Show PAVEMENT FOR FOR OGDEN STREET IMPROVEMENT IS DISCUSSED Seems to Be Bc for 1 ton l PETITION IS READY May l Come Before City Commission At Meet Meet- ng With Ith improvements ement on Wash Wash- WashIngton Washington Ington avenue between Twenty Twenty- second and streets now practically assured discus discus- discussIon discussion sIon ot of the various types or of pave pave- pavement ment t be used In resurfacing resurfacing- the street Is non no under wa way Commissioner It 11 arm a r nu a a. n IV Peery who has sponsored the Im- Im Improvement Improvement provement plan l is ot of the opinion that open specifications hould govern the tho bids and alt ail types bp be considered Representatives es ot of manufacturers ot of cement have al- al already rend ready approached him to lI fight ht th the cause or of cement but It was shown toda today that the cost ot of con con- concrete crete would be higher than pro pro- proposed posed In the e improvement plan anti that this typo would riot not be favored ored by either the state road commission or 01 the federal gov- gov government who have an Interest In Inthe inthe the because It Is n a state road luAlD ID OLD Time The proposal In the original Im Im- Improvement provement plans was that a two two- Inch surface bo be installed This could be laid on the tho pres- pres present present ent pavement pa the oM old forming the base J. J C Brown city engineer dix dix- cussed the matter this with Commissioner Peery Engi Engi- Engineer neer Drown Brown that any plan to place a. a two Inch concrete surface on time present pavement pa would be out or of t the e question the surface being too light To tear teal up time the present two Inch surfacIng lag Ing on the street and lay tour four inches of reinforced concrete feasible bi bd con con tended because ot of Increased cost and refusal reCusal ot of the state and gor gO to to sanction such a type Engineer Brown favors the In In- Installation of oC a a. two Inch surface on the present pavement as proposed In the first plans hpe would conic come within the tho front foot cost estimate would I meet the tho approval al ot of the state and Jo and would pro pro- provide vide Ide a durable surface lie Ie said Id COMES CP CI TODAY IOnn Engineer Drown Brown said ime le has al al- already ready discussed the matter with officials ot of the tho state road corn com commission mission and they have made mado clear that neither the state nor govern govern- would woul consider any concrete surface type Commissioner Peer Peery said he hall had made no definite decision as to type butt but desired desIre to so that final could be made as to the bEst Before Detore any action ts is taken he said ime ho would probably call In the prop prop- property property erty owners to obtain their views Engineer Drown Brown said he has prepared no specifications so far Car and will not until authorization ot of the tho work Is given ghen by the tho city commissioners Time The petition con con- containing signa signatures lures ot of the majority or of property owners favoring 10 improvement ement Is to ho be presented to the board this afternoon |