Baxter Springs news., 1919-07-11
military AVENUE
TO Be PAVED THRU
BUSINESS DISTRICT
City Council Passes Resolutioa Pre-
viding for ImprOvement u Streee
from Ninth 70 Thirteenth
MOVE CITY OFFICES 10
THE C. OF C. BUILDING


A resolution providing for the paw
ing of Military avenue . distance Of
four blocks, from Ninth to ThirtesntA
streets, was passed BY the City COun-
ell ut the meeting last night The
paving a. provided covers the milan
business section Of the city.
The paving resolution win b pub
liShed In Ave consecutive issues Of the
Daily Citizen and the property owners
will have twenty days from the date
Of the last publication in which 10 Als
q protest. The protest to be sufficient
to block the work must bear the sig-
natures Of more than Afty per cent Of
the property owners affected.
In view Of the fact that tbe paving
as provided win cover the main busi-
ness part Of the city and VIII al .
long felt need. Il IL not considered
likely that any effort viii b made 10
prevent the completion Of the work.
After the expiration Of the publi-
cation period the council viii order the
city engineer to prepare the plans and
specifications for the paving. which
when approved. win Ak the kind Of
material to be used, the width Of the
street and other details. A Tesolu-
tion providing for the paving OF
|TwSlfth Stnoat was passed St ths last
meeting Of the council. -.
A resolution was passed providing
that City Engineer HOdgdOn shall
work with A. C. Moore, the consulting
engineer on the sewer work In IN et-
fort to reach an agreement regarding
the allowance to the contract Of rock
excavation.
The resolution was Q result of num-
erous complaints and the report OF
Clare YOuse q member Of the Street
and Alley Committee, TO the emect
that the representative Of Moore had
been allowing the sewer contract cred
Il for solid rock excavation when he
should have been credited only with
dirt excavation.
An estimate Of $7O66.S2, filed by the
engineer, covering the sewer work up
TO date, was disallOwed and ordered
held up until an agreement had been
reached on the definition Of "rOck ex-
cavatiOn."
A claim Of A. c. Moore for 500 was
also held pending the fling Of records
showing the location Of sewer cOnnsc-
ti0ns.
Bids for the furnishing Of apprOx-
mately 2SO tons Of water mains were
received and Q contract awarded %
the United States Cast Iron Pipe and
Foundry Co. The Othsr bidder. Crane
q Co., were several hundred dOllaxS
higher than the successful bidder. Ths
amount Of the contract VIII total ap-
proximately $11,S0O.
The project Of putting an electric
sign On top Of the new wHteF tower
was abandoned when repreSeneat1ve
Of the Empire District Electric Co
quoted prices on the cost Of installa-
tion and operation.
A resolution was passed proviolng
for the payment to the Empire Dis
trict Electric Co., Of 500 Cox the con-
structiOu Of the extension line . ths
new watsrasraB, plant The money
for the extension line was advanced
IN accordance with Tie ruling of tie
Utility Commission and WIN b ~
turned 10 ths City 1t ths rate of 10
per cent Of the monthly bill. Ths linz
win also serve the Baxter CceamsEy
and Manufacturing Co.
The Mayor and City Clefk were also
authorized 70 enter into . contract
with the Electric Company for ths
Furnishing Of power fur TIE oPeEAAoA
Of electric pumps 70 b Installed h IL
water plant
Il was agreed that ths city ORiess
would Be moved % ths .Chnmbsr e
Commsres rcouas, afbsr City ClsEk }.
w. Tvenfs expIaInsd hat hs had ben
offered the position Of sszstaEy q II
Chamber oe ConlmsBss and d.IiEsd -
accept that oBsr snd slSo r1tain his
position e. city elsrk An oralnHnes
IproviainE for IL removal of eitg hsad-
quartur1 vlll Be- pasSsd - ~ ne<t
nsstlRg. 81,