The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-06-09
Street PayeInents.


The experience Of Pittsburgh in tn,
paving Of her streets has demonstrate
the necessity for some new material 70
paving that will be firm, durable, cleal
and not injurious to the animals and ye
hIcleS that have to pass over 1t. Es
pecially, in this city, 10 II required that 1
should be capable Of bearing immensl
weights, our streets being constantly sub
iect to the transportation o. extremely
heavy loads Of metal and manufacturer
articles.
| The old cobble.stone pavement has rem
defed excellent service In its day, and 10
even yet, superior 10 many substitutes iol
It But It Is rough, dirty and soon worn
out; and after enjoying the smoothness Of
the wooden pavement, the public becomes
intoletant Of the cobble.stone. The wood.
en- block pavement is, at first, q great re
/ Lief from the rugged toltipg ol the cobble,
stone; but Il IL costly, and lasts but a
short time. The Wood street pavement
ID q fair illustration in point. II is but q
favv vaara aince Il Iyaa iatd down and n iu
A nov nrsc,IcsiIv mao vorn s I ort Tha "T nrhi;o II !,
4 dsmands dm Snrnstbtno Halter ibSn 4 ei,hSs
the cnbhle n wooden bIocE nsysn,ent y T'4s'
II is trne that The wooden nS1oTsr,,
llaid on some n onr ,swsr avenrea ave
holding out better than the Wood stree.
pavement; but that is because they are
not subject TO the heavy traffic that street
lstantlv covered Win teams ID and n yshicios. Sys
lbut he trafic upon them a Iiobt tssn,' coS,
nSred y;,S that Il 1ha hns;rsss = ~ ~ SV ~
citv TENTI n f''T S's5'1s1 y y 't. " sAS
Another ohisct;on N ,ba roo,danr tloc,,
navement "a iSe diff,cnlt. S ~ SS rers;,;DH Ss 4
+ hoo ~ ha ,ans;rad d.. ~ ~ S,ps.a,. ~ ~
and In moi from the ton rscaso;.o,;nn c % ~, ~,
teSr;ro @ no. m NOT ~ ,Se eStILo Is rSSo,asa. Le nv
no;n1 zySarS M ,ano;.s @ ase Ieo.ssast pHsss ~ sne
w Wood % AZ aNr rate ~ SoeS ot not SSo,,, ~ -.
n Ia q nronsr nstsS;s e, noS esean "
Il sort easity t worn and coa,l. ivee anenSh ~ ~
he ,rncS hei,sr thar M n 4. @ Store ~ sn,So W
Shsne w otSer % sr,.eas. ~ ~ - so.t So ~ sone
ms,sr;Si for Ios5 bsda W.. J" ~ 'ne pRvPet .pe
mS tsr;Si 1Sa ,,nSt ieo a.. Su ,,d y y " .Sns ss1
rSvs The rcS ~ a AZ h,s aOt 4sa poss ,osa. y
GrSat prItS;n @ so n,onn @ Srs 1a ans y
s.Sosin i % cood ~ ~ % tha 5.aoass nonea yeats ago
hooanso os A., ISo.a ae plsseIs pa1 Say ,so1e!y
dsnth T ~ seversl vera % tset onS ~ sons oaeasa ,sia y.
Sosr;ps snv " 0san sTorns ,se' AIu capaole ol
HSaw;sa H ~ Sths,Ss % Snls;.a ~ sssuiei so
noSnt.s A"ss' ,Io o.a su a. hant . Loaas u Lnis
totsd 81. mS .,,.S1 S1e ..n psss 1oaus sVst con-
49, .S.6;,id al st;Ii 10 a-u' Sma' Sus 4ot snsit i.
c,rs, @ 1ar s' AZ 20 Is.esag even ~
S.a s oonco.nod .ai 9SoE az S'ny ..a: Snu aou elao
atSes atS SvsS soSds el9sy "ete supeFloF " al
0'nSs Tsa ag pais.;., o.o.o -. -, q 4
ase De,s.an stSne S..s paves u also
NV sn,;aS ,so5 uI' ~ u nahSi - as " ust 2.
- oSnsso;rd assS SS4 W n SoTeio s'yuss: ~
,sapsnsiNs Me- s9o.n snSi Snu DsGom
saippsty, Sut ~ 20 SSaDs, anu n9s "
" LA \; $50 S0 tSr oGtsas;,S1 r. Wop paESgt =
. ptn.Se,eH;e ~ uSS nv :S ~ eW S,,.oa iotA Snu
3. TO- SIlna, ana y aa SpuCn Hea, eAceps
Sno ,or its snhstilsss' at;a AnoSG Wno nave seen
IlT 4olSeS sup W ~ on DEoauWAy, NeW
AoES, Auo" no" dangerous II N ~ laat
EespscL 5pp
S, luz IeAt, anu a., aoout H tne only oIner
Llatellal 4elI, ntseu !1r general use 10 pave;
nsnts, & ~ aStNs9st. M IN Lonao9, faris, aud
osneF Tu,ssi Sises ~ GuE9pe' Gup' ~ wen US N our
S SWn NAuonSl nlalsp, sSspltal, l9s ma!eiial mas
Dsen susSess useu, IuFnlsnlnR a
invvsas ~ sI!sSs ~ !sss.aisa Psnemen, oVel Wnlcn
81 ~ sOts ~ n Sen,Sles ,n Eoll WltnouI NOISE OF
ueIt, anu oe sely naea - 1ne ne Tsnel OF tne
nnsaat .maas aSsaSIea SsS hoa 70 saem i5e asPnalI
Ssens nas Ii.ss Issn ~ Ise IN raIs since
t9o4, ns anu 1aS a'sl sum General sSIs.ao.
;naS al aIe Lpsancpsi ssEses o. 'nst
Wy, Nnod ,uS.u ,g;,h inIse y 'lle ii's' uSeu' are
nXM M psHSu an,aaa w ~ ,.ia Z u, 4, 70
:, ooroh;neo ,1;sS - 4. suss !m pyeMsns , = Iaas
~ ~ o,nsa VII Tta 10 PtypIl
Su ~ ss ons.t n aucIpII past VI .ne
Issg ~ ~ Seo,S S0sss ~ to u pFoHea sSoa
;auta0 I ~" asa 1n H. ~ sm1YS GT ivutsesa
.os. aSuSe, se.,,s, ana se S asi A :. 1alu uIga t1s
p;aoa NY III !. 1 ~ 80 taau W anI sassas sGssgls
roaS catHSS. cnvo-sd S1,th assSI, & Talzsa Tao ana
hed H has time ali The aaIiIits ord W S.ma0a, !Saa
of M the McAdam;zeS 'n road and SnS ,bna bIIss H.
S9rbS,t Il 4 comnIsta rS,nsdS ~. "S an1, ,,.u Sue
tection aSainst ths dnat rs,nlt;nS nj, LIZ, e
he nn,yerizstion If atone wSere stone % =
the 6niv material 1seI "a iO "-st' ''O4s 10
'HiShIand Svenne IN The eas,err mar, of
the citv is now bsin T estSt1 ,tS th;s
nsvemsnt nav and Il viii vii Eepsv paveS anv wn one % "
On ~ ont and Ioolt a. the 1nc;,s ~ 9r..1nS; S1n n
ifhe roadbed after heing % nroneriv r., grsJ" rad
ed IL drained bv a FrencS drain IN e each
side . snnk eiehteen inches heloV % liz ne Level I
Rroksn @ en- atone fothe % Ssnth % n Eo,Ttsen ISse,,
inches u then laid dovn. % thio l. -tHsa N tnsr
co1ered - b1 'r = nrenarSt,on rs.r n ~ oro1oi al r..
a. anS Rsnsu M. N aT", nn; 'u
the @ densS % II T several ;nchs.,Snd @ W IN % tSs ton w
" STS VIA isIsiS = tba I HsnbSIt SSaa nv % -olIol
.enoI,ed 4, ssser, ana ,s;ab;ne outSan
t5ey s1SS oel I nv aSriass tero;sa
y Sae ;ato oUes sGe ans ISs
NY mn0t' iT% So so1 1Ia thd W
oie i,n s ane sspnss /. ho ussS ~ i,o sns
CAQlt6 pavement 10 DEOuRnt lEOW 1Ellts