The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28

of the disgracefuI plumbers holes
have been repaved.
The longest stretch Of solid paving
is on Kansas avenue. A person can
drive from the south end of the city
limits to the north end of the city
limits on Kansas avenue. Clear from
Garfield park on the north to the
Rickenbacher park on the south.
three miles with this length blocks.
1t Is due north and south and is
walled on both sides with business
houses and residences. One creek and
one river are crossed together with
three railroad tracks. A double line
of the way. The avenue is the
widest in the city. Three parks are
touched on the Kansas avenue run
Garfield, City and Rickenbacher.
Sixth avenue is the second largest
straight stretch. This extends east
and west from Division street on the
east to Morris avenue or Willow
park on the west. There are In all
36 blocks on this run but the blocks
are not as long as the Kansas avenue
blocks This paving touches Willow
park, a beautiful residence district,
many public institutions, Kansas ave-
nue. and a business district. the Santa
Fe yards and interests ending up at
the cemetery. On one end OF the
pavement the county has macadam-
lied the road for over a mile out to
Cages park on the west. This makes
another excellent drive over the city.
Tenth avenue is another street
favored with a brick flooring: From
the Shunganunga creek on the east
to the city limits on the west. AT
least thirty blocks are included in
this distance. Tenth street drive
touches upon Christ's hospital.
Bethany college, the state capitol ana
other buildings. Business and resi-
dence districts are Tricky scattered
on Tenth avenue.
Eighth avenue comes fourth on the
list with a possible Is squares of paw
ing. Eighth street EXTENDS from
Ctrist's hospital to the Topeka ceme-
terry. All the places of note touched
by Tenth avenue are on the Eighth
street drive. The governors man
sion, the high schools and the thea
tiers might be added to the latter.
Both business and residence us
tricts are again included.
Touches All Sections.
The paving in Topeka touches the city
limits on almost every point. On the
north all points of interest and travel
are reached. On the east there are two
lines of brick to the end of the limits
On the west there are numerous ave
nues and streets which include brick IN
their flooring to the end of the city.
On the south there is one complete line
and a number of smaller nearby lin
its.
The parks over the city are excep-
tionally we'll supplied with paved thor
oughfares to their gates. Garfield park
has only one entrance-it is paved. The
Rickenbacker park on the south Will
have brick up to within a block of the
big gate Central park is surrounded
on all sides with fine flooring. Chestnut
park is paved on one side. Highland
park is approached with macadam-
also Cages park. Willow park is en-
closed with fine brick driveways. Wash
burn college-which is really big inn
proved park-has two lines OF paving.
There is an interesting little district
in the central part of the city that is
paved as solid as a checker board.
From Madison street to Western ave-
nue., between Sixth and Eighth streets,
the paving is as solid as can be-alleys
and all. This is the largest complete
district in the city.
Then there is another fact that is
brought out by the map pictured above
The city will be able to pave by resolu-
ton rs blocks of paving next year. The
pavement this year reaches around q
number of districts which have held off
for a number of years. These will all
be cleaned up by the city council.