The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-05

| blocks with brick on 5-inch concrete
base at cost of $l9,OS3-
spend $4,000 at Hays.
About 1000 may be available fer
paving work in the spring at hays II
/ is reported. on account of the car
shortage paving jobs there have been
DELAYED but materials are now coming
IN 50 that the 1922 contracts will be
completed Soon-
other reports OF street improvement
work reaching Secretary Stutz during
the month are given as follows:
| AuGusta-Bids have been called for
on six blocks of paving
Benton-Part of the main street has
been surfaced with chatt and it is pos
sible the remainder viii be surfaced
this winter
CaIdweII-With completion of the
So. 900 concrete bridge and ten blocks
Of asphaltic concrete paving the
Meridian highway viii have been COM
pIeted thru Caldwell
Chetopa-Peuuons being a.
for paving the main street three blocks
with fibre blocks, asphalt filler.
Columbus-People on East Maple
street opposed to bearing cost of re-
surfacing. They have just paid tenth
installment of paving this year and
feel that re-surfacing should be borne
by city at large
one Contract at Dodge City
Dodge City - Instead of making
numerous small contracts for paving
in 1928. commissioners have decided
that amount of paving next year
should be let in one main contract
with view to saving city considerable
Eiisworth-Two and one-half miles
brick pavement just been finished
this wear. Further additions to paving
system contemplated for 1928.
Emporia--Council passed resolution
calling for paving Walnut street, from
Twelfth to Fifteenth streets. Material
not specified
tory. Bridge. Grant and Tell streets
about 60 per cent completed. Total
cost of Improvement is $4,000.
FIT Scott-Commission passed reso-
luton providing for paving Little
street with 3-inch brick on 4-inch con-
crete base, asphalt filler, thirty-inch
combination curb and gutter.
Frontenac - Commissioners passed
resolution for paving Mckay street.
main thorofare. for one-half mile
thru business and residence districts
Get Federal Aid.
Garden City-Finney county COM
ing one and one-half miles concrete
paving in Garden city under federal
Great Bend-Bids called for on
1900 square yards pavement. $500
lineaI feet curb and gutter, and S.12O
lineal feet curb for paving of Wash
ington street from Twelfth to Sew
enteenth STREETS
Observation-Disclosures blocks being
paved with asphaltic concrete Other
improvements, including several re-
surfacing jobs. are contemplated.
Hillsboro-F'ive of sixteen blocks of
brick paving contracted for have been
completed. Work on remainder in
progress
Hutchinson-Bids called for on 90
600 square yards paving for sherman
street. Resolution passed calling Tor
paving Plum avenue. between Avenue
A and list avenue. One-half block
wood paving in front Convention nan,
washed away by flood, will be laid
with asphaltic concrete
Independence - Petitions received
for paving 18th street from Maple to
Birch with brick on 5-inch concrete
base. Ordinance passed for paving
18th street from Main to Myrtle. and
4th street from Beach to Parkhurst.
Use Gravel Mt Kinsley-
Kinsley-Ni1es avenue being grav-
elled. other streets to be treated
similarly if seems satisfactory
Larned-Ten more blocks paving
authorized
Lawrence - Considerable agitation
for resurfacing number of old brick
streets.
Leavenworth-Strip of land 234xSG
feet from Broadway to west end of
Mary street to be condemned by city
on this street.
eonardville-Number sidewalk and
crossing Improvement completed.
Neodesha-With completion paving
on North 18th street, work will cease
until spring. Petition for paving 18th
street from Grant to Idaho. been re-
ceived.
Oberlin-Plans in progress for ad-
ditional paving.
Ottawa-Fina1 action taken on paw!
ing short strip of Main street. pro-
viding approach to Santa Fe station
Parsons-Thirty-fi street. from
Crawford to Stephens, will be paved
with macadam, with concrete curb
Peabody-Contract let for 1882
square yards paving and 1920 lineal
feet of guttering.
Include Half Mile of Road.
Pittsburg-Half mile of road on
South Broadway connecting city pave
ment with country hard surfaced road
Will be included in 1928 paving pro
gram. Commissioners passed resolu-
ton for paving Belleville avenue, from
Elm to Joplin streets, with asphaltic
concrete.
Protection-Three blocks of main
business street being gravelled.
Queuemo-Fourth street will be
paved north to Sycamore. Number
of chatting projects will be under
taken this winter.
SaIina-Bids for spring paving been
received on JeWeIi from NlHIn 10
Tenth and Crawford from Ninth to
Tenth. Resolution passed authorizing
paving Cedar from Baker to Phillips.
Wichita-Commissio will let no
more paving contracts until spring. A
petition for a wood-block pavement
on Market street, from Twenty-first
to Twenty-second, was granted. but
work will not be started until April
steps have been taken to pave Louis
street. near the approach to hurry
bridge.