Telegram-herald., 1890-06-16

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seIy l-s.y - art aid u4lg ,l s4-
a-sL l1 g constant repairs
sars laHc a ordinarily hatg
= rst cess fEom 15 cents o. g. per
are F411
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speak at t-e-l gao1 ~ a44 gsa-tes.
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4s g possesses Sd t-e zola "a -.es -
nof- costly pave a-ls, al1 aeae
t1e 115elall4gie lz.lLltss u moss .-
L-11 AL-o C-r eKler .-l-e .tl
o1-G payem-ts "a Burlington dates
BACK ol-g ezlaeel uaDrLs and tle
t.l-e Is T4tler slerE c. form sny con-
l--s-Qn az o. lis dera lfv. Set.
eao1gh time nas elapsed - warI4-t
l-f 81 SAVING t-at u HlL ogt last ANY
pavement except granite. - g sloss
l9 EerceE 9e .gu ~ Wear, although
constantly subjected to q heavy tE4uc,
averaging abCul 2 $50 vehicles per day.
over = street service III foI-F-e gat
teeL l1 altl. liom ali .lI.ealals
ofck VIII - Used m Zoe futuIe Ior
street pas x. ln preference to o-her
l.a-eral. whenever good gu2lly "
elsv can be found O. manufacture d
Iaga and tough paving BRICK
1 hga Elel Z tslk % our taxpayers
about bricks, for street p4yemenls. tlAt
pIeIudlce answers "to0 UrlIle iguOr-
alce. "toO soft cOuseTvat4sll, Il
always thought brick was only good for
buidlng walls, and 1 don't th.ak they
would make good streets. anyway,
dOn believe YOU can make them here
that wili stand the winter, Ne have nc
IRE c.ays," etc. Now % Is possible 20
turu prejudice, aud % teach ignorance,
bat conservatism, he IS fellow dread
fully SET III ms WAYS and Op.n-
ions. and hard 10 turn or
teach But, II We could start
these three gentlemen on an inspecting
investigating tour Tor us, believe that
tuey would unanimously report that
they found t-at there had been made
paving block o. burnt clay. which ls
hard, homogeneous and slightly elastic,
able % resist greater pressure than the
best OF granite, and ndestrucUtle, so
Tar a. heat. cold, moisture, dryuess.
weather aud TIME axe concerned. and
that the strong points they Will make
tor brick payemeuts are cheapness,
durability, -mOOthness, together with
the astonishing facts. that j. not slip
perry and, being a nOn-conductOr OF
sound, 10 is nOlseless. ami that, when
.1ld n sand foundation, as = usually
done, it has enough elasticity 10 be easy
on horses.
They VII report of the advantages of
brick Is paving maternal:
EralfiDrr from Nose and fUgf
.. Easy on teams and vehicles.
3. Very durable.
4. Easily repaired.
.. Easily taken up to put IN gas or
water pipes.
9. Low cost-from $3.50 to = per
square yard, including excav6tng,
grading, sand etc.
And with that report when made
VIII assert that we have at our very
door al uexhaustible supply of the raw
material which, when rightly manu-
factured aud burned, will make brick
of great density, strength, toughness
and hardness.
The foregoing is lust a prelude to n
suggestion that | wish 10 make:-That
instead Of a car load of alderman and
others gong east TO examine asphalt
payements and having q good time with
those interested IN that business, a
small committee be selected, prejudice
and ignorance being left behind, but
conservatism sent along; that they be
instructed To start out without flourish
OF trumpets, visit different cities,
examine all kinds of pavements, as to
cost, durability, healthfulness, comfort
and economy, ana report as 10 good
qualities and defects.
Should q careful selection Of the
members of this committee be made, so
that it have knowledge OF the conigur-
alton of our streets, the extent and
nature of our traffic, our natural re-
sources, the depth Of our purse and our
strong ambition. I am convinced that
! report, when made, would bc of much
more value 20 Us than VIII be that Of
any such body a. Is proposed to visit
/ Buffalo. II. l.. >TIVEN.