Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1910 — CROWN POINT, TOO, [ARTICLE]

CROWN POINT, TOO,

Will Try Oiling Its Streets This Season. I Crown Point Star: A "car load of oil has arrived for the experiment of oiling our macadam streets,, and the town is now being canvassed to see how many are willing to pay from 5 to 7 cents per running foot on each side of the road, or iq_ other words if one owns a hundred foot frontage it will cost for the season from five to seven dollars —cheaper than water when used for that purpose, and much better. The first streets to be sprinkled will be Alain, .Goldsburgh and, Court from South street to public square. An attachment has been ordered for the sprinkling wagon and the work is soon to start. It is known to be a great advantage over water, and the only drawback is that it. tracks into houses for a time, and some consider that it is worse to clean, than dust, but a trial will tell whether it is-a good thing, and whether we will want to repeat it next summer.