The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-06
CITY AS CENTER |
FOR GOOD ROADS.
ALDERMAN DURYEA HAS PLAN
FOR IMPROVEMENT.
Permanent Repairs with Better Ma
terial Ills Scheme for Street Work,
with Gravel Instead of Mud as Filler
in Depressions and Mudholes.

Of he the GGsd is goa Ss sf5teE
Of an ordinance to be introduced in the
city council by Alderman j. H. Duryea
of the tenth ward Minneapolis will
expend $4,000 this year in, street I'M
pr99'yements. The Duryea ordinance
will provide that>in the future all street
repairs and improvements, after grades
have. been definitely established, shall
be OF a permanent nature. Ill. a. j,
Business, men, especially retailers and
jobbers who have deliveries all over, the
city, are vitality interested. With good
StTeefS every sna property valves
work the expense Of maintenance in
the future will be much less than at
present. 80 -''-f
At present but one ward in the city,
the eighth, has proper road material at
hand for road construction and repairs.
In the eighth ward the streets are gen
orally Of gravel, we'll crowned, hard,
wards have some good streets, but there
are large districts where the road ma
terial is entirely unsuitable. For years,
it is asserted, the city has been spend
ing money. filing mudholes in the city
streets with more mud. In wards
where the ground is naturally clay or
heavy loan, all I Traffic is retarded in
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street cannot be properly graded and
stay in "a, condition after few heavy
rains.
A 'fE,' TO Correct by Law. ~
The ordinance which Alderman Dur,
yea is preparing will aim to correct
this condition It will propose gravel
for repairs all over the city. 1t, is be-
heved that arrangements can easily be
made whereby the railroads or the
street railway company or both -, will
bring material into the city and dis
ward at slight cost. All street repairs
will be made with this gravel, which is
an ideal road material for residence and
outlying streets. It will hold firm in
all sorts Of weather, dries quickly, is
not dusty and will produce perma-
nent serviceable road. -, -.
b.. Alderman Duryea says the expense of
repairing with the proper material. will
be no greater than with unsuitable ma
terial and after all streets have been
improved" the expense: of maintenance
will be less than before. Where grades
are finally established permanent i'm
|, provements will be made with gravel,
which will insure a good road that can
be cheaply maintained. Instead Of MAX
ing temporary repairs from year to
year, permanent work will be done.
-,< e Duryea Enthusiastic. 80;
Alderman Duryea is most enthusiastic
over the plan. He says: -, -
o.. re IF each ward in the city will put
in two miles of permanent work each
year it will mean more than 125 miles
Of good permanent streets in five years.
By making repairs permanent, assurance
is at least received that no more work
will be necessary in that place for some
time. 49,, s,.,
If no more than one::ffth Of the
street funds, or $4,000 a year, is put
into these permanent ,improv ements, the
condition Of our streets will be greatly
improved and Minneapolis will become
celebrated for her fine, smooth, hard,
clean streets. - 'tF- = ..-7'' "