Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-09-27
An IRON.FASTENED WOOD PAVE.
MENc.

Edwin w. Perrin, formerly of Port
land, Oregon, now residing here, is the
inventor of a new style of street pave
ment and sidewalk, which, in all like
lihood, when generally introduced,
will take precedence ove all others.
Ofthose before invented a serious OBJ
stacle to their success was ..buleinm
up in spots and running the roadway.
This difficulty, it is thought, is now
overcome in the above invention, the
general plan of which is to set a series
of wooden blocks on the road bed and
connect them by "a system of rows
which will prevent their settling, thus
keeping tho surface in its original
shape.
The blocks are made about Is inches
square, and OF Il depth sui;abl" for
strength. The upper surfaces of the
blocks are c~hanneled, or groo"cd,
when the block is made, and these
grooves serve to hold sand, gravel as
p%!IaltuIn, or other suitable substance,
10 give Il foothold for animals. Below
tie bottom of the channels, the blocks
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and at right angles with each other,
aild through these holes rods are
passed, so as to unite the blocks in ev-
cry direction. These rods are merely
stout iron pins, joining each block to
another on all four sides. There being
10 small pieces of board between the
blocks to sink down, this pavement is
not liable to bulge up. The asphalt
tuni, or other substance, is so thor
ouslly boxed i'll, there is no chance
for it 10 be driven down i'll summer,
When the blocks contract, as in some
of the wooIen Eavcmcn;S in Use.
When this is the case, and the blocks
swell in Winter, the pavement bulges
up. In the constructor of this pave
inCnt, the inventor claims 10 ObNia,e
this difficulty, As the a>phaltum can so
no further than the bottom OF tie
grooves in the blocks.
by this construction the inventor is
able to iuim his pavement with any or
ditIarV solid foundation of earth or
sand, and, from the size of the blocks
and methods of uniting them, he
claims that they are prevented from
turning up or becoming irregular upon
the surface from the unequal settling
Of the bottom. When it becomes nee
cssary to take up any part OF tho pave
ment 10 put III Il W or gas pipe, ii
tam be done by pushing back the short
rods and relieving each separate block,
when it can easily be raised. y pecu-
liar instrument is used Tor this ptir-
pose. This is done 10y removing a
portion of the aspllaltum or gravel
down through the side groove, and in
rod ma be pushed back sufficiently
to relieve the block. These rods are
only six inches long and may be
pushed back easily into the hole when
ii is necessary to replace the blocks.
The principal point claimed by the in
vcntion is, that by means of the iron
rods the blocks are easily
Joined together in such a man.
ner that they will not bulge or
bronle depressed, but will remain
lid and secure. The channels in the
blocks are cut by machinery, and the
holes are bored by the same agency.
Sidewalks may be made in the same
manner, the blocks being smaller and
no nails being used The feature of
the block is, that no solid bed has to be
or a number of ordinary blocks,
turned on edge, and the lower part be-
ing in one piece, makes II bed for itself.
The rods join the different blocks to-
satller in such n manne as to keep
them in their places.
MIR. Perrin has put down a sidewalk
in front OF Meyers 4 Franklin's new
store as "a specimen OF the new inven-
ton. In iutUle, for s~idewalking, red
wood blocks will lie used, a supply OF
which has been ordered and viii Soon
arrive. The inventor is receiving or
dsrs for the laying of sidewalks and
has already received a number. Par
ties DESTROYS of fuller information can
nd Mr.. Perrin at his place of business
On Buel street.