Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1919 — ST. IMPROVEMENTS REJECTED [ARTICLE]

ST. IMPROVEMENTS REJECTED

By City Council When Property Owners Remonstrate. At the regular meeting of the city council Monday evening the property owners affected by the new rock streets on Home avenue, Grove street and Austin avenue were out in force and also almost unanimously filed remonstrances against the acceptance of the work, alleging that the specifications were not followed as to rolling nor quality of rock required, that the streets were not of a hard, even surface, and the coarse rock was already showing up in many places. The council was apparently unanimous in its opinion that the remonstratorfe were correct in their statements and voted to sustain the remonstrances. The principal difficulty now with these improvements is said to be the fact that fine screenings were not used for the top dressing, but. Instead, a fine rock —about the next size larger than screenings—was used and it will not pack. There, has been but little travel over these streets since the rock was put on, but even this has thrown the rook to the sides and there is no crown to the roadways, and that they are very uneven. It is understood that the contractor, A. S. Keene, of Wheatfield, will be required to crown the roadways, put on screenings, sprinkle and wet down same and roll it, as the specifications require it should be done. All members of the council were present. Thq city attorney was instructed to confer with the railroad company regarding the leaving of cars o<n crossings in the city. Superintendent of water works was instructed to extend the 4-inch water main on Grace street, from south end of Weston street, about 300 feet east and install a hydrant. ■No objections were on file for that part of the West Washington street Improvement of which the city has charge, and the preliminary assessment roll was confirmed and clerk directed to certify -same to city treasurer for collection. The usual grist of claims were allowed.