The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-28
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Now that we are having such decided
improvement made by the repairing oI
Main street between l2th and llth streets
it is at least comforting TO read in the
Cincinnati Commercial Of Sunday last an
editorial expression Of opinion to the ei.
feet that upon the whole "the cobble
stone or bowlder pavement is the best, all
things considered, that can he laid" Not
that it is the best to be found anywhere
in the world, but simply that in view Of
the dishonesty Of contractors II is prefer
able to anything we can get in this cOnn-
try, The editor of the Commercial, who
has been to Europe, and who has been dc.
lighted with what he has seen Of pave
ments in Paris, thinks that II we could
only get such pavements In this country
we would materially heighten the enjoy
ments Of our city life. lie COncurs
in the opinion expressed by Adolph
Cluss, the well known civil engineer,
in the last number Of the Popular
Science MOMMy rs TO the superiority
Of the asphalIum pavement over any
thing known 10 civilization. II Is
both elastic and durable. The expert
menls with II in this country have not
been successful thus far, But this Nr=
Gording to the Commercial, Is owing 10 the
want Of information concerning the quail
ity Of asphaltum to he employed. "rhe
minCralogist," says Mr.. CluSS, "in speak
ing Of asphaltum, has reference to the
brittle bitumen usually found in nature,
while the civil engineer deSignates by
mineral aSphaltum, porous Limestone in
combination with tough bitumcn." Un-
fortunately, this particular asphaltum Is
not widely distributed in nature. It has
not been found In America. That Of Trim.
i,lad consists mainly of bltuminOus ScoriW
in combination with vitriiied sand and
e"'"' """ INV |"""" a"P"s''" 'O"'"
from 'we"'y'SeNe" 10 '"'ray'iouF l~r cent
o' TaF'n'y s""''%n'VS' n, i"0 "Vpo''' :"
to be too dry. The deposits Of the real
''"" S"'''. i" '""'""'' "'"' F"'''"N
are 'Oun" III 'he J"ra""le Nlol'h1@,"S OF
u,.ei..l..,I 4 a., NaU,fnL,I.l
Sw'.@F'a''u' near l"ke Neu'cha'e', WI"
"'S N,'o"" Us '''' Ne''.Vm"'.' .. '","' lucy
nave oeem @ .''e' SINCE 'o"1 IN '"r" a""
SI"Ge ''"' !" nv, '"v P''"v'P"' ''"0r""S|'"'V' "n
~ i"",o"' i"N FocN' S"'" n'' O'"",
reduce" ny neat 10 p""ueF """ r"D'"'"
anu ro''e'' w"e" no1 ,n'o u homogeneous
I's"' '"veF'"S' " 'A'u 1po" 7" l'''''''
"ry oru'""ry concrete 'o"'''"''"'' ''"'
posed OF 'r"S"'" S'o,'e """ 'e''"''
Aud that IL an enduring pavement II
stands heat and cold equally we'll II Is
smnoth onL senmle,s. II sheds rain and
IT,, ~, .,..a, 49, ,aa,.,,.a nj, n, r., ,..,,io l.,
". S".'' "'o','"'.' -, -" ~" " "'o ~" u,
alew hours alIer II Is IaIn' IL Is easily
repaired. II can he patched and the old
material can he re.heated and laid down
avain M GOOD as now. II ia elastic and
noi.lass II /. clean and can be cosily
kcnt clcou II Il delightful 10 travel
nvcr
TLc edttor of thc C,,np,,rtgl savs that
no Inorio,,, vl,n v;si,, pnri, onvtps ,Lo
''' ""'', '"" ""o ','''' ,, 49, w -" t Wv,
people ol that gay ei'y ho'h'hg 10 i"uc''
as their incompatible avenues and side
walks The nsphnltum paycnents which
Lo.. h0ou lo;d in or, c;t;os nre n froud
~, ."'' DsS" '.'' '" :" " % ri, -,
Ihcy arc compositions lhe DISTRICT "'
Columbia has 81 100000 sunk in these
concrete and asphalLic paycments, aud
AZ. cIns. an "a ~ ,hsn,. r. A.
"r. n.r, S'"'' '' =" ,'' W % l. .,..
ihougl q certain deBree ot , SuUecsS
has been attained under some ol lhe pat
ents, ms does not appear 70 pe nnllorm
and under the control o. inc englIitg,rs' is,I
Neariy all snow elear eViaeIiSe" o' wi u'J'I u
tegrallon, anu arc PeflOuicaIiy ~ "geu yst,el oI
repairs or IeSuriacInG whlcn n.,S', n',SI
means V,rs""'ly ml'ufe o' 'he p"'e"'e''
process ~ .,A,