Tombstone epitaph., 1922-07-16
NEW PROPOSAL
FOR STREET PAVING
LAUNCHED BY COUNCIL


At the deferred meeting Of the City
Council. held last night in the Cry
Hall. considerable important business
was disposed OF. among the items
being the passing Of resolution Of
intention to pave Allen Street from
First TO Sixth. the appointment OF a
city engineer TO handle the paving
matter. the drawing up OF the budget
tor the coming fiscal year
The budget was the first matter
considered and after lengthy discus
sion as 10 each item. was approved
by the Council and ordered publish
ed. Following the completion Of pub
LEGATION the Council will hear obiec-
tions OF taxpayers as to the amounts
budgeted for the various departments
OF city government. and in case no
objections are entered. the budget
viii be adopted as published at the
Lex. regular meeting OF that body
II c. Albe-ts appeared before the
Council. requesting permission TO ex
tend the fence from his property en-
First street. tlv feet onto 'ur ten
foo: sidewalk lie informed the
Council that he had began this work
and had gone 10 considerable eX-
pense in preparing TO - SO and lay
i five-foot concrete Sidewalk in col-
junction with The fence II was
brought 10 the attention OF the Coun
Gil tina; several property owners in
that vicinity had objected 10 the city
marshal about the matter The
Council informed MIR tt'herts that il;
had no authority :, grant such per
mission as the streets ere the prop
erty OF the people OF this city AMI
under the provisions Of the law es-
tablishing the streets, any person
obstructins the same are subject to
both fine and Imprisonment.
The resolution of intention 10 pave
Allen street from First to Sixth
streets was adopted by the Council,
following considerable discussion as
TO the various phases OF the matter.
and in view OF the fact tina. a major
ity OF the property owners having
frontage along the route of the pro-
posed paving had petiticned that body
to proceed With the Improvement.
was adopted
The resolution was ordered and
appears in another column of this
issue. Upon completion Of publica-
ton. protests. If any there be. will
be heard II is assured. however,
tina, the majority are strongly in IA
vor OF the paving
The matter of the appointment of
city engineer TO establish the
street grades. e:a.. was taken up and
Mr.. A II Gardner. who was request
ed BY the council 10 take the matter
up with the state engineer with re-
gard 70 this work in conjunction to
the paving informed the Council
that Thomas f. Maddox, state engi
neer. had consented 70 undertake this
work on the same basis as that pur
sued in Winslow when the state high
way department laid its pavement
through that city. Under this ar
rangemen: the cost to the city would
be nominal BY appointing MIR. Mad
dock city engineer. that part OF the
work to be done by the state high
way department and the grading pro
posed by the city will be done at the
same time. facilitating both Jobs
Mr.. Maddox was appointed citI
engineer by the unanimous vote o
the council.
When the resolution OF intention
to pave was brought TO a vote. Mayo
Cummings voted NO" with Council
mea Cornelius. Struthers. Warne
Cavanaugh favoring the proposal.
oIEs FROM EFFECT OF