^O KANSAS UNIVERSITY QUARTERI.V. 



From table i we see that only about ninety three miles of the roads 

 and streets of Kansas are paved, a length equal to 90 per cent, of the 

 length of the streets of the capital city, Topeka. 



Of the ninety-three miles of paving 5.6 per cent, is stone block, 

 15 per cent, asphalt, 29 per cent, wood block. 10.5 per cent, brick, 

 and 39.5 per cent, broken stone. 



The cost of stone block pavement has varied from Si. 44 to $3.00 

 per sq. yd. The latter being granite laid on concrete, the former 

 native limestone laid on sand. 



The cost of asphalt pavement has been the same in the three cities 

 in which it has been used, namely, $2.80 i)er sq. yd. 



The cost of wood block pavement has varied from $1.50 to 5 1.90 

 per sq. yd. It was all laid on a concrete foundation. This ])ave- 

 ment has not proved a success in Kansas and is being replaced, as it 

 wears out, with brick, asj^halt or stone block. 



The cost of broken stone pavement has varied from So. 33 to Si. 49 

 per Sep yd. The former is only eight inches in depth, two inches of 

 which are gravel. From S0.50 to So. 75 per sq. yd. for a depth of 

 twelve inches is believed to be a fair price for this kind of pavement 

 if the length of haul is not great. This kind of pavement is not used 

 in two of our larger cities, and is being replaceil by other kinds of 

 pavement in other cities on streets of large traffic. 



The cost of maintenance of the different kinds of pavement is diffi- 

 cult to get. In most cases a separate record of this item is not kept. 

 In some cases the pavement has not been in use long enough to need 

 repairs, several engineers reporting in regard to maintenance, 

 " nothing as yet." The city engineer of Arkansas City reports the 

 cost of maintenance of 8.5 miles of broken stone pavement S200, or 

 S23.53 ])er mile per year. 



