The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
MILES OF PAVING.
Over Five Hundred Blocks Are
Now on List.
Will ALI Be Completed by Close
of This Year.
BRICK PREDOMINATES
Much More Than All Other
Kinds Together.
The Cost Is Over Two Million
Dollars.
BRICK PREDOMINATES

Five hundred and twenty-six blocks
or few blocks over 81 miles Of nav
ing is the record that the city of To-
peka viii establish as soon as the pres
ent contracts are completed. Over
fifty miles of first class paving in a
city the size of Topeka is undoubtedly
one Of the greatest showings ever made
by any city in the United States today.
There are very few cities in the coun-
try of a population Of $4,000 with such
stretch of pavement. For every thou
sand people there is one mile of paw
ing.
Compare this high water mark with
Wichita. for instance. Wichita with
all her boast and alleged glory has but
half the paving now recorded by the
capital city of Kansas. Only % miles
Of paving in Wichita-Topeka stands
forth with over so. But Wichita is on
the average with other cities of her
size-Topeka is simply an unusual city
for prosperity and steady growth.
Out Of this fifty and six-two-hun-
dredths miles of paving Topeka con-
tributes 1904 to brick, 6.45 to asphalt,
2.40 to Colorado sandstone, 81 to ma
tive limestone, .o6 to cedar block and 2
miles of macadam. This shows that
all of the paving is practically Of the
latest modern workmanship. All of
the new paving this year is Of the i'm
proved variety. The brick is on a con-
crete base with asphalt filler. The
most expensive. None Of the old cob
BILE stone, cedar block material Is used.
Nothing but the best for the property
owners of this city.
Together with this fifty odd miles Of
paving there are about 100 miles Of
cJ1rhino t7d pr11ttariYc
miles of this curbfng and guttering Is
concrete-the very latest and most i'm
proved of the pavement world today.
The old stones have been laid away to
rest. This for the cities which still
cling to the old methods.
The bond issue of Topeka paving up
to the present time is 50, POI, 250.S5. This
includes the relaying of several blocks
of paving. In other words Topeka has
spent over 2 million dollars for i'm
provements under foot and every cent
of it has been wisely spent. There Is
not a taxpayer in the city today who
regrets the money he has spent for
paving. The bond issue for this year
including the paving of Locust street
and East Sixth avenue was 1928, $40 %
over six miles of paving is to be laid
this year and it is all contracted for.
Active work has commenced on some
of the paving and it will all be COM
pleted by fall.
Most Paving OF Good Quality.
To show the good quality of the paw
ing which has been in use in this city
the repaving records at the city hall
only show the repaving of Kansas ave-
nue. with asphalt. 1t was asphalt form
erly-but could not stand the pressure.
Sixth avenue from Harrison to West
street was repaved with brick blocks.
1t was formerly cedar blocks. The
blocks were still in good condition but
the property owners were tired of
them. Tenth avenue from Jackson to
Harrison has been repaved with brick.
1t was of the same quality of asphalt
as the old Kansas avenue material.
East Sixth avenue from the viaduct to
Locust street was repaved with brick
blocks. 1t had been cobble stones and
the people took up the West Sixth ave-
nue. spirit-they wanted something bet
ter. Eighth avenue from Kansas ave-
nue. to Harrison will be repaved with
brick blocks. With this improvement
the paving in the city at the present
time is nearly without flaw. A block
here and there where some of the old
material is still in use will soon be
chang ed-but on the whole there is not
another city in the country with such
an excellent grade of pavement. Most