The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-09-13
BRICK STREETS
Work should BE Pushed More Than IL
Is II The Contractors Expect to
Finish This Fall Citizens
Angry Over Situation.

II
number of the citizens of the Sixth
Ward held an indignation meeting
yesterday afternoon in regard to the
slowness of Cary, Reed Co., the con-
tractors for the asphalt streets.
The rate all of the contractors
worked yesterday, Maysville will be
able to use East Second street in the
Fifth and Sixth Wards about 1918. The
only work that went on as far as we
have been able to learn was a small
amount Of excavating and replacing II
curb in the Fifth and laying about ten
feet Of concrete. The main street in
the Sixth Ward is entirely closed ex-
cept for the street cars.
The reason Of the stoppage OF work
in the Sixth Ward yesterday was on
account of the stone used in the con-
crete, which, according to Mr.. Easton,
chairman of the Internal Improvement
Committee of the City Council, is not
up to the specifications. Another OBJ
lection was that the surface Of the
concrete when laid was entirely too
rough. The contractors say that the
concrete must be rough in order to
hold the asphalt in place when laid.
Surely, they ought to know how to lay
the concrete, being one of the largest
asphalt contractors in the state.
However, the Internal improvement
Committee met yesterday afternoon
and authorized the use of the stone
already on hand provided 1t is free
from dirt. Mr. w. L. Glazier, the City
Engineer, will be on hand tomorrow
and make further examination of the
work.
1t is no wonder that no better time
Is made on the streets when the
chairman of the Internal Improvement
Committee and the various inspectors
are continually wrangling over how
lythe work should be dope. If the in
spectors do not know their business
they should be replaced by competent
men. Certainly capable men should
be obtained at 81 a day, the price
now being paid to the inspectors.
1t is understood that several of the
business men of the East End will file
suit against the city in the near future
for damage, done to their business
through the slowness of the street
construction. And II they do they are
certainly entitled to damages, be-
cause not only the streets but the side
walks are almost impossible for quite
a stretch in the Sixth Ward and there
is no telling how long they will re-
main in that condition, judging from
the way the work is now progressing
II these people obtain damages from
the city someone is responsible. and
il looks as if>the taxpayers are the
ones who will have to pay for the folly
and carelessness of few men who
should have had this work completed
The City Council, upon the makingl
of the contracts should have set a
time limit on the work to be done. This
would have saved the city many dol
lars, as the contractors would have
been compelled to finish on time or
lose money. Money on inspectors, on
car fare for the Internal Improvement
Committee, and many other small ex-
penses, in all amount to no small sum
would be saved for the taxpayers. Ger
tainly the street can not be finished
this fall at the rate of work beins
done. II they are left during the win
ter we would be willing to ask for the
old mud roads.