, 1875-08-14
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

10 thx Editor Of IAs Ch,e4ao tribune.
Cu1cAuo, Aug. l2-Tho remarks which have
boon made within q fcw wecks pnst in tho daily
papors, In regard to tho pAvipg Of city streets,
lead mo to desire 10 give my observations on tho
Bamo subject. Tho Lrief editorial remarks Of
TUE Tribune Of the 1lth, in regard to tho new
atyle Of paving In Rochester, have given ms this
prcsont inspiration. .
Az TaE TRIBUNE well says, "UnlosB there Is
somB dosirabla improvement IN the manpcr Of lay
Ing tho wooden paremeut Chicago will be sadly III
med of different Ind." Aud 1t IL vosy i'm
portont iuQnlry. not ouly What In tue bost aaylc
i'll u4o, but IN what way can q rhylnR ba mado
boat adapted to tho wantH OF \ cisr. No
bystonl yot trlod Ia any modern city has proved
complete SUCCESS. think It 1lr. Medill IL isn-
pressed to sas III fraukHess What arc llH convlc.
t,ous Of what he saw 10 tho " Yooae4s cities = Of
tho pnst in Italy, that he will say the old Ro-
mans had boetor systom Of paving for tho
uses Of their streets than wo have tos us IN o,ir
day Iu Chicago. TboEa IL nothing IN which tbs
ago IL more bohna than IN tlo proper tnaul,ar Of
improving onr streets aud adapting then, to tho
main purpose for Which they are mado. -~tsie
oily Of the atscat.rslwAy. and the stupidity Of
tho management OF That invention which IL
no invention. and tho moro stupid mnnnar
in which tic pubic tcqu!escd in that monopoly,
haa not yas bosn adopted The puhla lAvs yas
to learn that the aolusiou Of tho paving question
rests With a combination OF nrans ard material,
OF which Tho Htrpet-raiHay Ia only suggestive,
and then blocks tue way.
Tie public lava not como to realization OF
tho yafue Of htfoat.improysment. TIey do 1p-
preriatO tho saluo Of ptRto.glAas In tho building
that fronts Upon ; street Of mud. But they
would whine At al expenditure OF : like amount
on tito paving Burfaca Of the utroet that maked
that plate-glosa valuable in its place,
would say something now abuit thai ",uost
delightful paving" in Rochester. The EcmA.ka
OF Vnk TRIBUNE inform W that II III laid ON
bed Ut tat stones that 1est reciiuinR upon each
other, aud III made Of lAyer Of btokou stonD
Ant sand, and stone mAcsdaMlzed and rolled,
| and oemented OH tho surface BY a cost of tar
aud sand. It In described ~ ~ oetuH ~ hard u
| rock. aud "a smooth ~ = door" Now, doubt
| less this would mako very solid pavement, III
| Foundation and on the surface. nut hardness IL
not alone desrz6le Quaiity in the right paving.
II ~ good for tho nhoels, but destructive to the
l,orsc4' fest aud laER. II is bsFhArouA to force
tbs horaes to travel over the stony paYings thlt
hass besn found most durable ln cities. Az
! tho hosAa speaks not for himself. his
pnEt in the Improvement Las never
| busn considered ~ II ought to have
b0sn. The right paving needs proper oath for
| The horaes feet to travel On, ~ we'll ~ proner
| way for tue wheels tu run On. The two ara ycry
Inconsistent. Tho wbsal needs > yery hhTd.
SMOOTH path tho Aosses feet require 10 lsstjo
patti. Theuca coInvs tia suggestion Of the com
btuAtion In tie paving Of which the slfost. rail-
way ia the illustration. And u tie same tine. 20
tutolesable nutssnDe. :
The Rochester paving, above tho foundation.
h mAcsdaulized road. with tsx- ooaossto sur.