Show WHAT THE RECORD TELLS when the work in the paying paring district was done there were a lew few prop erty owners in the business quarter abo who applied for and gained temporary tx exemption emption irom from the city council order requiring the sidewalks to conform to the fixed grade the these exempted walks are not only unsightly and a nubile inconvenience but have been the ibe occasion of damage suits auita against the ibe city for lu instance blance on one theo the alope of which varus from that fished aud and to such ai ad to be dangerous 0 pedestrians in wet weather a man slipped and fell in trying to saya be caught his arm on sharp iron spikes attached to the be building aula au jacent cent st bt verely injuring him he ha now bow has bag a damage suit only against we the city ou on at iother of those out of grade a laly fell and re civel In luries for which there la in now a suit flint the mu Ici but idea these there are oiher i or damage from the same source since ibe temporary exemption was waft there nave been three efforts to lu the city culcol C julois to have three afe ue side walks conform to the requirements require menta winfor had bad to be met by others the first time this was done the be council passed a resolution revolution ordering compile isnor the owners of the got to work and the next meeting the council rescinded its ita action A few maniha 1 loter ter a second resolution reao lution of similar character first was waa adopted and retorted referred to the board of public works to carry out the favored owners owner rustled ru tied again and me ae aured a report to the council becom tuat i he change be not kadev made bacasse ll it was waft late in sue season and frosty weather wab approaching that dit posed of order number two the third time waa as this month the resolution passed all rig lit aa on former farmer occa oe calon sioni but the owners affected a again nad their labors prowled with uce sep for at the lost last pension of the council action was waa taken practically rebounding ding the order for conformity to grade rde phased for the third time the direction fr for A rade requirements to be complied with in in accord with ibe rule of treating all property own ere era alike the repeated revocations of orders therefore aboda how a pedal few can be and are favored over the many the bulk of property owners had bad to come to time in good sham but baft for or shoos he few well the record peak |