The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-19
Streets and Walks Department
Has It's Hands Full.
Much Work Is Going on All
Over the City.
GRADING, CURLING, PAVING
of Sidewalks, Sewers
and Bridges.
All Make Life Interesting for
Commissioner Tandy.

The busiest time of the year for the
city streets and walks department is
Just now when, in almost every direc-
ton, there are grading, paving, side
walk building, bridges being repaired
or rebuilt, culverts being fixed, ana
fills of various kinds being made. The
paving alone, of which there were a
blocks when the season opened. all OF
which comes under the supervision OF
the department, is large sized JOB,
for it carries with it an immense
amount of grading, and the dirt taken
out of the graded streets must be
placed to the best advantage in places
where fills are needed.
The paving is in the best shape at
the time of year that it has been for
many years, according to A. r. Young,
city engineer. The work is being
finished this fall before the cold
weather puts a stop to it.
A good deal of sidewalk building is
being done, two blocks of storm sewer
is being built on the West side, a
bridge on Lake street across the Shun-
ganunga is being rebuilt, and a good
deal of grading and filling is occupy
ing the department
Recently a reporter for the State
Journal was taken over a considerable
part of the work that is being done.
The first stop was at the Lake street
bridge, which has been out of repair
being used in the rebuilding, and a
new floor is being laid, while the sun
ken timbers are being raised to their
proper level and the bridge put in
good shape. A three inch floor replaces
the former two inch floor, and the
bridge, when finished, will be almost
as good as new.
Grading has been done for two
blocks of asphaltic concrete pavement
on Liberty street between Fourth and
Sixth streets. Considerable ditching
has been done on Golden avenue,
south from Seward avenue, and
drain has been established to carry off
surface water that formerly has col
lected on Seward avenue. Golden ave
nue. is a part of the Golden Belt road.
New Crossing Boxes.
New crossing boxes have been
placed along Seward avenue, and the
dirt removed when the drains were
made along Golden avenue, has been
used to fill in Seward avenue and COW
er the new crossing boxes. The street
will now drain easily into Golden ave-
nue. and thence into a branch of the
Shunganunga.
A fine new stretch of paving from
East Fairchild to Garfield avenue on
North Quincy street is being com
traffic off of North Kansas avenue.
The pavement is being laid of asphalt
tic concrete, being two-inch surface
of asphalt upon a four-inch base of
cred one of the best pavements laid.
The stretch is five blocks long, and
will be finished in a few days.
A brick pavement four ana half
blocks long, from Kansas avenue to
the alley west of Topeka avenue on
West Curtis street, is nearing COM
pletion. The pavement will make
West Curtis street a fine drive in
stead of the mud hole it has been
in the past.
One of the biggest jobs of paving.
because there has been so much
grading to do, is the five blocks on
Elmwood avenue from Willow to
Grove avenue. Most of the pavement
is yet to be laid. and part of the
grading remains yet to be done. The
street is used by the street railway
company for its Asylum line and only
a part of the concrete work under
the -ails has been completed. An
immense amount of dirt has been re-
moved to bring the street to grade,
and much remains to be removed.
In the vicinity a considerable
amount of filling is being done, the
dirt taken from Elmwood avenue be-
ing distributed to property owners who
have ordered it, and also being used
in the neighborhood in making fills
for sidewalks, and in filling low
places
Storm Sewer.
From Tenth to Eleventh streets on
Boswell avenue, and then from Bos-
well to Brooks on Eleventh street, a
storm sewer is nearing completion.
Boswell is to be paved from Tenth to
Sixteenth streets this summer, and the
sewer had to be laid ahead of the
paving or it never could be laid The
paving will follow the installation of
the sewer. 1t ends now at Brooks ,
avenue, but may be continued at any
time farther east.
A strip of pavement is to be laid
on College avenue from Tenth to
Munson streets, connecting up former
pavement, and another long strip of
pavements extends from Tenth to
Huntoon street on West street, and
includes a connection from Eleventh
on Arch street to the intersection with
West street, and a short strip Just
south of the park from West to Arch
streets. This surrounds the park with
pavement.
Busy on Euclid Avenue.
On East Euclid avenue, at the cross