Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-20
ROADS GIVE c. Of c.
IMPORTANT 7 OPTIC
Of GENERAL DEBATE:
MEMBERSHIP DIVIDED ovER
OVER ROUTE IVY WAY WILL
TAKE INTO clTY--sTATE'S SIDE
PRESENTED BY CHIEF ENclN'
EER. "
BY Leo Carroll, Secretary c Of c.

last night? Wen here are few of the
things that appear Oh the minutes Of
the meeting .,t
Ottawa treaior road viii be opened
tomorrow, Dee. a. The 9th ST, bridge,
at La Sale, Is nearly completed and
Will be opened aa soon as the iloor
"a ready and the nbutment filling Is
in.
~ A. complete reconnaissance has been
made OF all roads and routes leading
north from Ottawa for the purpose Of
locating the best route for the pro
posed concrete road To be constructed
IN that direction
The state Highway Department, in
marking their roads, will mark one
route through each city, town and
village and the road signs when COM
pleted win give warning, tell direction
distance and route number.
Plans will leave the Office IN Spring
field In short time and bids will be
called for the Joint paving Of the South
side road The east hard road will
enter Ottawa over Superior ST., If the
sentiment expressed at the meeting
can be carried out IT,.
Take Up Ivy Way Route.
~ The meeting was attended by fair
sized delegation OF business and pro
fessional men, who were much interest
ed in the various questions brought
up for discussion NJ. Flemming, ds.
trict superintendent OF the road de.
parunent made a very clear and in
teresting talk on the engineering prob
lens to be considered in the two pro-
posed routes. In his opening remarks,
he said
81 am not a prophet and can offer
no new ideas or arguments, but will
try to outline the things that enter
into road construction as viewed by
the State Highway Department. There
are four subdivisions 10 consider in
locating a road; utility, safety, econ
omy, and beauty.
Utility, applying to the short route
that will eliminate hazards and make
the road as useful for the public as
possible. Safety means to locate curves
with sight distance OF five hundred
feet or more and carefully construct
yerticle curycs mp aud down. to make
il possible for approaching vehicles 70
avoid accidents. II also has to do with
the building Of fences, warning signs
and curling.
Economy of course means that the
road Is to be constructed at the lowest
possible cost when comparisons have
been made with other features and
atteraa careful survey and estimate
of grades, material side-entrances, cul-
ssrts@ haul and prices has been check
ed up.
t%..4 r. Beauty Is A Factor.
FGteeaqty applies to locating a road
af6ng scenic places where II does not
iffetfere with the general plan of road
building. 49, -,
\ He then took mp the two proposed
entrances into Ottawa from the east
and dwet at length with the various
conditions. The Main street route has
bssn stggeated' Ny someone; but To
htinE the road in that street IL would
neceasitate the moving Of the e, 0.
and r. tracks to the South at the east
end of Main 81. and the expense would
Nave to be horn by the internrban
or the city. hIemring stated that in
esf.ackiRg uD the distance Of the two
routes he has found that there Is about
four steIiths OF u mile difference md
THIS III favor Of the east side entrance.
Figltras We're used TO show the econ
6plS inscar operation in year, that
world be- effected over this highway
but 1t was clearly pointed out that
The saving would not he made to The
city. az, Ottawa Thn same Comparisons
were rnadein pointing ont the REQUIRE
tnents for having SHperior ST.. and
t,nilding "a new bridge which in the
op;nidnl Of ltha Highway department
would not instifw, ut his time the con-
strnetios, 81. the road. that way lie
also stated ihtt & wof'ld cost the state
$4,000 more 60 bihld the east side
entfauae troad to the ritv limits, as
compared 10, the cost along the canal
route 10. the former city limits son
Green street This does not include
the 4Infrchase OF % right OF way thru
heaelav BEDS which would have to he
purchased bgathe county. township,
city or local organizations.
Argue Pro And Con.
s4Then followed lively DISPLAY of
cross eSamination, questions, coupar-
isohs and arauments. Sharp turns. from
the white bridge through the city was
IN important factor to debate aud
WHeH Is lIttl CON phFlSunS We're nHue,
there did not seem to be much diff
ference In either route, ii it was con.
coded that the now road north Of the
river is 10 be built along the county
house route" II was generally agreed
that the east side pavement, which is
OF light construction. would not last
longer than year and the cost to
ro-paye would he around $1,000. Flem-
ming again compared figures to show
that car owners would save in q year
ian amonHt nearly equal 10 this ex-
ponse. when the. four tenths of mile
saving. on basis OF three thousand
cars per day Was considered, hnt the
paving would have TO be paid by the
east siders and the city. The arsu
ment was made THAT the east side did
not want the road, the business men
from Madison. North, did not desire
the east entrance and the Superior ST.
people did want the routing aud had
pptitioned to have their street paved
sFWhile.there WIS no action taken, it
was practically asrced that the road
division of. the Chsmber OF Commerce
would devote their efforts towards Sc
curing a rev bridge near the aquaduct,
try toshasten the paving of Superior st.
aud prevail upon the state to con-