Show PAVING APPROVAL change in details may aldy bo be effected Provid providing hg for two strips with avith parking BONDING NOT LIKELY TO AROUSE opposition base for proposed pavement Is also up for discussion project Is meeting approval of citizens the chief topics in richfield the past week are streets paving and waterworks water works there is little opposition being manifested towards the bond apropo proportion alon tor for paving and the tho proposed street improvement is hailed as the proper movement from all quarters the legal form of resolution to be passed by the city council was received by mayor poulsen this week it was prepared by engineer huddleson and provides for the pavement outside of the five blocks in the business district that are arc to be paved solid to be 36 feet wide several citizens have suggested that instead of oc running the 36 feet down the center of the streets that IS feet be paved on each side of the center and allow for parking a strip down the center about 20 feet wide this idea is gaining adherents and mayor poulson got in touch with the engineer on wednesday and asked that the resolution be changed to meet this idea provided the council desires to adopt this method of paying paving it is conceded by most of the citizens who are interested in the matter that two 18 foot strips of 0 paving with parking between is ever so much more desirable than one strip ag 3 feet wide would be another question that is receiving attention is the base that will lie be used in the construction of oc the pavement engineer huddleson is committed to the plan or of concrete base while mayor poulson and others believe a crushed stone base will support the cement paving and the covering whether the latter is a straight cement coating or a bidhu ulithia covering the latter covering ing is said to be more elastic clastic than is straight cement and both kinds zare are being considered the big thing that stands out is that a great majority of the people favor the proposed paving project and are commending the c acty ty administration for the progressive stand taken |