Show S I a aFORD FORD FINAL ESTIMATE HELD UP IN COUNCIL Jake Raleigh's Authority to Spend Money in Refilling Trenches Is Questioned Contractor P. P P. P Fords Ford's final estimate estimate esti esti- mate amounting to was vas held up Thursday night by tIme the council committee on streets pending the in investigation In- In of the tIme Street streel departments department's expenditure of in refilling the time trenches after afler the work ork had been accepted on the contract by the board of ot public works The committee reJected reJected re- re time the itemized account present d b by Street Supervisor Jako Jake T. T Raleigh Ral Ral- and his authority to spend spond tho the money was questioned Letters were written to the board of public works notifying th them m that the time trenches not properly filled The street department was swamped with complaints from residents the tin city council was asked to take action on the Iho matt matter I but as near as could be he learned by the tho committee noth moth In ing had been done done- doneIt It went over for forone forone forone one w week ek and the matter mailer will bo be in- in Mr Ir Fords Ford's estimate Is be beInS' beInS being be- be ing InS held up and It Is probable that thai the amount expended by the street department depart depart- ment will be bc deducted from from the esti- esti mate male nun Dunshee hec Petition tI The of or Earl Dunshee was taken luken up In the time committee meetings for annexing a sixty aero acre plat of or ground near the state prison to the city Protest was heard hear from Attorney D D. B. B Richards He objected to lo payIng payInG pay- pay Ing lug city taxes The petitioners want to have the tho city limits extended In order that the time property owners can Install the city water waler system and receive other oth- oth cr er Improvements Improvement The fhe matter mailer wax sas p postponed for tor one week before final I recommendations will be made |