Evening journal., 1915-04-09
S5OO.OOO Street
LOAN IS ASSURED
Council Gives Ordinance
First Reading and May
Pass Next Week
OTHER ROUTINE
WORK OF S0L0NS

At the meeting of City Council last
night, an ordinance providing for bond
issue of 100000 for street paving was
introduced, and after first and second
reading was referred to the committee
of the whole. IL will be given third
and final reading next Thursday night,
and if passed sent at once to Mayor
Howell for his approval
Before the introduction OF the ordi-
nance a conference ON the matter OF inn
proved streets was held by members OF
Council and directors Of the Street and
Sewer Department. II was az first
thought advisable to issue only S25O,O09
of the bonds for street work because II
was not thought possible to do SjOO,OOO
worth of work this season.
II was then pointed out that the
present Council will retire from Office
in June and that the next Council
might not desire to undertake the
task of issuing the remaining bonds
for the work. In view Of this fact II
was decided to make the entire issue OF
S500.0O0 at once.
The officials then discussed ways and
means of doing the entire work as listed
which list was presented TO Council ON
Wednesday night. This brought up the
question of having some of the work
done by private contractors II was
finally decided that where possible pri-
Nate contractors will he asked 10 bid on
the work in order TO help the Street and
Sewer Department.
The idea is to have the private
contractors do most of the curbing,
al Iaf
the Street and Sewer Department will
do all the surfacing. Under this ar
rangement il is believed the several
miles of streets listed for improve
ment will be completed this summer.
A letter was received from the COM
mittee in charge of the cleanup"
campaign asking that Council have
the chief OF the fire department in
spect all cellars and Easements in the
city and submit a report on condi-
tions as he finds them, the idea being
to have cellars and easements cleaned
not only as a matter of health but also
for greater fire protection.
This was referred TO the fire COM
mittee of Council for action and COun-
ell directed that the cleanup COM
mittee be notified that Council will do
all it can to cooperate With 1t in
the campaign.
A letter was received from the
Board Of Health showing what had
been done to prevent the spread of
smallpox in the Eleventh ward and eN-
planning that Se6.79 expense had been
incurred while the quarantine was be-
ing enforced The board asked. that
IL be repaid this amount. The re-
quest was referred TO the finance COM
mittee. Another request from the
health board for S113.10 for adyertis'
ing the garbage contracts was refer
red 10 the finance committee.
A communication was received from
the Street and Sewer Department
stating that the body has no funds OF
which TO draw for the expense incl
dent to covering Shipley Run sewer
where il extends through the Third
ward playground. The matter was re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
The Street and Sewer Department
was allowed S21 $50. the balance oi
their quarterly appropriation. The
report of the finance committee rela'
tive TO the sale OF $4,000 city bond:
to refund water board bonds was sp'
proved. The balance in bank TO th'
credit of the city was reported to o'
S137 ,313.16.