La Junta tribune., 1917-03-08
MODERN STREETS FOR LA JUNTA
Fourty-four Kansas Towns Have
Paved Strccts-Eliminatio OF
Dust All that 1t Necessary Here

3 cent OF saloon license revenue.
There are in Kansas statistics
compiled by The Star show forty
four towns and cities with modern
street paving. macadam not included.
All except three of these have less
than twenty-five thousand popula-
ton and ci'y thirteen have more
ihan ten thousand. There is not
town of five thoueand or more-in the
s'ate without paving and there are
eighteen Of less than that figure with
paving. This is showing which
cannot be approximated by any other
state west OF the Mississippi, with
the possible exception of Oklahoma.
The smallest town in the state
with paving is Sabetha. population
1878. The little Nemaha county
town, which has a municipal light,
water and steam heating plant, com
mission government. public play
grounds, a modern hospital and a
sewer system. has recently added
twenty-five blocks OF brick paving
and will put down twelve to forty
more blocks in the spring.
The two largest towns In the state
without paving, Herington and Clay
Center, with a population OF 1900
each, will pave in the spring.
much OF the grading at Clay Center
being completed now. Pratt, with
3.G9l souls, then will be the largest
town in Kansas with dirt streets.
Lawrence, Kan, population 49,
23H. Is said to be the best paved
city iu the United States. in propor-
tion to its size. with thirty-eight
miles, enough for 25-foot roadway
from there TO Kansas City. II has
commission government.
Another town notable for its paw
ipg, is Abilene. 4.2s2. with I2.5
mites OF asphalt strects. Abilene has
the city manager plan. Hiawatha.
another commission governed town.
Of 2.s6S people, has rs miles of
brick and asphaltic concrete paving.
Independence. also commission gov
erned. with a population og s.l2I.
has 21.5 miles OF brick streets.
Fort Scott, with sixteen miles of
brick paving, also has rs miles OF
macadam not included In this table.
Parsons. with SO miles of brick and
asphalt. has twelve miles OF macad-
am. not included here. Chanute has
9.5 miles OF macadam streets omit
ted from the tabulation. Hutchin-
sons poor showing in the table Is
due TO its soil, which is PECULIARLY
adapted to road making when well
cared for. Many OF her dirt streets
are the equal OF oiled macadam.
Dodge City and Eldorado were
among the towns which laid their
first payng last year. Dodge City Is
using vertical fiber brick. laid flat.
with an asphal, filler and topped
with asphalt, which kills the noise
usually incident to brick paving. FL
dorado is using brick. Holton viii
enter the list OF paved cities this
spring. Petitions are being circu-
lated there now Cherryvaie. with
3.5 miles Of brick. some OF II laid
as far back as 1899. reports that the
city never has spent cent for re-
pairs. Concordia. which has recent
ly put down 81 miles OF asphalt
and brick. expects to pave three
miles more this year. Horton and
Fredonia. also. will add materially
to their paving the coming year
Street paving In hardly necessary
In La Junta, but u very decided i'm
provemcnt could be made In the con-
dition Of the streets In the business
section by the use Of oil or any Of
the various kinds OF street dressings.
such a. Tcxico or Taryo. at very
slight expense. The soil In La Junta
II very much like that Of Hutchin-
son--"pccuiarily adapted 10 road
making when well cared for" The
streets Of La Junia could be very
much improved by brooming off the
present roadway and fill!ng up the
holes and deprcssionH with nhalc. AZ
ter being allowed TO settle firmly. or