Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 290, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1913 — MAY LET STREET CONTRACT TODAY [ARTICLE]

MAY LET STREET CONTRACT TODAY

Adjourned Meeting of the Council to Consider Bids for Washing- — ton Street Improvement. \ The adjourned meeting of the city council to take action on the bids for The construction of paved street from the river bridge to the Makeever hotel, will be held this evening. It Is probable that they wiU decide the character of material to be used and let the contract. So far the property owners have not decided definitely what paving material to use, but indications point to the use of brick. Warren Robinson and Dr. J. W. Horton, the property owners residing on the street, have offered to let all property .owners on the street have a vodee in selecting the material. It had been decided to use brick set on the old macadam foundation, but an investigation made last week shows conclusively that there is not enough macadam in the street for this purpose and since that became known the property owners have not decided which kind of pavement. If they should make no decision by this evening, then. the council will consider brick the pavement to use, as that was the original decision of the council. One or two contractors are here to look alter the job.