The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-30
The Paving Proposition.
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paving Is s120, or less than 2 per cent.
On South street there is a home with
a frontage of so feet. 1t is worth
81, 500 and produces no revenue. It
also represents many others of a
similar kind. The tax on the property
will be s175, or over eleven per cent.
Less than two per cent on one and over
eleven on the otherl
We leave It to your sense of fairness
to say if this is not out of all proportion
and oppressive.
We are aware that it is not possible to
make taxation exactly equitable, but
does not this shock your consciencep
Can such results arse from any other
than an unjust methodP Can a good
tree bear such truitP
On the second point we submit, that
there can be a pavement put down on
that street just as good for every need
ed purpose, and better for some hers,
for not more than rs cents per llneal
foot.
A good macadam pavement Of crush
ed stone with an average thickness Of
twelve inches in the middle, tapering
to four inches at the sides, well rolled,
rounded and smoothed, can be put
down for that price. We have never
had such a pavement in Lexington, at
least, for many years. We cannot
Judge of what it will be by the old
patched stuff we have now, and have
had for so long, but q pavement such
as we have described can be made that
will be just as easily kept clean, and
will be as free from dust when it is
clean, as the brick pavement, and not
a whit more dusty when both are dirty,
and it makes a much easier road on the
horses feet, whether under the saddle,
10 light harness OF heavy draft. 1t
will require no new curbing, and will
last for many years, and is the easiest
repaired pavement In the world.
Its price is In keeping with the prop
erty affected and more nearly common
surate with the benefits obtained.
When it comes to putting down
sewers, or pipes to the water OIL gas
mains, or in the event of a leaking
water pipe Oh main, the advantage of
the macadam is beyond comparison.
By adopting this kind of pavement
we put its construction in the reach of
our home men, and keep all the money
expended at home, and best of all we
leave in the neighborhood of S18, 900
in the pockets of its owners.
With the adoption of this kind of
pavement the whole city can be beauti-
fully paved for the cost of paving one
street with brick.
There will be presented to every
resident owner of property on South
street a petition to the city council ask
ing for the adoption of this method of
paving this street.
Let US not rush headlong into the
proposed extravaganza.
We are aware that some of the state
ments made herein are contradicted by
others, but they have not made any
public statement of facts and figures,
SO that their correctness or incorrect
ness a be made to appear.
Our contention is that the macadan
= pavement such as we have mentioned
I 1st. Just as good as a vitrifed bricl
d pavement,
2nd. Just as easily kept clean, ant
is as free from dust when clean.
9rd. Better as a road for driving
upon.
4th. 1t can be Kept in perfect condi
ton at less expense than a brick pave
nent and if kept in this way is prac
ucally everlasting.
9th. Cost not more than one fifth d.
much.
We are sure that an impartial in
vestlgation will demonstrate the trut
OF every one of these claims.
Suppose this is so, would it not b
an objectionable blunder not to use
IN place of the brick?
Think the matter over and do nj
pass aside with disdain from the al
peal of those who are about to be mao
to suffer.
Remember they are your neighbor
II upon investigation they are found
be wrong the whole proceedings can
stopped by the council who are entrus
ed with this discretion.
We only ask that you join in our a
peal for economy and fair play.