petition for subscription and submis.
sion to the city authorities for favor. i
able action. 8
Committees SO appointed by chair
man and secretary are:
Kemp Avenue (from G. N. tracks to
5th. Street East W. H. Stokes, W..
D.. Morris and A. P. Foley. Blocks,
10. s5s & 81
Oak Street (from End Ave South
to Srd Ave. North, Indiana Avenue),
M R. Baskerville, H. ]. Fahnestock
and NJ W. Sheafe Blocks g..
Maple Street from End Ave. South
to End Ave. North, Sioux BottIing
Works corner), A. G. Gilruth. Sam
B. Hess and Ed Lamm. Blocks 5.
LIST Street West (city hall street,
from Dakota Ave. North to First Av. ~
south) P. G. Bush, H. A. Hanten, and
Earnest Guenther
End Street East tfrom N. w. R. r.
Co. to 1st Ave. South), s. x Way
Lee Stover and T. H. Pritchard.
Ist Avenue South from End St.
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