Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-10
The eRavemeo1 Question.
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BRooKLrE, L. l., Aug. ., 1s1e.
Edssor Star Having seen by your paper that
the Mayor ofyour city snd . committee hsve
been on tour North, to inspect tn different
kinds OF pavement. L am prompted to write Won
on thstsabject- Although am not at present
! Therefore feel an intad est in its Welfare.
pennsylvania avenue IL the widest street
In the country, and car be made one Of
mont IS adopted for faving-eithe< the
Nicholson or Stowe; both re- line and durab,e
The Nieolson is laid on . plank foundation OF
upon sand. The CORNER Is liable to rot at the
foundation, therefore caufipg the pavement to
FINK; but THIS - oaly the case where the ground
ment clairas thashis paveme mt is not liable to
rot, and also that L. can be more readily taken
up in small portiaCs when requisite for street
have a specimen OF the Stove at the corner Of
lth street and theayenue, in Jour city. Broad,
Nassau and Courtland streets, IN New York, are
h aved with ,NicolsoS, over which there is the
Heaviest kind OF trucking, and 1t lasts well,
with the exception, 0s Broad street and Pearl,
seiere there's constant grindiug upon it by the
heaviest kline of trn * wheels: Rnd I NAV saw
the same Of faSsau, IN front OF The post Office
but here there is<an inordinate quantity of
travel, such as PENNSYLVANIA aver ne never sees.
Clinton street, Brood yin, whichL see daily. is
one Of the most beautiful streets in the country:
so also Euclid street, Cleveland, Ohio. They
street, OF this city, has also Just been paved with
che same pavement, And A know there il more
heavy travel upon it than upon any street in
yeur.ety
ROW for the ssphaltun pavemext. OF all
the huEbugs to staan9er the peoples money
upon tbs Is the beat. lave seen il Z led, and
watched its progress frou day to day en- Henry
street IL this city and aftera years experiment
ing they have at LAST finished it, and what
Enish. Cxe block, O. square you casl it N
your cay, IL as hard ss adaEant and the next
one like mTsh, and the principle part OF the con-
s.lomerstioR hlters through and runs down the
seHe rs andbeps to ill tkem, asst sticks to eJery-
thug 1t comes in contact with, and tkere
is a constant offensive o6or arising :herefra.n.
Mr.. Scrinsshay, the inventor OF this pavemeR.
ana also the contractor tor laying the same,
has been very energetic ia deviSing means to
make good pavement of tkls; but after irving
sand and gravel mixed thick aud thin and
building an enoT EoUs roller for rolling the same
lg steam, have made perfect faN9re and an
enormous waste OF the peoples money. Ii your
citizens want the most lasting pavement pro-
euraile, i would suggest the kind used for
Broadway, New York. II is of the hardest granite
~ blocks of equal width, and laid in Uniform
rows, Ttsh sufficient distance between each row
to adnttSo horses taking good foot hole and
therefore preventing the danger of slppinp
Thss Is the best pavement in the country for
wear but at the same time Ia trying to the horses
feet and legs. can see no use for such a nave
ment In your city, and thak that either the
Nicolsca or the Stowe pavement would be the
thing fos PennylvaDis avenue
Very truly, yours, &c, R. H