The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-30
DOss saEPHEBD's PAVEMENTs.
Tearing up tho Rotten Wooden Biocks-Tho
Jobbery Gnrhrid was Paid 60 Favor The
Kind Of Securitv tbnt was Taken.


WARRINGTON, Oot 2S.-The work Of pull
ing up Does Shepherds rotten wood pavement
Il progressing with wonderful rapidltv. The
residents on any Of the streets having wood
payements know not what day may bring
forth. They 20 to bed at night thankful that
thue far they have escaped, but on waking the
next morning they see poitentous clouds OF
dust In the distance, and by and by whole
army Of laborers with picks come marching on,
tearing uD the half rotten wooden blocks. .whioh
are oiled on the sidewalks or carted away by en-
tctprisloR cartmen. who pay nve cents load
for the privilege, and sel the wood to poor
people for fuel.
In the rear VI the nrst division Of the army OF
destroyers comes another hrDv of carts and
laborers, bringing refuse stone from the eneiss
auarries. which Is dumped on the street half
broken. About three and bali inches OF this
Indifferent material Is spread over the street,
and then another train Of carts comes along
with machine broken stone mixed with GOAL tar,
and thin layer OF these is spread and rolled
smooth with Immense eteam rollers, and tmme.
diately following come carts ladened with the
surface mixture, consisting OF sand, coal tar!
asphaltum, with perhaps a little sulphur. About
sn inch and half OF this top coating Is put on
and rolled, nrst with hand rollers and then with
cement being scattered on the surface TO give
the pouitice q short-lived light colorine. In init
tation Of the Neufobatel rock pavement. The
whole time consumed In tearing up and putting
down averages about six days to the mile. Then
follow the lightning measurers, and In another
week the contractors receive their $50 per
square yard 10 8.65 bonds.
The immense sums thus paid are charged up
against the bondsmen OF the contractors who
laid the wood pavements In 1872 These bonds
men are none other than the contractors them-
selves, since they mutually exchanged bonds
Tor one another; or, as was frequently tue case,
one member of nrm went on the bonds as an
individual for the Arm. From special favorites
personal bond was often taken, and political
jobbers, like ex Postmaster Bingham Of Phila-
dephie were not required to give sny bond At
less chattel mortgages. In this latter case no
bond was taken until the investigation OF 1873
was under way and then an arrangement was
no property here or elsewhere, was taken "a hs
security All OF the streets paved by this
Evans have been resurfaced at a cost OF S125,OOO;
and although the District Commissioners know
that not one dollar OF this money can be recOv-
cred, etil they 20 through the farce Of charging
II up to Eyanss wife, and some Ring lawyer
Will get a handsome fee for bringing suit to re.
cover, when everi body knows that nothing can
be collected.
The streets now under process Of reconstruc-
ton are IN the West End X street, which con-
tains 4O0i2 squire yerds, was paved In 1872 10y
the bove mentioned Bingham at a total cost Of
tltj,SW, and now the new pouliice treatment
terly rotten DE Golyer pavement OF East Penn
sylyania avenue and Garrison street II being
pu l. d no. This Is the pavement about the ever.
las ting qualities OF which the Rev. Gen. Garfield
| expatiated to the extent OF 5000 worth before
| loss Shepherd, who knew all the time that that
pretentious fraud was getting divvy, and that
heuceforth lie would own the Chairman OF the
| Committee on Appropi iations. The fraud upon
| the District, which Garfield was p i'd 5000 foi
advocating amounts to about $4,000 Tor East
| the rotten blocks with n worthless coal tai
| poultce will require tl15,O0 more.