Show t I STATE STREET PA PAVING BLOCKED Water Commissioner Makes Strenuous Objection to Proposed Work Work e eThe The paving pl with cement of a sixteen sixteen- foot strip on the west nest side Bide of ot State street from Ninth South to Tenth South streets was was' blocked by the the water commissioner commissioner com com- missioner at the meeting meeting- of or tho the city commission yesterday yesterday morning Ho Ito objected objected obJected ob ob- strenuously to tote the city doing icing the work at its own expense claiming that the tho propel property ty owners should pay their proportion with the tho result that th the resolution of ot tho the commissioner of ot streets was tabled Only three commissioners were present pres pros eat ent at nt the meeting and It was easy for tho the commissioner of waterworks s' s to defeat the paving proposition Inasmuch Inasmuch Inas Inas- much as it takes three votes for a ma ma- An amendment to the thc resolution was offered b by the commissioner of ot waterworks waterworks waterworks water water- works providing pro for the creating of a anew anew new paving district to Include Fifth East Kast street from Ninth South to Tenth South Ninth South from State tate to Fifth East Erist and State Slate street from Ninth South to Tenth South The rhe district on Fifth East tast street between Ninth South and Tenth South already has be been n adver adver- The new now district proposed b by the commissioner of ot waterworks would form torm three sides of oC a rectangle and ho hoar ar argues that It would be easy to secure the consent of oC a majority of 01 tho time property property prop prop- crt erty owners so that the tho State street property owners would be compelled to I pay n for their proportion In the past efforts to pave State street from Ninth South to Tenth lenth So South th streets have c been defeated b. b by some of ot the bl big pro property erty owners In th that t district who have objected to paying their thell proportion proportion pro pro- portion of oC the cost I Tho The paving proposed b by the commissioner commissioner commissioner commis commis- of ot streets for tor East Kast ast state Is simple I concrete without asphaltum or other surfacing It Is what is Js known as ns monolithic paving p and is guaranteed for tor five years ears The Tho estimated cost I Is between h and The rhe amendment was lost by n a note a vote ote of or two to one The Thc commissioner of oC streets contends that the commissioner of waterworks Introduced the amendment solely for tor forthe forthe the purpose of ot defeating the paving while the latter maintains that property property prop prop- ert erty owners In that district should be compelled to pay their proportion The commission yesterday morning awarded the contract for tor curb and gutter gutter sutter gut ut ter extension No 22 to C. C 1 F. F Buchner Buehner of or Forest Dale on a D. bid of ot The city engineers engineer's estimate of ot the tho work was Instruction was given to t the e elt city building IU inspector to notify the Newhouse Newhouse Newhouse New- New house com company pan to remove remO withIn with with- in twenty days day's the tho board fence surrounding sur sut rounding the property at the northeast northeast north- north east cast corner cornel of ot State State street and end Exchange Ex- Ex chango change place On recommendation of ot the thc law department department de de- the commission voted to pay William Irvine for Cor damages caused his property on Center street by hy reason reason reason rea rea- son of or a n. chan change e In the street grade The commission agreed reed also to restore tho the retaining wall built b by Mr Irvine several several sev sev- eral years ago and un undermined b by time the city in Its work of ot changing the street grade c |