The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-08
NO BOARD WALKS
TWELVE NILES OF PERMANENT
SIDEWALKS SINCE APRIL.

SIDEWALKS SINCE APklLs
Certaia Specifications for the Cfnder Wsfk
Which Must b Laid Outside Of . Ger
tain Prescribed Boundary - The New
Walks Which Have Been Laid During
the Past Year Have Cost 025, O0O-City
Engineer jackson Conducts the Super.
intending and Makes the Inspection .,
to the Quality Of Material Used.
| No. officer in Wichita u buster than
City Engineer Jackson. When seen by
| representative for the Eagle yesterday
ne was besieged by host Of inquirer:
concerning the placing OF permanent
walks. Mr.. Jackson stated that ne had
daily large numbers Of inquirers. and
that the thing most desired to know was
where were thel limits Of the cinder walk
When asked to explain the meaning
OF the limits OF cinder walks, the en-
gineer replied:
"The council passed an ordinance tina:
the city limits, and tina: nothing bu:
permanent walks dare be laid in the fol-
lowing part Of the city, on al the streets
lying within the following boundary: Be
ginning on the southwest corner Of Wa
ter and Morris. thence north on Water 10
Central, thence east on Central TO Main.
thence north on Main TO Oak, thence east
on Oak 10 Fourth, south on both sides
Fourth to Williams, thence west TO En-
poria- south on Emporia to Morris, and
then west to place Of beginning.
But cinder walks are being placed
within these limits
Eyes, and when the city contractor
goes along there ne will throw them out.
and put in permanent walk. and il will
be taxed up against the city. Nothing
but permanent walks are allowed within
these limits
What is a permanent walk?"
Permanent walk means walk Of ia z
stone, Portland cement Brunswick stone
made with six sides. Trinidad asphalt.
vitrified brick or hard brick"
well there are cement walks outside
Of those limits"
Certainly. the council may order per-
manent walks outside Of those limits.
The limits mean that no one can lay Gin
der and other temperament walks
within the limits. The limits are no.
placed on the permanent walks but on
the other walks"
''Is there any particular way in which
the cinder walk must be Iaid?"
~
and IL they are not laid according with
and kept up according to them, the city
does the work and II is taxed up agains,
the property"
There have been a number Of walks
torn up"
'In all should Judge there have been
from thirty to forty miles Of board walk
torn up. Since April the force has been
continuously at work. Al. this walk was
in dangerous condition"
"And how much has been relaid?"
Besides considerable cinder walk there
has been from ten 10 twelve miles of
permanent walk laid since March. Peti-
ton after petition for permanent walks
have been presented to the council. At
the last meeting there were petitions
about three miles OF walk.
How much Of this did the city have
70 bW,d?"
LEGS than one-sixth."
"You seem to be very much rushed?"
Eyes. have had to give the grade for
all permanent walks With the hep Of
the sewer inspector have conducted this
part OF the work in person. which to-
gether with the routine business of the
office Is considerable. Besides this,
Test eli the walks laid by the city con-
tractors to see II they fill the specifica-
tons laid down by the council. / have
also endeavorsd to protect private par
ties. and upon request go to any place
and take ,ample OF the walk and af-
ter II is cured test IL for the accommo-
1ati2n Of private persons and for the pur-
pose Of obtaining better walks through
ply the city,
Mr.. Jackson then exhibited his manner
,f testing cement walks, and by samples
explained the different kinds OF cement
walks being put down In the city. He
axes a small, sharp sheet iron cylinder, |
pushes II down in the newly made walk, |
abels it and carries it off TO his office |
where he keeps il until hardened. He !
llso has small mold in which he places |
cement and tests it by a properly con- !
'tructed scale.
When asked the cost Of the walk lately |
placed in Wichita, the engineer figured |
or awhile and replied:
'T should judge about $4,000 in all"
"Can you say what is the amount OF al
he suit. al present pending before the
our,s against the city for damages for
T. iuries received by defective side
vali1s, ard do you think. the city could
ave money by putting down perma-
Ient walks. even IL il had 10 pay for a.
T thns?''
ITO those questions I am unable 20
i've you an sn-Her. but refer you 10 the
Try attorney"
Wien George Adams the city attorney.
vas seen. he answered the question by
aging thar there were $4,000 represent
a in the suits now pending against the
;ty for injuries alleged 20 have been re-
eived from detective sidewalks
"Bu:." said he, IAN ordinance has been
asset which wiz stop all that, for no
nore beard walks are 20 60 down N the
ity."
AMONG THE wHEELMEN