True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-09-06

zens, go that in two or three years every street
cross street within TIE taxlblo limits of the munich
pahty, including Apollo street in tho rear of tn,
ehlfd ward, may be paved.
IL is ihe 'haa?est, costing only SO so per square
yard and about one per cent per annmn to kcer
1t in repair; the present contract for Keeping the
paved streets within this municipality in good re
Phtr IS less thaa l per cent on tho total cost Of
tie PtVing estimating it to have cost S5O0OOO
inc cost Of o: airing will be less in proportion
as tho streets are paved subsequent TO the laying
down the gas and WAFER pipes.
lho round stone pavement opery made ant
kept Clean and in good condition, a! ,hough no as
ourapio IS The 50 Jar" block, certainly is durablt
pavement. a portion of Gravier street was vet
by the late Benjamin Morgan, in 1878, and wa.
inc iirst iavement made in New Or ca S; it re-
quiroa no repairs for IS years, and then only ir
consequence oil the arch having Leon broken by
tho gas and water companies.
h"uhd stone PAv,lnents arc in existence u some
OF tho northcrn iics that have not been relud TO
more IMAM halt a century, and in one instance, il
oaicm, Massachusetts, there is round stone paw o
meht in exc lent condtio that was laid in l740
oush Permanency can not be expected here; in us
inoS II us our sol does not present as firm founda
toa as that OF many of our northern cities; but this
otjac'ion applies al Ike to round and square stone
except that und stone pavemen! settling an.
ca ANY Is p APPS more easily repaired than the
sqlarc block pavement.
The advanta es Of the stone block pavement are
rs II IS stated; greater durability (and this the
commit &c is by no means disposed to dcny) 2dy
1t Is an even ard agreeable pavement causing less
nolsc' ss wear and tare 10 carriages, horse shoes
&C. and although costing Ill he first place,
requires less annual nditure to keep it in repair
1t OF too SUI 9th surface however, i, is condemn.
cd by experienced road makers in Eng. and as being
enllnenty injurious to horses, and greatly mirish.
ing their traction power
Tho c'st of keeping roads in repair mad, Of
s1uae block, will doubtless be less than the round
stone require. But it would be unreas ,nuble to
suppose that OH such sol as ours, RIO expense
would be neces a1y-half of one per cent per an
nun is probably fair estimate.
Having thus fairly stated the advantages of acl
committee Will proceed TO prove BY such facts as
are within their reach, tho co rcctncss of their
opinions.
Wi HIN Two years 10000 yards of round stone
p vomonts have been laid within the municipality
iho beneficial effects of this unexamped enterprise
in tho Improvement of our city is felt aud appre
;I2t by al! the citizens. 1t is not saying too
much to assert, hat the value of property during
mat period has boon fully sustaine in tins mum.
sIpa'iiy by the RAPID progress Of the pavement,
otwithst ndng lie depressing Influence Of genera
)ocuniary Gin arrassmCnts.
Aho1t tho sane tn Mr. Minturn commenced
~ that ontract, the chairman of the ,nuittee nm
tr.'cs AID landings was author sed to order from
SCOT md $500 yards Of tho square block stones
3tendoI to pave Camp street from Pc, dras to
: rod slrcn's: up to this period about 100 wards
ave beca recai,'cd; C3G yatds of which wero laid
)wn in st Chafi, street near Puydras. about four
lontls ugo,-n klFg $50 feet of street pavement
nd costinr SIS CT n,r square ward. The utter
nprncticnbl ty of rctt nc any large qu,nt,v
rUusht from Euroye n,.r vessels viii only brnG
lcm as Hast, or at n ratio freight that woul1
,ndcr the cos pcrhans doub)e) Induced the Coun.
il to dcav ur to procure si;niEo, son from tina
nrth, being always DESTROYS of mn,;,,g air trial
f this spccics Of nnvc,,oni A onr,r,tt vaom,Io
lout s,v mon,hs ,ro ,r; /, ,ho ,,.o,,r;, for Of -
,orrr il, Nn;,n "a Grn;a lnno aa,,. ,,ls &c
luare r,anitr bIocts nnt nc doon r., a.. G, 1tch
ono e, "a an nor r,rd. ,bort con y" , '.'o ~
,cn ,ccorsG ,ho ,omandon III; Ioo .L,Is M
.r;,, far soma ,rocLs nc ,hoy w.. ~ NJ.
~ II p,ssois ln.,;rod e.. th;s ,,I" ~
ro,,,,l, L,,I,s, Tbo stn,of va ~ INV w
h m ; .oI5ivol .ost inc
tb, Sls Nv o. AZ W.. SATISFACTORILY prove
zen 70 49, $500 i ii, 49, unu no
- ,ns .''u. II" "'ll ,'oe ~ uo'or uny i'or
.''ail - 'o per Sq',I su''' l'Ie ooss vi
~ ~" pas'''3 10 ','1o' " r"' Squ"'' yn'u' ~
w. '"''''i''i COS, Vi t'c SQUARE "'ocA pavement
~ % OF TWO dollars per yard more than the
a,,,: s,oneS. WINE we possess precise "MIH
~" c'St VI 'h'S SP'o.eS u pavement. we
gjvcn ononttv c,, no r,,,,c. ,h;s :, 49,. lo,
conjecture: i would No, ho fair r. ,ta, o
lay III getting S ones from Scotland or tl,n 1nav
, orc now or,nr;o,a;,a j., r,,,; " 7n W., ~
NJ, Maine firm; Shoe nc Eli, 9 MA ~
n arrive If tho sontion e. ,a ~, m'', ~ W.
to n,yo NJ ,,.zi,a s,.oo. ., G,'Sa'"n - II
mos won,d r,r,,;rc hn,,noo o ,nI ',Iu"'o DOCK
In daIiboratirg IN , nncst;on r. n,.oI ; 800
u commi,tcc have not been rornrd,o.s 81 t
,sons ,,rrLt H., ,, NV n,i '' - o! t'|
- TT,inn Wv y, "'"er cue, CT
Nav, ~ ,ho Sp,i ,,I'u, nl's "nn annr
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