The morning news., 1889-02-06
The Asphalt Pavement

II may Be that the city authorities have
reason for not closing promptly the holes
which are cut in the Broughton street
asphalt pavement 10 reach the pipes beneath
il. Htbey havei ought to be very good one.
Tee longer the holes are left open the more
difficult it VII be 10 Close them so that the
pavement will stand the strain upon it in
the places where the repairs are made.
When the asphalt pavement is cut is 1t
repaired in such a workrnanlike manner
that 4. is just as strong in the repaired
places as in other partsl If not, whyl Can
not it be repaired so that the pavement will
not be injuredl The rock of the broken
base should not be simply shoveled back
and the asphalt laid over it. If the pave
ment is repaired in that way it will not be
long before it will be full Of holes, and the
pavement. which cost 50 much and which
has given such general satisfaction, will be
but little better than no pavement
The pavement ought not be broken at all
1t is a mistake to put gas and water pipes
under it. The pipes should be aid in the
lanes or under the sidewalks They are
under the pavement in Broughton street,
howeve-, and when the pavement is cut to
reach them the broken places should be
mended as quickly as possible, ard in a
manner So substantial that the pavement
would not be damaged
The asphalt pavement should never be
cut except by permission Of the city en-
gineer, and when it is cut the opening in it
should be repaired as quickly as possible,
and under his supervision The engineer
saould be given control of the streets,
and should be held strictly responsible for
them. The chairman of the committee on
streets and lanes should have general super
vision Of them, but 1t is too much to
expect Of him to give great
deal OF his time to looking after street re-
pairs. The Broughton street pavement at
the corner Of Drayton, and at the corner Of
Whitaker, was cut several days ago and
remained in that condition several DAYS. 1t
may not be repaired yet. If it is not there
is a reason perhaps for the delay in repair
ing it, but repairs can hardly be delayed
great while without injury to the pavement.
In le ter to the New York Tribune, J.
w. Hood. of North Carolina, bishop Of the
a. NJ. f. Zion church, makes some remark
lection the southern white people have TO
the Republican party is that it emancipated
the negroes; that the democrats of the
north sided with slavery during the war,
and that the seal Of divine disapproval has
been fixed upon the Democratic party. 1t
may be well to inform this politician
preacher that the southern people object to
the Republican party because it is the
enemy of government by the people, and
because it is corrupt that the northern
democrats had great deal to do with the
abolition of slavery, and that it is hardly
probable that the seal of divine approval
has been set upon the Republican party.
Lieut. Gov. Jones, of New York, has been
mentioned for President in 1892, but be
says ne will not be a candidate. He says,
however, that he would paw the freight if
he should be nominated for governor of
New York in 1891, and he authorized a
reporter to announce that he would be a
candidate for that office The thirst for
office seems to have taken possession Of
Jones. A few years ago he was quiet,
money-getting man in Binghampton, where
he made scales on which be paid the freight.
BY political accident he was nominated
for lieutenant governor, and the taste of
politics that he got only whetted his appe-
tite for more. However, Mr.. Jones is like
good many other people.
Mr. John Wanamaker's friends rejoiced
when they heard that he had purchased a
house in Washington. They thought there
could no longer be doubt about his ap-
pointment to the cabinet. 1t seems that it
was q mistake about his buying a residence,
but his chances for going into the cabinet