The Daily Missoulian., 1912-05-30
RESIDENTS PROTEST
TO COUNCIL
PETITION Is PRESENTED FROM
EDITH STREET IN REGARD
TO IMPROVEMENT.

signed by n majority Of the propert,
owners on the street." said Mayor
Rhoades yesterday morning to Wis.
iting delegation Of Edith-street resi-.
dents. The council cannot take any
action on petition signed by so few
II you don't want that street opened
1t will be necessary to get a ma
jority OF the property owners to sign
"a petition. ! want you to understand
that the council can open that street
despite any petition and that the mat
ter was brought to your attention
merely In the hope of arriving al
some mutually satisfactory arrange
ment for opening the street. We have
viewed the matter from all sides and
have found that the best way to open
that street Is to run Chestnut street
through. The city intends to put n
nice little park In your district and
tile fact that You are doing all you
can to hamper the progress OF the
city does not speak well for you.
Now get together on this proposition
In some way and see If you can't
agree among yourselves Show us n
better way to accomplish what we are
| trying 10 do and we will do It. Eight
years ago. I had a scheme for OPEN
ing Edith street through and 1t would
have cost but little money. II was
turned down. Today 1t Is costing You
| much more and In few years II Will
| cost you still more. want to as
sure you. however. that we are try
ing to do this the best way we can"
This was the gist OF Mayor
Rhoades' talk to residents OF Edith
street, who were present at the coun-
ell meeting In large numbers yester-
day morning, In an attempt to block
the opening of Chestnut street through
from South Sixth street. west All OF
those present We're willing to have the
thoroughfare opened, but they wanted
II done in different manner. When
the mayor had finished his harangue,
several declared themselves as So tis-
fled that the council was doing the
best II could and that maybe IL was
right after all. The petition was re-
| ceived and placed on file.
The Subway.
The residents In the neighborhood
of Waverly street and the business
men who have customers in that Sec
tion OF the city presented petition
to the council in which they asked
that the crossing over the Northern
Pacific tracks at Waverly street be
opened. They further requested that
the crossing be made subway and
that 1t be put in at right angles to the
tracks. The petition alleges that 1t
Is now necessary for the children to
make long circuit to get to the
Lowell school, or to cross the tracks
at the risk Of life and limb. 1t is
also stated that the fact OF there be-
ing no crossing at Waverly street il
very inconvenient to the mail car
riers and business men. The petition
was received and placed on file.
Yesterday was the date set for hear
ing objections to the passage of the
resolution creating an Improvement
district on Cedar street from Partce
to Woody streets. The resolution calls
for bids on various kinds OF pavement.
There were no objecsors presen, aud
the resolution was adopted 1t pro-
vides for paving. widening Of the side
walks and building curbs. II is esti-
mated that the cost will be about $500
lot This. however, Is the outside
limit and 1t is thought that the cost
of the work per lot will be much less.
Bids will be opened on June 10.
A. i. Shafer of the Western Wood
Preserving company asked the coun-
ell II II would not make additional
specifications on the Gerald avenue
Improvement district. He stated that
the specifications as recently adopted
by the council called for a three and
half inch block on a five-inch base.
This. he said was much too heavy
for boulevard and that a three inch
block on four-inch base would be
as heavy as could be desired for this
street. He also asked that western
tamarack be inserted instead of the
wood being mentioned Just as TIM
arack. In explanation he stated that
the government construed the word
tamarack to mean the Michigan tam
arack and that IL by any chance some
other company should bid on the work
and any litigation arose he would
lose out II he bid on the western in
stead of the Michigan wood. The
council agreed to do this. City Engi-
neer Buck stated that specifications
would also be added for another form
of bitulithic.
A cement sidewalk was ordered in
from Front street 10 the bridge over
the slough to the island. The walk Is
10 be constructed on the east side of
Pattee street
The resolutions levying special as
sessments for the storm sewers were
read and adopted, as there were no
objectors present.
An ordinance establishing street
grades on Plymouth street was read
for the first time. The street ex-
cayation ordinance was read for the
second time.
Bids were opened for the sale of the
fire station on the south side and the
house and barn on the Spencer prop
erty. which Is to be purchased by tho
city for the opening of Chestnut
street, The bids In each instance
We're considered much too low and
Commissioner Houston was instruct
ed to advertise them for sale by most :
Ing signs on them.
G. ii. Catching was given tho coo-