The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-20
PAVING PROTEST
WAS UPHELD
CITY COUNCIL DECIDED NOT TO
PAVE IN THIRD WARD-WILL
PAVE IN FOURTH AND FIFTH
WARDs-RIcHARDsoN TALKED
AGAINST PAVING.

There will be no paving in the Third
ward. This was the decision of the
city at the adjourned meeting last
night, after hearing protests from
property owners
There was strong objection from
some of the property owners in the
Third ward against paving Fourth
street. This street has never been paw
ed and the property owners who were
backing the paving proposition in that
ward did not deem it wise to pave any
of the ward unless this street, which
gives entrance to Island park was paw
ed.
To pave the street, however, would
have necessitated the construction of a
retaining wall along the river which
would cost about SO, 900. This one item
added greatly to the expense of paw
ing this street.
Atty. Seth w. Richardson appeared
for several who own abutting property
on Fourth street and who protested
strongly against paving. William
Early, Henry Hector and o. J.. de-
L~endrecie own property on this street
which is bringing in very little rev.
1 SAAAS AL ~ #NSNAN bS cav Ia
ed to pay for the proposed paving. Mr.
Richardson stated that outside of the
city, which owns in Island park a large
portion Of the abutting property, the
owners were not in favor Of paving.
ST. Johns hospital was merely con-
senting while others were very strong
~ against the proposition.
He stated that because Of the fact
that the park and a city school abutted
this street, the city would be called
upon to pay about $4,000 of the ex-
pense of paving. He protested against
this large expenditure, because il
would mean an added burden to the
taxpayers as a whole.
Alderman Mcdonald spoke in favor
of paving the street. He said that the
| committee from the Third ward which
had made a thorough investigation OF
the conditions, were unanimously in
favor of the paving and believed that
the protesting owners represented but
a very small percentage.
Alderman Sonqr st said that if the
city would have to pay 100000 of this
paving he, on behalf of the people OF
the Sixth ward, must enter q strong
protest.
Mayor Lowell said that Fargo was a
Tive wire and that although he real
lied that this would be a heavy bur.
den, he believed that it would increase
the value of the property in proper
ton to the expense. He was personal
~ in favor of paving the street.
Professor Bolley of the A. G. spoke
against the project, saving that many
poor people had left the city because
of the high cost of living.
Al motion by Alderman Green thai
the protest be granted resulted in the
following vote:
Yes-Bowers, Cooper, Frenette
Green, dollhouse, Peterson. Sonquist
and Stewards.
No-Cupler, Harrington, Hanson
Mcdonald, Jardine-5.
Al motion to advertise for bids fol
paving the Third ward was then voted
down by the same vote on the ground
that killing the Fourth street PROPOSE
ton ~inyalidating the whole of the
Third ward proposition.
Auditor Authorized to Advertise.
CITY Auditor Orchard was instructed
to advertise for bids for paving of the
Fourth and Fifth wards. Bids will be
accepted ii the city auditors Office I'M
til 5 o'clock on Monday, March IL. and
from 7:30 until 8 o'clock the ame ev-
ening in the city council chambers.
The advertisements will appear in
The Forum in full and notices viii APP
pear in The Courier-News The Engi-
neering & Contracting Journal, Engi-
neering Record and The Engineering
News.
The polling places are the same as
last year and the registration days this
year are March 1 and IL.
The purchase Of a Many & Phillips
Ere nozzle that has been used by tht
local fire department for some time
was ordered. The budget set aside
1926 and the price asked by the con.
Germ is SITS. Chief Sutherland rec.
ommends the nozzle very highly and
says it has given perfect satisfaction.