, 1879-07-16
Mavor Harrison Expresses Himself
STRONGLY in Favor Of
the Idea.
Ills vteus Is to t1e Defects Of tho Present
Chicago Parements.
A Durable Maoadan Foundation the
Thing Needod 'ah4ke
An Illustration Of the Expanstyenosa Of tho
Present Pavoments.

I'M, an cfTort 10 get another ordinance through |
tbe Council allowing them To use cobbc-stonea
except In that part OF tho South Side norm
Of vnu Durcn strcet-betwcen their tfacks'-a
pavement which Is tn use great deal III 'nn
East, and which, It ID claimed, possesses many
advantages over all others, In an economical
noint Of ytcw, and as to It's benefit to Tho ieee
AZ hor.es. An ordnance authorizing the use OF
tho cohblc. stoucs did pass tho Council some
Tins aqo, but Act!ng-MaJor Gilbert vetoed
Il, AS tho new one, IL "efe r.,
r,rded fayorably by the Aldermen. would
have 10 bo sanctioned by Mayor Harrison. re-
portor had talk With him on he auo'ees yes
tcr1ny, and Tas entertained for hall an hoor oy
an interesting discourse on street pavemcnta
which is we'll worth reproducing;
"What do you think OF
co,pLK-sToNKs
betvcan strcet railuay-tracksa" was the Intro
ductory question. ,,
nWhy do fou nek mo for an -oplnlon'" said
his Honor.
avail. understand tho etscet-railway COM
nontea nra going 10 try and get another ordt-
nance through the Council and, rs Act'nE-Aiayos
. Gl)bcr vetoed tho other one, my object Is to Ind
out II you would do as he did,"
"Idou't wish to forcstait any action may take
when the ordinance reaches me, for I may
chaure my mind On looking further, but III say
this: have examined With good deal OF caro-
lho road-bcds on West Van Burcn mud Randolph
styccts, atsd am satisfied TINT cobble-stoncs arc
not ouly the best thing that CAL be used, but
about the only thing know OF, for the good Of
the railroad company and the public"
"Whut do you think OF cobblestoncs 1oF tho
whole of atrecta"
,"It is not necessary 10 discuss that Chicago
rest upou treachcrouA soil, which Rivcs Urcst
deal ID wet weather. md heavy teams would
drive the cobblc.stones into the soil, and they
would soon disappear. But between the rails
that could not occur, because the wheels OF tho
wngons would either rest On both tracks or on
ono rail-, and tho other wheel on tho outside
pavement,
TIE onEAT pnslDEHATuM
in city street pavement IL material that will
not bo Injurious to hnrscs,-n material TINT will
last apd cau be emily repaired from dny to day,
20 thas tho bed can always bo kept In good
order Wooden blocks are Objectionable because
they cannot bo repaired. II one sinks llttlc
below its fellows. to mako the street even you
would have to cut OF d plecc Of tho surrounding
blocks; OF, II ono is worn down, you would hare
70 replace 1t with a sawed block; otherwise tho
one substituted would BE- higher than tho other.
When there is break In wooden block pave
mcnt It soon goes 10 pieces With stone, how
ever. ilfope Ia broken you can lift II out nndput
in another, and easily level 1t With hammer.
II one hinks, putting In a little more sand will
Hstorc it's original hight In European cities
tho repairing Is done at night or carly In tho
morning, when there is little or no travol, and
tho stone or Belgian pagemcnts thcro are always
smooth.
TIE OBJECTIONS TO THEN.
however, aro that they injure the horacs, and
ire noisy. cobblo-stone pavement is easily
fepat1ed, aua It has this advantages: tho stones
eau bc put slightly abovo the rails. The wooden
blocks get worn down below tho tracks, and
when the whcol Of wagon eots Into the rut,
turning out strains the axle, aud In that way q
great many vehicles aEo damaged. Cobble-
stones rsmeve that rsE OF tpipsy, f. for They sol
So% sns ss}sT The ss they DO they can
'tYou referred to tho noiso arlaing from
Belgian blocks, Wouldn't the same objection
s.saRs.' t1a3s f. e'60'''s0os' between the F'''"'y
II I'm 9lad you asked that question, for that
matter Isn't understood It Is not The noine
maae by the horses feet that is Objectionable,
hut that made by tho Nhcels OF wagon. The
clatter Of hools ls not unpleasant but
TIE NOISE OF WnEELs
is terrible, especially On narrow street whcrt
the houses nre high. In European cities, on
widc streets, one y not annoyed Is n tic mar
weight. from the TACT that our strects arc wide
and the buildings aru comparatively low, and
,S sose.nrsauph rue M H. 'ey oy,. ersa nss osHs ~
Wneu naao 5o Tc W 1,oat 1nturv .i9est rs;,
no nosS "H E1ea' hn 'r1ut{ eue0s ~ su,;0n. f..
,Shs cro,.,m, u" ~ ~ rs,a Wnh cohn,o
s,,ss,.iv nhnSc W III reIis +hst aonrsr %nMsh =,
Ss.ts ,n An' aan "a c,,Id w.
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,d.aw n fayor ~ cnhhs he,.ao,, E ~ ~
troeHstn N~''' ~ ~'"o''eSoAso osA"se' @A'
II think tho use Of them would result tn tl'
w"r"ns and Er~a,1cs -. 4 Mu,,;I nxn. ~
ptsnns ~. " LII .ot y. vSaigea eve1y feas'"
OroyA an ordinance giving The atrect.raiirs !
companies The right to use the stoucs1'
at is not necessary for 1ne 10 answer thu
nov; but l don't sec why should not approy
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s,,,.rr ~ r.vuurxT IN ,,sx ~ cu,c.a,,n
.I % don't ,fte 03 4. Woodyn nj blocks-the N,co,