The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-02-24
REVIEW VARIOUS
PAVING PLANS
MADISON CITY ENGINEER LAYS
OUT PLANS INCLUDING SIX
GRADES OF MATERIAL
PASS ORDINANCE PART PAYMENT PLAN
Paving Cost Ranges From S143.75 to
S312.50 for 25 Foot Front Accord
ing to Grade of Material

At this time prices and plans of
paving will be of interest to Brookings
people, in view of the fact that the
schedule of civic improvements in
cludes paving of certain streets in the
city.
Madison is planning considerable
paving and accordingly their city en-.
gineer has compiled plans and figures
treating the matter very thoroughly.
The report taken from the Madison
Daily Leader reads as follows:
Egan emu can be paved at from
$3l2.50 to $143.75, for a lot of % feet
frontage, according to estimates COM
piled to the city commission last night
by c. a. Trimmer, city engineer. The
estimate includes a comprehensive re
view of various plans and of six dis
tinct grades of paving materials. The
amounts given are for the whole cost
of the work, including street intersec-
tons, from the time preliminary clear
ing has commenced until the finished
street is ready for traffic. An ordi-
nance recently passed by the city COM
mission makes it possible to extend the
payments over a period of years.
Sketches of the different plans on
which estimates are given may be eX-
. n,,,s,,Al -, ~, a. - A.. IL. -.
gineer.
Mr.. Trimmer's report follows:
To the Honorable Board of City Com
m~issioners, Madison, S. ID.
Gentlemen: | present herewith an
estimate of the cost of paving and
otherwise improving that part of Egan
avenue, in the city of Madison, ex-
tending from the north side Of main
line track of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul Railway company, on the
south, to the north line of Eleventh
street IN the north, which is included
under the two resolutions now being
published; and for convenience the
portions represented by these resOlu-
tons will be designated as follows:
From the railway track to and includ-
ing Eleventh street will be designated
as Section 2 of said proposed improve
ment.
There are several different plans pro
. rCcnJ aud fnNnr,J hr ,r,y,,,,, ura,,
and as no definite plan has been adopt
ed for this Improvement, estimates are
herewith presented upon the several
plans for each section of the work.
Plan No. I, Section
This plan provides for sidewalks Is
feet wide 6 feet wider than at pres
ent) leaving a clear width CT roadway
Of 70 feet. In this plan the street
lamps would be placed upon the curb,
as at present.
Plan No. 2, Section I
This plan provides for sidewalks Is
feet wide, with what, for convenience,
will be called a parking, 4 feet vile,
with curbs 6 inches high, along the
center of the street and extending con
%tinuously through each block. Along
the center of this parking would be
placed the present street lamps, thus
leaving the sidewalks and curbs en-.
tirely free of all distractions.
This plan would provide two road
ways, one on each side of the center
parking, 33 feet wide, which would
necessarily conine traffic in each di.
recriOn to their respective right hand
side" of the street and entirely elimin'
ate cross street driving except as at
street intersections.
Plan No. 8, Section 1
This plan is a modification of Plan
No. 2, in that it provides for a circular
or oval protecting curb around each
lamp instead of carrying the protect
ing curb continuous through each
block. This plan would place the
street lamps along the center of the
street, leaving the sidewalks and curb:
clear and unobstructed, as in Plar
No. 2.
Plan No. 1, Section 2
This plan provides for the curb t.
be placed rs feet from the propert!
line. making a parking rs feet wide
along each side, with a clear roadwa!
so feet wide along the center.
Plan No. 2, Section 2
Provides for curbing to be placed Il
} feet from the property line on eacl
side. to conform to that on Section
and with a parking space 30 feet wild