The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-02

THE BARBER ASPHALT PAVEMENT.
From q briei interview to-day with A
drrmsn Motoney, wo Obtained ,hs toilow-
ing facts in reference 10 ,he Barber asphalt
pavement, which will be Of interest 10 our
resdeye. The company has been actively
ca ssged in the laying OF their peculiar ,ty lie
NJ pavement Tor more than oixat y.nis, and
bs yo been principally engaged in WashiDg-
ton and New York citss All work done
bv them so far has given entire sstisiac
ton. The pavement consists ola foundation
of CO cre,e six inches deep, placed on the
| street sfer II 10 brought TO grade aud
thoroughly rollsd. The upper surface OF
the concrete 10 then made even, smooth
aud oomrsct BY meaus OF . heavy roller
run by . cam power. o. this fsuDda lon
ia laced thip lsysr OF nesily pure asphat
cal Ell the cushion layer. This layer not
being exposed to the extremes OF temper
| A IRE, ha but little sand or gravel In IL. and
| I. therefore very elastic, ana 'orms sn et'
cellent cement to held the upper or weai-
ing surface to tho foundation. The uppei
course 10 made OF pure, refined Tfinidad
.spnult and . small quspity OF sand nno
| fne gravel oil thoroughly mixsd and pu
80 On at Q Temperature Of 2o0 degrees. IL
| IL then thoroughly relied and covered ~iil
| Light coating of sand and In one hour az
ter the work 10 completed 10 ready Tor
| trsvel. fins latter courss 10 Two and one
| h ALI inches tbics, very hard and tough. AND
uhen finished presents an excellent sur
| fsca for trsval,ng The coat Of lAyisf
| his pavement in New Orleans 10, Including
excavation IS per square yard, and 9 guar
e. "a given TO- five years An additions
guarantee for twenty years vii be siven
| To keep tho strest In trs.-class condition tor
rom 3 to 8 csnts per s&usre yard per
Q nun. the csst varying win the anoaot
~ travel. The Boston A phslt company has
| q contract with the city Of New Orleans TO
rave 81. ChArcs street from The
| Leo Circle TO the sight sslecsst for the
| worlds fir, . distance OF ssvsrsl milss,
aud an sfsr, 10 pos bsins nsds to have
| % her s,re~ts pavso With the sAne m aisriai.
| For Hev Orleans Il 10 unQusvt snahly the
CD sspsst aud best pAvsmsst they cAs uss.
| the natural formation there being OF such q
Oh arActer - To almost exclude any other
| .oundsiion than QUE 81 oonc:c the later
| forms Q sold nass over the entire rosd-o
aud whsn properly archsd asl cens'rucsed
| is net osly imparviou, ~ vater either HON
above or bslow, but Ia also els OF tbs
.tronses, and ncss durable OF foundations
II from excessive wear or other causes II
| bec NEE necessary to rerlsos the upper or
sssriee surfsoe OF asohslt, th,a can read.
Nv be dsre ct . email expesss without die
| turbing the foundation. Here The condi'
,ions are somewhat different. IL IL
/ cot necessary tor rs 70 take the sens pre-
a. utions q 10 found stions, for nature mss
ZONE more for ne 10 this respsct than tc'
New Orleans Il 10 probable aleo that the
| a rst cost Of the asphalt pave meut vcuid b.
,sore here than in New Orleans. In Nee
O riesns our system Of paving would no.
.ucc.&d At ail. The Barber ssphslt pave
mert would be success here " put doSh
=. Ills beipe done in New Orleans, bu'
Vb,ther it would be economy for ne "a
,dopt It would depsrd 10 Q great extent on
i've cost.
Mr.. Moroney will IN few dsys rsceiv'
,eports ard additional Information from
Wr. B-osnow, the city engineer and he id
minis,rstnr Of public works. The paveneo
IL looked on With nuca favor By the psopl
Of New ohsans,