The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-16
BROOkINGS BUSINESS MEN Ex-
PRESS OPINIONS ON IMPROVE
MENT OF CITY AT MEETING
GOOD ROADS ANOTHER TOPIC DISCUSSED
Majority of Members Present in Favor
of Paving and Better Highways and
Start Action to Get Them

Paving and a e sewer system for
for Bookings county were the chief
topics of discussion at the regular De-
cember meeting of the Brookings Com
mercial Club in the club rooms Mon
day night. President M. G. Carlisle,
in calling the meeting, stated that the
paving question would be taken under
advisement but before the session ad-
journed the meeting had revolved itself
into a good roads congress.
AS a result the Commercial Club in
tends to cooperate with the city coun-
Gil to secure paving for Main street at
the earliest possible moment. Alsa bet
ter highways for Brookings county will
be sought.
Prior to the opening of the meeting
an orchestra of six pieces, under the
favored the club with several selec-
tons. DR.. B. H. Sayre, chairman of
the good roads committee, reported
hat the road south Of the city had
been graded for a distance of two miles
and the low spots filled with sand. The
work was lone by the county, with the
cooperation of the Commercial Club.
President Starts Paving
President M. G.. Carlisle started the
ball on the paving question to rolling
by stating that he had made a minor
investigation among a number of bust
ness men and that the sentiment SEEM
ed to be that Main street should be
paved as soon as possible. Mr.. Car
Isle said he believes a majority of the
property wners are in favor of the
proposition and in his opinion the
Commercial Club should take some
steps toward the city improvement
this winter.
Cashier G.. w. Cobel expressed the
sentiment of a number of the men,
bers by saying that he was highly in
favor of paving Main street and more
if possible and that the institution of
which he is a member would boost for
it to the limit. MI. Cobel injected the
good roads movement into the meeting
by stating he thought it was time for
the city to start working for better
highways on the ~thoroughfares lead
ing into Brookings. He spoke of the
advantages of a graveled road and urg-
ed that a few miles at least of this
kind of highway be gotten next spring.
Sewerage Holds Back Paving
Prof. C. Larsen brought up a ques-
ton that has bothered the advocates
of paving for years, that of the pres
ent sewer system in the city. 1t is
conceded by all that a deeper system
will have to be installed by the city
before any paving a be done and MI.
Larsen said he had talked to one man
recently who stated it would be i'm
possible for Brookings to install n
lower as the one already in use is com
paratively low.
However. E. J. Ray of the Brookings
Construction Co. informed the club
that the sewerage system can be drop
ped lower. He stated that he at n
time took a measurement of the
at Sixth street and found it to be eight
feet and six inches below the street
made. 1t would appear that the sys-
tenn can easily be dropped deeper, said
Mr.. Ray. and a fall OF n and one
half feet to the block would be ample
to carry off the sewage. Others spoke
in opposition to paving, saying that
Brookings had good dirt streets and If
these we're properly kept up paving
would be a useless expense.
Speaks Of Sanitary Conditions
DR.. A. w. Hyde informed the club
that from a sanitary standpoint it