The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-14

the final reports of work done ant
amounts to be paid the contractors il
each case.
Street Grades
In addition to the work necessaril,
done in the Paving Districts hereto
fore mentioned l have taken the
ground elevations on the following
streets, Films, Blake. University Ave
nue., Sixth Street from Polk to Elm
Idaho Avenue and Seventh Street from
Deakin Avenue to Elm Street, Jack
son Street from Sixth to Eighth
Seventh Street from Jackson to Log.
an, Main Street South of Bridge over
Paradise Creek, Washington from
&c" to Veatch, Jefferson from sc" to
Veatch, Adams from 'B" to
Veatch, Van Buren, from &c" to Sixth
Polk from ID" to Fifth, Howard from
sd" to Third and Monroe from 3D.
to Sixth, Harrison and Logan from
Eighth South, Lynn from Sixth to May
belle Avenue, 3D. from Polk to East
City Limits, "B" from Adams to Hays,
"a" from Home to Monroe, First from
Almon to Monroe, Third from Fair
d Grounds to Hayes, Fifth from Hayes
to Monroe, Hayes from Third to
Sixth, Fifth from Van Buren, to Adams,
Eighth from Main to Logan, Lewis
from Main to jefferson, Veatch and
Spotswood from Adams to Logan,
First Alley from Logan Street to East
City Limits, Second Alley from Logan
to Lynn, Maybelle Avenue from
Logan to Lynn All of the above with
very few exceptions are plated on
profile paper together with the ac-
companying street plans. These pro-
| files while not filed have been in the
| City Vault in boxes at all times that
have not had them in my office for
reference. Lack of an adequate filing
system has prevented me from filing
these records on the proper manner.
l have established grades on all
streets paved and the data necessary
for putting these grades in ordinance
form has been supplied the City At
torney and the grades are now in
ordinance form. Grades in Paving
District Number One have been of
record since the completion of the
work
In addition to the above grades I
have established grades on the fol-
lowing streets, towit: Deakin Ave-
nue. from University to Sweet, Lilly
from First to Fourth, Fourth from
Asbury to Lilly, Asbury from Third to
Sixth, Jackson from Sixth to Eighth,
"a" from Lilly to Home and from Polk
to Monroe, Third from Polk to Hayes, |
"B" from Adams to Hays, &c" from
Van Buren, to Howard, First from
Main to Van Buren, and from Polk |
to Monroe, Fifth from Monroe to How
ard, Lincoln from Third to Sixth, Mon
roe from "B" to Sixth, Howard from
"B" to Third, Second from Van Buren,
to Washington, Jefferson from First to
Fifth and Eighth to Lewis, Washing
ton from Seventh to Lewis, Lewis from
Main to Jefferson, Logan from May
belle to Kenneth and Maybelle from
Lynn to Logan. The necessary date
for putting the above grades in ordin
ance form can be supplied the City
Attorney at any time that he desires.
am working on the establishment of
additional grades on streets of which
I have the profles made and when
spring opens up will be in position
to set grades on practically all of the
streets on which I have taken ground
line elevations.
I have As field books containing
notes of all work done in the City.
From these notes which are indexed |
might be destroyed or lost l have
additional prints of paving plans on
hand.
I would suggest that blue prints be
made of all plats and profiles filed in
order that the original plats and pro-
files might he better preserved. Con-
slant handling of prints soon DESTROYS
heir usefulness. Having blue prints
w |
he original being preserved indef-
nitely You have authorized me to
arrange for a filing system and / am
working on the same. "a
l have received many inquiries as to
street grades and I wish to emphasize
he fact that the City Engineers Of
ice will be in a position to establish I
grades in most any part of the City
his summer as shown by the above
FAMED streets. | am very sorry that
was unable to establish grades at y
very point asked for last summer.
fly only apology is that could not get
Q the work because of having so much
paving work on my hands forewhich as
of Construction 1 was
lirectly responsible. | hesitated tot
ave an assistant set the grades as =
felt personally responsible for the Z
york being done right and to the best
interests of the property owners in
crested.
Hoping that l have answered all in
uiries and fully satisfied all parties :
hat the City Engineers office is up
o date in its work, l respectfully ask T
o submit this report.
H. J. SMITH,
City Engineer.
We, the Street Committee, having
ersonally gone over the work out
med above as having been completed,
O hereby certify that we did find such F
York to be in the condition above
tated
R. w. MORRIS,
C. L. THOMPSON. F
Approved by Council by unanimous
ote April 9, 1917. Ordered published
] the official newspaper April IL,
917.
J. R. STRONG,
s City Clerk. F
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