| Show S MADE DV U I 1 PROPERTY OWNERS IN DISTRICT 2 matter of in t section of city referred ito committee american amion to arrange ath of july celebration at the city council meeting last thursday night the formal protest mado made by property owners in the recently created street improvement district number 2 was received but the multiplicity of 0 front footage involved rendered it impossible for the council to reach a decision in the matter so it was referred to the committee on streets to work out the details of the petition and the protest the district includes west center street west first north west second north west third north and fourth west street north from center three blocks the proposition is to grade and gravel these streets making as nearly a permanent job as can bo be made with gravel at a cost of 40 cents per front foot on abutting property on each side of the street or a total of 80 cents per foot the property owners are given five years in which to pay for this desirable improve ment and the city participates to the extent of paying tor for all intersections the movement when started received a great many supporters but eventually the conscientious objector bobbed up and a protest was launched A great many who joined in the original petition for tho the creation of the street improvement district allege that they had misunderstood the original proposition as to the cost claiming that it was represented to be 40 cents per toot foot for both sides of the street or 20 cents a foot for all abutting property however that may be the protest contains a lot of names and the committee will investigate how much front footage is represented on the petition and the protest and decide as to which side wins just what will be done with those property owners whose names appear on both lists if such there be Is a nut for the city solons to crack in addition important matter the city accepted the terms of the county commissioners as to tourist camp grounds and authorized tile the construction of the fence as demanded by the commissioners the city marshal was delegated to keep an all eagle eye on oil the sanitary condition 0 f the grounds and take the necessary steps to keep heep them clean in the matter of the ille celebration of columbian Colum bias natal day the glorius fourth the american legion was binen charge of tile the complete arrangements range ments and an appropriation of was made or as much thereof as is necessary to put over a proper and memorable celebration and observance of tile the day clay |
