Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-04
WHAT SALEM WANTS.
A Variety Of Opinions on the Paying
Problem.

we are IN favor OF vitrlned Drlck."
j. H. Mccormick; II am in favor
of a good pavement no matter what
1t costs. will stand my share"
J.Q. Wilson. II have just been
in Portland, Astoria and other
places and Salem, has the best
streets of any"
John G.. Wright: "With proper
surface and underdrainage there is
no trouble to build good gravel
streetsn
Geo. @. Bingham: "Put in a
good, substantial pavement of some
description. The council should
countenance no cheap arrange
ment.
t. ]. Cronise, printer: II prefer
the solid foundation plan"
F. J. StrAyer, real estate: "The
JOURNAL specifications show the
only right way"
Norris Brown: "They have been
gravelling this street ever since 1
was born and il is time something
else was done if we are ever to have
IA city"
j. g. Booth, real estate: "Put in
good cutters, round up the streets
and roll them with heavy iron
roller. That is good saving way to
build our Streets"
j. NJ. Payne, real estate: "Im-
prove the streets permanently of
good solid material. Pave the
streets and advance the rents if nec-
e,sary will te benefit all around.
j. H. Alberts: "I am opposed to
putting more money into gravel i'm
provements. The building of sub
stantial gutter and curb should be
segregated from street work proper.
But do not spend any more money
hauling in gravel and dirt that will
only have to be hauled off when
they are permanently improved.
Geo. w. Johnson: "I would
rather have the streets as they are
than have any poorly constructed
paving. We have good streets now,
seven or eight months in the year"
Quite a number of business men
favor the Boothby plan.
II. McF. Patton: az am heartily
in favor of the Boothby plan as it
was shown to me. l did not read
the specifications all through but 1
am satisfied they will give us good
start and involve all the expense
we can stand at present"
Inquiry at the office of the city
recorder shows that the order of the
council requiring the citizens COM
mittee to file "within ten days from
date" the plans and specifications
according to petition, has not been
complied with. The time was up
four days ago and the council nor
the public have had any chance to
know what the plans are.
City Engineer McCaustland:
There is one feature of the pro-
posed citizens plan and specifica-
tions that 1 cannot endure. 1t is
the provision that where the streets
are now at grade only two inches
of the surface shall be removed and
filled in with gravel. That is the
only point at which l disagree, be-
cause do not believe it will make a
good street. A two-inch coat of
gravel whereon there is any traffic
will only grind up with the mud
below as soon as a wet time comes"
P. M. Gilbert: "I am in favor of
a good pavement and let the prop
erty pay forit am opposed to citi
zens taking the business out of the
councils hands"
Henry Shoemaker "Ever since L
have been here they have been put
ting on gravel and taking it off. 1t
is time something permanent was
done, or leave the streets just as they
are.n
Landlord Wagner: at is too late
in the year to begin permanent i'm
prOvements now. Men should be
put on to smooth up our streets for
state fair week and by next spring
we can all agree on some plan"
A. Bush: "Better leave the gravel
where it is and put more on to it.
The streets are now solid and all it
needs is little more gravel, and tile
where 1t is wet"
John Hughes: "The citizens
plan is good enough but does not
provide sufficient underdrainage.
In Difference to the wishes of some
a single tile is proposed to be put un-
der the cement gutter, where it will
10 the least good. Two or three tile
drain put down to sufficient depth
on each side of the center and a
proper slope on top will make "a
firstrate street but the specifications
as they now stand will not. 1t VIII
he too late by the time an ordinance
is passed"
Mayor Darcy: at is a bumbug
TO fool away any money Oh tempo
rary street improvements. If the
property would stand it bitnminous
rock would be the wisest thing we
could have. A gravel street can
only be made good by thoroughly
scientific underdraInage. At GER