Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1911 — MANY REMONSTRATE [ARTICLE]

MANY REMONSTRATE

Against Proposed Street and Highway Improvement. Four remonstrance papers are being circulated against favorable action by the county commissioners on the petition for the bricking of Forest, Cullen and Washington streets to the Washington street bridge and thence making to St. Joseph’s College a tariod roadway, which improve-ment-is proposed to be made by a city and township tax under the “three-mile law.” The remonstrances are being signed l>y many who signed the petition without giving the matter much thought and who will now ask to have their names stricken from the petition before the county commissioners take action thereon. Various objections are raised to the proposed improvement. One being that it is not bpdly needed at present; another that brick is not the proper material for a residence street especially, the greater portion of which this is, travel over it making too much noise; others that it is too much expense to go to now, also that it is an injustice to other property owners who have paid for improving their own streets to help pay for bricking in front of other business property. Judging from what we hear said about it it is probable the opposition will be so strong that nothing will be done towards ordering the improvement.