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rTHE OHARLOTTE EVENING: CgRONICLE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1912. 7 Are you worried over the high cost of living ? . Pi-act ic economy by using . - , ; v' ummt til ' ' 2V uxu Best quality-goes furthercosts less; a whole pound for 20c lb. 10c. lb. 5c. t - - , . : All good Grocer sell it or -will f t it lor you; BARD HEARS COMPLAINTS k Engineer Instrncted To Ad vertise lor Bids For More head Street Bridge r 4 tANDRUM BROWN IS LECTED DESK-SERGEANT Lrman Hunter Registers a Protest kgalnst Proportionate : , Width -. of dewalk ana "street on JVorth rahani Street Want Unused and arplus Poles on t-opiar street .Re- Loved Several Requests for Street orbing Are Received More Pay er Contracts to Be "Iiet. . " ... Williams, named a committee t0 take 221 r Smpany and th mortal tw J 'Mr WilIidm3 also reported thf k ?a,d eceived n-equest that the;.boardjook into the.matter of a wire tower .being erected. t according to report, at the power house ,in-Dil-worth. The; board appeared; to be lacking 5ln information on 'the point whlchwas left open. A request : was filed by Mr O A Bobbins that , a cement sidewalk be laid on Avondale avenue in D11 worth It being stated that if delay were had till Winter the sidewalk would be al most impassable.' as the street is also tq be paved,; adding to the mud while mis worK progresses. The board was inclined to; view with sympathy this petition from Dilworth citizens and the. matter will be further Investi gated. ' , -v . ;;, r Mr.. H., M. Jrwin and citizens on West Trade' wanted the front property line Straightened between i Clarkson and Irwin streets. It was said that the aldermen alone can authorize such a cnange of line. Many Want Curbing.. Getting down to the curbing prop osition there were numerous requests for curb, and the . board found, itself in the position of having enough of these on hand to take up .. much of the old curbing being removed be cause of permanent paving.. The board decided to give answer to these re quests that the curb' will b placed by the city, if the cement sidewal". is laid, the latter being a necessary, require ment to secure the curbing free. The suggestion was offered at the 'same time that as this provision ;.is a .relict of former days when the city paid for half the sidewalk -paving, a new rule might be in order, or at least an es tablished method of procedure in such cases, but the -board undertook no re vision of the rule last night. Further instr uctions "were issued to the" chief of. police to s keep busy . on the" automobile ordinance particularly with : reference .to-the . registering , of machines, and .the taking out ' of proper chauffeur's license by, owners and others driving any machine. . The city: engineer ,was .instructed duly t? advertise, for , . bids , . to. be opened on October,, 30 ,,-f.or : pav ing as follows:. East. Trade, between College f and .Brevard, : More)iead from . Brevard to College, Tweifn rrom tit on .tot College, "Ninth from ,Tryon to Afc?!DoweH, Seventh from Tryon to nf vnrv. roi,ov, o- rChureh, Euclid! ' -r avenue; Boulevard of .North Graham, street where - . iitv tio. xi viXA Jw viiua'c , i.vr -rj vw - thorne Lane from .Seventh- to Eighth, East Eighth from . Clement; to Louise, Clement from Seventh to Bay; church from Fourth to 'Third, Lamar from Eighth to Bay, Third from Trybn'to Church. - , , . . - The . laying of a .cement sidewalk on -West Trade street from the Ir win's creek bridge to Brandin avenue was ordered. ... : . the executive board last,-, night jcted Mr. J. Landrum Brown to -the e of desk-sergeant, and ordered city engineer to advertise at. once bids on the new JMorenead , street dge, which is to be, arched con- te, asking for two sets of bids, one er the plans of this city and anoth- after plans by the bidders" them es. It was said to be advisable call for both since many of the ge-build:ng firms have men es- ially employed to draft such plans ofttimes it ia possible to save ney in this manner. , :? '"'. A these two items constituted the n business of the session of . last ht at which Executive Committee- n Chambers presided, there being sent in addition Committeemen kis, Williams, Allison and Hender- the city attorney, Mr. Chase Brei st, and the city engineer, Mr. Jo- h Firth. ; ' y .' ; : , ' bide from the above transactions I board spent an hour listening to debating petitions for sidewalks, a for curbing, there being t many khe last-named petitions. " Complaints Are Heard. Alderman Hunter was before' the rii, representing1 his' constituents. p had become much wrought up r the alleged mis-measurement of ts city fathers alleged: the.. side- k was wider than the street, and E suggested that the vehicles run. on sidewalks and that pedestrians tbe streets. Mr. Hunter present- his case at length, it finally taking form of an argument between the engin&er and the alderman as real measurements and width, of ed parts of the street. Finally Hunter was asked if he had any F to make. He reDlied that ner- ally he didn't care very much at was done to the street. The rd then suggested that he send those who were kicking, and with guttered, "They won't be able to anything changed," lie forthwith the room. Tie board heard Mr. Kent Blair and Electrician Conunelly with ref- pce to poles on North Poplar street were said to be far too nu- fous for beauty, and indeed that ny were not in use at all. ; -;.' Want Poles Removed. PSSrs. Allisnn inrf Phamhura -re is a. woman . nrh nnnaka fi nm onai knowledge and lone: xnerience. Mrs P. H. Brogan, of Wilson Pa.. says, "I know -'-nm TniHnn ttint mberlain's Coueh medv ' far su- F? to any other. For croup ther Is ms that excels It," For sale by all ers. . . .. V Aviator's Superstitions. , - ' (The Lbndoa Globe.) .; C Lord Rosebery's public confession to carry an amulet or mascot, in the shape of a golden Swastika, draws at tention to a. cur om thai Is very com mon nowadays, the luck bringers ranging from ' miniature aeroplane engines to Teddy bears, and from vel--vet cats to toy figures of policemen. Aviators have adopted the supersti tion, and they confess to a variety of mascots, from brown, velvet rnonkeys to a shift. The latter, it may beex plained, is always taken with him in his aeroplane by a German airman. who treasures the garment because he wore it on an occasion when he fell from a considerable height without injury. Another , aviator consistently refuses to fly over a cemetery, which is perhaps intelligible.. ; : : . 1 . ' .- (Cleveland Plain Dealer.) "George has told me all the secrets of his past." "Mercy! What , ".id you think of them?" "I was awfully disappointed." 5EIEB SYSTEll Ifl OLD C1H " LlfJlTSTlJ BE CBSlfLEtED On Oetober : 31- icentracts - will , be opened' for the completion of a sewer system in the old city limits, covering every street and every section . where sewer lines are required and making the system within the limits named, absolutely complete. The amount of the contracts will be very $ close- to $25,000, this money becoming . available .from the recent sale of . $150,000 sewer extension bonds. . . - - . ' -' The plan which the executive board has mapped out provides for the com pletion of a perfect sewer system - in the old city limits after ' which steps will immediately ; be taken to extend the lines into the new, wards of Char lotte,5 making the 'money go as far as-possible, although if is believed that the $150,000, wlljl . be ample and sufficient' to' supply all aV the sewer needs of the' entire' city at. present, with a good surplus for future needs. vThla is:but one of the, excellent re sults of 'the $815,000 issue of' bonds authorized by the voters of the city on July 4, 1911. These bonds by ju dicious expenditure s will ; give Char lotte a. first class and unsurpassed water system, an extensive sewer sys tem, new schols, miles of handsomely paved streets . and other t benefits that will put - the city 1 0 years ahead of its position one year ago. CABARRUS STRETCH OF HIGHWAY IS NEARLY DONE Concord, Oct. 16.The steep hill at Coddle Creek on the National High way, which has been jft source of wor ry and difficulty for teams and - mo torists for years will, In a few days, be no . more. At least it will be re duced to such a grade as to obviate practically all difflculty ;1n ascending it. ' :ei -;; v.- . ; . Maj. W. A. Foil, who has the con tract for, grading that part of the highway, r ha,, the work well under way. In fact, tfie work on' this par ticular section of the highway - Is Hearing completion. Travel will do cut on there, beginning Thursday, for the rest of this week, while the worK of raising the bridge is im progress. : -The bridge will be raised five feet, and .the width increased six feet. The hill ha been graded on the other side of the creek from Concord and on this side a large fill abqut 100 feet long has been . made. In addi tion to the fill a waterway about. 400 feet lone has been made. , . - The various changes reduce the former steep grade at the hill to about a -A- per cent grade. - -..' ' The , abutments to - the fill and .wa terway have been constructed of rock and eement. This work is in charge of Messrs. -" Rufus and .Lum "Blizer. The work is of a- permanent nature and, there -is little doubt but that it will withstand the storms of -- years to come. . - While ' the work ; of- raising the bridge 1W in .nrogtess the public- is reqiieeted to cross the creek either at Patterson Mill or at the -Key Morrison ford. ' ' B v Monday those in charge" of the 'Work' expect to nave me ona-se ready.! for : travel-.""' 'r&.s ' '' - Major- Foil alsohaa ,& large ( -force. of handa and teams at .worK graumg the big hill at Rocky River and good progress is being made . ; there - also. County Superintendent of Roads Er vini is Supervising, the part pf . : the work, that, is being done by the county. When the gradipg work is com pleted it is . very likely that the county !- commissioners, will ' let the contraCit-f or- building- a - sand-clay or macadam road from -Concord to tno Mecklenburg line, it being understood at the time the grading contract was let that the board wbuld ultimately have" the road macadamized to the county line. . ...,- . . . Hospital In the Playground. (Christian Herald.) It's a lucky lad who finds himself eligible to. the - .Newark City playr grounds, for they afford more amuse ment to the square Inch than any oth er in the country, if the word of youthful-enthusiasts is to be believed, since the system embraces many novel and unique features not to be found elsewhere. It fs considered a- model of its kind and to study It come edu cators from all parts of the. country. First, aid to the injured classes ren der prompt and effective assistance in cases of accidents. Not only are the 1 minor cuts- and ' bruises -of the playground ; children treated, but the fame "of the amateur physicians has spread abroad, so that frequently they: are called upon t6 treat men. who are iniured by machinery in the neighboring shops, or children hurt in4 the streets. mere is a aocior on the: playground' is usually the infor mation given, gratuitously -by some youngster- when an accident occurs, and In . all possible 1 haste 1 the. patient, if not-seriously injured, is hurried to the spot where the first aid boys can lend' their services. : r mi? YOU t. XDLUMBUS would 1 never have discovered America,, if he hadn't been .persistent and confident it was only after years of pleading that he was finally, fitted out -with three 4 small .vessels, and a. New World was put on the map. V J L : . " - Now, we've teen talking STYLEPLUS to you for quite a while, and we propose ' to keep it up we re confident that STYUEPLUS LOTHES are rfeht the best quality and the most -value this country has ever seen in clothing at a meoSum price. r We're confident that sooner or later youTl come round to our way of trjfilahs, that when you buy your first suit of - 4 . " ' , 2 rK J .401 Caliber Self-Loading Rffie This is the latest and most powerful rifle of the so-called automatic type. It has more power than the .30 Army rifle. This; power, combined with its unequalled rap-;5 idity of fire; makes it exceptionally effective : for hunting -big game. It is, simple in construction and operation and - all its metal parts are made of Nickel Steel. The name "Winchester" on it guarantees it to be satisfactory in every .way. It is sold by dealers everywhere ; Worth lookingintb. 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