Telegram-herald., 1891-02-19
PAVING MONROE-S ST
Last Nights Meeting Made No
Progress PhaI Way.
sOsROE-Sr. NELL REPRESENTED
A Large aeesing sf Well has~a ctti-
sea, aE htss AseTseHs iatersstea
HAD the AZ KIs 40 spoaS, ana May
laapn0s ga the oPPoFtaAtts.

naa the sEns ~ spoak, AND Asny
impros ga the oPfortaaats.
The meeting of the AonrOe-st- prop
erty owners 10 take action IA the matter
OF she paving OF that street Was held,
Is advertised. in The engineers room Of
The clts hall last evening. fvery ayai-
able chair that could De mustered was
occupied.
The meeting was called to order by
Th0smas u. Gilbert, VINO nominated
Henry Spring as chairman ot the meet
ing, and Mr.. Spring was elected. Val
liam Wlddcomb was made secretary.
Directly upon Ine ofgamzaiion of the
meeting, some one asked that the oh
jects Of the gathering be stated. In
response 10 tins request, Mr.. Gilbert
stated that he bad prepared some Ieso-
luuOns when would answer the ques-
ton a. well as ANYTHING. Ine resoiu-
tons are a. follows, which Mr.. Gilbert
then aud there presented for adoption;
Resolved. That We favor the improve
menl OF AOnroe-st. substantially as
follows:
First-That vertical eurhs be set
wherever proper gFanate blocks have
not already been set.
Second-That fat course of Medina
stone or other suitable stone be laid IN
the cutters.
Inrd-lhaI the present cobble stone
Ia 10. trFl vol a IA
from the cutters as the street il usually
occupied 10y standing teams, anu
FOurth-lhat between the stone
pavement and the street car tracks, the
pavement be of cedar blocks, laid on
plank foundation III The best possible
manner.
The iirst speaker was Z. c. Luce, who
favored the adoption OF the resolutions.
Mr. Gilbert spoke at sOme length, ex-
planning the various points IN the reso-
iutons.
Looking about the room, the chair
man called upon Mr.. Munson, the
owner OF the Porter block. and resides
in the East, TO speak upon the general
subject.
Mr.. Munson first stated that he was
loath TO express opinions on the subject
at sucn time, because he WAS aware
that he disagreed with nearly ali cur
rent ideas on the paving question. But
he was willing to acquiesce IN whatever
the majority might decide 20 be best.
There is no questioning the fact that
Monroe st. needs new pavement. That
which now covers the street IS OF the
most primitive sort. The old cobble
stone for these days Is absurd. Now
there is one principal 10 be Observed IN
paving. which applies throughout al
nature. A pavement must have foun-
dation TO stand upon. This is true OF
all kinds OF paving. TIE old Nc
Adam is good for the purposes
to which 1t is adapted. Bu;
as can not hope that my views upon
the paving question Will ever find ex-
preston IN the actual work of our
street, | Will simply indicate wnat
feel may possibly be a practical sugges-
ton in the present case. II | had my
way, / would lay the pavement on a
gentle curve between the curbs, upon
SIX inches of concrete. ! would lay
upon that square cedar blocks, and iili
the intcrstices with asphaltum. THIS
IS substantially the pavement of large
areas OF the city Of London, and OF the
Champ Elysees, Paris. OF course no
man can say that any existing pave
! ment will or will not last twenty years
for none Of it has been down thai
length OF time. But ] can say that the
block pavement of Paris have lasted
1--WE years. And the process Of its re-
PAIR is simple and effective. Iae ~
| spector goes constantly over the pave.
ment. and when be discovers a block
stand ing too high or TOO low, he marks
i with a cross IN back. The wOrkmeu
| follow after, and with bars they pry
out that block aud substitute one that
is more perfect. Tins Is recognition
OF the face single misplaced block Wi
cause the blow OF the wheel to strike
adjoining block out OF the perpendicu-
lar and wear and loosen 1t.
"Muchis is said OF the durability OF the
! concrete stones, but tnInk they ali dc
wear appreciably. Nlirified brick has
been known TO go 10 pieces IN less than
a year. Pressed stone OF crushed gran
! tic and concrete ls used IN Baltimore
with excellent effect, where there Is not
an undue amount Of travel. - ] car
| not recall any composition that y 1T =
use with ordinary travel. 30. on tho
1 wh0.e, ! return 10 my original position.
and say that | can not refrain from
recommending wooden blocks, siway'
providing that they be supported by 81
| ,mmoYahle foundation"
John J.. Shaw. T. u. Gilbert. William
| Wsddicomb, Wilder j.. stevens, Fred
| Immen, A. ID. Rathbun and Others
spoke briefly.
Mr.. Munson offered an amendment
to the resolutions. TO the effect thsi
cedar blocks from curb 70 cinb bs
placed upon concrete foundation noi
I less than SIX inches.
A. n. RstbbBn offered an amend
ment to the amendment, providing fol
! brick instead of cobble stones IN the
CUTTERS.
After few minutes further discus
son. on motion CT I. y. Gilbert. tbf
whole matter was referred TO the B0ars
of Public Works.
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