Show I I AFRAID MORAN MOHAN WILL LOSE Councilman Hall Hll Much Worried About Status of First Ft Avenue Paving Councilman Hall Hal Is worried worded about how Pat Moran Is going to get his money for paving First avenue from A street to toJ J street with wih asphalt When the contract was let In 1906 1 the specifications were for tor a macadam pave pavement pavement ment Because the street car caz company did not remove Its Is tracks track during 1907 the pavement was not laid but Second ave avenue avenue nue was paved with macadam In the th spring when the people on First avenue saw that Mora was about to start on their work they woke up to the tact fact that macadam is not a successful pavement In this country and about 90 per cent ot them asked that asphalt be substituted The council counci passed passel u a resolution r author authorizing authorIzing izing this to t be done if It the property own owners ers erB would all sign an agreement to pay the additional cost or ot the paving in front of their premises premise This was done by all al except a few tew who although they have not signified their willingness to pay for forthe forthe laid the asphalt have not opposed its being The investigations made by Mr Hall Hal show that the city can be liable lable only for forthe forthe the collection of ot the cost of ot the ma macadam macadam cadam and that Moran must take his chance on getting the th rest The city cly treasurer however has ha been Instructed to send out notices notice of f assessment accord according accor ing Ig to the price e of ot the asphalt pavement It seems likely that no serious serous objection tion ton will wi be made to this procedure If I there is Moran must stand the loss los and not the city CC |