The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-10
SHOULD FORCE HAND
OF SOUTHWESTERN RY.
POSSIBLE TO COMPLETE
NORTH COURT STREET
WOrkmen Say Manager Schneider
Declares That He'll Not Move
His Tracks This Fall

As published in the Sentinel of last
week, certain N. Court street property
holders are desirous that more speed
be shown in the completion of the
pavement on that thoroughfare. There
was talk Of asking Council, through
the street comittee and the Board Of
Trade, to make investigation Of the
foundation work on the street and see
if it were not possible to excavate
until the lower strata of the founda-
ton was reached and then build the
new street surface on that, the
declaration having been set forth that
this was in good condition.
Other citizens set on foot second
inquiry into this condition and found
it would not make satisfactory base.
1t was found that since the street had
been built, a few years ago, that the
foundation had been torn up to lay
gas mains and water mains, to in
stall curb connections and put down
intersecting water and gas pipes until
not only the old surface but the sub
structure had been dug full of holes
and short trenches, making the orig
inal base honeycomb patchwork that
could not be used as at first sug-
gested.
The contractor, making the excava-
tions for the new pavement, voiced
this same sentiment and those who
had hoped there might be some way
found to expedite the paving, and
make certain of the completion of
the street before bad weather set in,
gave the idea of using this base up
as bad proposition.
Three squares of excavation and
levelling of the foundation base have
been completed. 1t was feared the
steel strike would interfere with the
securing of Stag for the concrete, but
Lorain mills said they could supply
the Stag and the Contractor went
to Lorain this week to arrange for an
early shipment. The foreman says
it would be a small matter to catch
up with the excavations once the ma
terials are on the ground.
Sentinel representatives were as
sured, too, that it would be an easy
matter to complete the street this
fall if the railway people will prompt
ly move their tracks, unless there
should be an unusually rainy spell in
early fall.
But the railway officials, we were
informed-Mr. Schneider in person.
says the company will not move it's
tracks this fall, that the contractor
will not have time to do the work and
he does not purpose to take any
chance in the matter.
If shipment is made of materials,
according to promise, this side of the
street should be finished within ten
days; when, if the tracks of the
Southwestern are out of the way, the
contractor can at once start on the
second half of the street.
! 1t is certain that it is entirely pos
sible to complete this street this fall
if all interests will work together.
tCouncil and the Board of Trade should
take hand in this paving and see
that the work is expedited; see that
one man is not permitted to play the
dog in the manger and sit tight that
no one else may forge ahead and
consummate this improvement in ac-
cord with the wishes of Medina citi-
zens.
In case the Board of Trade should
decide to take drastic steps, and force
the hand of contractor or railway,
the officers of the Board are at
liberty to call to the aid of the or
ganization members of the Sentinel
staff, either for publicity assistance
or for volunteers to go out and move
any and all distractions in the way
of early completion of this much
needed improvement.
This is the most important thor
oughfare entering Medina, passing
through our city in uniting Cleveland
and Columbus, and it is not good
business to permit further delay in
this paving proposition. 1t would be
an outrage to allow that thoroughfare
to lie in mess all through the WIN
ter.
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