The Mankato free press., 1910-01-14
ALDERMEN TO DISCUSS PAVING
WITH The PROPERTY OWNERS
From Saturdays Daily.


siderable time to discussing the street
paving question, and decided to hold an
informal meeting next Friday evening,
with the board of public works, to con-
slider the matter. 1t is desired that
property owners interested, on Second
street and the cross streets in the center
of the city, be present, so that the
wishes of the property owners may be
ascertained. The council would like to
90 some paving this year, and unless
obstreperous property owners with big
clubs seek to obstrut the worthy en-
terprise and give the aldermen cold
feet it may be that the council will
screw up courage enough to order a
little paving. 1t is going at the subject
i'll somewhat timid way that does
not give evidence of very strong pur-
pose to do much. The plan proposed
was to lay four blocks, which would
hardly be drop in the bucket COM
pared with what is needed, but a SEN
timent developed as the discussion pro-
cceded in favor of laying eight or ten
blocks.
The aldermen are beginning to real
ize that it is getting late in the season
TO expect the very best bids for paw
ing. \ lot of valuable time has been
allowed to slip by.
A petition asking that Second street
be paved from Cherry street to Main
with brick was presented.
AID. Mahowald said that several prop
erty owners want the pavement to 60
as far as Washington street. Aid.
Wiltgen said the same. He favored
paving from Byron to Vine. AID. Eich-
staedt favored this and said that he
would not vote for four or five blocks.
Mayor Meyer favored more paving.
AID. Pass thought that some of the
cross streets should be paved. Aid.
Hampl was in favor of paving Second
street from end to end, but would do
Only as much this year as the city
has money to pay for intersections.
The brick paving should go to Wash
ington, and in residence sections such
kind of paving should be adopted as
the property owners prefer.
President Thompson suggested that
the council and hoard of public works
meet some afternoon and lay out all
the improvements for the coming sea-
son, including paving, sewer and water
works. When this is decided, the pro-
gram should be, held to and not en-
largcd.
Aid. Hampl favored paving four
blocks on Second street and some cross
streets there, SO as 10 complete GER
tain district Aid. Wiltgen said that
none of the property owners on Main
street are opposed to paving Aid. Pass
said that some of the property owners
on South Second street would bitterly
oppose paving as they recently paid
an assessment and are sour.
Mineral Rubber Pavement.
K. T. Kartack of Chicago, represent
ing the Standard Asphalt and Rubber
Co. OF that city, presented sample
sarco mineral rubber brick made of as
phal: and granite, which he said was
specially adapted to heavy traffic. 1t is
in use on Michigan avenue. Chicago
and has been put down in Des Moines
and Burlington, Iowa, and has been
adopted by Faribault, Davenport and
MINNEAPOLIS. The sheets can be made
in Mankato, employing large amount
of labor. The material can be gotten
in this vicinity, except the asphalt
The company would give bond tol
a FIVE year guaranty. The cost would
be So a square yard, and has all OF
the good qualities of cresote blocks. The
pavement will be two inches thick. II
differs from asphalt pavement in hav
, ing mineral aggregate. 1t will not
become brittle in winter or flow Ii
summer. 1t is not slippery, like as
phalt, and can be sprinkled. These were
Mr.. Kartack's claims for it.
City Engineer Wilson said that Kan
sas City is using good deal of it
and there and elsewhere it is consider
cd better than brick. The granite bears
the wear.
The aldermen thought favorably o1
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the new pavement.
The agent said that this pavement
was first used in Englsand seventy-elgh'
years ago, and in this country thirty
years ago, and at Muskegan, Mich.
nine years ago. Asphalt is used as
binder.
Alderman Atchison was present
and was called on for remarks, ant
favored brick pavement, but said that
the tearing up of the pavement hat
made it wavy on Front street. Had i
not been for this he thought that il
would have stood for twenty years
Tar macadam makes a good pave
inent for residence streets, and cost
much less, while the material IS a
hand He said that there was mov'
OH foot to get a two days farmers in
stitute, and a room would have to b.
provided Business men would ole
prizes ON farm products.
The council promised to provide
room and chairs.
1t was decided to hold meeting
next Friday night, with the board o
public works, to consider what paw
ing to do, the citizens to be invited.
Funds Can Be Provided.