Show u PAVING IS TO PROCEED Being more desirous of o having any kind of ot paving than of reo re- re rebuking re rebuking the city administration for its mistreatment of ot the abuttIng property owners the real estate association on Tuesday urged W WJ J Blackburn to withdraw his ap- ap appeal ap appeal peal Jeal to the supreme court In the paving controversy ersy which started when the the tho city commissioners Ig I Ignored nored the petition of ot the property properlY owners demanding the awarding of the contract contract to the lowest bid bid- bidders bidders bidders ders who were under those who received the contract Mr lIr Blackburn In agreeing to dismiss the tho appeal to the su- su supreme su supreme preme court was swayed by his bis real estate associates who have contracted with clients to h v paying paving In the district this year He did not desire to stand In Inthe inthe Inthe the way of ot needed Improvements even though an Injustice had been perpetrated by the city commis commis- commission commission sion which called for tor some form torm of a reprimand by the courts On the principle that any kInd of paving paving Is better than no pay pay- payIng paving ing the work Is to be allowed to proceed I i But let us hope the censure which has been administered by bythe bythe bythe the property owners through Mr Blackburn will be a warning I that wrongs of ot that kind cannot be committed without vigorous re- re resentment re rl resentment on the part of the pub pub lie lie |