, 1870-02-01
The N1culson Pavement

To the Editor Or zHe LH1taQp 1Tt9A"s .......
ask eoom In Jour psper 10 correct ssateuenta
made IN ,ne Sunday Tfms. tJarusry &c, ID regard
to The Nacolaon wooden hlock pavement USED IN
Chicago, Il IL there aald that "Lne water which
parcqIlteA through the gravel satutAte6 tod tcoa
tols the Hood, and the pavement II sr1kpfLr
Used rr;" ard that it, use "a extTkfntty e<tr1.
,nentak 10 the public heatth' From whAteqes mo-
| uvs thta uay b asserted By parties deslrous 10
| push their own labs Ard having "2n axe TO
gstLo,"I am authorized, s5 xae experience OF
Chicago aud the sworn tesfinony Of record, TO
| deny its truth IN each ralticolsr.
| In The Njcoleop eate with lie city, II sppea-ed
! bJ the tes11uonr Of Renbso C,eyetAoo, formerly
! CITY Superintendent, that the nfst N'colsoo
pavement laid on Wells a.reeet hsd then listed
tomc ttn or twelve years without Fok or
decay. Some Of lhosa blocks were brought
| II 10 court entt1etJ lounf, $40, on mestnIenen5
! showed WeAr Of ttccl ono xLd haM 70 tHc
meter IN ~ ne same wtteen ,. sMs; Gsss!.uai a
I'll i u.y opinion that this pavement, rhen
| etnt1txc,ed tt1icty IN 1cco1dtEce ~skh the plans
sba sptettcaso1 1t the sad Samuel Ntcolson,
will lant lwelse iears on AnJ Of our pElnetpai
s,reets enn 1betonsnisres. 4 ptIs o' Sun Carr
strt ct. snas was paved IN 1ss! uoder M snpertn.
Ie, teice, Is stl lu gooo condition. AID has ncvet
hsh aa> II stes!a9 = patts to ny ktoNeate.'
IT, q 10 sstsl s
nta.lnrt r Asr"A. 'sA7. :" -a--a5 e3f''ea'' ae
II ttlnk the S!colsou p1veuens VII stacd the
w.at Il business syteess, IKE the tast crowd:d
thn1rnk kh1&ses IN Chicago, from ten to twelve
.rnere are 20 Equares Of blocks at It nov In ase
la ths cltY Hhcn lAl1 In tie slGlu. er und f2t OF
I'd ries rxs 81 ses s'ff ~
eqtal 10 saI IL or - pr ce:t q the cost 81 nes
~. nsats, ne' na' oe n'ds to last two or rnfee
: Tie tessoD eyen by she ~r,tel lor tar asstz;ea
: decaI Il tho Etco14on u no ortuusy nntrae For
| fhto led At
> tht gravel forns crueIt n1ss entirely io7ner-
rlous 10 asseT. 10 tn,s al persoas of e1per7rnce
Tre Nlcoison pavement, too. tntsetd Of being
adj TIM entail - tnt pub tc nealso,' IL grsA
!. J. II. Rn1ch sabl,asy supe'in4ndens Of the cly
;. OF Cp,csgc, and Dr.. J. '. NAncJ, one Ct tae
t most -ninent t1see.a noysests ane M sAsc1s y, ~
! I testlnlny telote the CanulsAioner, ns. b'aacj
AZ: I,o ,,s. .rs ,no.. obvious aar.u:.os that
has, IL The presenston Of the art1ipG Of rnAatou
- ytpor. trcm materials IN the 70 Itcent so1' fse1
= TIE ote cen poslt on Of vegetable no acimai nat
Ter which tcAt roll MAT c0pt4p; II II a0tfer rre
Y vented tre paren ens IL asntuny laid 10 sccora
a atce t!th the tpcctacartdns Of tic PAM
p ct IT, ths decay deesr of tae sn.,enas, tie Wool
+ ntre tsp< ctalts. OF which the pasenect Is con
T. struc'td, b lis beng coaIet w!sa t.r, 90 ~
IA pfevent me enhance Of moisture into the pd:sl
N fnNd, snr p.esettiop ana snn asrett Of decay,
- Il has comu ced, bI the prtst5satte a:t1oa
he tpe coal t.r eoa Ia Is is ased o. d Tosd
ne scte spd pj fprgntous ac'd contained u 1000 "a
ma Il that II uPeo, IN the copBi uc1too, an OF 8ne
~ have the properly termed snnsepfic, *h'cn pr!
w vents ctcay Of Wtod aud hsfters AL alreAl
se cou Deuced where the wood u lAd down. Mex
4: the prestt ton OF the pcrfofauon Or 1Gsecte,
nt tne destruction Of lheif eggs or tAFf ~n1:
n. MsY pro exist IN the wood when laid down, .
~ ~ The po,sonouB ereca e1etted upou mem ~ Il
nc corhfItutlu OF the coal tal Or WOOD lar. 40
u iB 4 ecnatteal point Of vlex, the freedom IN
nv llAntltty 0! IorH 1tlon o. cFAett oT 0Itnct*,
~ Nhteh ghtes from below may fesca the Apf1Ace-
- lSAH the nftt ptco Of pavement is'o do
ue 10 this cif5. en- Weis st'eet, bet9een Lafe :,
zee South WkteE, ~ An experiment. tashE N u
ne yezT 1854 Osher experiments we're made =:
Ills ebouS tho time the cts+ VIII Other didt
r. ept ktadA oI p&vemauts. plank 1920, lad caat
w. B.cne+ std q 4tAve1ed road: aud It 1aa Q
ma erelv the r. suit Of my own opstrsAt'on bat
Tue Rtnegtl e1prcesou Of upto!on nt Itstabe p&ttk
IN With whom coErsrsed, that The NIcoson pat
-. next EeA mosc tut1hle Than either Of tie oth
~ ~ ysr,e1!ss xn:cn have named Ia Calcasrt"
l13 nr. Ranch rays:
sas "1he cosl lar that u msde o: In preparing
and nctz - deocof1zet, ulAtbfeci1rs and R1t1ept
e11ocEc scdd beng one OF The ingredients Of &
- tar q cft OF fna beat ueodoF2ers dAtufectal
fA1 aEd ii ntpt.cs tnat Ne have. II combines III I
ed | qusil'fr1 Fai TED II Anything OF tn&s Kind
[rx tcitk. Id Z sznttxTy point Of view. tda: 1t ID au
~ | nor to any other rrTtmeLt That hare ever Be
w OF had apy Enoslehfc or
u il vtlI b thus seen that the eSlcolsdn p
I nert vtndlcA1ea ttse'f no:n in durAhil1J =
| fealtnrulLesR, while al actu ledge IT. IT
oete1ts in toutors aud practical utility oosa
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