The Redwood gazette., 1919-12-17

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

] Within few days the City Council
] will advertise for bids for paving the
streets of Redwood Falls which has
been under Ihe 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 1or two blocks
east of Mill Street, kw0 blocks on
i Second Street for two blocks east of
Mill Street, two blocks on Mill Street
from. Bridge street 20 Third street
and thence east TO the courthouse
While it was at first proposed to pave
along the railway right of way to the
depot this paving may not be done
unless the railroad company is willing
to assume its share of the expense.
Following the advertisement for
bids The council will sec dase for
public hearing upon the matter Of
paving and at this hearing all proper
| ty owners viii be asked to express
their wishes in regard to the paving
project While i is entirely within
the jurisdiction of the council to or
der IN the paving without any ap
proyal or advisement from the citi-
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, matter 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,l it will seem much
less SO after 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
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 S and telephones from the busi-
ness section of the city It will also
mean a change in the lighting sys-
tenn of the downtowll section, proba~
bly, the installation of clus er lights of
some other White Way arrangement.
All this will greatly assist in beauti
tying the streets and in making Red
wood Falls The metropolitan little city.
it has a right to be- While the ex-
Ipenditure will not appeal to the un-
progressive element it will appeal to
levery citizerf who has the fu ure
growth and appearance of the city &C
heart and this element undoubtedly,
in the majority
Bids will be received for four kinds
-of paving and the members of 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 compar-
ison Of the wearing qualities and a
comparison of the costs and values.