Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-06-28
PAVING PROMISED
ON FRANKLIN STREET
FIRST STEPS TAKEN AT A AAae
ING MONDAY
EVENING.
PASS RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY
cem.nt Curb and Gutter Ordered In
on Union and Main
Streets.

Franklin street will be paved with
brick as far north as Clara avenue
this year according to the actian
and expressed views of the council
at the meeting Monday evening. A
notice of the proposed resolution of
necessity was passed and August
fixed as the date for the hearing on
.he resolution. The resolution will
pass, and the pavement will be order
ea constructed without a shadow of
a doubt. We give it as a straight
tip that objecting property owners
may as well curb their wrath and
hold their tongues. Protesting against
the improvement will merely result
in getting run over by the steam
roller. The paving is going in if
the members of the present council
keep their good health. The notice
passed Monday evening is but the
initial step and fixes August as
the date for hearing on the main
question, but the public is beginning
to realize that when this council
starts out on proposition it goes
through with it. The councilmen
have had the Franklin street matter
under advisement ever since they
We're elected. They have carefully
weighed the proposition and fully
realize that it is imperative that
some sort of a permanent road bed
be constructed ON this important
thoroughfare. 1t has long been one
of the worst pieces of road in this
vicinity and its condition in recent
years has been a reflection upon tbs
public spirit of the community. The
Improvement is o necessity and pub
lie sentiment generally will doubtles,
back up the council in taking the
bull by the horns and fixing the
street right while they are at it.
A delegation of property owners
residing on Union street appeared
before the council to protest against
ethe construction of cement curbs ant
cutters from the dry run to the riv.
er. They presented a remonstrance
signed by forty=one properly owners
and several stated their views oral
ly. A determined opposition to th
proposition was manifest but the CON
Gil passed the resolution ordering
the work done. The resolution also
orders the construction of cement
curbs and CUTTERS ON Main street and
these improvements will be mad,
on both streets during the summer.
An ordinance was passed estab-
fishing grade in the alley just north
OF Burton Clark's dry goods store
and notice of resolution of necess
ity was passed for the paving of this
alley. The Improvement will be ord
cred by the council as soon as it can
be legally done. Upon complaint, sew
en- properties located in various parts
OF town were ordered to connect with
sewers The following bills which
were left over from the last meeting
were passed.
B. j. Lawman, supplies S12.GC
Abe Setzl, labor 1920
A. j. Bruce, labor, etc $443.O6
Fire Chief Commerford appeared
=
before the council and asked, to have
all the fire hydrants in the city
tested and put in shape. He called
attention to the fact that the one on
Thorpe's corner at Main and Franklin
streets, perhaps the most important
one in the city, has been useless. fol
fire purposes for years, and that il
freezes up entirely every winter
Mayor LIE Roy said the council real
lied that every precantion should be
taken to have the hydrants all III
working order to protect property
from the danger of fire at all times
especially this time of the year. He
assured Chief Commerford that thu
hydrants would all be tested ant
where needed, repaired at once.
The new water works ordinanc
was then read and passed ant
right here is where lit would seen
that the council had won for its sci
the right to be styled Manchester
Booster Club. Some people hav'
complained that the council was
spending too much money, that take
were already too high, that tn.
cost of special srteet Improvement
were too burdensome but it seems Il
us that IL there is merit in any com
plaint the council can be justl
criticized for boosting the price o
water, especially Just at tim
when meters are being put in all oN
er town.
The meter rate schedule adopte
Is as follows:
Fer first 6 M gals-40c per M.
For net Q NJ gals-35c per M.
For next 9 NJ gals-30c per M.
For next 6 NJ gals-25c per M.
For next 15 NJ gals-2Oc per M
For next As NJ gals-15c per NJ.
The smallest amount consume
2 can get water for is $l.5O a quartz.
and this allows but 1850 gallon
which is 40c per NJ, the maximum