The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-04
THE 8BOARD'SgPATEN
A.NlW srREsra p4vlNo lMATERlAL
Which sttani Ill the B.a,n:s Of Brick Pa,lul
( ssd Go, filets With no Other Pasent-Mhat the
GS PAisass.s iat.ad TO DO with Their ID.
n ysation-Ths Chstlsstos Patent.

The, INrILlLGrxcxR yesterday In lie news
from Washington, announced that patent
for new street paving block had been grant.
ed 10 Col. Campbell aud Dr.. Baird, Of the
Board OF Public Works OF this city, and Mr..
JIM. Porter, OF New Cumberland. This an.
nouncement lcaused some comment yes.
terday. An lNrrLLls kNCER reporter called
Oh Col, Campbell, and asked him 10 explain,
which he did. F.r' 'r'"7lG fF5C Sslj'
after the Board OF Public Works paved
that part q Chapline strset last fall. r" said
the Colonel, I'VE heard that parties In Charles.
ton had, or claimed to have, o patent on the
ment-sand, tarred boards, more sand and
brick. We wrote to Washington and ascsr.
tanned that such patent was In exislsnoe
and We procured q copy Of thar claim and
specifications. This took to Pittsburgh, and
showed to the best patent lawyer there, aud
be said the patent was valid one. This cut
Us OF from that system Of paving, without
paying royalty, which We did not propose
to do II We could help It." t.5g. m
= THE NKw CLOCK DlvnEp.
The Board then set u work 10 try 10 de-
wise q system Oh paving which would secure
all the advantages OF the Charleston pave.
ment, and yet not conflict with that patent.
In the course 81 the confederation Col. Camp.
bell hit upon the block which has been pat.
ented. va si3 4 ,'.-..
This block Is nearly the shape OF brick,
but longer and thinner on one edge than the
other. II Is inches long, 8 inches deep, 8
inches thick at the bottom and 25s inches
thick at the top. This leaves wedge shaped
crevice, Y inch a. the top and thinning 10 q
point at the bottom, between the bricks
Into this It 10 proposed to pour hot tar miIec
with sand, and allow to harden. No bosrI
are used. and the britk will be laid Ia thir
lsyer Of fine millsashes on hard rolled, uni
form surface. In repairing this pavement
or taking up section 10 lay sewer or pipe
1t will only be necessary 10 build fire on th,
STREET and rotten the tar. The bricks afte
being laid will bs rammed hard with plank
over them. Col. Campbell thinks the blocl
Ia the coming paving material, and In thi
opinion many Of the best builders and pave!
sgree. 49, ~ iiAiss''if5 e,
lstf t.'si NO ROYALTY, 90
CO., Campbell further said that the paten
tees did not propose TO charge the city an.
royalty for tho uss OF this pavement
during their torn Of cttlce, no
will they lay any Of 1t without the approvs
OF Council. II other cities adoptthe block a
a paving material. IS 1t Ia expected the
will, they will have to pay q reasonable roy
atty. ,2tl'.' = -. -. !, - -
Mr.. WA. Gates, one OF the Chaslesto
pavement patentees, was in the city ycstel
day, and he told the BoRrl that he wantet
no royalty on the pavement so far laid he'
under his patent, or TO conflict with 1t. Til
patsntets regard tho uss OF 1t hero with sucl
eminent success as very good advertise
ment. They did want their patent recol
n;z, I'd, however, and will expect royalty
my paving ~ hereafter done in Wheeling b
their system. y ~ -s.7a Il 80