New-York tribune., 1885-09-14
CONCLUSIONS REACHED BY CAPTAIN GREENE AFTER
CAREFUL EXAMINA1IoN.

CONCLUSIONS REACHED BY CAPTAIN GREENE AflL"
CAREFUL EXAMINATION.
Cantoin +. V. Greene, U. 5. Engineers, re-
canur returned from brief visit TO Europe. This
visit was made the request Of heBarOer Aspha Fa'
ing Company of Washington. for the purpose Oh eAah
inc psvements in the principal cities OF the od "ou
Before going abroad Captain Greeue went to all the ten
or eleven cities in this country where asphalt pavemen
are I'm use and thus had opportunity OF seeing the
nayenents OF all the cities OF Europe aud America
within brief time for the express purpose OF uaAl-
eomparIsons OF them. TRIBUNE reporter Who saw
CaptaIn Greene yesterday obtained from MN tue IoO"
ing summary OF the results OF his trip;
French rsck asphalt pavement In the City OF LONDON
still holds its own. anu while no asphalt mas ever Deo
where the wood has been taken up and replaced WIN
asphalt The asph M is confined to the Clty howeNSr,
OF stone pavements and TO get something cheaper than
macada which under heavy traffic Is the most
OF all pavements and aiwaysdusty or muddy lhrro are
about eleven miles Of asphalt in the city and two
miles Of 1t only in other parts OF London In me west
End the new pavements largely Of wood which "a
so noiselesS and while 1t lasts 50 smooth that Is quite
popular II has to be replaced every SIX OF seven YEAR,
IL rough but the LOndoners seem willing TO
stand the expense and trouble OF renewing 10 80 oee %
81 trsvel west from The Bank OF England and the prn.
eIpa cross streets Sneh Regentst and ST. Jhmes'st
are paved with wood Iae asphalt does no' & seem 10 20
iy familiar with the rock asphalt variety which be.
very slippery under heavy trd1e ana Is quite ar
fereut in this respect from the American or trinidad
ain Paris nearly all the inncr and the outer
9e' we Sf portion sTS p"ESa the ' ASi
des Champs EyseeS The broad Place de Ia Conoorde Is
being paved with IT, Nearly all OF these have been
laid in the last four years The engineers OF the Munc-
psty decline to express any positive opinion as to IT'S
durability until II has had longer tria II is laid at
runous expense under system Of annual payments
1nslead OF cash down. These payments E .dsi I, IN
81 10 per yard per DeGr ana 5ne contract runs 10,
order In 1888 owing to falling contractors ON
the maintenance, and this ana It's slppefiness cOii-
bined TO make IL unpopular, 80 that III
has not been extended greatly, and remains about
thirteen miles ia extent, IL was five years New
spousibe companies at thiryhree cents per yaIc per
year, and 1t is now In very fair order again, although
somewhat wavy In places as we'll "a slippery.
In Berlin the wood has been tried In the last three
years but has broken up very rapidly and PRONOUNCED
failure. The rock asphalt payeineDts nave pseh zen
ia the last five years. Except for us speihess ~ is
very popular, and is kept up for ten cents yard
year. the rdnlc being very light IN comparison Win
London and Paris. -
In ali the great capitals OF Europe 1t to be def.
initely established that they Will not tolerate the roar OF
payemens and that smooth and quiet lavements
will be laid fast they have the money 10 lay then
Once la they take great pains to keep them IN perfect
order and perfectly clean. They are scrubblng washing
cleaning. sprinkliDg. sanding them, and picking up
manure at all hours OF the day and night There are
only two cities IN America that compare WIN tne
European cities in this ANA Buffalo
Washington has the most asphalt tsixfy miles, but Bur
fao has the cleanes Streets the amount OF asphalt being
about twenty miles. Omaha also has very gOod streets
having about eight miles OF asphalt All OF this Is the
American asphalt. which was adopted ana perfected 10
the heart of the business sec
tiOn, the traffic is as heavy as anywhere In Lon
don NewYOrk To the surprise OF most people It has
well and without amy repairs Tor four years THIS
American variety has large amount OF sand In It's com
position aud Is not so slippery as the french variety
his duies as professor practical engineering at the
United States Military Academy.