Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-02
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We desire to call attention to the able re-
port Of Msssrs. Burnham, Stone and sar-
gent, on the comparative merits of wooden
and stone pavemsnts, which was presented
to the City Council at its last regular meet
ing.
While in Chicago at different times during
the last eight years, We have had frequent
occasion to remark upon the superiority Of
the former, which, by the way, should more
properly be called wooden and gravel
pavement, being composed partly Of wood
and partly Of gravel. Among the sdvanta-
ges of this pavement as compared with stone,
are the following:
First-It is more durable, as is proven by
its withstanding eight years usage on one of
the most crowded thoroughfarss in Chicago.
second-It is less wearing upon horses,
being more elastic than stone, and enRbling 8
a horse to draw heavier loads, the corks Of
his shoes taking a better hold upon the sur
face.
Third-It is more easily cleaned, having q
smoother surface.
FOurtb-It needs less repair than stone, az
it is impossible for one part to sink more
than another, being like the Russ pavement
in this respect.
Fifth-It will create less dust, as no pow
dered dust can be ground from wood IS Il
can from stone.
seventh-The noise made by wheels upon
| tits much less than that upon the stone pave
msnt. This last consideration, alone, is Of
enough Importance to recommend it to ia
vorabIe consideration.
We advise our Bank street friends, If they
desire to make their street the thOrOughfar'
to the depot and leave Water street higl
and dry, to try the wooden and gravel pave
ment:
We append the report of the Committee
above referred to:
REPORT
To hs Honorable, ths City Council Of I'll
City of Glevelaad
The Committee appointed by the Board o
City improvements in pursusnes Of q resoIu
tion of your Honorable body, to visit Chiea
/ kO Huu AAAAM1Aheo " eAeA-A-N ~-N--
pavement, report, that We have visited th
cities named, and have had ample opportunl
ties furnished Us by the authorities and oiti
zsns thereof to examine the subject IS crit
calIy as the experience there had will adm
Of.
The first Nicholson pavement put down
the West was at Chicago, in 1856. The
have now in usein Chisago about two mile
and like amount in Milwaukee; 1t Is ID
only kind of pavement ordered the comm
season. In Milwaukee the universal oPinio
Of the citizens, so far as we are able
reach it, is, that stone paving should Dc ais
oarded altogether, and the Nicholson use
instead. Streets that have been paved W.T.
stone are being repavsd with wood, and v
are told by different parties not in any wa
interested in its adoption here, that proPeri
} situeted upon streets paved with the Niehol
} son would now rent readily and eoDsiderabl
. higher than upon stone paved streetsJ equa
| Iy we'll located in other respects.
In Chicago the same feeling pr
walls. Ask drayman or a eoaehman Whit
, pavement he prefers, and he viii tell 20
i'Give rs the wood pavement by sll means.
Of two parallel streets-the one paved WI
wood and the other With the best stone paw
: ment they have, the wood is constants
drawing the travel and business from =
: stone The Board Of Public Works OF q
city of Chicago in their Published report