sentences:  In 1912 the city council formed a commission of local businessmen to facilitate the paving of downtown Rogers.Despite the constant complaints of dusty and muddy streets, and the enthusiastic support of prominent citizens such as Coin Harvey, bickering over the cost and method of paving delayed the start of the project until July 1924.The downtown area was paved with concrete and overlaid with bricks in rows, changing to a basket weave pattern at the intersections of streets.