The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-16
THE SOUTH MARKET ELEVATED.
Colorado Sand is said to be Better for Elevating
Streets Than Kansas Soll-Property Own
ers Object to Living Under the
Street No Matter IL it Does
Cost the CITY Money.

The gentleman who was awarded the
contract for elevating Market street some
where in the south part OF the city, by the
city council at its last meeting, was COM
planning yesterday of being annoyed by
people who wanted to sell dirt. He as yet
has not made any pledges whatever for
home dirt. 1t is understood that Carson,
who for some time has been championing
the expenditure, is also Of the opinion that
Colorado dirt is very much superior for
street filing than the old fashioned soil in
the Arkansas valley in Kansas, and
feeling that nothing but the best filling
should be used, he will introduce some
thing at the next council meeting intend
ed to result in selecting Colorado dirt The
alkali mixture in Utah is also said to be
clever filling and should it be necessary TO
90 further away than Colorado, it is be-
lieved that an effort will be made to get
salt gravel and fine sand from the shores
of the Salt Lake But by getting the dirt
and sand from Colorado it is thought it
can be shipped with Fit. Collins sand stone
and in this. way the railroad would
be put to less expense and could
charge full rate with double differential
with stone added for amusement. Pre-
sented in this way it is thought the scheme
would on it's front end appear more feasible
and hence less public attention given to 1t
and from this to be preferred. And by
shipping the sand with the stone II will be
represented. as claimed, that the stones
will not bump against each other so Vlgor-
ousIy and damage in shipment be less.
Also, while the sand acts as cushion for
the stone, it will be sort OF temporary
schooling as preparatory to the service 1t
will be expected to give on Market street
in the south part of tn city.
1t is conceded by those in the elevating
business as a new scheme for expenditures
and provocation for awarding contracts,
that the only trouble is to thrust 1t onto
the people. Some of the property owners,
even though the tax does not come from
abutting property owners, but from the en-
tire city are not willing TO
have their front doors stopped
up with Kansas soil or Colorado sand. In
view of the recent advance in diamonds
should the council decide to raise the
street with Brazilian stones it might be
acceptable, as the value Of the stones
would pay for moving the same and the
trouble of living under the street would
be, in this instance, only temporary. But
there is an abundance of gumbo and Colo
RADIO sandstone and it is not likely that
there will be corner on the market IN
these two articles, and hence either piled
up would not be worth the moving. In
this event, while the apparent cost shows
the small and Insignificant amount OF
nearly g., 900 and the apparent maximum
! to be not over 81, 900, it would take at least
this much again to get the street IN as
! good condition as it was before the i'm
provement was ordered
| Some of the property owners who are
concerned say they have been accustomed
| to being able to stand IN front OF
| their residences and look across the
| street and also been accustomed
to have water run down Hill which was
| out in the street. The new arrangement
| will cause them to look up always when
/ anv one passes, the moon will be several
hours high before they will be able TO see
| it. rain cloud is likely to get stuck on
! the street. and should it rain the water
would run off the street onto the resi-
dence property. Should the Improve
ment" be made, with an average season
!
| into the fish business. In order to do this
successfully issue $50, 900 general improve
ment bonds: elevate Lawrence or Main or
! both; then elevate the cross streets, form
| ing embellishments and in the event the
rain comes by freight any time use the
| hose. BY adding on hundred OF
more fire plugs at 500 per PLUG
annually, the water mains could be
extended to that section, giving absolute
protection to fish in case of a dry weathe1
emergency. In order to make it success
full another contract could be awarded fol
an immense heating apparatus, nothing
less than the finest in the world, to make
the water tepid before being allowed e
reach the fish. An extensive scale of ex
pensive contract letting like this would
call for a clever expenditure and no doubt
reach many, some Of whom would be anx
iOus to get 1t.
1t is understood that the council will b.
petitioned by the property owners con
| cerned to try the walling in CONTRACT
scheme on some other part Of town. Car
son states that he is afraid he will yet have
trouble to get the work commenced as hl'
man who was allowed the contract h'
fears will be unable to give bond, owing K
some trouble about prairie improvement:
east of the car works some time ago
Should he fail he thought he would have
no trouble to get another man and the
council agree to it.