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thereby materially reducing the grade form Front Street west to the
water front.

(5) Marion Street, Madison Street and Spring Street are so similarly
affected by the proposed change in route that I will consider them together.

Immediately after the fire, acting under the belief that all franchises
would be relocated on Railroad Avenue, the City Council established
new grades for Columbia, Marion, Madison and Spring Streets west
from Front Street. These grades raised the respective street levels