Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1905 — PROPOSED STREET AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. [ARTICLE]

PROPOSED STREET AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.

The committee selected to report a stone road system in Rensselaer and Marion township, to be built from rock taken from the proposed Iroquois ditch cut through Rensselaer, report in favor of practically all the principal streets of the city not already improved, and include: NORTH AND SOUTH STREETS. Scott, beginning at Stock Farm gravel road, north to Merritt, 4,800 Division, north to Main and to city limits, 5,300 feet. Welton and Dayton north to Merrk, 5,200 feet. Coflege Avenue, north from Washington to Vine, 3,200 feet. Jefferson, north to Merrit, east to Forest, north to city limits 2,800 foet. West Washington, north to Merritt, 1,700 feet; west to Matheson avenue north to Burton road, 2,000 feet. South Matheson avenue, south to city limits, 3,200 feet, connecting with gravel road running past the Sparling farm. South block on front street, 300 feet, and some 1,000 feet on River and Melville streets. EAST AND WEST STREETS. Mefrit, 3,500 feet, except two blocks already improved. Vine, (except two blocks already improved) 4,400 feet. Cedar, from end of present improvement east to corporation line, 800 feet. Rutsen, entire length, 1,700 feet. Work, from west end of Grace to CoUege avenue, 2,100 feet. / McCoy avenue from College avenue to South Matheson street, 1,400 feet. Street from south end of River streewast Mrs. Drake’s property on Melville street, 2,400 feet. West South street, west past cemetery to Bunkum road, 2,100 feet. Total length of all improvements in city limits, 7| miles. COUNTRY ROADS. ThV*<ountry roads selected for improvement embrace the east and west road connecting with the South Barkley gravel road, west of the Grooms bridge and thence west past the Donnelly corners to Newton tp., line, a distance of 3| miles. From Ed Parkison’s place, east of the Grooms bridge, south one mile, west one mile, south along the east side of Rensselaer and across the river to the James Welsh corner, thence east If miles. Matheson avenue from the city limits north to the Burton road and west to Newton tp., line where it connects with the Mt. Ayr road. Bunkum road from city limits to Newton township line. East and west road past the Catholic cemetery due east from Newton tp., line 3 miles, thence north | mile. This requires a new road from said cemetery east 1| miles, which the land-owners are said to favor. The total mileage in the country is about 16. It is probable that there will be some changes made from the routes given above. Wednesday night the system was concluded. There was included Walnut so as to give access to railroads from each side, and enough streets, and additional roads to make the total over thirty miles in the township. Now for the election, which can not be held before September.