, 1880-08-05
STREET .PAVEMEN4S.
The Subject Investigated at Length
by the Citizens Association
Concroto Foundations Indispensable Ia
Caso Of q Heavy Traffic.
On This Grant, superstruot4rs Will Make
the, Best Roadway

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thu. Best Roadway:
thu Committee OH Street payements have
atthfnit,nl tho following report 10 ule @t'
zens' Asso,tntion, which tho Executive Com
intltco hive ntrepted and ordered pnblls''ed:
aoesat2n Ihe IN soraFncd Committee, to Mnom,
VIII VII v'o toS Stn aSet o. street @
M to Tho leat material and tS.'o for tho fut,ird
Ct 9asoFS ao4S r. GasSSe aSe see,oe, CT toy
lljortsbrrR. whose nntmoly death Ia tasHH' rel
Eirled us h public cnlntntty. Mo was tho m2sl
day before tho accilcut which proved fatal. hal:
givon us his yiows orally iM such form ns erabln
wo much regret TINT hc loft ,is no written reaprd
memorial of h!a worth md souvenir OF his
TSa saS5est xaieh you have sysp ~ ssE 5cE @ eon.
sideratton Is ono wo npProaen VIII d3,iiaenao "
or tho T,old Of experiment contracted: on ttlo,
contrary. it Is ono of thoae questions whioh havo
ees I'oa IL '1S EroDg pan at very
intervals during THO present centHry Y . not i2s
S1SSf press teoms VIII IN
Intentions, and recommendations, and which tho
enterprise of. Inventors and contractors has has
coinlnittees willing to Vivc nttontion to tholr
specifications. No embarrassment nrtscS fro,n; 1
Wat %1nsr of han Z s heon On thu Tor
theoretical and inpracticablo speoulntton. and
tho usual or porhnps n9 ~ SnsSl SFaS scs%es nye
n9o t Ior INC o, naSransoment We snail en-
deafor 10 present onr viows without % oircnse to
tnS,s,np rmariforuus feStasrcs, ro not, In our
Judgment, eaioala!ea e supply the desidor.stam
noM H. ,n9s H. tm3 t,c nInm WG shaii urcsent
p@"nto .,n onininns axnres.sd. aro calculated to
favor any particular scheme or to forward In
aSni FaMiiar % as Nc aro viii tho history Of street
II Caieaso a saee ., r. st settlement 'a
s ,yt S acat ere aud ~ attenon to the eta
@ snS.ors sna aslf 9
aaGHsSt to hlocSa ,,a,le to ot, uprgt d.
nE ntsftSss xsas is aoy n
mrnr Mr1n swhieh rendered tho struet,ro ds d,rnnio
10 s.Ho, .n ~ y ,rnIs1nn hock naveTcnt: than tho
Gradual dcterloration of subsequent payements,
both in workmanship md MATERIAL Unit! We have
rcachcd point whcro tho only MIN seoma to 20
SrsasS I'LL cot. n Tue Clocks 81 wood many ot them
sometimes Imperfect, aEe In faot merely s9t . up
han he he so ean ass ssoR cea
deceptive charncter Of which becomes painfully
appnrent when It has been sue1eetea 70 even 2
quickly SHOWS slight INEQUALITIES 9r ia!1enta-
tlons on It's surface. which with only ordinary
bsado sSS e Sc s ess
fh fhouRh il ii tfa5 that in many instances tho
Ct s % snsS
cnusoway dcsrablc. VT results haya shown Tint
itwould probably havo been bottcrtoh9yo 10 aaopt.
than bud pavement: hut to this 1t fs answered
pavomont has not boon authoritatlvoiy sug..
! | YcstCd to our public. 30 TINT the cheapest
!, known was too generally adopted. on tho fallaes
. tint d poor one WIS batter than none.
md graGuaily @ % depreesating mode of laying TIC
! 1nodGra block pave1ncnts; We favo soon b hov y
hoSs thojs SUI. snecessors, @ ad We are Convinced
) true true economy ia such pavement can only bt
!; secured BY cure, attention to detaiIs. and J.,
0 inore of these qualities jlietonsly e1eroised d
J, thu outset, tho greater. benefits IN eeonomea
= famIlIar with many of tho experiments IL otho
Il | knY Of pavumeus,-tho atOho blocks In L!
sne hs ssana so aayss1 ra 81
). ~, ovs'' ,t,, ar ,heso sn ,,aro fulfilled tn
OF of popuSon has oay Seo
cs eScS'ted BY tho Unparalleled pa srowth Of il
md &c s nna nG %an
20 SagI aggn stIactgo is foaturcs of merit others nr
s1 Wortboss for our pasposes TNkins ts ontir
aa hs eson md he nst
70 sealo ts aomertts ass wei kmoWonoy tsn ai
more appnres II 90 Sa9ap merlts o r fro
J. dom rom noss agaaSsnss q = natsT'sl ,s r s1
the RsqTinX = n oi a ~ ts roatyey 1ap small If
rev specimen glpSks 9, n s1c nf a.
pprnni p9xSait atreSts sSH '' exeeptionay GOOD il, cve
H. particular. confirm Us III LUG soh'ta' op''''>
I'D heE.a Gxpfessod Sss<,ts md Recommendations Il
10 | +ho i,mnrrVf.tnnnt .Cf our etrcota, hAvo bet
nK nincei brfnro 1ls and wo hiyo Hivpp nttontIt
", r. s,1rh ~ thntn ,s nrcseutcd foAt,lreH adapt
W ! hIc tn i'm situation: wo hRyo also avnIled Il
In experience Ot tnoSe "npsu iH@n1i.s1y @ ~ WIZ rarot
Of subject % trcaiea " ofaof i 1oa,,a. Ma nh
lid cues hah nUr 1. w os ~ 0,,r srrvI
tut tons on ths topic nave nceM aI " THe
nd without limit as % am1e.. Mn saa1. @ cndfho
no tn Kivo inc fGsuIta OF cur 'n'csts"''on "''no
~ ,ut Nwaro TINT our city has mnny peoullartios
10Y eoll. tDnogrAPhy, ann sltation tnMe atS psM
md factnfn IN tho e01siaofNLoM ~ .uo tM ~
lily nf,s ~ ns hrsct monncr IN thnss ynii.rno
poogliaritos 70 lnacato thas oM1 @ stieeeGag
Of marks aro put forth IN Inc lnil khowiooso
tho them .,o a.o. ,..o+ ao.t,,or,,,,,
lMl In our opinion, tho 1tfst great nes!ucfatssm
gci any project Or plan Tor iltnfe atfeos imgFq, p
ara monts In this City ls to rroyiao q nfn aha ?
loft mnnont ionndatoG Ios a'e ~ a,H =,