Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-02-09
GOOD ROADS, BETTER STREETS
WERE SUBJECTS Of DISCUSSION
Two Well Attended and Enthusiastic Open
Meetings Held by the Chamber of
Commerce this Week.

IL the SUPERVISORS would send men
over the roads with shovels to open
drains for the puddles and trenches
TO drain the ponds which. in places,
can be found on each side of the road
and nearly level with its crown.
B. c. Baird told how the people of
Occur dAlene made a great success
of Good Roads Day. All the stores
closed and all the men went out and
put in a full days work on the
country roads.
Inc committee on resolutions
made a verbal report which was sum-
married in the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted: =
Resolved, That the Chamber of
Commerce favor the establishment of
a Good Roads Day, the same to be
named by committee consisting of
the road supervisors and one member
each from the Pullman Chamber of
Commerce and the engineering de-
partment of the State College; that
the business men of Pullman be
asked to close their shops on the day
named and to unite with the farmers
in the districts adjacent to Pullman
to work concertedly for the construc-
ton of good roads in our community.
Resolved, That the county commits
sioner of this district be requested to
order the road supervisor Of each
road district in his district to main
tain one mile, or less. of demonstra-
ton dirt roads under direction of the
road engineering department of the
State College.
In the evening an open meeting
was held to discuss the improvement
of city streets and sidewalks. A
bountiful oyster supper was served
at 25 cents plate. which won all
kinds of compliments for the enter
tainm ent committee. After the min
utes of the preceding meeting had
been read. o. l.. Waller made an
address in which he strongly urged
the Improvement of Star Route street
and gave estimates showing that by
using plank for curbing and cutters
and matchmaking a roadway "a feet
wide, with we'll rolled crushed rock,
the expense would be so light as not
to work hardship on any property
owner.
Professor Edwards argued in favor
of concrete curbing and sidewalks
and gave figures to show that in the
long run concrete was cheaper.
J. p. Duthie advocated the grading
up of the streets and macadamizing
with crushed rock and estimated a
good street. could thus be made at
about dollar per running foot.
Mayor Shaw suggested that a mass
meeting be called or that the advo-
Gates of street improvements go be-
fore the council. He was strongly of
the opinion that number of streets
should be improved instead of one.
III IIC 6CHCld Ill uISCuSStOn WnlCIl
followed a number took part and
some good suggestions were made.
The sentiment seemed to be strongly
in favor of improving the streets in
all parts of town and before adjourn
ing the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved. That committees OF
three each be appointed from College
Hill. Military Hill Sunnyside and
Methodist Hills to discuss with the
property holders of their respective
districts the question of netitioning
the city council to create Improvement
districts, and if the sentiment Is ia
vorable TO call mass meeting in each
district to decide upon some course
of action.