Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-07
SECOND STREET
Surprised by a Force Of Men with
Picks in their Hands and Business
in their Manner.
A Block Stone Pavement, with 4 Con-
crete ~TishOmingO Foundation, from
BeaIe TO the l.. and n. Depot.

At high boon yesterday ground was broken
onSecond street, near the corner OF Union
or TO speak properly, the work Of removing
the old NicolsOn pavement preparatory TO
laying block was begun.
The residents of that locality opened their
eyes with surprise when they raw a gang Of
men, under Mr.. Lsrkiu, stop and 90 TO ham
mering and gouging away with their picks.
Ii hes been understood all along that the ne
goliatiops with Contractor Piper, which have
been pendiog ever since the contract wa
made, several months sgo, would come TO
nsught and that the portion from Poplar TO
Market was all that would be paved Tor q
year or more.
Shortly after the work began yesterday, an
APPEAL man found Mr.. Larkin, surrounded
by q number of the residen,s Of the street,
aGsWeriDg eager questions "a 10 what 1t all
meept.
SIT L. A FACT"
he said. "a large force will be put on here
Tomorrow, and clean these old blocks right
off. The thing is to be rushed right through,
regardless Of expense, by the LIST of August
ne1i. The wooden blocks, from Union TO
Madison, will be taken up, and block stone
laid in their place before the balance of the
street is touched"
The reporter found President Hsdden at
the courthouse shortly after, and inquired
allow about Second street,"
sit ia still in the came place" he fscetious-
" replied.
"Bdt ground ia being broken for a pave
merit"
"Ohi SO you've found it out"
"You wanted to keep it a dead secret until
completed, then?"
wei, yes; We did intend it as a sort Of
.-- lid & n TL.;t,a. IT, 80, k.1-
to the people down there"
"But it is 10 be
FINISHED BY AUGUST"
the pavement pumper raid.
81 see | might as well unsosom," Pres
id.nt Hidden said. "You can just put it
down that Second street is going TO be put
right through from Besle 10 the Louisville
and Nashville depot, but it won't be finished
by August. No more paving will be done
anywhere in the city until that is done. 1t
wall be laid a block or two at a time and,
When fiuishs d, will be better han any yet
put down. Ii will be forty feet wide, and
will cost y Is per square yard, the whole
cost being about $50, 1000,
"As soon as The Nicolson ia removed, from
four TO SIX inches of Tishomingo gravel will
be laid. This will be allowed to concrete,
and upon il will be spread a layer of sand
of shout the same Thickness. Ga this will
be placed block stone about eight inches
thick This plan il the result Of careful
stu5y. Gieal improvement has been m lde
in paving in the past few months, and thss
20 be lard on second street wilt De almost
perfect. The beauty Of the Tishomingo
foundation cannot be too highly rated. Its
full value Tor paving purposes was not real
lied until a few days ago. The weTkmen on
Market street fell short of gravel, and a
load OF TIsHoMINGo
was sent them. They tried it a while, and
finally declared they could not handle it.
They lost too much time. 1t WAS then dis
covered that when dumped in a pile ii be-
came 20 hard in a few hours houTs that ii
had to be scattered with a pick. A lot OF it
was spread over 4 portion of the street Just
grated, sod next morning a solid concrete
bad formed. This is what will be done On
Second street. The difficulty of handling the
~Jishomiugo makes IL more expensive than
the ordinary gravel, but az il makes an uu-
equ lied foundation ne must have it. 1t can
not be dumped or shuveled from the cars in
which it is hauled, but concretes SO hard iu
the short time required to transport it from
the gravel beds that II 10 necessary TO gouge
il out with picks. A steam pillow is used to
dig il from the beds. 1t can be used with
equal satisfaction lcI d Ioupuation OF ior d
top dressing"
1t is predicted that all the heavy Wholesale
BUSINESS, or a large part OF it, will be done on
Second street, and that as socn as the pave
ment ia fiaished property will begin 10 jump
up the scale. Main street will probably be
torn up the coming winter, the grade changed
in many places, and as he work will occupy
some time and create some confusion Second
street will get q good part of the trade and
travel on that account.