The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-17
FRANKLIN STREET
NATTER Up AGAIN.
city council Receives Letters From
Z property Owners, Psede
Ing $3.50 for the
improvements
Ask PERMANENT WORK
several Properly Owners Want Paw
ine-Two Blocks will Pay
For the Entire
Work. 4


Nor of letters signed by property
owners in which they agree to pay
= certain sum for the temporary i'm
nroyement of the street, such as re-
Extracting. rolling, and oiling the
Street a majority of the property
owners have signed these letters and
the street car COMPANY promises 70
cooperate. -
In two blocks between Fifth and
Seventh. the property owners agree
~ nav for all OF the improvement
There are several property owners
protesting vigorously against anything
Int permanent Improvement. The
/ council has taken no action, further
than to receive the petitions and var
ious letters.
The following letter is signed by
: property owners who have promised
an amount close to $1,250 Tor the inn
nroyement of the street by theT
hedges. The letter and the signers
are the following:
The Honorable Mayor and Com
missioners, Keokuk, Iowa:
The undersigned owners, or their
agents. Of lots or parcels OF lots adj
Joining or abutting on Franklin
street between Fourth and Thirteenth
streets. liable for the proposed brick
Improvement, wish to commend you
for YOUR action in deferring this i'm.
proyement, and to further protest
against same, inasmuch that the traf-
fic on this street does not require
such Improvement, nor is the street
in such condition that it could not be
made suitable for any traffic 1t may
carry for q much less expense, and
we much prefer the street in such
condition as Eighth street from Blon-
deau north than to have it paved with
brick, as such streets are cleaner,
less noisy and less dusty than brick.
No other residence streets in Keo-
kuk are paved with brick and we do
not wish to be the exception.
We therefore respectfully request
you to improve this street by having
1t repaired in such manner as Eighth
street north from Blondeau street,
by cleaning off all accumulated soil,
scarifying the present surface, plac-
ing enough macadam to bring the
finished grade to conform to the pres
ent cutters with the regular crown
in tho center, roll with the steam
roller and finish with a heavy coat
ing of crude oil. In consideration OF
your doing this work in the near
future we hereby waive any variation
from the established grade in connec-
ton with the work, should there be
any, and as we realize that the re-
pairing of a large amount of street
such as this is heavy drain on the
treasury OF the city, and that the
city is short of funds for this pur-
pose, we severally agree to pay the
No. ok Ncif n.
dividual names to the city to partial
same to be paid when this petition
is accepted, acted On favorably, and
notice given US, or I or we authorize
you to levy special assessment on
me for same
The attached letter to the Keokuk
Electric Co. shows their purpose to
cooperate with us in the matter.
r. R. Mckinney, Florence o. Bur-
nam, H. c. Duncan, Hubert A. Buck,
Howard L. Cphnable, M. G. Morris,
Anna q. Henke, Peter VanAusdall,
w. H. Bowman, G. G.. Lichtenberger,
Nettie NJ. COPYRIGHT, John L. and
Geo. w. Ffnigan. NJ. D. Inskeep, Efie
J.. Mcclure, Mrs. A. L. Gwinn. Mrs.
J. w. Patterson, Mary S. Bevering.
Lillian q. Whitney. Elizabeth j. Nc
Donald, Clara r. Beeks, Mary A. Ben
net, J. F. Hardin, H. G: Hodge, M. j.
Winkleman, Geo. A. Fry, Mrs. Aug
usta Johnson, Anna NJ. McManus,
Mrs. e. Walsmith, Mrs. NJ. Klyn, Mrs.
E. c. Smith, Catherine E. Lourie, John
NJ. Wilson, Alfred Linstrum, Mrs
VIM. Rees, c. J. Kirch, John w.
Marsh, M. J., Sala, c. Keppel, Pond
Investment Co., Eva J. Stevens, J. F.
Elder, VIM. H Jacobs, Mrs. Laura
Leake, Mary r. Fletcher. w. B. Steele
Mrs. Margaret Steele, Miss X. T.
Gampert, Miss NJ. J. Gampert, Emma
Steele. U. P. church by A. M. David
Son, Emily D. Albertson, Fred u.
Gosewisch, L. Matless, Kate M. Good
win, J. r.. Roberts, Martha E. Glenn