Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-23
CEMENT CAR TRACKS.
Material Used in Connection With
Asphalt Streets.

Asphalt Streets.
Oshkosh. Jan. IA street railway
track laid in cement may be feature
of the city system before another year
This will mean the absence Of ties ana
a track that would not disfgure any
pavement. Whether it will be realized
here in the near future, will depend on
tn kind of pavement selected for the
streets the council has decided to i'm
prove the coming spring and summer.
If asphalt is used, 1t is very likely
that the new construction Will obtain
i'll the extensions planned for the city
railway system Manager Downs
made the statement last evening, in
speaking of the lines to be built on
Washington and Merritt streets. II
is on that account that the railway
manager would like to see the kind of
pavement decided on within reason
able time. If maCadam or brick is to
be used. the old construction will be
followed in making the extensions,
but if asphalt is to be laid, the new
method will very likely be used. I'm
| der this method. the rails are laid in
cement, which is filled III level with
the surface. and steel rods serve to
! hold the rails in line. The method
| is being employed extensively III Kan
! sas City. and wherever it is tried IT
! is found to make lasting track. The
| company proposes to build the city
lines as soon as the paving question
! is settled.
The material for the Omro line has
! about all reached the city, and the
! overhead construction material is
stored here ready for use. Il is pro
posed to make the Fraker building
| the terminus for the Omro and Fond
du Lac roads. but not the stopping
place for the city lines. for the pres
ent. at least. The track for the Omro
interurban will curve off High street
and make the short distance on Divi-
sion street to the headquarters. The
track will run close to the sidewalk at
the stopping place, for convenience
of loading and unloading freight. Some
question has arisen as to whether
separate freight and passenger, or
combination cars will be used. Man
ager Downs has said that he thought
q separate freight car would be used
as a trailer to the passenger con
veyance. A trip might be made at
10 o'clock, and the car brought back
some time in the afternoon for another
trip during the day. AS the service
grew in magnitude, it would probably
become necessary to have one or two
freight cars running separate from
the passenger cars. Manager Downs
believes that a good deal Of shipping
will be done from here to Omro by
way of the interurban, as we'll as
from the other way.
Completion of the road to Fond du
Lac will mean large passenger traf-
fic between Oshkosh and the Fountain
city, in the opinion of the progressive
manager of the local line It will be
more extensive than most people APP
preCiate. especially during the summer
time, when residents of Fond du Lac
and the growing community known as
North Fond du Lac, and Van Dyne.
Will flock to Oshkosh and Electric
park, which is to be considerably i'm
proved in anticipation of the growing
patronage. With a network of cleo
= trio lines connecting this city with
surrounding places, Oshkosh will be
, the Mecca, Sundays and holidays. for
thousands Of pleasure seekers.