The Redwood gazette., 1919-12-17

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

Within d few days the City Council
will advertise for bids for paving the
streets of Redwood Falls which has
been under he 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 Ior 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 10 the courthouse
While it was at first proposed to pave
along the railway right Of way 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 dase for
q public hearing upon the mattef Os
paving and at this hearing al proper
ty owners will be asked to express
their wishes in regard to the paving
project While / is entirely within
the jurisdiction of the council to or
der IN the paving without any ap
proyal or advisement from the citi-
zens, 1T 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
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, mat er 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
lupkeep Of the streets under the pres
ent lack Of paving an dthe COS Of
paving these same streets. While the
initial cos of paving may seem some
what prohibitive, it will seem much
less SO after a comparison with the
amount of money which is spent, not
/ only every season, but several times
levery season, for the MAIN enance o1
the streets in the business section.
! The last summer and fall showed how
] impossible it is to keep the streets in
sa traveable condi ion through all
kinds of weather and these same
! bad street conditions have made many
paving; converts.
Paving the streets will mean the
elimination Of the poles and wire for
hgh and telephones from the busi-
ness section of the city It will also
mean change in the lighting sys-
tenn of the downtown section, proba-
| bly, the installation Of cluS er lights Of
some other White Way arrangement
| AL this will greatly assist in beauti-
1 flying the streets and in making Red
wood Falls ishe metropolitan little city
it has a right to be- While the ex-
1 penditure will not appeal to the un-
progressive element it will appeal tc
every citizenS who has the fu ure
growth and appearance Of the city al
Eheart and this element undoubtedly
! in the majority
Bids will be received for four kinds
Eof 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 wi1ichs lie close
! to Redwood Falls, thorough compar.