The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-17
Block Paving Finds
Favor With People
From saturdays DalIy.

From saturdays Oaiiy.
when the city council next Mon
day morning takes mp the question
Of extending the concrete pavement.
the contract for which was awarded
two weeks ago to the widell com
pany. 10 be laid on Fourth street
from Warren to Spring and on Wash
ington, Plum and Mulberry streets
from Broad TO Fifth. Il is likely that
there win be an interesting discus
sion.
Two weeks ago II was proposed
that the pavement be extended on
Fourth and Parsons streets from
Warren to Clark and on Clark
street as far as Lock. Much oppo-
sition to this proposition has arisen
In the mean time, and there Is a
decided movement on foot TO have
not only these blocks but othSrs in
the same neighborhood paved with
creosoted block, so as to conform
with the pavement already laid on
Broad street to Lincoln. on Lincoln
to Second and on Second back into
the heart OF the city. A petition Is
being circulated TO have creosoted
blocks used on Fourth and Par
sons streets from Warren to Clark.
II is probable that this petition win
be presented TO the council next
Monday. ..s
Favor creosoted Blocks.
Several interested property owners
OF that part OF the city were inter
viewed on the subject by The Free
Press today. and there was not one
who was not ready to declare for
creosoted block in preference to con-
crete.
Dr. A. r. Schmitt, 645 South
Fourth street, said: THAT Is one
Of the fnest residence districts In
the city. Already part Of II has been
paved with creosoted block and Il
has proven very satisfactory. see
no reason for putting any other kind
OF pavement there. We do not wish
to have the streets patched up with
different kinds OF pavement until
they look like a great crazy-quilt.
The creosoted block pavement alb
serbs the moisture and therefore Is
comparatively dustless Moreover. is
also about as noiseless pavement
as we could have. Concrete pave
ments are noisy. think II was o
very unwise move to arrange for
concrete pavements running into the
hospital district. Creosoted block
would have been much better, on &C.
count OF itself comparative noise
lessness. About the only argument
that can be made in favor Of con-
crete against creosote block is that
concrete is not slippery. Now, creo-
sote block holds the particles Of
sand and earth that become lodged
on H., and that I'm time prevents slip
periness. Any pavement. however, Is
bound to be slippery when II is Gov.
cred with ice" -. 80
Statement BY Or. curran. Z.
DR.. C. n. Curran 100 Parsons
street.: Il believe that ereosoted
block Is the best pavement that
can be used on Parsons street. and
other streets of that neighborhood.
am sorry that concrete was chosen
for the pavements Of the hospital
district, as creosote block Is so much
quieter."
B. ID. Smith, 101 Pasons steet:
Il am in favor of crosoted block
However, before South Fourth and
Parsons streets are paved, or at least
at the same time. the pavements
should be laid on Warren and Lib
erty streets from Third to Fourth. on
Lincoln from Third to Parsons. and
around Lincoln and Baker parks.
There is no use paving different
patches in the city and leaving dirt
roads in between. I am satisfied that
creosoted block is the best pave
ment that can be used. IL Is true
that is the most expensive, but II we
cannot afford to pave right. we had
better wait and not pave at all until
we can afford the proper kind Of
pavement. I do not know much about
concrete pavements, but we have had
experience with the creosoted block.
Pave South Front Street.
II should like also TO say that ]
think there Is more need now Of
paving South Front street than any
other street in the city. I think the
pavement should go as far south as
the slough, at least
+. X. Meagher. $50 South Fourth
street: "Creosoted block has given
satisfaction. believe the concrete
is far nolsier"
Hosea II. Harmer. 11g Parsons
street: Il should like TO see a pave.
ment that ! know something about
put in that district. ! do know some.
thing about creosoted block, and /
signed the petition for that kind Of
paving. There seems TO be no divl.
sion at all on the merits OF creosoted
block pavement"
Mrs. A. 4. Quimby, 800 Clark
street: "Mr. Quimby is out Of town.
but / am sure that he Is very much
in favor OF the creosoted block. We
pave just once In a lifetime and
we might as well do II right"