Show I I I I I PAVING COST COSTIS IS ESTIMA TED Will Take to Lay As Asphalt Asphalt on First South Street ENGINEERS REPORT MADE MADENO NO CHANCE OF WORK BEING DONE THIS YEAR A 4 1444 Abutters 00 Cit s portion 0 4 Total cost 44 44 tt L C Kelsey cit city r has just completed his estimate of the cost of paving First South street from Second East to Thirteenth East Enst streets with as asphalt and the are are g given en above For a long time the property owners along this street have been demanding that th the city take some flome action towards It but because of the policy of of the tue city council it now seems certain that no work can he be done this year yearTh The Th delay has been to the fact that the city ity IS now unable to 10 pa pay for Its portion of the work although the prop property erty o owners are more than willing to pay their share It i even ven if the contract will willbe hf be lt ht this year ear as If an attempt Is made to secure hills bids the price will no doubt le he hi higher her than the tho en engineers esti estimate estimate mate because of the unwillingness of contractors to take t I chance on being paid the Portion It seems evident that the street treet fund will be In wars shape next year par than this thi of ofHIe the HIe large larEe overdraft which ill Probably at up most of the revenue derived from the November tax settlement hen First South street is paved It will no doubt rank with Brigham street as one of time the most in tIme tho cit city The plans call for an roadway he be Second and Fourth East streets and for the remainder of the distance a sixty foot roadway This will give plenty of opportunity for the cultivation of a handsome boulevard and will add greatly to th b beauty ul of the thoroughfare |