The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-03

from s to 10 inches long and from 8 10 10
inches deep. The surface side Of the stone
being slightly dressed, the manner Of lay.
Ing this pavement Is about as follows:
The street Is graded about 10 inches be-
low the grade line end q bed made Of
clean course gravel or broken stone, and
on that another layer Of gravel and sand
The stones are then firmly set 10 this In
rows as nearly even as possible, al(er
which the paving Is thoroughly rammed.
When finished Il Is as even as the Nichol.
son pavement, and TOR roadway Tor
heavy traffic Is preferable TO any your
committee have yet seen. We were
shown some oil. this paving that had been
laid over 10 years and Is yet In good con-
dilion. This paving costs from SO 10 IS
cents per square foot including ballast, ex.
elusive Of grading. Our attention was
next called to a street paved with The
Nicholson pavement, the block Of which
consists Of sulphatG Of copper and the
chloride of barytes. A block was taken
out that had been down over three years,
and showed no signs oil decay and prob
ably not more than an inch shorter than
the one taken along TO replace the one
taken out. This method OF treating wood
not only prevents decay but makes Il
much harder than It Is naturally. Our
attention was also called 10 some railroad
ties that had been treated with this pro.
cess, which were said 10 DO laid some
where above five years on the Cleveland
and Pittsburgh railroad, which appears
as sound as the day they were placed
there. Your committee are OF the unani.
nous opinion that time will prove this
method OF treating wood a great success
Your committee next visited Pitts
burgh, Pa, where we were very cordially |
received by the Committee OF Councils,
consisting Of Messrs. Rush, Riley, Jeremy,
Brown and DANIELS, City Engineer
Dempster, and Street Commissioners Lin.
dGrman and Hunter, who kindly convey
ed US through the principal streets OF the
city and suburbs, giving US every oppor-
tunity to see their different kinds OF 1ay-
Ing and other street improvements. In
the old part OF the city the streets were
improved at an early day by boulder paw.
Ing. There Is q very heavy traffic on the
streets, and Notwithstanding this noisy
clatter, the extra wear and tear OF vehic-
les, their cruelty to animals, and the dis
comfort to the pleasure driving traveller,
they are yet regarded indispensable. On
Penn avenue we were shown the miller
paving" This paving is made of wedg.
shaped pine block, treated 10 some kind
Of q process for preserving the wood. The
surface presents an appearance similar 10
the Nicholson. This paving has been
down something over a year, looks
to be In perfect condition, making
beautiful drive oil about Eve
miles. We were next taken along Fifth
avenue extension, which is also paved
with the Miller pavement. From this
street we were taken over Ellsworth av-
enue, which Is paved with the Locust
Block, exactly like that on Fourth street
IN this city. This avenue Ia upwards OF
mile in length. Our attention was
next called 10 the Nicholson paving on
Wood street and Fifth avenue, which was
aid about five years ago, and Is now rot.
ed out. We were next shown a sand
tone pavement, on q street interesting
Penn street at the Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne and Chicago railway building.
This pavement might be very good If laid
With gray granite or some other hard
tone, but as a soft sand stone paving Is
failure, the stone used h this -.
'aving Is about like our native sand
tones. We were next taken to ALLIE
,henY City, where our attention was {
allied to the Locust Block Paving on !
stockton avenue, which was paved some. /
hing over three years ago, showing no 4
'isible signs Of decay. Your committee 4
hen called on Messrs. ]. L. and W. Fl. Is
hastings, who hold the right to pave
his city with the Locust Block !
'avinG on the Phillips patent, with
view 10 ascertain how much ROYALTY
hey would ask per square yard, and al +
ow a competition Of bidders for the lay |
ng Of the Locust Block. They agreed TO
axe ten cents per square yard for one
car. Your committee after carefully ex.
mining oil the paVings of the different S
ities visited, are free TO say that they +
AVE failed to sec paving that is better
dapted to our city than the Locust Block :
'aving Tor the level part OF the city and i
believing as we do that by the city paying !.
he royalty this paving can DO put down :.
I a considerable reduction from what It I
ost on Fourth street. We, therefore rec. i
that Market street be paved from i
Lc Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad to
bird street with small sized boulder, a
nd from Third street to the Pittsburgh, q
IiECinnati & 81. Louis Railroad with 10. q
ust Block, and from the Pittsburgh, Gin.
tnnati & ST. Louis Railroad to the trough
nth the new Macadamized plan Of Paw.
ng. All of which is respectfully submit
ed. DAVID HYER,
JOHN MCFRELY,
W. D. MCLAUGHLIN,
Cdmmittse
sStsYEtHuiie, March 70 1874