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Show THIRTEENTH EAST RESIDENTS MEET Residents on tho west sido of Thirteenth Thir-teenth East street in tho district where tho city commission proposes to put in guttering that thoy say will bo from two to four feet higher than the sidewalks, side-walks, met at tho homo of C. E. Shor-mer, Shor-mer, 238 Thirteenth East street, last night to consider means of thwarting the commission ?s plans. "No actiou was taken, tho coramit-too coramit-too appointed previously to investigate the legality ot tho city's action having hav-ing reported that no step would bo taken through tho courts so far a3 is known 3rot," said W. S. McCarthy, ono of tho principal protestants. "Wo-aro at the mercy of the commissioners. com-missioners. Owing to tho fact that no survoy has been established hcrotoforo, we cannot bring injunction proceedings. Wo hope, howover, to find some means of stopping payment of tho special tax for pavement of the street, thus securing secur-ing a dclai- of the guttering plan. "The commissioners dcclaro that since they havo let tho contract for the work thoy have nb discretion in tho matter. However, P. J. Mora 11, tho contractor, con-tractor, has assured us that he iB willing to do all in his power to abide by the wishos of tho propert3r owners." |