The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-11
PAVE WITH BRICK.
That Is McCabe's Advice to Mu-
nicipsl League.
Tells Experience of All Cities of
Kansas.
MANY EXPERIMENTS.
All Kinds Of Material Have Been
Tested.
Brick the Cheapest and Most
Economical.
EXPERIMENTS.

at the annual convention Of the Kan
sas Municipal league. now in progress
at Wichita, James F. McCabe, the city
engineer of Topeka, viii read a paper
On Kansas Pavements and Paving Ma
terials." The paper is too long to pub
dish in full, but Mr.. McCabe has COL
lected for this paper some very valuable
data, never before compiled, regarding
the kind of pavements used in various
Kansas towns. This information Mr.
McCabe secured by correspondence with
city officials of other cities, and it is
herewith published:
''The only classes of pavement laid in
kansas City. Kan, during the past few
years nave been constructed of brick or
asphalt The brick pavements have
averaged In cost $l35 per square yard,
but at present will average $3.50 per
square yard. Asphalt has cost from
- to $2.10 per square yard. Most of
this pavement is in fairly good condi-
ton The repair work is done by the
street commissioner, consequently the
cost Of maintenance cannot be esti-
mated.
Cola has been paving only about a
year. using nothing but brick. The
first laid consisted of two courses Of
prick, the bottom course being building
brick laid on a cushion of sand, with a
Foundation of crushed stone. It cost
SLAB square yard. This summer they
HAh1hG 0CCu tdJli1B LuE same WIFI SIX
inches Of cinders substituted for the
broken stone, at a cost of $1.48 per
square yard, and have just let a. con-
tract for $4,000 square yards, consisting
of one course of brick on six inches of
concrete at $1.71 per square yard. AS
their pavement has been down but a
short time there are no data concerning
repairs, etc.
Lawrence has 4,541 square yards of
pavement, consisting of two courses of
brick on sand which is in good condi-
ton, and which cost from S1.16 to ST.
per square yard; rs, 1877 square yards con-
sisting Of one course of brick on con-
crete foundation which cost from 81. 81
to $144 per square yard and Is in good
condition; 1880 square yards consist
ing of one course of brick on 8 inches
OF sand, which cost IS cents per square
yard, and is in bad condition. Some
of this pavement needs repairing but
as yet the city has not expended any
thing on maintenance.
"Atchison, m the year 1887, laid the
first brick pavement west of the Mis-
sissippi river. 1t consisted of two
courses of brick on a cushion of sand
and cost $500 per square yard. This
pavement is still in good condition.
Since that time they have paved more
or less each year. using mostly brick.
a great deal Of this pavement consists
of one course of brick on 8 inches of
sand. While some of it has given
satisfaction great deal of it has been
frequently repaired and some part of II
has been taken up entirely and two
brick paving cost from 20 cents to IS
cents per square yard.
1.-THE pavements of Chanute are en-
tirely of brick They have only been
down about a year, but have the APP
pearance of being a good and durable
pavement. The pavement is mostly laid
on 6 inches of crushed stone, with a
cushion of IL inches of sand On this
is laid one course of brick hatwise,
parallel with the curb, then another
inch of sand and a course of brick
laid on edge at right angles to the
curb. Their first contract cost them
$1.57 a square yard, later contract 81
and they now have under contract
some one course work at $1.34 PEI
square yard.
'rPittsburg has nothing but brick laid
on four inches of cinders, then one layer
of brick fiat, then one inch of cinders
followed by a layer of brick on edge
This pavement cost from $1.25 to SIPS
per square yard. Some of it has beer
down since $780, is still in good condi-
ton and has cost nothing to speak %
for repairs.
THE Wichita pavements consist Of
brick and asphalt, mostly asphalt. The
brick pave1nents have had no repairs
and while quite rough will last some
years yet There is considerable com
plant Of its noisiness. The asphalt
pavement was laid about IL years age
without binder and has cost heavily
for repairs. Douglass avenue, which
was paved with asphalt about 10 years
ago using a binder course is beginning
to need considerable repairing. The cost
of maintenance is not obtainable. Al
pavement being put down this year il
Wichita is under a 10-year guarantee
"Leavenworth has about six miles OF
paved streets, mostly brick with some
sheet asphalt and some rock asphalt
They have been laying brick pavement
since 1894 and most of it is in fair con.
dition, though on some streets the
bricks are disintegrating and will have
to be renewed in the near future The