Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-12

The NICHOLSON NPAvEAIENT.2-We give be-
! low some of the Information received by
L. Donaldson, Esq, President of the City
Council, ,on the subject of the efficiency, Sc.
of the Nicolson pavement. There can be
no doubt but that this is the very thing fol-
Columbus; 1t is composed of first, a floor
ing of common inch boards, tarred on both
sides, laid upon the sand or gravel, of the
street, to the required grade and crown
secondly, of blocks of three inch plank (oak
or pine, as may be selected), sawed to uni
form length, usually six inches, and set on
end in rows running across the street, the
rows being kept an inch apart by strips of
board two or three inches wide set on edge
betweenthem; thirdly, ofa composition OF
clean roofing gravel or broken stone, mix
ed with asphalt or hardened coal-tar and
pitch, compactly rammed into the spaces
between the rows oef blocks above the
strips; fourthly, of thin covering of coal
tar and gravel spread over the whole sur
face of the pavement. ~ -slri.. s..5a
The flooring prevents the unequal set
tling of any of the blocks, and keeps the
whole surface smooth and even. ts.t esq
The pitch and tar prevent all decay in
the wood, keep out the water, and cement
the whole into firm mass.
The spaces between the blocks give a
foetbold tor horses AID effectuaIly prevent
slipping. = E ,s5
The blocks standing on end, and sub
jected only to endwear of the fibre, wear
down very slowly; the actual shortening
being only an eighth of an inch per year.
us. CITY ENGINEERS OFFICE,
TOLEDO, March 1, 1874
Il. Donaldson, Esq, President City Council,
COLunbuS:
DEAR SIR-In reply to your communities
tion of February 25th, relative to the Nicol-
son pavement laid down in this city,, have
tn state that the first pavement of that kind
was laid in this city in the summer of 1868,
one block, on Ottawa street, over which all
the freight and travel in and out of the
city, to and,from all the railroads centering
here, is obliged to pass, and the pavement
is in as good condition now, to all appear
ances, as when first put down. There has
never been block in it touched since then,
and consider.it as good as whenelaid, with
the exception of the surface wear, which
l consider very trifling. ~ .-
The same may be said of block con-
structed on Madison street, in front of our
postofice, in the summer of 1864. These
blocks were put down'as experiments, and
gave such satisfaction to the citizens here
that there has since been laid over four
miles of this pavement.
In answer to your inquiry as to the cost
of the last pavement constructed here, I
will give you the exact items of one street
paved last season.
Summit street from Elm to Magnolia,
distance OF 1,476 feet, cost $19,5S4. .92, be-
ing $l3 ~ per lineal foot. r-rr =, :. -.
This included everything, curbing, paw
ing, grading and platform stone over gut
ters. s-sE ~ $50 7f' s- s.E .issf, - :,
! The street was paved 80 feet in width,
and the wings of all intersecting streets
were also paved. -. FH.. -" ---H-
Any further information that you may
desire, that have not given here, will be
furnished with pleasure at any time.
l am. very respectfully,
Your obedient servant, -s
-..a @s. j. L. STRATToN, -t--.
.-''-f City Engineer, Toledo.