Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-04-14

several citizens present that addi-
tional petitions for paving would be
presented at that time.
While the proposed prOjec1 for
1921 includes two more blocks than
were paved during 1920. the project
will JDe smaller in that, most Of the
streets to- be paved will be but lhir-
ty-two feet wide instead OF forty
eight. City Engineer IIurning cx-
planned.
Streets To Be Paved
The streets to be paved are:
Fifth avenue from Wisconsin
street to the James river bridge at
Jefferson street. Fourth avenue
from the north line of Pacific street
to the south line OF Dakota street.
Sixth avenue from the north line Of
Pacific street 10 the south line of
Dakota street.
Pacific. Wisconsin. Milwaukee. st.
Paul and Dakota streets between
Fourth and Sixth avenues except for
the intersections at Fifth avenues.
Second avenue north between
Front and Fifth streets, this project
being included in the resolution call
ing for plans. specifications and es-
Inmates.
Alderman Murphy Gives Report
Alderman e. b. Murphy. as chair
man OF the paving committee. pre-
sented two resolutions to the coun-
Gil after giving u verbal report OF
the findings OF the committee. The
resolutions accepted the plans and
specifications Of the city engineer
and declared the paving necessary.
In presenting these resolutions
Mr.. Murphy said that action had been
deferred on several petitions for
street paving earlier in the year. be-
cause it was felt that the cost Of such
work was too high at that time.
Both cement and labor have decreas-
ed in price, Mr.. Murphy said, and
are now practically where they were
when the contract, for the other paw
ing project was let.
Another reason given for the let
ting Of the paving contracts as soon
as possible is that municipal war
rants are now tax exempt, but that
considerable pressure is being brot
to bear upon congress to repeal this
law and it is probable that in few
years "dlIdulS Will uuSc " COIIutLc
on the market with other securities
which are now taxed and this would
make big increase in the cost Of
the paving 1t would be much
cheaper to pave now. in view OF
these facts, than to wait for q year
or two years. Mr.. Murphy said.
u. Nierling Endorses Project
Mayor II. r. Rathman asked the
citizens present to give their views
on the adyisability of paving this
year or any other phase OF the paw
ing proposition. j. J. Nierling.
president Of the Citizens National
Bank, was the first speaker for the
citizens present, and gave his hearty
endorsement to the continuation OF
the paved district at. this time.
II have always been interested in
best interests Of the city Of James
town., Mr.. Nierling declared, "and l
am indeed pleased, as / think the
majority Of the citizens are. with the
paving which we now have. Some
few have objected to the paving and
they always will. but these same
people will come to you later and
thank you for what you havc done.
when the traffic was light II was
an entirely different matter, and we
could get along With dirt streets: /
but: now that We have grown to- bal
q city and our traffic 10 heavier ex-:
cry year.s I feel that paving Ii absos
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