The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-30
Committee Of Franklin Street Prop
erty Owners Waits on City
Commissioners
Yesterday.
AWAIT MAYORS RETURN
Matter Not Settled Until Lotion is
Here-Present Petition Calling
Proposed Improvement
Unnecessary.

A. H. Evans, J. N. Collier and J. p.
! 1ngle, the committee appointed by
the mass meeting Of Franklin street
property owners last Monday night to
lay their protests against paving the
streets, before the city council, wait
ed on that body yesterday morning.
Commissioners Hilpert and Hickey
heard their arguments. Mayor Lotion
was out Of the city yesterday, and on
this account the matter was laid on
the table until the full council could
consider the matter.
The committee submitted petition
signed by 56 property owners on the
street protesting against improve
ment. The committee submitted the
action Of the mass meeting, which re-
quested that the street be repaired
and resurfaced, and that 1t be oiled
and provision made for future oiling,
the same to be paid for by assess
ments against the abutting property.
City Attorney Craig gave it as his
opinion that the cost could be so met,
without violating any state laws, but
that in case there were protests from
property owners, it might be a diff
cult matter to collect the money. The
matter, as heretofore stated, was
taken under Amusement.
The petition set forth rnat such paw
ing was unnecessary, "as the street
was already in sufficient, satisfactory
and proper condition for the uses and
purposes for which it is used.
There is street car line running
along the said street and because OF
the said fact, the street is not gen.
orally used as thoroughfore for We
hicles.
"In accordance with the city ordi-
nance and the state law, the date at
which objections to improvement
shall be made at least twenty days
after the date Of first publication, and
the said notice of intention provides
that said objections must be made on
June &c, and the said notice was pub
lished June 10, 1916, and hence there
| was not at least twenty days after
the first publication to the date
when the said objections must he
made.
eve further object because the pro
posed improvement would work q
hardship to the undersigned to pay
for an improvement which is not need
ed in the locality, and which would be
unfair discrimination against the IN
QeTSlSucO, LII IlIdI INC otACA 1iSSeo
Of this city situated as this street,
fare not SO improved. and because this
street is in as good condition as the
other streets similarly situated
The petition was signed by the fol.
lowing:
Howard L. Connable. John N. Col
! lier, ]. r. Roberts, Florence o. Bur
nance, John w. Wenkman. Mary >
Bevering, w. e. Strimback, Mrs. G
w. Mcclure. John NJ. Wilson, q. 9
Smith, d. w. Agne, III. G. Hodge, Z
Keppel, Catherine E. Lowrie, Lizzette
Walsmith, Edward j. Patterson. Dr.
! II. l.. COPYRIGHT, Mrs. j. NJ. Petersen
J. L. Hardin, j. A. Linstrum, G
Mathew Clemens, Augusta Johnson
Mary H. Fletcher. Mrs. II. 0. Whit
ney, Mrs. A. C. Larson, G. w. Fan
ming, A. T. Anderson, T. E. Renaud
Virginia G. Graham, Anna Graham
Charles Altes, Jas F. Sanders, L. V
Ronny, Anna NJ. McManus for the es
tate Of Thos. ]. McManus, A. f
Goddring, Margaret Steele. Emma
Steele, Emily D. G. Robertson, Mary
A. Bennett, Miss *. T.. Gampert, A
]. Leake, M. d. Inskeep. Eva j. Ste
yens. ]. N. Jones. 8. A. Miller. Mer
ton q. Morris, n. T.. Arnold, Isaac
Blom. E. e. johnson, Mrs. D. J. Ayres
IN. B. Blood, B. C. Taber, VIM. Rees