The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-01
TUE PAVEMENT PROBLEM.
Tne way II has Been Solved in Nash
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The pavement problem is one that
Austin will soon be called upon to
practically denl with. 1t Is a matter
that cannot he mach logger deferred
without direct aud positive Injury
nor be ignored by those who have sin
cercly the Interests and welfare OF our
city at heart.
Ofcourse, before any definite steps
are taken toward active construction
of the contempt work, the subject
must be thoroughly canvassed and
diligently inquired into. Here totorc
the standard materials used in the
principal cities have been either as
phaltum, limestone, bols dare blocks
lnacadam or granite. The excessive
cost of the latter, however, has pre-
vented its very general use, save in the
largest cities, though its acknow'-
edged superiority in durability and
general excellence are freely admitted
to more than oyerbalanCe Ill the end
the increased cost.
But a new candidate has been pu'
forward for public favor, and while
combining all the essentials OF the
granite, has the merit of costing ! 'ss
than one-half. Il has beenin use in
Nsshvilla :, Tenn, for over two years,
where 1T has been subjugated to an
estimated traffic travel of over 4 900
vehicles per day, aud yet showed no
appreciabc wear on the upper sur
face.
a sampl specimen of the pavement
was recently sent to Major Meriweth-
or, city engineer Of Memphis, for eN
admission, who explained to re
porter of the Avail III che that
The material was an ordinary, hard,
machine-made brick, which h I'd, by ii
process not patented, been Immersed
in Il vat fill d with coal tar creosote,
and q small per Centum of asp latum
at temperature Of 700 degrees, aud
subjected to powerful hydraulic
pressure. This pressure drove the
creosote and a9phaltum into the very
contro of the brick, and formed with
it a substance practically indestrucible
by the salts or acids of the earth, or
by sttritionfrom passing traffic wheel +,
The bricks are then laid i'll the streets
on u concrete foundation, made as fol-
lows: Six inches of broken stone, on
which is poured thick coating OF coal
tar, and the whole thing crushed down
by powerful IT ann roller until il is
thoroughly soliiihed On this is
placed two inches of sand, and the
bricks are bodied in 'he sand. the
narrow edges being up. On this is
poured another coatir@ OF melted
tar, sud the wnol9 surface rolled
smooth.
The resulting street, it is cl timed. is
Que of The most beau itul and durable
in existence. 1t will bear any amount
Of traffic, and, it is uuhesl ta,iugly
asserted, equals the best granite.
csn be laid at ,s5 thau half the
cost OF that material. The cue
cess OF the new pavement is as
sured by tde resIl obtained ia y 9TH
Vile, where can be seen some of the
most beautiful paved streets in the
world. V heel, and tramping seem
to make absOl Iteiy no impression on
the bricks, as WAS evidenced by the
specimen examined by Mai Meri-
wether. II all that is said of this
pavem mt is true, and there seems to
be no reason t. doubt it, the paving
problem may be considered sol ed, so
lar n method and mA'enll are con-
cerned. 1t only remains tor Austin,
il she desires haadSoma and durable
pavemVnts, TO devise the way, and
means u construct them at Is min
imum cost.-Austin Dispa ch.
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