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Show OBJECTIONS MADE TO STONE BLOCKS IN NEW PA1G Some of the property owners on Twenty-fifth street, between Washington Washing-ton and Adams avenue, take exceptions excep-tions to the plans and specifications for the paving of the street, complaining complain-ing particularly of the width of atone blocks proposed. They say there should be a change made and that the stone blo.cks, be not more than ten feet wide on either side of the street. The plans call for 16 foet on each side or tho street, extending from the gutter Uhes. It Is provided that there shall be about S feet of asphalt on ca.ch side .of "the car tracks and that the street car road bed. shall be surfaced with concrete. Speaklrig of the situation this afternoon, af-ternoon, A. .P. Bigelow, of the Ogden State hank, said that he thinks there should be a change and that not to. exceed ten feet on each side of the street should be made or stone blocks. The reasons for his conclusion are that stone blocks are not desirable for paving, on account of the noise made in traveling over them and that It Is difficult to keep such paving clear of dust. He says that J. P. O'Neill, the contractor, states that the city can make such changes as It likes in. the paving plans and that he will abide by them. He is under contract to do the work- at a certain price per yard and it will make no particular difference to him what quantity of each particular material he places on the street. Street Superintendent Commissioner Commission-er Chris Flygare states that the engineer's en-gineer's plans and specifications call for three kinds of surface, stones blocks on the sides of the street next to the curb, asphaltum next to the car tracks and concrete on the roadbed, road-bed, and whether a change can be made he is unable to say today. It Is a question that should be considered by the property owners, and the commissioner com-missioner says that the cify will abide by any decision that they may arrive at. If it is possible to do so under un-der the law. oo |