The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-24
MEND THE PAYEMENTs
Our Beautiful Streets win Fail Into
Bad State


The Citizens Demand THAT alae AS
phAIt streets be Eept Up-2o More
EalterEnm About the Matter can be
Excused.
Topeka's beautiful asphalt paved streets
which have come to be one Of the most
com pIimented features of the capital city,
are ia need Of some repairs but as yet
no steps have been taken towards making
this much needed improvement
The stringency, with which the city
treasury abounds, is given by some of the
councilmen as the cause Of this delay
There is a disposition among others who
don't like the asphalt" To let It wear
out, SO that brick pavement may be put
ia iEs place. "Ehe sooner tha asphalt
wears OUT they say "the BETTER
This IS d wrong view 90 take of the
matter. There is no doubt but that the
asphalt IS the most desirable pavement
Of any the varieties now in use 10 Iops-
ka, except for the purposes Of heavy
traffic III is too good and costly IN artl-
Gle 70 be neglected. and majority Of
the citizens Of Topeka favor the reten-
ton of the asphalt pavements we already
have, even u they are costly
The hve-year guarantee cf the Barber
Asphalt Paving company expired on
most Of the streets over 9 year ago. and
it has since expired on all OF them.
Heretofore all the needed repairs were
N
but now 1T must be taken care Of by the
city at its own expense on not at ALL The
streets are now wholly under the care of
the mayor and council.
There have been no repairs made on
the asphalt By the city as vet. except in
one or two places, where Colonel Brad
ley has been allowed 70 put down Indian
Territory asphalt as an experiment. The
result is that it lis Ia WretcLea condition.
tit has wOrn-d own at-tle heel appear
ance. Ia places is is SO badly cracked
aud defective as to need Immediate at
tention. The pavement, like anything
else in need Of repairs can have it de-
layed too long, until 10 Is beyond repair.
The proper thing for the council to do
is to let the contract for keeping the
person or company. capable of meeting
the needs Of tile city liz this direction.
At one time, year ago. when the coun-
ell contemplated such move as this. the
Barber Asphalt people were asked to
state their best figures at which they
would take the contract Their PROPOSE
ton In reply was $3.50 per square yard
where lt was necessary to repair the
whole pavement concrete and ALI. or
Sl-6J where the asphalt only was repair
ed
Although this IS the same price de-
mauded Of other cities for the same work
the figure seemed large to the city cOun-
ell. with the city hard pressed financially.
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