Show III I. I II On Fourth East Street 1 i II I I it II Editor Republican I J am nm a property owner ot on T Trout Fourth East street t tt re rec received re- re c ived a notice bearing date July 8 8 1907 1107 1 by tho the city council of its in intention Intention In- In to LO pave Fourth East street from Brigham street to lo South street at a 8 total estimated cost of ot of ot which sum the city city's s portion portion portion por por- tion Is and lh the abutters' abutters portion portion portion por por- tion 10 flO per vcr trout front or linear toot foot Each block facing the street in question question ques Ques- tion is GOO feet In hi length making In Inthe Inthe the six blocks facing the street 39 linear lInea feet teet I The rhe city engineers engineer's office orfice as I un un- un In is maintained by from the general city to tax c. c Its are well paid for Cor their ser ices Yet in the above estimate tho limo city engineer has included a a. small Item of 10 per Iler cent of the total estimated cost for engineering In other Vor words s while the city engineering force torce is 18 paid from the general tax las this same force when doing this thiis class of or work exacts a 10 per cen cent t fee for Its Hs services from abutting property owners Again from flom Brigham street treat to Third South street the cost of ot paving but butone one ewe Intersection falls aHa upon the city city etty- that of ot First South the tho Intersections at nL Brigham street and Second South street being already paved pa Of this t Intersection n at First Sou South street the street car company must pay lay for tor a strip at Least east 16 feet teet In width The street is foot feet In width tho the two sides totaling feet feet- Deduct 32 feet reet for tor the street ear cur company and the tho city must bear the expense of or but lint 23 feet FI Figure uro thi at III 1 10 per foot sued and the tho city's portion amounts to Th The estimate says What hat becomes become of f the thO 48 Credit the city with 10 per por cent of lr the tho total abutters' abutters portion 3 and nd my my query query Is How brow much does the city do o the abutting property owners for In makInG mak mak- ing lag this sort of extravagant Improvement Improve improve- melt ment Very truly T TAXPAYER |