The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-02
College Hill Citizens Would Test
AsphaItic Pavement.
Protest Against Use of Brick on
MuIVane Street.
LOOKS GOOD TO HIM.
City Engineer Rogers Says That
1t Is All Right.
Mayor Green's Fire Pressure
System May Be Adopted.


This new company composed Of
number Of prominent local men for the
purpose of introducing a new pavement
In Topeka is doing a good business.
Last night there was a big delegation
from College Hill under the leadership
OF Professor W A Harshbarger OF
Washburn who sent in their petitions
protesting against the brick paving de-
cided upon in their n6lghDOThOO0 ana
demanded the new asphaltic plastic
pavement as is being pushed by the 10
cal concern
The objections came from the people
who have successfully petitioned for
the paving Of Mulvane from the south
line Of Thirteenth to the north line OF
Fifteenth and on Mulvane from the
south line OF HuntOon TO the south
line of Thirteenth and On COlleve ave
nue. from the south line of Huntoou to
the north line of Fifteenth Il is said
that the new aSphaltic pavement Is the
greatest pavement Of modern time. II
has been used in many OF the eastern
cities for the last fifteen OF twenty
years and it is as good as new today,
according to the petitioners and they
have the hand and seal Of the mayor
Of Pfttsburg to show IL all This new
pavement is TO be constructed on
concrete base of six inches and the
paving itself will be two inches thick
This forms a hard pavement on prac-
tfcally solid rock and cannot be
equaled-
City Engineer Rogers says that the
pavement looks good He has not seen
It tried or in actual use but he says
that the materials used and the man
ner Of laying IS the best he has ever
seen Z don't want to be quoted as
vouching for its worth said the city
engineer last night, but I can say that
the proposition looks like very re-
markable pavement"
Professor Harshbarger is enthusiastic
over the prospects Of having the new
pavement in his district He said to q
State Journal reporter last evening:
Il am sure that this will be success.
At least am willing to take my risk at
Il and there are q number of men here
tonight in the same boat. I have seen
the pavemen tried and I have handled
It after it had been in actual service
for over fifteen years It can be
pounded together again ike lead after
It has been broken apart and this IS
invaluable to pavement These men
who are here tonight are not inter-
ested in the company but We are inter
ested IN the pavement On our street
there was not a petitioner who refused |
to sign the petition for the new pave
ment."
There are many advantages to the |
esphaltic pavement. The first thing 1t |
IS noiseIess. It does not have the brit |
and asphalt 1t is much smoother than
any other pavement It Is considered
much more durable than anything ever
laid on a city street. The petitioners
have hundreds Of examples to show
this It is dustless. There is a peCu-
liar quality of the new pavement that
collects the dust rather than letting it
blow over the surface. 1t does not
freeze in the winter time and 1t does
not become soft in the summer. 1t is a
constant uniform hardness and is as
good on a hot day as on a cold one It
Is rather 'rubbery'' and in some ways
acts like lead It can be pounded to-
Eether after it once breaks The petit
TONERS could go on and tell Of num-
Der of other advantages Of the new
system of paving. 1t is peculiar look
ing material as it resembles peanut
candy to the dot. It does not lose its
oil in the summer time like the regular
Topeka asphalt will do. And there is d.
great chance for advancement along
the line Of construction on account OF
the crude oil in the state.
At any rate the petitioners along these
College Hill streets are in a fever over
the peanut pavement" and they are
going to have IT if the city council viii
so decree The city engineer says that
the paving contracts will not be let IN
I'll the first of March and there Is
plenty OF time for reconsideration on
all OF the pavements over the city.
II looks as the pEGSSuE
system suggested by Mayor Green not
long ago was in the right light before
the city council Last night at the
a resolution was adopted ask
ing the board of commissioners Of the
city waterworis company to furnish
estimates on the cost Of remodeling the
Harrison street water station and the
laying OF independent water mains in
the down town district for the use Of
the high pressure system. All of the
councilrnen are in favor of the plan
and they are anxious to have the mat
ter pushed through The city attor-
ney has been instructed to get wise on
the legal proceedings necessary for the
creating OF a benefit district in the
business section of the city IN prepar-
alton for the laying Of the water mains
and the assessment for the same Tt
the city Is in a receptive mood for such
q thing at the present time.
If Councilman Howard has his way
It shall be unlawful for any person to
deposit any refuse. manure, yard rak-
ings. grass, leaves. ashes. dnware, etc
IN any alley or public place unless they
make a box not more than 4Sx30x72
inches in which to store the material
In May, June, July, August and Sep
TENDER this stable refuse shall be re-
moved once a day. During the rest of
the months not less than three times
a week A fine Of not more than 800
and not less than SO would be impos- |
ed The ordinance was referred to the
health and sanitation committee.
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