The Greeley tribune., 1912-03-14
RACE SUICIDE TRACED
TO FILTHY STREETS
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ton of only 90 years ago when
Nashville. Tenn, voted whether
cows should be allowed to run at
large in the city. and pasture on
the grass at the street side. The
COW lost out, and at once the popu-
lace began to build roads, improve
the streets, erect arches and foun-
tains, until today Nashville is one
of the beautiful cities Of the south.
and it's streets are advertising the
fact.
Observing Newton. Mass. now a
fashionable suburb OF Boston, not
ed for its beautiful residences and
fine streets. he said, he had never
seen better streets from q hygienic
standpoint Oil did the work. Lam
caster, Penn. he gave as another
city which receives favorable ad-
yertising from its good streets and
roads, all macadamized. it's parks
and fountains. Since the worlds
fair at ST. Louis that city has re-
ceived favorable comment because
of the good streets, clean streets.
its parks and lights, which have
grown steadily with the impetus
given by the big fair.
Rad Streets . Knock
Speaking of the beauty element
in municipal life. he cited an in
stance of an easterner who came to
Greeley some years ago, before We
had the present excellent sidewalk
system. arriving in spell OF wet
weather, became Disguised, and To-
Gated in Boulder. This man, in
turn, would naturally influence
others. No investment. he said.
could be made that would be such
an advertisement for town as
well-kept streets. He wants to see
the main business streets of con-
crete. The oil experiment is first
rate. He would like to see the oil
ing extended up Ninth avenue this
spring. and the avenue well parked,
we'll lit. and well kept He wants
the right of way of the railroads
entering the city parked. The aver
age Colorado Landscape. he said. is
chiefly tin cans and dead chickens.
Cost Of Oiling
Snyder with some facts and figures
Ou tuo Oh experiment do i6T db
tried. Sprinkling with water pre-
serves the streets to certain ex-
tent, only. he said. II makes muddy
spots. which rapidly wear into
holes. Tar costs more. and Is not
satisfactory. Asphalt is too costly.
running 81 or 50 per square yard.
Calcium chloride is not adapted to
our streets. The oil companies do
be used as a test here. This ap-
pears to be satisfactory. Pueblo and
Colorado Springs have recently oil
ed several miles of streets with
good results. The cost 10 about
500 a block. The city pays about
25 per cent, the balance being as
sessed against abutting property.
Ninth avenue has been chosen for
the next experiment because 1t is
already in bad shape and will have
to be regarded and resurfaced this
spring anyway A second application
Of oil. he said. would have to be
made at the end OF the first year,
and the total cost OF the improve
ment would be about $15 for so
foot. IotThe objection that 1t would
track into the houses was true, to
a certain extent. but not so much
here as in California where the soil
Is different. Among the advantages
are that 1t abates the dust nuisance,
keeps down weeds. kills germs.
District Plan Explained
Ex-Mayor Houston told OF the
improvement district plan. which
ia based upon the Watson law. and
is the plan that has been followed
in grading and graveling the
streets. A petition is signed by the
majority owners of property along
the proposed district and presented
to the council. which prepares an
ordinance and passes 1t, II the de-
mand for the improvement Ia pro-
nounced. There is some injustice
in the method. as in almost eyery
move made for municipal improve
ment. The injustice OF compelling
the owner Of a corner lot to nav
four times the sum assessed against
his neighbor has been overcome by
assessing the cost OF the work on
the area instead OF on the street
frontage only. He thinks It will be
cheaper to oil the streets than to
sprinkle with water.
Following Mr.. Houston n free dis
cussion OF street oiling was indulg-
ed tn. It was learned that a dis
trict may be any shape and any
size. provided the property ad-
'o'ns, or Ia contiguous. One big
district Is better than several small
ones.
Isador Rothschild could not SEQ
the benefit OF oiling a single street,
but believes that II streets are to be
oiled the work should he dnne in n