Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-28

mad, nor the noise. l want stone pavement.
/ don't think Limestone good; they wear out
too quick. / wasn't hard stone.
G. S. MAcLAREN-Don't know the differ
ence here. In London wooden pavement Is
| used IN the heart Of the city, but they keep
il clean. prefer it.
!. JAcoBs-I haven't the slightest idea. ]
don't know one from the other, but If it is
as healthy think the cedar pavement the
| best.
z. WooLFENDEs-I haven't been in the
| business long enough, but / think stone
would De preferable if laid properly.
SH. HAYNEs-Ihe cedar wood pave
| meut, in my opinion, is the best for this
country.
FEUcHr & BLoCK-We prefer the cedar
pAvement-think they would De best for the
entire city. We are not in favor Of the
| Nicolson.
NJ. +. EMBREY-I prefer stone to anything
| else. Wood is unsanitary, If l must judge
| from past experience.
E. G. BUCHANAN-I am in favor Of
wood payements on Main from Besle TO
Poplar; on cross streets stone in the best
| shape.
FIJI. WHIrE-I wantia solid stone pave
| ment all over town. Nothing else is worth
| blank. And these gas and water compa-
MES ought not be allowed 10 dig 'em all Up
sgain to lay down pipes.
JOHN K. SPEED-I am in favor oil cedar
| block pavements, by al! means.
r. B. BRowN-I know our pavements
| need repairing / think stone pavements
best for all our streets.
7. B. SIMs-Stone pavements now and for
ever. Other psvemenis have been tried and
found wanting, but the stone has been tried
| and fills the bill.
Il. J. EcKERLy-I want stone pavemenis.
w. T. SToNE-I think every body ought TO
| be in favor of stone psvements. Wood won't
do. We don't want any more yellow-fever
here.
w. 81. HoRToN-I think wood pavements
are better for streets and vehicles. / am
! not prepared to say anything about their
durability.
JOHN Submissions lasts longer.
HENRY FRANK prefer stone pavement.
l know nothing better for Memphis.
JOHN W. GARRETT am 10 favor of
stone pavement-ips the most lasting.
A. S. McGHEE-I think stone pavemenls
are the best for Memphis.
JOHN SHEEHAN-I will take stone in
| mine all the time.
81. Dow-"We have had all sorts of pave
ments here"
1--WE have had only wood, stone and
gravel"
"Yes, aud we must judge from the past;
| and l am decidedly in favor of stone, be-
cause it is cheaper and better"
J.T. WILLINs-We like this street Mon.
roe, cedar block very we'll, but for general
purposes we prefer stone"
HARVEY ROBINSON - Wood pavements,
| properly cared for, are the best-especislly
better than the character Of stone pavement q
we are getting here.
WIN. IRWIN am in favor Of stone pave
| m ents for Memphis.
| Fl. O. HAMPsoN-If the Nicolson b ad been
| properly put down we would have had good
| pavemeuts now. They used saplings and
| otherwise bad stuff, and as no attention was
given it, it was bound to rot away. Properly
| cared for, built Of proper material, the Nicol-
son is good system.
Z B. CARRoLL-I have seen the operation
of the Nicolson and stone pavement, and
prefer the latter.
w. 3. BowLFs, SRI believe cedar is the
pavement for Memphis. We live in wooden
| country and can put it down oftener.
JAMES CoNNoR-Wood ia most pleasant
| to ride on, but think stone most durable.
| Moses KATZENBERGER-I am in favor of
stone pavements, for this reason: l don't
think the government has any right to ex-
| pertinent on material when they have a
practical demonstration on Front street.
SIMON GREEN-"You will never get me to
| say anything all 1T pavements in Memphis"
"You, then, are opposed TO both weod and
stone" -
81 am opposed to wood, and in favor ID
| stone. Front street shows what kind of
pavement we ought to have here. The
/ wood pavements put down about the same
/ time are all gone and Front street is there
| yet"
| f. d. TALLEY-1 am rather prepossessed
! toward the cedar pavement on account of its
being easier on horses and vehicles. II it
| don't cost any more than the stone think it
| would be the beat to adopt. The stone wears
in ruts, grooves and holes, which is not the
case with the wood, and 1 don't think it
would cost as much to keep up wood pave
ment as one OF stone.
] Col, f. L. MCGOWAN, formerly county
I trustee, and now a member of the firm of
| Busby, Tool & MCGOWAN, said that he
thought if there was any one thing more
| thoroughly satisfied on, il was On the subject
of paving. He was decidedly in favor OF
stone, and he was willing 10 be put down as
for it first, last and all the time.
| VIZ. BowLFs, JR.-Wood is taking the
place of stone in all large cities. London
| will be paved with wood from one end to the
| other in time, and it ia most expensive there.
Nothing will stand without repair, but wood
| comes nearer standing with attention than
other material. All the best streets in Liv-
erpool are paved with wood. We want
wooden pavements and wide tires to vehicles
| ottransportation.
| Mr., J.E. GooDLETT was very much OPP
| posed to wooden pavemenis of every kind,
| and said he hoped never to see another one
| put down in Memphis as long as he lived.
| He was satisfied that it was far better to put
down stone, even at a much greater cost, than
to deal any more with psvements which in all
| likelihood produced sickness, and which
lasted for only few years and needed con-
| slant repairing. He was sure that the stone
pavements were the cheapest in the long
! run.
CAPT. ED HART-Do you mean that blank
thing out there (pointiug to the splendid
| store block pavement on Madison street,
| laid with especial view to testing that style
OF pavement)? l don't want to have to grub
puiveriz ed limestone out of my eyes and ears
every time go home. Give me the cedar.
block pavement and careful system OF re-
pairs, and / assure you We will have pave
ment that costs us less and will last ne life
time-and then you can hear yourself talk
on the sidewalk.
NAPOLEON HILL am in favor OF stone
pavemenis-block stone in the heart OF the
city and macadsm o. Telford whatever you
call it) in the outskirts. 1 don't want, any
| wood in Il at all. A Telford foundation with
Tishomingo gravel would be the beet in the
world-little cost to keep it up. The kind
OF Paducah gravel that has been brought
here is nuisance and proves it unadapta-
bility to the construction of good, substantial
streets in Memphis.