Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-10
lmuGKEYE ROAD WILL
NE CLEAR NEXT WEEK
Karl Riddle Explains Why the Grade
~ Was Established As IL IL

Meeting the pavement at the Rock
Island tracks with the gravel road
at the township hall ON South Buck
eye was opened for traffic today and
by the latter part OF this week or
the first OF next week the entire
stretch, 100 feet. will have been
completed and thrown open for use.
The road was petitioned for BY the
property owners and includes curb
and guttering along both sides OF
the road as far AZ the township hall
The road when completed will cost
approximately $4,000. ASphal.ic
pavement for the same roadwsy
would cost about twice rs much. or
approximately $4,000.
Some dissatisfaction has arisen
among some OF the farmers living
south OF town, who declare that
where the new road Joins the gravel
highway built under the supervision
of Grant township. the new road Is
about two feet lower than the old,
and as a result q mudhole will form
here, and will back the water up. 1t
was unnecessary, some Of the farm
ers declare, to build the road from
the Rock Island tracks to the town
ship hall at a lower grade. Rumors
of sending for the state engineer to
come and look over the work have
been current.
Karl Riddle, the engineer In
charge Of the work, denies the as
sertion that 1t would have been pos
sible to build the road any other
way. eff anyone believes that the
road was not built properly, and
will send for the state engineer or
any other competent engineer, VIII
pay all the expenses II the engineer
ioes not say, after he has gone over
he ground carefully, that the road
was built in the only way 1t could
De constructed without adding
storm sewer.
Mr.. Riddle makes this explana-
ion: "our road has an eight inch
,rown, making the flow line in the
yuttef, which Is the bottom OF the
yutter, inches below the level OF
he crown OF the road. This flow line
Ne were compelled to establish IN
with the flow line at the
Rock Island tracks, where the title
passes underneath the Rock Island
racks. It Is necessary for US to
establish this flow line just Is it Is
t the Rock Island tracks. To make
'ur flow line feet, 8 inches below
he crown OF our road to correspond
With the road built by the township,
/ would be necessary for US to PIT
crown on the road that would have
UGH a grade that a vehicle could
Iardly hang to 1t.
"The grade OF our part OF the
DAD is inches per 100 feet. The
Yater from the east side Of the road
} carried over to the ditch on the
rest side by two tile lines at the
oint where the two roads Join.
80 far as any water standing In
he road, do not believe that any
lud hole will result. The only fear
that in case of a two foot rise +
ome water will stand in the curb
long the side of our road. This is
oticeable, In this instance, where 1t
ould not be II the road was grav-
led, and only a ditch along the (
de, as the water would gradually !
Isappear into the ground. We have
eaned out the ditch for some dis (
nee so that the water will drain {
ell and at the place where the two
lbs of roadbuilding meet, the diff
renee in the grade will be sloped l
that it will hardly be noticeable" s
Only one way would be certain to t
try away all the water, Mr.. Rid Il
g added, and that Is by putting in t
storm sewer. A storm sewer would t.
st about $4,000. b
No complaints have been made to c
r. Riddle officially or to the city a.
ricially upon the work. d
The excavation necessary for the
90 feet of road was 1900 loads.
Ie Kaw Paving company was given a