The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-21
Order PAVING
For Broadway

N>ohhhhbtD a kN Oaty
tons by initial action of the council
show a maximum estimated cost
Of $11e.7s0 for the best type Of
Improvement from 7th st. south
on both st. Helens and Broadway.
OF this amount, various city funds
would contribute such grants as
would reduce the cost to property
owners to only $s2.415, levied
against = district having an as
sessed valuation OF $4.277,000. The
average front foot cost. under the
estimates. would be q little over
$40, including costs Of new storm
drainage, water main replace
ments, street lighting conduit
changes and traffic signal circuits.
An effort was planned to obtain
concessions from city utilities to
absorb part of the costs of these
changes, as was done in the case
Of the Pacific ave. repaving.
The st. Helens ave. extension
threw 4 new question into a rather
highly involved old one which
everybody In and outside the coun-
cal thought was just about settled.
However, 1t was agreed that
the extension should logically be
made.
Natural Artery
why stop at 7th 1t. ?" Hickey
asked. "st. Helens should be inn
proved clear to the top Of the hill.
It's q natural artery to Division
ave-, and thence to the new Mar
rows bridge"
Understand, this council isn't
forcing improvements on any
body" Bergersen replied. AS this
10 laid out now. the district we
are creating was based on petit
tons before US. We had nothing
to do with fixing the limits. /
feel personally that st. Helens
should be included ~ far north
a. Division, at least. It's logical.
But 1t 10 up to the property own
ers up there to petition for it."
w. II. Miller, president of r. 4.
Anderson & Co, admitting he had
sold out all properties in which he
was interested IN the extension
area, said:
Glad 10 Join
"st. Helens ave. will always be
the main feeder from the north
to our 100 per cent shopping dis
trict. I'll be glad to join Mr..
Hickey in persuading property
owners up there that this work
should be done now"
st. Helens owners and agents
present indicated they were ready
to go for the improvement.
There was discussion of possible
delays If the whole district were
to be held up until the upper st.
Helens ave. petition could be pro-
duced.
Inclusion Provided
But Bergersen's plan was adopt
ed by the council and proved
agreeable to the crowd. Under
this, the ordinance will tentatively
provide for the st. Helens extern
sion and. when bids are called.
they will provide for inclusion of
the entire enlarged district.
However. it will require about
three weeks to complete specifica-
tons for the major paving inn
provement in the original district,
before bids can be called for.
Meanwhile Hickey's committee
will work about one week to pro-
duce the extension petition. The
public hearing on this required by
law. following notice to all prop
erty owners north of It'll, may be
held April Is. And in about a
week. the city engineers office
can complete field work in that
extended area to provide required
estimates of cost. of which. also by
law. the property owners must be
advised.
Sorry About Delay
Bids will not be opened until
after the hearing has been held
on the petition to enlarge the dis
trict.
J. c. Shapiro. spokesman for a
group of merchants. said he had
only one objection To make TO the
whole action Wednesday.
That Is" he said. that all this
wasn't done so days ago"