The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-09

as being just the kind we need Now
believe they are all good, but not
good in all places. The location,
conditions, climatic influences, the
supply, availability of material for
change and repair and the cost
of each, cuts quite figure. | be-
lieve the extremes of temperature
here would render some material
that would be ideal in the Sound
country, absolutely worthless here.
You may say, but you only be-
lieve; you don't know" and that is
fact. but l do know from expert
ence of other cities similarly located
that such conditions are likely to
materialiZe. and more than that, |
do know that I am weary of paying
taxes for experimental purposes. A
few of the taxpayers have had
"genteel sufficiency" of IT, After
giving the matter serious thought
and consideration believe that our
streets ought to be paved as follows
Yakima avenne from city limits
to city limits with 1trified bricks,
and for this reason: The heavy
traffic on it, the possibility of it
some day becoming a thoroughfare
to the Mckee country. the likelihood
of ii being a through street car ave-
nue. and in all probability of it be-
ing from time to time torn up in
places for unforeseen improvements.
which would be a drawback were it
paved with asphalt or bitulithic.
would pave Front street four
blocks north and four blocks south
with vitrified bricks; First street
south TO city limits and north three
blocks with vitrified bricks. Second
and Third streets two blocks south
and three north with vitrified
bricks; Fourth street 10 city limits
north and two blocks south with
vitrified bricks; c street from
Fourth street west to city limits
with vitrifed bricks: Walnut from
Fourth west TO Spokane, with vitri-
fled bricks Selah, the entire ware
house district. or that likely TO be-
come so. with vitrified bricks, and
all other streets and parts of streets
with asphalt. To recapitulate-I
would pave all streete having heavy
traffic with bricks, and the resi-
dence portion with asphalt Where
there is no heavy traffic asphalt is
all that is required. BY paving C
and Walnut streets with bricks You
accommodate the heavy traffic from
the Natchez and Ahtanum valleys,
and will relieve the congestion on
Yakima avenue. and thus defer TIL
building of a subway for some
years TO come. BY using bricks on
First and Third streets as outlined.
YOU will accommodate the travel
from the Selah valley by way of the
new road 10 be constructed and the
heavy hauling from the Cascade mill
and the traffic from the reservation.
Parker Bottom and Old Town
The Improvement club is making an
honest endeavor to do good work and
has made some good suggestions and
good points and il is to be hoped
their work viii bring forth good
results. Al their last meeting there
was considerable controversy rela-
tive to the position of city engineer.
and they went SO far as 10 sug-
gest by resolution or petition to the
city council the compensation to be
allowed the city engineer-that is to
be The selection of city engineer
ought 10 be matter of grave con
sideration. The compensation
should be a secondary one. From
past experiences We ought, to learn
some lessons. Our late expert
sewer specialists being an example.
Civil engineers, like plumbers and
other tradesmen. specialize. One
man may be an expert plumber for
gas-fit;ing. and may be a total fail
ure as plumber for hot water,
heating etc, and likewise an engi-
neer may be No. man for rail-
road building and not be worth his
salt as an irrigation expert or al
municipal engineer. When our new
city council appoints the city en-