The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-18
I'M NORTH Topeka
Street Improvement Attracts
Attention of Business Men.
The Oiled Road Finds Favor
With North Siders.

The proposed project for oiling the
more heavily travelled of the North
Topeka streets and roads appears to
nave the approval of most of North
Topeka's business men. Two remain
ing questions afflict the doubtful. Will
the property owners stand for the ex-
pense: and is the oiling of the roads a
satisfactory process?
The mile stretch on the Upper Silver
Lake road which was oiled about three
years ago has proved very satisfac-
tory, attic it has never been renewed
or cared for. The cost of this road
according to j. c. Sinner was 81, 200
a mile. He estimates that the reoil-
ing, which should be done every two
years. would cost but 5000. The coun-
ty commissioners, according to F. E.
Nipps, in their Investigations as well
nave received a very favorable i'm
preston of the success attending such
| treatment. The sandy soil of North
Topeka, he states, is particularly
adapted to successful treatment. City
street Commissioner Tandy on the
| other hand. has formed an unfavor-
able opinion of the oiled road. The
| commission experimental with it on a
piece of the Burlingame road between
Hampton and Twenty fifth streets.
| Inis road is macadamized and the soil
is of clay formation. The strip ex-
| hOidS ONcT OF seven DOCKS ana the
| oiling cost 800. Mr.. Tandy thinks
that conditions in California where
the oiling of roads Is very satisfactory
are entirely different from those about
| Topeka In California the soil Is diff
ferent and the oil Is cheap, according
to Mr. Tandy.
Frank Simms, while not EXPRESSING
dissatisfaction with oiled roads, raised
the objection that the property owners
would not stand for the expense AS
Stunning that the process cost $1,000 a
mile, when that sum is divided among
the people who live along a mile OF
city street the individual cost is slight
For block of city paving, 500 feet
long by twenty-six feet wide paved
with brick over a concrete base the
cost approximates $2,500, or about
$4,000 per mile Thus oiling costs
less than one-twentieth the price OF
paving and secures many of its benefits
II o1rers firm permanent road sur.
face, 1t prevents the excessive dust o,
the North Topeka streets in DIR,
weather, and it sheds water. The oil
road does not develop the ruts anf
washouts characteristic of dirt road.
at certain seasos of the year. Man,
North Topeka citizens have expressed
themselves strongly in favor of at leas
investigating the practicability of tn,
project
J. B. Billiard states that he is i,
favor of any movement to better Norti
side thorofares. Fred Voiland think
the idea practicable. ]. r. Spetter
who has observed the California roat
making process, thinks that it nigh
be applied here. NJ. c. Holman, J. A
LukenS, j. d. Pratt and many other
agree that it would greatly help bust
ness conditions. improve propert
values, and should at least receive in
vestigation.
His Team Ran Away.
A near serious accident occ,,rre,
when a team of valuable horses be
longing to Harry Shrimpshire becam
frightened on the upper Silver LAX
road, ran away, crashed thru a fenc
and tore thru cornfield belonging +
ing entangled in the wheels stoppe
the team after the tongue Of the wag
Gu had been broken. One horse wa
badly cut. Mr.. Shrimpshire esca De
uEinjured.
Notes and Personals.
} Amity Temple No. 1OS, Pythian Sis
ters, will hold meeting this evenin
: at their hall, 900 Kansas avenue.
Jake Metzger of Meriden was in tn
city Thursday on business.
; Miss Edith Smith of 1105 Contra
avenue is spending the weekend a
! St. Marys.
Miss Hazel Conway and Mr. Wn
Wysock were married Thursday even
ing at o'clock at the brides hom,
= 1853 Evelyn street. They left for
wedding trip to Hoyt.
The Rev. ]. P. Hicks of the Tres
r byterian church coducted the SCI
l vice Thursday evening at the unto
t prayer meeting held at the Kansa
Avenue Methodist church.
Miss Maude Mcclure will go to Law
] renee Sunday for a visit to friends.
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