Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-01
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OF if.
Gao. BoRNER-Nicolson or any other
wooden pavement is 4 fraud. Put me down
for rock.
F. BIEssIEoK-Stone is my choice.
J. GAvIS-Rock Ia the hes! for general
purposes, aud also for durability.
INSPECTOR LAsE-I faver stone as being
healthier and more durable.
&c. BARRY-Pui me down solid Tor stone.
1t is the only pavement for Memphis.
E. c. WooD-I prefer stone. II il cleaner
and cheaper in the long run.
HAIRY SToNE-I am for stone.
JOHN TEhPLE-I want stone first, lzst aud
sll the time.
r A. BUKTos-The cedar pavement is the
best for comfort, but il it has 10 be torn up
fer shy purpose the stone is best and per-
bsps most lasting.
had enough of wood. We had better wait
I'LL we get money enough to lay good pave
ments.
G. B. EowLISG-Wood, OF course; yes,
every time--cedar blocks.
WALTER VoLLENTNE-I am not repre-
sentative man. Wooden? No! 1 want stone,
BY all means.
CHARLES HERzoG-We want stone pave
ments. / believe that ir the opinion OF the
msjority, at least l hope 30.
FEED KRoPP-I want stone payements,
because believe them healthier.
D. ZELLNER-I am in favor of stone pave
nents. The wood pavements have been
fairly tried and found wanting.
J. MABKs-I am in favor Of stone pave.
ment Past experience teaches me that
stone pavements are what we want in this
city.
J. JIEDEL-I will take stone all the time.
There ought 10 be no more rotten wood pave
ments here to be wet by the rains and evap-
GRATED by the sunshine.
S. RoTHsCHILD-I think stone pavements
are The healihiest and most lasting. was
raised in one of the largest cities in the
world, and when left there they were using
nothing else but stone. Il is the best.
/. SAMUEIsoN-By all means favor the
stone pavement. think it the only pave.
ment that will save Memphis.
J. N. MULFoRD-My opinion is that wood
| pavemepts are not worth CUES. want
stone pavements, but OF better quality
than we are getting now.
J. A. AUsTIN-I think we ought to have
stone psvements. They will not rot We
tried Nicolson an fouad tina. it will not do.
W. C. McCLURE-stone all the time. !
am astonished that anybody would want
wood.
I. FRIEDMAN-I am a Nicolson pave.
meDt man.
| R. E. SEMMEs-The wood pavement il
| good, but stone is better for this climate.
don't think we ought 10 run any risk.
H. NJ. FERGUsoN-I favor cedar bloch
pavement out and out.
c. 3. GALLowAY-I want good pavements
| think a good wood pavement vel taker
care of ia the best. They make less nois,
and are easier TO keep clean.
ARCHIE MCCULLoUGH-Don't know any
thing about it. Wood would be very goot
for the saw-mills and stone for the quarries
Anything cults me.
I. w. MISUNDERSTANDING suits M
that the majority favor.
HENRY WHITE-I want good solid ston
pavement. Something substantial.
| I. j. FosTER-I am in favor of stou
where the heavy travel is done, and ceda
blocks on Second and all suburban streets.
C. N. ERIoH-I think wood Is the best TO
this soil and climate. / don't think Nicol
son pavement had anything to do with Great
ing yellow,fever here. l think wood will
last longer.
1 SroT SMITH-Well graded streets, 1 woul
as soon have cedar block az anything. Blu
neither .tone nor wood will do any good
not kept in repair.
A. F. GEAsGER-I want the old Nicolso
!, pavement.
FRrD ANpERsoN-I want stone on al
|, business thoroughfarss. On suburban street
gravel or macsdam will do. / am in fave
of Second street being paved with woode
blocks, but il il is done all transportstio
will go 10 that eireet and wear it out. Ston
J is the beet.
3. r. WARNER-The cedar block pave
ment is the best pavement that can be use
in any country. / was raised in a woode
country, and know all about the use of WOO
for paving purposes in Chicsge and Milwar
kee. In the latter city know of pine paw
ments that have been in use twenty fv
,, years, and they are good now. But, undel
stand me, they were kept in proper repair.
S. L. LEE-I favor stone pavements all ID
time.
J.B. WILDBERGER-Well, sir, Phi tell 20
!. just exactly my idea about it. In CON
elm stes cedar block ia the best that can
put down, but it's a question whether it
best in this climate. A good stone pavemel
we'll put down is the beat anywhere, but Il
stone pavement we have here is not sstisfa,
: tory at all. l am always in favor of goo
stone, but not such as have been put dow
here. / had just as soon have cedar bloc
CHARLIE KNEY-Stone is my choice all Il
time. voted for stone at FIRST, and ha,
seen no reason to change my vote.
J.L. DRAKE-I 60 on the record in fav,
of stone. | have seen wood tried in lar
citiss, but it has not filled the bill, and
not at all adapted for Memphis.
HY EUGENE CRANDALL-Stone, ston
No mere wood and yellow-fever for me.
have had enough Of both. Stone, stone, no
. and forever.