Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-04-20
SHALL WE NACADAMIZE?
Our Property Holders Anxious 10
Improve cur Streets---They Also
Want Sewers.

Believing that our property
holders should be heard as to the
advisability Of improving our mann
streets by macadamizing as we have
heretofore suggested, II reporter
called on large number this morn
inc and ascertained that there is a
universal desire on their part to inn
prove our streets and not our streets
only, but also our sewerage system
Calling upon Mr.. r. McF. Patton,
we found him anxious that thorough
work should he done. He has llNed
here many years, and AYERS that
there has never been Intelligent
effort used. We have abundance Ol
gravel which properly screened and
applied will he much cheaper ana
almost as good, rs crushed rock
But first he says we must have
sewers to draw off the rainfalls. lie
is willing topay his share ofthe tax.
He wants to see the ordinance
relative to the lining of the outside
of the sidewalks enforced.
Mr.. Martin, the jeweler, believes
sewers should have the first atten-
ton. He says without sewers, we
cannot have good streets.
Mr.. Bush believes that both
sewers and streets should be looked
after. He thinks abutters on the
streets improved should bear the
expense incurred, rs this is the
only practical way Of getting at it.
Otherwise property holders back of
the main streets will defeat any
effort.
John Wright says we must have
sewers as soon as possible, and
macadamiZe the streets next.
w. II. Ladue would prefer paving,
but allows il to be more expensive.
He thinks we should have sewers
with receiving basins at each corner.
Abutters should make the original
improvement of the streets, and re-
pairs should be paid 10y the city. He
has cogent reasons for this. The
public wear out the road bed, and
the public should repair.
Warner Breyman says we must
have Il sewer down Ferry street. He
favors graveling the streets, as we
have such an abundance of excellent
material.
Charles B. Moores, of the Oregon
Land Co., wants To see an era of
improvement and enterprise dawn.
He believes we should put our
streets i'm such II condition that they
will be good summer and winter
cost what it may.
Thos. Holman says we never can
have good streets till we macadam-
izc. When he was in the city coun-
ell he agitated the purchase Of
rock cruSher. He says the large
stones in Mill creek bed, among the
gravel, can be crushed and will
make excellent material.
J. II. Albert says we need both
improved streets and increased
sewerage. Last fall an effort was
made to put sewer through Ferry
street and majority of property
holders favored it, but the mayor
and council refused. The present
sewer down Court street is eX-
pected To drain two blocks latemlly,
north and south, which is beyond
its capacity. Let the Ferry street
sewer be put i'm, and receiving basins
made at each corner so that the
rainfall can he carried of, and our
streets can readily he made hard and
solid with gravel. We have as fine
gravel rs there is in the world, and
our street beds are in good con-
dition To receive coat. Mr.. Albert
says that as the city council can use
its discretion rs Ia assessing the eN-
pensc of improvements on the
abuttors or ON the general fund. il
should by all means choose the
former course. BY the latter course
YOU greatly increase the tax levy.
and drive away investors. RV the
former YOU prevent claims for eN-
for Indebtedness.
:. Farpir wants improvements
made, but believes it well 10 look
before We leap. To macadamize
will cost great deal, and better
and cheaper way may be found.
Others gave their opinions, all being
ready to 90 Ia any reasonable eN-
pensc necessary To secure the much
needed end.
Mr.. Crawford gave us this dia-
gram of the only sewer we have
and its latemls. II will be found
elsewhere. lie has long worked for
a morc extensive sewerage system.
and believes it will 90 far toward
solving the strcctquestiun, aS receiv-