The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-29
ANDERS HAS GOOD
PAVING Plan
CITY ENGINEER WILL SUBMIT
STREET PAVING PROPOSITION
TO CITY COUNCIL FOR NEXT
YEAR FOR FARGo--wiLL re.
DucE COST OF PAVING.

+ A general scheme for the paving o.
Fargo residence streets is in the pro.
cess Of preparation by the city en-.
gineer, Frank Il. Anders, who will sub.
init his plans soon to the city council
j for consideration. The plan as pro
posed by the engineer will tend both
! to beautify the. appearance of the city
and to reduce the cost Of paving. !.
AS there viii be many streets in
the residence sections of the city that
will need paving in the spring. any
way" said City Engineer Anders to a
Forum man today. "it is Just as well
that all improvements be made with
some definite idea toward uniformity
In view. Tt will greatly enhance thu
appearance and beauty of Fargo and
In time give us a system of streets Of
which we viii feel more than proud.
"One of my first steps will be to-
ward the narrowing of the streets that
soon have to be repaved The tend
ency all over the country is toward the
narrower street. In HARRISBURG. pa
the width Of the paving between curbs
Is twenty five feet and gives ample
space, fully accommodating the free
passage of vehicles and provides ade-
quately for turning space. In Winni-
peg quite a number of residence
streets are only seventeen feat
infWidth between curbs, and they have
all been found satisfactory. The pres
ent width of the paving OF our resi-
oence streets averages thirty-two feet
between curbs, which I feel is mpch
wider than necessary to the a,nount ~
travel over them. feel confident +hat
twenty four feet will be found s1ffI.
GENTLY wide enough for the Fargo
streets ~
There were two streets on the so,,+h
side that Mr.. Anders pointed ~olt -,
particular as being unnecessarily vida
ana which would be quite an item to
pave TINS spring They are Third ave
nue. and Tenth street south, both loo
Ieet IN Width. He has UNIQUE plan
Tor both, which IL put IN executioo
would give Fargo two very handsome
resident thoroughfares.
AS Third avenue and Tenth streat
south are both so wide, being 100 .fee+
between curbs. continued the engi,,.
Ger, II suggest in my proposftion ~
the city council, which intend 4, spb
mt soon, that a parking svstan, ~
run down the center of each streat
"A park ten feet in width down tha
middle Of each. street with a row 80
trees, will beauty the streets. divide
the thcroughfares into two roadwavs
ana considerably lessen the cost ~
paving and reduce the maintenance
and cleaning of the streets. Sucb
plan would, In my opinion. materiallv
improve the appearance OF the city and
those streets in particular.
And when 1T comes to paving baI
ADDED. n would not favor the use al
cedar blocks, for they have failed |
every where they have been ,igef i
Creosote blocks are rather hard for
residence streets, as they are wearing
on horses. In Harrisburg, Pa. paving |
eFlek are being used altogether in tha
resident sections Asphalt should |
stand wear up here. for it has been |
found very satisfactory in WINNINGS
And my plan win also suggest the |
paving Of alleys, for with their navinp |
the cost of cleaning the streets is |
greatly reduced"
city Engineer Anders will have hts
proposition ready to present to the
city council within few DAYS. and u |
Is understood that his plans have al /
ready found favor among the alder.
men.