Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1907 — DIVISION TO BE A BOULEVARD. [ARTICLE]

DIVISION TO BE A BOULEVARD.

Friday night was the time set for the city council to hear remonstrators against the petition for the improvement of Division and Main streets, from Washington street, to the Monon railroad track at the depot. The remonstrance filed a petition signed by 40 per cent of the property owners, which was not sufficient to defeat the impro vement. The council then ordered the city engineer to prepare the plans for the street and to make report at the meeting of the council on June 10th. The order of the council is to require the building of cement curbs in front of the property parking, and to construct a macadam street 40 feet in width, extending between the curbs. The building of a new street 16 feet in width had been provided lor in the general street and road improvement now in course of construction by Thompson & Smith, and this order will make it the fall street wide. It will be a beautiful street when completed and it is understood that many of the remonstrators are now somewhat reconciled to the proposition, altho they contended that they should not be required to pay for the street crossings, which under the active providing for this street they will be required to do. All property will be assessed for the expense incurred in the con-* strnction that is within 150 feet of the street whether fronting on the street or not. The city will have to bear the expense of the improvement in front of the flat iron park.