Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13
City Will Try to Complete
Paving and Sewer Jobs
During This Year
PART OF CONTRACTS
HAVE BEEN FINISHED
Seven Pieces Are Already
Laid; Three Firms
Have Charge

The public improvement work be-
ing carried on by the city is progress
ing very fast and If all the work
contracted for now Is finished this
year the city will have accomplished
more than during any other one
period.
A great deal Of the paving work has
been completed but there is several
large jobs contracted for now and
contracts will be let for more paving
as soon as the bids are advertised for.
The largest Job to be contracted for
in tho near future will be the paving
of West Second street from Court to
Clay street. Sometime ago seven resi-
dents along the street objected to new
paving west of Mclean street. They
appeared before the commissioners
and while no definite answer has been
given the residents it is unlikely that
their request will be granted.
There are three contractors working
In Ottumwa now, J. C. Bunk OF this
city, Keokuk Quarry & Construction
Co., Of Keokuk, and the Davenport
Hydraulic Co., of Davenport.
The streets that have been COM
pletcd are: South Wapello, from Main
to the G. M. & st. p tracks; South
Clay street, from Main to Second
street; North Clay street from Second
to Sheffield street: Mccullough street,
Holt to Benton street; Benton street,
Main to Second street; Sixth street;
Holt street, Main to Second street;
Holt street, Second to Fourth street.
Work is being done on West Wood
land avenue between Wapello and DIV
ision street; Second street from Mar
ket to Green and Green street, Second
to Main street: Park avenue from
Fourth to Wapello street; and Ash
street, Main to Fourth street. Con-
tractor Blunk has his forms and ma
terial on Chester avenue and will start
work there at once. This street will
be paved from Willard to Miner
street.
Contracts have been net for paving
on, Center avenue from Jefferson to
Elm street; Pennsylvania avenue
from Court to Camille street; East
Maple avenue from existing paving
from Second to Fourth street.
Sewer Work On.
The city has also been active in its
sewer work. Storm and sanitary
sewers have been constructed on Will
lard street from Finley avenue to
Mary street; williams street from
willard to Miner street; Adella
street, from Finley to Glenwood ave-
nue.; West Fourth, from Clay to Phil
lips street; Holt street from Fourth
to Mclean street; Center avenue;
South Center avenue, from Ash to
Elm street; East Court street. from
the main sewer to Green street. Sew
ers are being constructed in the alley
between Second and Fourth from
Green to Jefferson street: Iowa ave-
nue.. from Second street to Bismarck
avenue; South Sheridan avenue, from
Finley avenue to May street, with
branches on Wabash, Ellis, Queen
Ann, Clinton, Boone and Lee ave-
nues.
One Large Sewer.
The Miner street sewer. will be
three miles long It will extend from
Miner to Mary street with branches
running east and west on Glenwood
avenue, east and west on Keota to
Wapello street, north and south on
Lillian street. north and south from
Keota on Lillian street, north and
south on Webster street and north
and south m Minnosnto atroot