The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-05-02
RESIDENTIAL PROJECT AC-
QUAINTED WITH PLANS
AND COSTS ON MAIN
AND COLLEGE ST.
HEARING COMING
Sentiment Favorable to Project
Not Knowing the Cost;
May be Reaction When
Cost Known.

The history Of street paving shows
that, where begun, it is progressive;
when once commenced in the business
district, there is constant, clamor for
its extension to the residence section.
Columbus is not an exception, and
already people on Main and College
Streets are expressing favorable in
terst in the proposed plan of concret-
ing these streets-Main from the
Mayors office to the Southern depot,
and College from South Sixth Street
to the east end of the College grounds.
The matter has been discussed so
much that it will probably come up
before the next session of the Council
for action; and with the view of in
telligently advising that body, General
E. T. Sykes has made an exhaustive
investigation of the laws bearing up
on the subject. The paving of the
uptown district was paid for by all OF
the taxpayers, on the ground that all
use the streets; but paving in the
residence district will be borne by both
the city and the abutting property
holder, in proportions to be divided
by the Council. A plan which meets
with favor is for the city to pay one
third, and the owners on both sides
of the streets to each pay one-third,
dividing the cost into five or ten
yearly payments bearing interest at
the rate the city pays upon its certifi-
Gates Of indebtedness which to do the
work.
Under Section 28 of the City
Charter, the Council has all authority
to do the work, to pay for it all, or
to require the property owners to pay
for it all, or to divide the cost Prior
to the enactment of the law Of 1920,
bearing upon this subject, which is
applicable to all municipalities when
ever operating under the Code Chap
ter or their own Charters, the matter
of issuing bonds or certificates of in
debtedness with which to do the work
had to be passed upon by majority
of the qualified electors in the cleo
tion, for the law of 1918 states that
no interest bearing obligations of a
municipality or county can be issued
without the issue has been approved
by an election.
The law is now that the Council can
have survey of the proposition made,
the cost ascertained, and individual
property owners are cited to appear
at meeting of the Council to discuss
the matter. If it is decided by the
Council that the paving shall be done,
the cost is apportioned inan equita-
BILE ratio, and property holders al
lowed long periods to pay for the
improvements.
Mr.. Gus. Hauser has already made
survey of both College. and Main
Streets, and has approximated the
cost, based upon present conditions
By allowing twenty feet for side
walks and individual flower plots ir
front of each of the premises, or
Main street twenty-foot concrete
driveway on both sides of
the center flower plot, and 9
and grass plot, the cost will be $3.50
front foot, to be divided between thu
city and the property-holders. If ;
twenty-five-foot driveway is used
the cost will be $20.45 front foot, tC
be devided. On College street, allow
ing twenty feet for sidewalks and in,
dividual flower plots with forty
foot driveway, with no center plot
the cost will be $3.50 a front foot, t.
be divided between the city and tn,
property holders.
The center plot on Main Street vii
carry concrete conduits for white wa.
or other ornamental lights, water con
nections for caring for. flowers lah'
ferns, and with suitable curbing al
around.
Some apprehension is expressed a
the present time as to the advisabilit,
of undertaking the Improvement o.
account of the cement situation an
the cost of the same. Mr.. Terry, VIII
contracted for the delivery of 500
barrels of cement, has had but 2,70
barrels delivered, and the factory !
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