The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-11
BUILD The STATE.
More Than Fifty Kansas
Towns Plan Paving Projects.
Improvements Largest and
Most Varied in State History.
lRy the Associated Press.l

KANSAS homeopathic
Reports indicate more paving con-
struction work is being done in Kansas
this summer than at any time in the
states history. it is said.
Emporia reports that the recent
contract for construction Of four miles
of concrete paving from Emporia east
on the New Santa Fe trail at s25.O0s
per mile was the lowest price for
concrete road ever made in Kansas,
it being approximately half the price
prevailing three years ago. This nigh
way is TO be laid under illinois spec1-
fications'' which include reinforcement
of steel bars, in the 7-inch layer OF
concrete to prevent cracking. An
Iowa contractor got the job.
Kansas City, Kan, has a summers
| street Improvement program including
$3.50, 900 In contracts already let and
eight more contract awards are pend
ing The contracts are awarded in
three lots-one for $125.00O, one for
$40. 900 and a group of % miscellane-
GUS for $145,00O-
Others on the list are:
. Abilene-The city commission has
accepted a petition to pave East
| Eighth street from Olive to Brown
streets.
Baxter Springs-Resoluti for the
Improvement of Ninth street and
Cleveland avenue, from Fifteenth to
Nineteenth streets, have been adopted.
Caney-SeVeral new paving projects
are under way. -
Clyde-E1forts to pave Clyde's main
street failed again when the council
rejected atpetition for the work.
| eEldorado-The city is pushing paw
ing repairs Holes cut in the, pare
ment by a local distributing company
in a leakage survey will be repaired
at their EXPENSE IS ~
EIgin+Bids We're received for con
STRUGGLING 22,674 square yards ofyitEl-
I IL fIA1
Emporia-Petition for twenty-one
blocks of paving have been presented
to the city commissioners
Editions for the pay
ing of Factory street from the Hoff-
man mills south TO Fifth, street have
been signed and filed with the city
council.
Esbon-A petition to curb and gut
ter Main street thru the business sec
ton has been completed.
Fort Scott-Contracts for paving
aggregating $4,000 have been award
ed. Remonstrances against the paw
ing of Andrick street, First to Fourth
and First, ,Andrick to Scott streets
were found insufficient.
Garden City-Three paving projects
to connect with hard surfaced roads
near the city limits have been author
will be eighteen feet wide and win
conform in specifications with the
federal aid projects. -.
Garnett-Inttia1 steps have beer
taken to pave Maple street for seven
blocks wiAh asphaltic-concrete. sew
enth avenue is now being paved.
Hays-One paving project has been
approved by the city commissioners
Petitions for six others are on file in
the office of the commission. e.
Hiawatha-A petition for paving
Miami street between Seventh and
Eighth was signed by every property
owner. The Kickapoo street paving
was defeated for the third time by
majority of six lots against the i'm
provement.
Hoisineton- covering the
paving of East Second from walnut
to Cedar and West Fourth from Main
to Center have been favorably re-
ported to the council. Four other pc
titions covering IL blocks have been
referred.
Hutchinson-An average price of
four streets, aggregating s79,705, is
stipulated in the contract let by the
city commission. Twenty-one side
walk projects have been ordered in
and several others have been petit
toned. Bids have been called for on
$500 square yards of brick asphalt
paving with.s curb and gutter. Sew
enteenth street has been ordered
paved from Monroe to Adams. Sher-
man, west, is to be resurfaced-
Independence-An ordinance speci-
flying a S0-foot vitrified brick pave
ment for Eighth street from Pecan
to Oak has been passed by the coun- !
Gill;
vey and Delaware streets is to be |
graded and graveled as the result of a |
petition. |
Larned-Sentiment favors a large
paving program this year. Petitions |
for the construction of eight blocks of |
paving which have been filed with |
the council have called forth as many |
more.
Lawrence-Ordinance covering the |
of eight blocks of paving |
have been passed by the commission.
Leavenworth-Six paving projects |
were combined in a contract to a local |
contractor at $61, SS0.S2.
DEMONSTRATIONS are being circu- |
lated for the paving of Prospect |
avenue.
Observation-Disclosures have. been |
to supervise the construc- |
ton of eighty-fixe blocks of paving |
with the prospect of several blocks |
being added by petition in short |
time
Minneapolis-Nine blocks of paving |
have been petitioned for.
Observation-Disclosures sidewalk pro-
iects have been inaugurated.
Peabody-The city has been Of
fered a settlement with a casualty
for $500 for defective paw
ng on Walnut street.
Standardization to curb and gut
ter Johnston avenue from Front TO
approved. Five new paving
projects approved.
sedan-The council allowed paving
petitions for the paving of School
street and County Road street.
Tonganoxie-The paving of Main
street is being discussed in connection
with the construction OF a sewer sys-
tenn for the city. The paving of sew
eral cross streets to relieve the traffic
on Fourth street is also
Topeka-The commission has ap-
proved plans for S,501 square yards
Of paving and two miles of sidewalks.
Bids have been called for on 3,1s6t
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