Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 165, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1912 — TO BRICK STREETS; MOVEMENT DISCUSSED. [ARTICLE]

TO BRICK STREETS; MOVEMENT DISCUSSED.

Petition Will Probably B« Circulated - Providing For Improvement of Washington, Cullen and Forest. A number of citizens, included in which are several property owners along the streets affected, have within the past few days been talking of a project to have Washington street bricked from the bridge to Cullen street and the improvement continued on Cullen and Forest streets to the railroad. The improvement is very timely and should be commenced without delay and if possible completed yet this fall. Col. Fred Phillips, who owns considerable property fronting on College avenue, would be glad to stand his part of the expense of having the improvement extended to the college Or at least to the corporation line. He also thinks the improvement should not ‘stop at the railroad on Forest street, but be taken to the corporation line at the north part of town. Delphi has Bplendid streets throughout the business section. Bithulitic pavement wafe used and streets built seven years ago are as good as they were the day they were completed and apparently will last for an indefinite period. If Cullen and Forest streets are not paved this year much damage will result to them during the winter and the Improvement will. have to be taken up later anyway and there seems no advantage In delay. While it seemed prdtable jusL after the depot location was changea that a wider street Would be needed, that does not appear to be the case ifow and the street as it is will be able to handle all the travel. To construct It wider would materially add to the expense and would cause a number who have built curbs to go to the unnecessary expense of building new ones. , Washington street 'between Front and Cullen has been pitted all year with small holes and repairs give only little relief and the street never looks as Well as it should in a city with the excellent business buildings there are here. In the interest of progress it is certainly hopefj that a petition is started without delay.