The Redwood gazette., 1919-12-17

COUNCIL ADVERTISES SOON FOR
BIDS FOR FOUR VARIETIES OF
PAVING FOR STREETS.


Within a few days the City Council
will advertise for bids for paving the
streets of Redwood Falls which has
been under lhe consideration of the
Council for some time past. The pro
posed paving will cover about twenty
blocks as follows, from the bridge
across the Redwood River, east to
Main street and thence south to he
Chicago and Northwestern right. Of
way, on Second Street Tor two blocks
east of Mill Street, two blocks on
Second Street for two blocks east of
Mill Street, two blocks on Mill Street
from. Bridge street 20 Third street
and thence east 70 the courthouse
While it was at first proposed to pave
along the railway right of wa. to the
depot this paving may not tie done
unless the railroad company is willing
to assume its share Of the expense.
Following the advertisement for
bids the council will ser q date for
a public hearing upon the matter OF
paving and at this hearing all proper
sty owners will be asked to express
their wishes In regard to the paving
project While j. is entirely within
the jurisdiction of the council to or
der IN the paving without any ap
proval or advisement from the citl
zens, it is desired that taxpayers and
those whose property will be affected
by the paving shall voice their senti
ments.
As preliminary survey to the
proposed paving proposition blue
prin have been made by an engineer
who has given the matter his strict
est attention. These blue prints not
only show the work of drainage and
grading which must necessarily be
done in thed istrict which will be inn
mediately paved but also carefully
plans for thoroughly adequate drain
age in the entire city, mater which
will be of infinite value to the city
in the matter of furnishing future
drainage facilities.
One of the matters which will be
carefully taken up at the hearing is
the comparison of the costs Of the
upkeep Of the streets under the pres
ent lack of paving an dthe cos of
paving these same streets. While the
initial eos of paving may seem some
what prohibitive,I it will seem much
less SO after a comparison with the
amount of money which is spent, not
only every season, but several times
every season, for the main enance of
the streets in the business section.
The last summer and fall showed how
impossible it is to keep the streets in
"a traveable condi ion through all
He Il 1 Al.
bad street conditions have made many
paving converts.
Paving the streets will mean the
elimination of the poles and wire for
.ligh S and telephones from the busi-
ness section of the city It will also
mean change in the lighting sys-
tenn of the downtowlf section, proba-
bly, the installation of clus er lights of
some other White Way arrangement.
All this will greatly assist in beauti,
flying the streets and in making Red
wood Falls the metropolitan little city
lit has a right to be- While the ex-
penditure will not appeal to the un-
progressive element it will appeal to
every citizens who has the fu ure
growth and appearance of the city at
heart and this element undoubtedly
in the majority.
Bids will be received for four kinds
of paving and the members of Il he
Council will thoroughly Investigate
these various kinds before the con-
tract is let. Investigation viii in
clude visits to he towns which have
been paved many of which lie close
to Redwood Falls, thorough conpar-
ison of the wearing qualities and a
comparison of the costs and values.