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Show MUST HAVE CONSENT OF PROPERTY OWNERS Not unless the) abuttinc property owners own-ers give their consent will Hie city allow the state capitol commission to excavate on ISast Capitol avenue lower 'than tho established grade, if the recommendation of tho oily engineer Ib sidopted. rtecenlly the ca.pitol conunlnsion asked permission to excavate on lhe slreel. offering of-fering to grade tho street at its own expenso in return for the -ravel to be obtained thereby Tor the niliiiK in of th capitol srrounds whero necessary. Tho request was refeired to the cltv onzi-neer, onzi-neer, who finds that a grade already" has i been established along -part or 'the ax'enue. He holds that Iho city would be liable for damage to ahultlng property if it allows al-lows the commission lo go below tho established grade. H Is willing, however, how-ever, tlat tho excavation be .allowed so far aa the grade on the terms offered by i the capitol commission. |