The Holt County sentinel., 1915-11-26
We Shall Pave.
EDITORS SESTiNEL:-I read an d

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Ing, signed TAX Payer" When
read an article supposed to be for the
public good, signed "Citizen," "Boost.
er" or TAX Payer" wonder II he Is
ashamed Of his article, or afraid to
let people know who he Is, or has he
an axe to grind" or what ~ the rea.
son he won't sign his manner
Now, In regard to paving the
streets Of Oregon, I am In favor OF
doing so, but when ] say streets, |
don't mean two or three sides OF the
public square, and from the square TO
the depot, only, but pave enough to
amount TO something. For instance,
take the streets on the four sides Of
the square, and pave out two TO four
blocks, each way. connect the ends Of
the two east and west, also the north
and south, and y,u vii have . drive.
way that will be a thing OF beauty
and q Joy for years TO come: bu' Just
TO pave two or three blocks, along
any one street would be simply an ex.
cuse for something, and mighty dear
one, " paved the way some people
that don't have to pay anything
want As fine street a. any body
ever Travelled over. can lie made out Of
crushed rock and hot oil-like the
PERMANENT rock roads that are being
built across this and other states,
costing less than Al per square yard;
and you get what you pay Tor: no
chance 10 graft nor put In cheap
stun, 40 the property owners will have
TO pay for repairs In a year or two.
Ask !. X Peacher, Dr. J, +. Thatcher
or any one acquainted With the roads
In and around Joplin and Carthage,
about the durability and quality OF
their roads that have been there for
more than thirty wears. see 10y the
Gazette that St-Joseph II still put.
ting In macadamired roads with hot
oil. IN the residence district Of east
81. Joseph, but ! have not noticed
savannah putting IN any more brick
pavement, nor TafkiJ putting In any
more concrete, Residence lots, the
size VI ours, cant stand - ~ per
Square yard, for stree, paving, even II
II we're better paving II sim.
ply coniiscateS the proper y, aud lien
We can get smooth rock street for
~ per square yard, or less, Why not do
IT, and do enough Of II 10 amount 10
something | know nothing about
Weston, and don't believe We want
TO pattern after Mound City, II all
reports are true, but from What tie
citizens Of l'arkio aud savannah have
told me, " they had theirs TO do over,
they Wouldn't do IT, II tie property
owners along the business section
Want brick or concrete, they have q
right 10 H. for they are tie ones that
have To- pay for II; " the residence
property owners along any street want
rock aud lao, oil pavement, they
have the same right, and neither the,
city council nor any gne else has q
right TO DICTATE 10 them what they
shall have the council II simply a
bUdy authorized TO act according TO
tie vii Of a majority Of the property
owners along YN ore street. Now,
let Us bury AZ ethis III feeling that
has got started, get together and do
What i best to improve Oregon and
make II a place ~herej people will
want TO come, buy lou, build a resi-.
dence, and give their children the
benefit OF ihea -" h'ol In North
VEST Missopbee and v starr anything
that WI. : cen hr } afraid 10 invest
In real e, -hi.ar they will have
TO buy II -, by being required
to payet Get at a cost OF three
times VII =, ought TO cost. Give us
good, smooth, pei armament rock streets,
and for tie sake II uniformity, let us
have them the same all over the city.
II the property owners along the four
streets mentioned will tut In . good
smooth, rock pavement, according TO
tie government plans and speciica'
tions, all the others will soon have 10
come TO II In self defense, and once
more We viii have united people
living In the highest, healt hiest, and
bes, residence city In Missouri.
II n T. EyASs