The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-05-20

wearing under traffic at the joint.
Concrete pavement is very popular
in many cities and costs about the
same as asphalt. In Sioux Falls, the
price of concrete pavement ranges a
little higher than that Of asphalt con-
crete. While in Watertown the price
of asphalt was the higher. The costs
of either of these pavements on Main
street, where the width is seventy-four
feet from curb to curb, would not be
far from seven dollars per front foot
on each side of the street.
THE estimated cost on both Sixth
and Main streets is based on the City
paving for street intersections"
Mr.. Hall said the committee had
nothing further to report, but would
continue its Investigations.
Prof. Solberg said hat Bookings
had the muddiest streets in South Da-
kota, which statement ELECTED neither
surprise or enthusiasm from his
hearers.
Geo. p. Sexauer was of the opinion
that the first step toward paving would
be to fix up the W on Main street,
which is certainly wisdom.
Mr.. Sexauer said that good roads
was in his opinion, the paramount
issue before the people of Bookings
and he thought that the club should
have a Good Roads Day when every
n would get out and help build good
roads. The idea was voted a splen-
did one and Mr.. Sexauer, somewhat
against his wishes, was named as
chairman of a committee that will
have this in charge.
Frank Sherwin said that he had
been noticing the dragging of the
streets after rains and it was his opin-
ion that the city was not getting as
much benefit from the work as it was
paying for. He thought that the drags
were not put tt work soon enough
after a rain.
w. NJ. Cheever called the directors
to time for not spending the hundred
dollars on the model road that was
voted at the last meeting, and Prof.
Solberg got rather oratorical along
the same line. Philo Hall and Presi-
dent Carlisle explained the attitude of
the board, which was that they did
not feel like sinking the clubs money
in a mudhole without having some as
surance from the township that it
would do something toward keeping
the road in shape after the money was
spent. The president called attention
to the fact that the club, a couple of
years ago, spent $500 fixing up a road
southwest of the city and as the Gull
verts were not put in or any work
done on the road by the township the
money was simply thrown away.
DR.. Harris said that Mr.. Dunlop,
who lives north of the city, was doing
some good work on the roads and he
moved that the club give him a steel
drag to use. This was carried.
Philo Hall said that there were
other roads that needed attention as
well as the model road and he moved
that the club appropriate 500 for
work on the road south toward Lake
Campbell. Mr.. Cheever fastened to
second the motion and it went through
with a whoop.
President Carlisle said that the fair
association would appreciate it if the
club would follow it's example of last
year and appropriate money for special
prizes on cor and potatoes. Last
year the club gave $50, not all of
which was used, and it was voted to
do the same this year.
President Ainsworth of the recently
organized booster club at Aurora vas
present and President Carlisle called
upon him to tell what our neighbors
are doing. Mr.. Ainsworth said that
the business men of Aurora had or
ganized to promote good roads and
encourage cooperation between the
town and country.
Mayor Mathews said that he had re-
ceived quite a lot of good advice dur
ing the evening, but he wanted more.
He asked that the club cooperate with
the council in a~scertaining the senti-
ment of the citizens of the question of
paving Main and Sixth streets, and 1t
was decided to appoint a committee
for this purpose. The mayor also
wanted to know what the members
thought about moving the power plant
or rebuilding it on the present site,
and it was decided to call a mass
meeting of the citizens to discuss the
question.
The fair association wanted to know
whether the club thought II advisable