Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-09


34l Main street,. B. Moseley, agent
We are the only coal merchants who
weigh On the city scales. l32
II. B. PACKER, Pittsburg coal, office
No 1901 Main street. 1873
PAvEMESTs.- communication was
read to the Board of Aldermen last even
ing from Mr.. J. II. Humphreys, who was
sent to St. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati
and Louisville for the purpose Of learn
ing the cost, durability and best mode of
laying the different kinds of payements
in use on their streets, from which we
make the following extracts: rrgrr
81. Louis.-The streets of this city are
generally improved by bed of broken
stone one foot thick, spread upon the
carriage way at q cost of from five to
seven dollars per square of one hundred
feet The stone used is friable and
wearing away rapidly, requiring con-
slant and extensive repairs. Limestone
pavements formerly cost two dollars per
ao,ara ward hut mono have been laid for
several wars Recently mite a number
of thar business streets have been laid
v;,h The N;cbolson navement which
rives great satisfaction 10 ali who do not
have them N nav for. and 10 many who
d. As NEARLY ali of their movements of
his kind have been very RECENTLY laid.
their onnortunity Of testing It's durability
hos not bean mnch better than ours. x
short niece laid down about the same
time a. that on Jefferson street. in this
c;,y and of The same material-oak-
has number Of holes In Il where the
nayement seems TO he broken entirely
througb. and the blocks exhibit consid.
cradle evidence Of decay. White pine
has heen adon,ea. as the timber which
hsst Snlf;lls ali of the reou;rements and
~ he last contract This was reouired to
10 hnrnat;1sd and tho annl;cat;on of tar
~ Tho hoards and 10 the surface of the
LiooLs hefore uniting on The gravel,
on,;t,sd This navemsnt costs when
lad of1 hprne,;1ed timber a. 10 per
snuaro vard whom laid in The ordinary
xar Sa ei, nor souare ward The right
~ .ha ra,ant eos,s ,be c;,v sI 50 ner
son u.u , Of ono hundred feet which amonnt
~ oontractors are required N nav into
,Le troas,,rv before receiving their bills
Sr The work, Rurnetiz;ne is a process
d;scovered many wears since. and con-
s;,s II ;mnragnat;no The wood with a
so,,,,;on az ablor;de II z;pc The wood
= ;asrnd,ood into or iron cylinder. and
- a. sxhonstad The solut;ou Is then
~. az ea un;s, nr.,.,,r,. Ts;,,. c,r,-
nIa,s in nrecnat;on 4 indicated bv the
,ressnra gauge becominp stationary.
Some exner;ments made with cotton
oaS I'd o,bor sof snac;es show the
80. oJ a. Ais ANA nsrfantlv sound after
49, sassi a~no.urs -
'n, TI;.naa eTba navament nsed ON the
.horonrb ares hare Il the. Mich.
ppison Il was rst laid in 1877 and has
bo so crow;nc in favor ever since They
nova now ten or ffteen miles Of Il down.
NJ limestone navement has been laid
~ w. s;rca 1851 great deal Of broken
~ Ieao ST. naoJ and soma- gravel The
s T;aho,aon nayemant has been renewed
N'eno'Io" - s,raat th;s 'jostad e;gbt
on ony om .na;r and vos Then fonnd
cars Ms m m an NJ Tbomnsorl The Su-
" &c W. va &C pnhi;n Works states that
ipIa hloaLs wore narfectlv sound when
,aIen mn and the boards would have an
tahen ", a"a a. .nv I navament The ma.
swer1u ~ wh;,e r;ne
'er Ia usea - WTh;s o;,v wos formerlv
e'sos. :.h ;na.,ona SoynS in The Mace
Ra;eI w ILL 80 : araat extent renIaced
MS mas ueeh, " eabhls. stone which rs
y 'no oou'u.. - y. - nanara, nee Tbav
tne pavelnss"t, 49, W" !. ~ N;nhoIson navs.
commences iss 'as III Savs now nearly