Show I I I 1 I 4 Civic M By Don E. E Mowry Secretary the American Community Com Corn Advertising Association v BREAKING DEADLOCKS WORK V FOR FOn COMMERCE CHAMBERS A good many cities have public improvement projects which th they cannot carry to completion because of deadlocks with property owners Chambers of commerce fill one of their greatest services service's to their communities when they are the means for breaking down these deadlocks seeing that both par parties es are satisfied on their r respective claims and giving the people the advantage of their efforts How the Johnstown Pa chamI chamber chamber cham cham- ber of commeY-ce commeY commerce functioned in a case of this kind giving the city it its greatest public improvement in years illustrates the point By actIng acting act- act Ing as mediator in a dispute be between between between be- be tween the city and a steel company a street was vacated and a boulevard boulevard boule boule- vard yard connecting the southern and northern ends of the city resulted This boulevard was a part of the Johnstown city plan Both sides were deadlocked in a dispute re regarding regarding re- re garding respective financial responsibility the city maintaining that the steel company should pay a large part of the cost because the street would become the property of the company as the abutting property holder The chamber of commerce offered its services as mediator and drafted draft draft- ed the proposals which were finally accepted by both sides Under the terms of of the agreement agreement agree agree- ment meat tho the city will obtain a new river wall two concrete bridges and anda a foot 60 thoroughfare to replace a foot 40 street The total cost will be half halt of which will wUl be borne by the city Industries usually do their share when all the facts are known |