Show W Westminster Df Di Drive if e Opening g Is Opposed Intimating that property owners In a large district who are not benefited benefited bene bene- In any way are being assessed between between between be be- to open Westminster avenue a tween Douglas Dougl s and Twelfth Hash East streets ts to promote a n real estat proposition for property owners long along the proposed street a large delegation of residents In tue ais- ais appeared before the commis commission sion slon Monda Monday night strenuous protest against the proposition The The- prote protestants tants were by their attorney J. J D. D Skeen who as asserted asserted assorted as- as those assessed assessed sorted that among those to pay for the street opening those present received no no benefit benet whatever whatever whatever what what- ever and therefore t should not be assessed Mr 1011 Skeen declared that more than 50 per cent of the property property property prop prop- erty owners were opposed to the proposition but that the commission commission commission commis commis- sion pad iad ad departed from its usual custom of oC deferring to the wishes fIshes 0 of the majority and was pushing the opening through The mayor however declared that If inore more than 50 per Cent of the owners owners were opposed to the street opening the commission would if If possible stop It and rand ti tl ascertain the situation a special committee Was vas named compo compo ri T. T T. T Burton W. W II H Folland LeGrand Le Xe LeGrand Grand Richards and Mr S SI i l iThe The district for the opening takes takeI In area north and south of the the- proposed street and w was s fixed by the c engineer ort on- the contention that the opening of this street treet gave a thoroughfare for Cor children to th the Douglas school l. l sav saving saving ing them from from going south to ty South street or north to to Seventeenth South street to get to the school |