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• i;~r. Roy Hunt stated that he thought it teas a vraste of moneeyy to construct this type of paving, and he ceStainly t-rould be for it if they mould con- struct concrete streets, with curb and gutter. ~~Tayor Burgin stated he would like to see concrete streets vrith curb and gutter, but ~^rith curb ~.d gutter they ti~ould also have to construct storm sever, and the City did not have the ability at this time to float a bond issue of this magnitude. He further stated he did not think anyone ~rould be disappointed in t he type of z-rock proposed, as this ~rark ~~*ould include an 8~t ccanpacted stabilized sheL fle~ble base. ~~~Zayor Burgin asked if any one else granted to speak. City Attorney Eck,*ard J. Cade asked the audience if they thought the assess- ment against the property for this work ~rould enhai~e the value of the property. The ~dience ti7ere of the unanimous opinion that the value would be enhanced several times the assessment. A delegation of colored people appeared, and granted to know v~rhy they ~rere being discriminated against, especially on Ilorth lath Street, ie, why they could not get seti~rage. They ~r~ted to lrnai~r why one land a^~ner rho otrned , a number of lots could prevent them from having seti;rage, and could he prevent them from having a paved street. :~Tayor b'urgin ans~rered them teat the 1a.;-r did not permit the City to place a lien against the property fc~r sewage improver.~nts. The law did, h~rever, allots the City to place a lien against the property for street paving.If the majority of land os-mers along 1`?orth ~.th Street -ranted the paving, they certainly ~°rou ld place a lien on the dissenting property oti~ers. He further stated the people wo~,tld apt bettor drainage, as he had the ~ ord of ~v~'. Howard Jensen, Directs of the F'l.ood ContrQ7..~.strict, and I~Ir. Kyle Chapman, County Commissioner, that they would cooperate t°rith the City for bdtter drainage. The li~or stated if every one had been heard, he zrould entertain a motion for adjournment of this meeting, hc~°.~ever, he requested any one objecting t o leave his name z~rith the City Clerk. Upon motion by Rigby, secorrl by ?:'bite, the meetir~ adjourned. OBJ~~ TIONS Carried. Roy & ~d. :~. Hunt South First betti~reen D & E -Lots 16 to 29, Bk. 110, LaPorte Leroy P~.zer South DStreet -Lot 1~., Block 227, La Porte '~' R. E, Tully Corner lath & B Streets -Lots 31, 32, Block 32, LaPorte S. S. Bro~'rn, F, C. Schmidt, ;~agdalene Albrecht, and Paulin Sauter All on Hazel Street