Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-07-11
THE REPORT.
Not Vet Submitted to the ROarsl OF
Aldermen.


The following report of the committee
which was sent to Richmond was sub.
mitted to the board bv Chairman Starnes,
but as the board was in a hurry to ad,
iourn it was not read
The committee appointed by the board
OF aldermen of the city of Ashcvilc, con-
sisting of Mayor {. d. Blanton, Alder.
men W. T. Reynolds, T. {. Starnes, c. B.
Leonard and ] A. Conant of the advisory
board, to visit Richmond and other cities
to inspect the street paving of said cities,
left here June 20, at 2 o'clock We
bought round trip tickets to Old Point
Comfort as no round trip tickets are sold
to Richmond.
I'VE arrived at Salisbury about six
O'Clock, and having an hour there, ex.
amincd some rock which is got out near
there. Our consulting engineer, Col. W.
L. Cutshaw, of Richmond, who returned
to Richmond with us, explained the differ.
cnt quantities OF rock. We arrived at
Richmond about 7 o'clock Sunday morn.
ing. Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock we
were driven about the city by Col. W. Z.
Cutshaw and Major Adams, supcrintcnd.
cnt of the city water works. We visited
the parks of tn city, and drove over the
paved streets. We also inspected tho
water works which are under the man.
agcmcnt oi Col. Cutshaw, and is one OF
the best, il not the hest system in the
South. We were well pleased with what
we saw oi the streets. We returned to
the hotel about o O'Clock.
Monday morning we were driven by
Major Ellyson. Col Cutshaw and Major
Capers, chairman OF the street improve.
ncnt committee OF Richmond, over the
streets which were being paved with
Belgian block and rubble paving, and
inspected the paving ns it was being laid
Vt II O'Clock we were taken by special
train out to rock quarry where most OF
the Belgian blocks for paving the street.
are got out. We saw the blocks being
loaded for Washington, Louisville and
New YORK. After spending about two
hours at the quarry we returned to the
city where we expected to meet Mr.. B.
M. Lee, our city engineer, but on account
of a washout on the road he could not
reach Richmond till late at night.
"As we had seen all we could till Mr.
Lee arrived we took n train late in
the afternoon and went to Old Point
Comfort to spend the night. After en-
joying the bathing and fishing there a
few hours we returned to Richmond and
had consultation with Col. Cutshaw
and Mr.. Lee, who had arrived. We de
cidcd that we had seen about all We
could there and after consulting with
Col. Cutshaw it was deemed best that
our city engineer, Mr.. Lee, should re
main with Col. Cutshaw several day.
and get well posted on all the points ir
the paving, grading, etc.
"We decided not to visit Washington
as the weather was so hot. returned
to Asheville Wednesday afternoon rather
the worse for wear, but well pleased with
our trip and what we saw and learned
in Richmond.
1--WE would recommend the use of tn,
rubble paving on some of our streets, say
Depot, Water and Walnut streets, as il
costs about onc.half what the Belgian
block does and is as durable, but not
quite SO smooth.
I'VE think the city should have gooC
steam roller, as good streets cannot b,
made without the foundation being wei
rolled"