Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-04-09
Thief River falls
Will Pave
Preliminary Work to Be Done this Year
and the Paving Put IN Next
Summer.

There has been sort Of lull in the
paving agitation for the past week or
two, but this seems to have been only
for the purpose Of getting q firmer hold.
That the project is not dead has been
amply demonstrated during the past
week. In fact, the proposition is at the
present moment nearer contamination
that at any time during the past Ave
years
Not Possible This Year.
There is one fact connected with this
undertaking that the taxpayers should
get straight. There is no intention of
beginning the work Of paving this year.
No matter how willing or anxious the
citizens might be to start the improve
ment now. 10 would be next to impOssi-
BILE to do So There is too much pre-
liminary work to be done first work
that is absolutely necessary before the
first steps in the actual paving program
can be taken. 1t is this preliminary
work that the, paving advocates want
begun. at once in order to have things
in readiness for the larger project next
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summer.
Opposition Disappears.
When the committees selected by the
Commercial Club and Merchants As
ISOLATION to secure signatures on petit
ton began their work they found that
theO opposition to paving was largely
based on the idea that the work was to
be begun this summer. When the mat
ter was properly explained they had
little difficulty in getting practically
every taxpayer in the district specified
to sign up. Everyone wants to pave
but all do not agree as to the best time
to start Those who want only the pre-
liminary work undertaken this summer
are largely in the majority and theirs is
! the sensible view.
Awaiting Developments.
Both the national and state govern
ments are apparently bent on making
improvements of this kind as easy as
possible on the taxpayers, and num-
Der of the latter are holding off from
signing the petition until they know
definitely just what is going to be done.
The government will aid to some extent
in paving streets which form part of a
trunk highway, while the distribution
of costs may be made more general if
the proposed law now before the legis.
lature is passed. These matters will
both have been attended to long before
Thief River Falls can get ready fol-
paving and there exists no good excuse
for holding off on this account.
May Try Seven Blocks.
The committee reports that ma.
jority Of the property owners on the
principal downtown streets are favor.
ably disposed toward the project. The
outlook now is that the first paving con.
lows: From Main avenue to the Soc
depot on Third street; Main and La.
Bree avenues between Second and
Third streets, and Second street be
twee Main and LaBree. This would
provide one square block in the center
stretch. Business men on the last,
named thOrOughfOre as far west as
Duluth avenue have indicated their de.
sire for the improvement and this one
block may be included
It is felt that if start can be made
the paving problem will be solved, as
it is certain that thereafter the demand
for extensions will be greater than the
citys ability to supply them.
In the meantime it is well to remem
Der that there will be no paving done
this year. There should, however, nc
longer exist any excuse for putting of
the preliminary work. Thief River
Falls Times.