The Arvada enterprise., 1920-07-01
ARMADA TO PAVE cRANDvIEW
AVENUE AND GET ON THE MAP

L
AVENUE AND GET ON THE MAP
The Town OF Arvada will soon be
on the map as one progressive, up
to-date town, with paved streets,
park, monument to our heroes, fin
est school building, the purest aries
ian water, the most magnificent view
the purest and ideal atmosphere, the
best people, good churches, in fact,
better than found in many towns of
greater size.
The neucleus to all of this was
formed at the me citing of the town
board Monday night, which was a
special meeting, called for the pur-
pose of hearing the report of the
committee on the paving of Grand
View Avenue, and acting if the re-
port proved satisfactory. &c.
Those present were the Mayor,
Gorich, Munal, Evans, Murchison,
Kelso and Juchem, in fact the entire
board had met with purpose in their
minds.
Mr.. A. L. Davis, chairman of the
street paving committee reported by
handing the mayor petition signed
by all the property owners on the
street, representing the abutting
involved in the district to be created
for paving purposesbut the c. & s.
Railroad Company, T. C. Hurst of
the Arvada Lumber Company, Car
ter Williams and the owner of what
il known as the Oates property.
The board after carefully exam
lining the signatures and satisfying
themselves Of their genuineness, at
once adopted a resolution setting
forth their intention of proceeding
at once to take the necessary legal
steps to- create the paving district
and get ehe work of improving the
street With cement pavement I'M
der way.
The first thing necessary was to
employ an attorney to direct the de-
liberations Of the board, and upon
q motion by Murchison, seconded by
Juchem, the mayor was authorized
to procure one whose reputation in
this line Of work was such that no
mistakes were likely to be made. A
committee consisting of the mayor
and the street paving committee,
was appointed to have a meeting
with the C. 4 s. Officials as soon
a. possible.
Messrs. Kiefer, Riniker and Edgar
and ]. H. Watson have made applica-
ton to the town board to extend the
city water to their houses. Being out
side the city, the board granted them
permission to.do-sooat their; own *.
pense and risk. The rate is higher to
supply, which now is not contempla-
ted by the board, they will be the
first to be cut off. Those owning
properly on Avalon Avenue within
the town limits are also asking that
the mains be extended to their prop
erty. The board would be glad to
comply with their request II there
was money enough in the water fund
to pay the expense, which il not the
case just now. It seems an injustice
to the pr 'perty owners who are pay
ing taxes on the water plant to be
unable to reap the benefits, but con-
ditions sometimes alter cases. To ex-
tend the mains to every nook and cor
ner Of the town would bankrupt the
town and unless q "ready to serve"
charge could be made against inter-
vening property, much Of which is in
acreage, this can not be done. There
Is no ordinance to that effect and in
. town 70 situated it would seem to
be impracticable. Wax
While the paving ~ Grand View
Avenue Is the last t4g on the pro-
gram, the other things mentioned
In the foregoing. being already in
course Of construction or improve
ments Of long standing, makes prac-
tieally all the talking points for a
town, except sewer. That will be
coming along. no doubt little later.
II will require probably six weeks
or two months to get the prclimin-
ary work done and down to the let
ting Of the contract and the begin
ming Of actual construction. Accor-
ding to Mr.. O'Brien, a street paving
engineer and contractor, who was in
attendance Monday night, it will re-
quire about six weeks to do the &C.
tual work. The pavement in the
business section, from the west side
Of West First Street to the cement
crossing in front Of DR.. Foster's res
idence, will be from sidewalk to side
walk, with . curb and gutter. From
the cement crossing on east to
Graves Avenue the cement pave
ment will be but twenty feet wide,
according to present plans.
Some of the property owners on
West First Street are anxious to see
the paving extended from Grand
View to Ralston, thus making fine
drive right thru to Ralston Avenue.
Archie Larson Of East Ralston, is
devotine come oS his time and cncr-
gies to building air planes. He is Il
genius with his tools and may de-
velop some invention in the air
plane line that will revclutionizc the
present system.
J. N. Compton. the local mail car
r'cr on route No. /, was stricken by
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