The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-24
,esired quantity. But machinery is EASILY OBJ

with vitriiet brick far the sewer tunnel inning
and he finds that oUr manufacturers are on q
fair way o. making brick equal 10 suy made
sample o. clay taken from an Island aine
miles from this city has recently been SEM 20
Ohio and there manufactured into 20 paving
brick. and the result IL that these brick equal.
If not excel, anything made in The United
States. Inexhaustioie supplies OF Ike clay can
be found ell around the city. A ssupsncous IN
dus;ry can be established within radiEs nos
exceeding ten miles from the postoflee thatvH
employ hundreds OF men and afford safe invest
mens for q large amount OF capital A iit1Ie
3udfcions encouragement IS alI that Is neces-
sary. Not By way of subscriptions. only oy way
OF opening a market for the product
Brick payements are no longer in an expert
mental state They have demonstrated where
prop@. foundation had bean laid, good SAND
cushion provided for the setting OF ;he brick, q
hrss-ciass brick used and the crevices dl.ed with
boiling pitch and sharp sand sprayed on top OF
pavement. they answer al practical purposes OF
crst-cisss pavement; are CHEAPER ana issI
longer than fancy pavemeats, such a. granite
blocks, bitumiuous rock OF asphalt.
Another point in favor of brick I. the fact
that brick paving can be nsinsained in good
repair AZ q very small cost. which Is not the
case with asphalt This applies also 70 the
opening of streets. There are now fully 100
cities in the United States that are using brick
for pavement The various tesla made and the
mass OF literature produced upon the subject
afford an opportunity 70 iurutsh manufacturers
with exact specifications as 70 what VIII be
required OF their brick before accepted a. first
class- With machinery and knowledge upon
the subject o5tainable, we can guard against
every imposition
The advantages of brick paveusrts are many,
chief among which Is the fac. that nearly all
the materials necessary can be had and manu-
featured AZ home. The approximate cost OF brick
h..e rSSrS- ri
That is. about three times as much as planking
costs rs now. about one-half what we would
have to pay for granite, and Little cheaper
than either asphalt or bitumiuous rock With
the exception Of the Necessary cement every
cent spant would remain g. hoIaa An i'm
pstus would be given TO commerce, employ
msnt to the laborer, . useful and lasting in
dustry developed and a permanent, clean and
healthy paving obtained-
There are many details that are not discussed
here. such as cUrostones surface drainage, ex-
tra thickness OF foundation under street car
beds and cutters, improved street rail to be
used-al these are matters for the engineer TO
take under consideration before letting the con-
tract Explicit Specifications mus: be prepared
upon eli those matters.
There Is however, al initiatory step which
the council should take, namely, il should in
srruet the city engineer 10 make inquiries into
al methods OF pavement in vogue, procure
samples of the various materials used, rnske
therroper tests, ascertain their respective value
as pavsrs and cost, and publish his findings,
giving an intelligent summary of results OBJ
tanned, assalso his own recommendations. !
hold that since the city is TO spend in the near
future several hundred thousands OF dollars On
pavements it IS right and proper that the city
council should afford our taxpayers sll the in
formation upon the subject obtsilsble.
In usttce TO the Seattle Transfer Company, I
gladly make correction of an erroneous state
Ulent made by me in last Sundays PosT-ISTEL-
L,aESCER- In speaking of the pipe hauled 20
and fro 70 the transfer company's property, I
stated that the company objected to the laying
OF the tvelye-inch pipe. That was the state
ment made 10 me By some of the city suthori-
ties in defense of their detenselsss sci!on. Fur
taer investigation proves that not only did the
transfer company not object, but was willing TO
do all IN its power 20 have the pipe laid. The
company offered 70 put in laterals and hydrants
a. its own expense, was willing TO enter with the
city into legal agreement, binding itself and
its successors to preserve the main pipe, but all
TO no avail As stated before, the welfare of the
city is not taken into consideration IN doing
the cisy's business The machine is consulted:
and. apparently, the machine did not see its
way clear TO the making OF Democratic votes in
this transaction, 80 a Necessary improvement
wss abandoned.
The attempt made By member OF the board
OF public works to lay the blame at the doors of
the corporation counsel has proven futile Mr..
Donworth simply stated that il is best for the
city 20 lay pipe in the streets where possible,
but that there was no law forbidding the city TO
lay mains through private property where there
are no streets and righs-of-way can be oh
tanned The company was willing TO give the
right-of-way, but the council has its private
reasons, and 50 the matter was dropped
". E. Wilson, superintendent of the water
works. has not yet learned that public official
is subject 10 public criticism In last Mondays
PosrlSTELLIGEScER he has lengthy commu-
nlcatlon wherein he makes accusations al ran
dom, believing thst By usgnifyiug the faults OF
Others he can detrscs public attention from his
own shortcomings. In his own letter Mr.. vii.
son has furnished ample evidence 70 convince
the average business man that he (Wilsonl is
utterly unified TO hold so responsible position.
II the charges that Ia prefers in the letter
against the ex-cashier are true, then Mr.. Wilson
should have reported them TO the board of pub
lie works the moment he took charge of the
books, and not four weeks later in q newspaper
letter. The Democratic experts that drew $500
from the city for inspecting the books should
havs reported these discrepancies 20 the couu.
ell In number of instances know Mr. VII
sons delinquent list to be incorrect number
OF persons whom he charges IS having been de-
ldquent deny IL in toto.
de admits having undereh arged for elevators
The amount Is imma;erIaL- IL proves his not
knowing the difference between lIneal foo,
and cubic foot. He also admits having use
lsssly hauled pipe there and back, bu. clairns
the baby act that he wss no: to blame, that he
did 1t a. the request of Mr.. Van Brooklin.
What nonsensiesl excuse 70 make for a man
that is in charge of plant upon whose proper
management the very life OF the city depends
As TO the spiral pipe, there he further shows
his ignorance. l. he not aware that outside of
the very largest cities spiral pipe is used more
so than cast iron pipe. Is he not also sware
tha, in Victoria, B, C., no. q pound of cast iron
pipe is used? The fact that somebody has paid
him over 5000 for lot Of old and rusty spiral
pipe proves that the purchasing of the pipe was
no. 50 sinful al act he wishes Us 10 believe +.
was II is admitted tina. nothing but heavy cas-.
iron pipe viii withstand the direct high PIES
sure OF our powerful pumps, but that does no.
prove that the old council should have known
that before they tried the pipe.
On the whole Mr.. Wilson will do much better
10 take kindly notice Of the errors committed
by himself and make 81 honest astsnp. 10 do
better, than Try 10 shield his own foliies bv thu
making OF charges st random that are both
6imsy and unsus,aina5le.
The communication OF Mr.. Eeuss, published in
last Fridays Posr-IsTsLLIG EScER, furnishes
additional proof tbs. other than city interests
are taken into consideration in hiring and Ills.
charging city employees. Mr.. Heuss, who is q
popular GeEman-AmerIcau, and whose com.
potency as g builder Is bes. demon
ssratsd BY the various structures thst
he supsrintenGed il this city, is sunamsrily