The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-23
FOR WACO AVENUE
Plan Formed by Citizens to
Macadamize Entire Length.
TO USE CRUSHED ROCK
Continuous Drive From Doug
las Through Park

A plan to macadamize Waco avenue Is
out and it is being agitated by a number
OF the property owners who reside on
that avenue. The plan is to commence
on Douglas avenue and to macadamize
along the entire length of the street and
if this could be done it would give one
of the finest drives in the city. The ma
teriaI to be used is TO be similar TO that
used in the park. The crushed rock On
the park drives is secured in the eastern
part of of the state and the cost for this
material is very small.
About the heaviest expense is getting
the material here would be the work
OF loading it on the cars at the quarries
It has been figured by one enthusiast
that the material could be loaded on the
cars at a cost of $3.50 per car. If it could
be done for that it would be a very low
rate for the entire expense. The railroad
charges would be considerable but it IS
thought probable that a reduction could
be secured from the roads doing the
hauling on account Of it being city inn
provement. After the material arrived
getting it on the street but this would
be very small.
The park experiment in regard to the
crushed rock is a success in every re-
spect and If this could be done on Waco
avenue as it seems that 1t can. Wichita
would have an avenue which her people
world he more than proud of. Under the
present conditions it would be impos-
sible almost to pave any street as Main
and Douglas are paved and for this rea-
son the idea Of using the crushed rock
is gaining many supporters.
Waco avenue is already one Of the fin
est residence avenues in the city and is
a popular drive in the evening. With it
Tnacadamized it would undoubtedly be
the finest avenue to drive on in the city
Another advantage claimed by the sup
porters Of the new idea is that by ma
cadamizing clear to Douglas avenue this
would give only just one railroad track
to cross on the way down town. Under
the present arrangement people usually
Croee the several Missouri Pacific tracks
on Second or Third streets, and these
crossings are sometimes very dangerous
IN talking with prominent citizen
who resides on this avenue, a reporter
for the Eagle found that many more peo-
pie than had been anticipated were in
tcrested in the plan. In answer TO some
questions the citizen said:
at is one Of the best IDEAS in my esti-
nation that has been brought before
the notice Of the public for the city's i'm
provement. The cost of the material IS
not very great and as the avenue is not
far from the tracks the material could
he switched about and the cost here
would he nominal Another feature in
favor Of the plan is that it would give
an almost continuous drive from Douglas
10 Murdock avenue. and then through
the parks. which would he al macadam-
tied. . This would he very fine for the
people who drive in the evening and cs-
pecially sd in bad wealth or. I think this
a good plan and am going to dc al IN
my power to push the thing through.
It Is probable that tho matter viii he
brought before the city council at the
next meeting and some action in regard
TO the plan will possibly be taken at that
time