Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-10

vertise for proposals for the grad
ing and paving of said street.
Yet, oh, the "many slips between
the cup and the lip"
Will the proposals be made?
Will they be accepted?
Will the contract be carried out
by the city?
Will--will--here are slips"
enough which may happen.
But we will hope for the best.
ANY way, all hail to Alderman
Kuhn for his intrepid inauguration
of this matter, and may the star of
of his prosperity shine brightest
from the date Of It's completion.
This may be but a coup FesSdi,
but We hope it is a sure premoni-
ton of the coup lie grace.
In our fOndcst dreams, during
long, cool, moonlight nights, when
hooking birds sing for US angelic
lullabies, the most ecsiaiic vision
ever known to us aside from blue
eyes aud blonde curls) has been
that of Washington (and other)
streets neatly covered with that
substantial, durable, elastic, and
cheapest and most scrviceablc Mic
olson pavement, and we gliding
over ii in a "nobby" vehicle, with
our "duck" beside us, at a ~: 10
gait, whip in tue socket, tail over
dasher-ga lang!'
And now eau it be that this fond
vision Is to be realized?
But let US adduce u few sober
facts about this matter of Nicolson
pavement, for the consideration of
our readers.
On June 10th, the HERALD pub
lished the result of the experiment
with the pavement in Chicago, and
we repeat what we then said.
Chicago has been using the Nicol-
son pavement fourteen years. We
gave an official report from the
Office of the Board of Public
Works.
OFFICE BOARD PUBLIC WORKS,
Nos 1911 WEI 3 TRET.
CHICAGO ILLINOIS, May 2.th, 1910. }
In tho year 1856, the first Nicol-
son pavement was laid in this CITY,
upon Wells street, between Lake
street aud the Wells street bridge,
1t was subjected to a heavy weatt
and had to DO renewed in 1856, al
ter ten years use. 1t is calculated
that with ordinary wear, n wooden
pavement, will last from twelve tC
fifteen years.
Various kinds of pavemehts have
been tried here, but none have
given so good satisfaction as thu
1wooden block" when all the adj
vantages and disadvantages arr
considered.
The kind of wooden block pave
ment generally adopted here Is iht
flooring and six inch blocks with
out strips, the inch space between
the blocks being filled with grave
and tar. We have about fort,
miles of wooden block pavomen
now laid, and shall lay during tn
coming season nineteen and one
half miles in addition.
+. H. BAIEEY,
In charge Assessment Dept"
In addition to this official repor
of the value and worth of the Nicol
son pavement, VIC might add a FEY
ofits many advantages, as set fort
in q Chicago report upon the sui
ject.
1t should DO remembered that n
city presents worse natural tacil
ties for laying q wooden pavemeI
than Chicago, for that city islOcate
Tor was) in a mud hole.
''The advantages Of the woode
block pavement over all other kint
tried Accommodating, grave
ing, cinders, boulders, and stor
bloCks-are so many that 1t Is IN
versally popular.
It is smooth, noiseless, not Sill
perry, handsome and easily cleane
The moment 1t Is laid on q Civ
street the value Of property froT
ing it is immensely appreciate
sometimes doubled in a short til
especially in neighbOrhoods We
undesirable and little ~frequente
So well Is this understood Ii
property holders are not only wi
ing but anxious to have tn
streets paved, although the
penses are assessed directly up
them, and required to be met il
single payment before the work
begun"
We have neither time nor Spi
70 continue this subject furtl
now, but we urge upon the Boz
Of Aldermen to press this mat
forward.