The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-31

place of the as per cent as stated In
the circular
In paragraph 20, the statement is
made 1.-THE figures given do not include
any additional cost or expense which
may be required" This is false: The
facts are that the city engineers es-
innate includes $4,000 to cover miscel-
laneous expenses and installing paw
ing and $4,000 to cover the cost of
the storm sewer system.
Water
In paragraph 20 the statement is
made that more water will be needed
for street cleaning with paving that
as at present This is false. The
! facts are the other way. Less water
| is needed to lay the dust on water
proof pavement than on a dirt and
rock street, because there is less dirt
and dust to moisten The street sprin-
kler can be set to throw a finer spray
Oil pavement than on macadam, and
tank of water should cover twice
the surface. Paved streets are not
cleaned by water They are swept
| by power brushes. There will be less
water used OH paving than on macad-
am, hence the water shortage scare
| is also ldIS6.
Storm Sewers.
In paragraph 20 it is stated that
Moscow is so fiat that storm sewers
cannot be made to work. This is not
only false, but it is ridiculous. It is
a joke. In Idaho we have such towns
as Boise, Nampa, Caldwell Twin Falls
and others, built on much fatter lands
than Moscow, each of which is paved
and has storm sewers. There is more
fall in Moscow than is really neces-
sary for this purpose.
COnfiscatiOn of Property.
In paragraph 25 we find another
statement regarding the east half of
block 1, Original Town, which claims
that paving will work a confscation of
property. The assessed valuation of This
property is given as $1,000. 1t be-
longs to a widow and the assessor very
wisely assessed it at much below its
actual value We are informed that
the owner asks $1,000 for it. They fig
ure the cost of paving at $265250. |
This property is vacant except a |
wooden building in one corner and |
a bill board 1t is very unattractive,
covered with rubbish, poor sidewalks, |
and no macadam on the streets around |
it, 1t is rather an eyesore in that |
part of town. The cost of paving
against this property, which has
streets on three sides of it, is figured at
$40 per yard. This can be safely
cut to two-thirds of this amount, or
about $500, as a total, or $3.50 a year
and interest at per cent, and if the
nfe fIn oil hill
on the corner could then be rented,
and would bring enough in rent to
take care of the entire paving cost,
fiscation but must have been selected
by Taxpayers League" for this per-
nicious example as no other piece of
property within the paving district can
be found with such low valuation and
so large a street frontage to pave. In
the residence district of the town, the
paving will be 20 to 80 feet wide, and
each lot will have less paving to pay
for 90 to Is feet than the width of
The sidewalks on Main street
The Macadam Pavement.
In paragraph 81 1t is stated that
the macadam pavement would have
% be removed if asphalt, hassam or
)ther pavement considered should be
This is false. No prop
erty owner on Main street would favor
paving if this were SO. The macadam J
s the best foundation for paving that {
,an be had. The only change made
would be to take some off the center
If the street and fill in the cutters, }
10 as to reduce the crown, or arch of !
ho ID H. srrr l., Oh !.
will be made. 1t takes less crown in :
| street to shed water after it is paw
ID. than before. The macadam being {
III these streets will reduce the cost
If paving them, as it is the best of
placed on top will not be so thick on
hese streets as it will on dirt streets.
n this way the property owners will .
ret the benefit of the money put into b
:.
Slippery Pavements b
In paragraph 20 complaint is made V
hat pavements will be slippery, and n
OF furnish good footing for horses il
his is true Of some pavements, but =
OF of all. Fortunately slippery
he slippery payements are more
ction of the bidders, nor of the coun-
il, we feel certain that this question
ill be considered in letting the bids
ONE pavements are practically as
afe for teams as any of the present /
Lreets Of Moscow
Opposed Other Improvements
We are glad to note that Tax
ayers League" in paragraphs 80 and
|, advocates the matchmaking of the
de streets of Moscow as fast as pos
bic, and points with pride" TO the
,cord of the macadam on Main street,
lring the eleven years is has been
use Yet, if memory plays no tricks
18th US, this same class of citizens,
Id possibly many of the same ;ndi-
duals, who now oppose the onward
'ogress of the city by trying to de-
at paving, were then working
,ainst macadam, sewer system and
liking high taxes, city Indebtedness,
'operty confscation and unequal dis
ibution, the same as today. The
orld progresses, and we note that
csc people are also progressing, al
ough about eleven years behind No
lie puts macadam on city streets
Cities pave. Villages ma
damize. Country road districts ma
damize Lewiston is paved Colfax
paved. Pullman is going to pave. -
all Moscow pave? Or macadamize? -
is up to YOU Be sure and register -
, sure and vote.
Yours for a greater Moscow,
NJ. E. Lewis, j. w. Lieuallen, F. A.
nj oh,