Telegram-herald., 1891-02-01

MOVEMENT 70 R0ivE -


There 10 every prohohiIl1D - C<
subject of street psr,ng vii OoDCr[
more attentlon ne ooning cononn Grou
the city fathers. and fran - onunD
pubic than ever hsfago - - A1nnn
oi the city. Since The paving e G6o1){
ST. with asphalt. there has beoo : Gp6I.
lug suspicion fhss results = go -
these that have heen achispod u -
stroet. can he secured il futnss cpoUo>
tons al much Ices expsnss tnoa ahot
which comes with asphalt.
Al the last meeting of The councia. :
gentleman was present and ~sx G{pOni
permission TO set forth the merits of -
afiinelal stone fos paving. OF wh,ch ~
was the inventor. He gave this stono
the name Of s'alsosse barytie.n TIE
astonishing claims thai wereshen sef up
for TINS stone attracted the interest ct
all the aldermen without exoopolpn-
The statement that . conaldogoh3o
amount o. this paving hes boon n -
Ia Detroit for several yeart, toEo1her
With the statement II Was giving uo>
bounded satisfaction. put the 1dna 1ooo.
the minds of q halt dozen aldermen -
20 10 Detroit and investigate The mo1~|
ter on their own hook. Instead Of 49,
Ing the authority of the council ard
calling for an appropriation % pay tho
expense. cniy 10 be met with she taun4
of desiring )unkotnE trip. they quiet
ly stole out OF town and went "a De-
irolt. They were Aldermen Saundere,
stokes, Doyle, Mlils. Iateum, NcKce
and SpToni. They went last TUESDAY
and spent two whole. dsys IN constant
investigation.
The TElEeRsn-HEKAIp yes1erday
asked Mr.. Sproul 10 talk and tall
something about the results OF that
trip. This the gentleman did without
hesitation. lie says that he and sll The
committee believe they have found :
stone. with more power than ~ pos
sessed by any stone found in nssufe.
A specimen of the stone IL now ca tx-
h.h.tion in the cfkce Of the Board Of
Public Works IN this oty. Il a1peara
10 be as hard an the hardest quarts
rock, and Will neither crush nor wonr
away easily. Mr.. sproul says the CON-
nittee called on Mayor Plnerse.
who has had the stone IN ueo
az a stable flooring Ter scvenf<en
years. IL ie SAID that the scsernet
test Of the durability OF . pavement -
not in the weight and amount Of travel
which passes over II. but IN il YoW0r to
resist the blows from the hoofsof hoeooo
standing upon IL. The floor OF Mayor
PIngiee's stable 10 as sound - the day
twas first put in. The paving around
police headquarters, upon which tho
heavy patrol wagons and teams o1oo1
twenty-four hours in the day, is ocaEte-
iy worn under three years eoG,c1omE
use. The market-placs Of potrutf =
thus paved, and il ie there thai d
heaviest draying OF the csxR-,a-AGro<
and the wear Of the etona q
bafdfy peroeptible now after theeo
years. Mr.. sproul says there ID
not a dissenting opinion among
the visiting aldermen, chat this paving
- worthy Of serious trial in Sfand
Rapids. fts cost is much lees than that
OF asphalt, whiie il sts yinR qualities are
much better He Gays II Canal-st- had
been paved with tbis stone, il would
have involved saving Of one dollar
per yard. The visiting aldermen have
prepared resolution 90 be eubusfttod
10 the council tomorrow night. aeking
thst an estimate be obtained of the "a
pense of paving Nonfoe-es. with fhis
artificial stone. Mr.. sproui has nc
doubt that tie measure will psss-