The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-05-29
WHAT The MAJOR SAW
ndoInin Dlv;el DkeslE0 % tls
Sabjsn 6 PaIane1k
CEDAR BLOCKS FOR BUTTE
They are considsrsd the Best IN
Duluth. Who're the Grades are
Similar to Those In Butte
About the Wogid's Fair.

BUTTE. Nay 2s.-Aldsrmsn J. z. Dsw.
con returned late last evening from his
trip East and hs rsturned with his mind
fully made up % to the bsss pavement for
Butte. Il was flying trip, but the major
10 pretty swift and managed to 80 good
deal and cover good deal Of ground dur
Ing the 10 days. He left City Engineer
Blackforh ut Chicago, on the point OF
going to Columbus. Ohio. to visit relatives
for day or two. The major vows that 10
did his bsst to keep Mr. B,ackfori In the
straight and marrow path, and for ths
moyt part he succeeded.
"Ths Kind Of pavemsnt wo want, By al
meAns," said the major in q chat tbts after.
noon, ''is cedar blocks or blocks OF rcd Or.
Cities of similar grade To Butte hnd thas
the best. In st. Paul. Minneapolis and
Duluth together, thero are probably 50
miles Of this kind Of pavement and Il 10
most satisfactory. In Duluth. with grades
ranging from TO 10 per cent. there ass "a
miles Of this pavement, and horses don's
slip on Il. Outsids Of ore teams, they have
heavser traffic in Duluth than they have
here. Tue streets are very similar to ours,
but sleeper than Main street. The cedar
blocks have been down seven or eight years,
and ars In splendid condition. In st. Paul,
msiC W0 " otU tUStSe ttsCy WVsS se@Ass8 "
the block pavement on Third street. IL
had boon down 10 ysars, and they were rs-
placing Il with similar pavement. They
had laid three inches Of sand, then two
inch plank, aud tho codar, cut In blecks
six inches square, above that. Graveland
tar arc pressed into the intersticss b.
tween the blocks. The resulting pave
ment 10 perfectly smooth and noiselees,
but is not slippery. Tho engineers. bow
ever, recommend o concrete bed foe tho
blocks instead Of plank, and this 10 being
done In the new paving work. The plauks
had dried but tho blocks wore In very fair
condition, notwithstanding the 10 years
wear.
"Ths paving engineers also say that on
no consideration should big ore wagons
be permitted on the payements, although,
of course. they should be permitted to
cross. In Chicago. they were taking up
the stone pavement in many places.
Holes were all the time forming and TO
pairing 10 constantly In proxrsss. The
trAine 70 % heavy cpd coptinusAas shere,
that y Y lmpcses5 lsy The psysansss
e. ssoss % IN q. Paul sisd Hinosapeis : q
tbs strsss car tracks. and this b bsiag
The paving engineers that We eea-
suited ell insist that the most Important
lUl0R OF Ill " 10 08N0 tI0 Rov8ft180e
srissiaId. The laying Of block pAvsnsns
u . trade In itsslf. II the blocks are
proI,sriy put down, they say the pavemsut
will last foe years and bo more sattetse.
tory than anything slss. But 10 impsop-
eriy laid, the pavsments viii be worse
OF expense. They say Il Il not only |.
qusstioa Of having good sontractoe an d
| 8 good contract. but there sbeuld b IN
sxpsrisnced paving inspsctor TO, watch
aud sse that every block 10 laid - 10
should b. Contracisrs nov woching
urs On the work when we get ready to sd-
i vsrtiss for bids. I told than they must
figure according to Montana wagss. TIE
engineers spoke very highly Of our Aoo-
tsna Or, saying that sl,ey had heard that
the cedar. some OF them have sent fos
samples OF tho nr In order TO test u.
''The paving enGiusers deny that tno
/ wooslau blocks aro unsatisfactory. and ~
sxamining the blocks where the psvsmsnt
is being torn mp. could see that this %
.west Superior. city only five years
/ Old and having 1900 inhabitauts, has
eight miles Of the blocks. There u aleo
much In Chicago. but the main thorough
fare, r 'sis ei'y nav: -. stone rss;sns; "ss e
tho exhibition grounds. and Michlaan
avenue arc paved with asphalt and
Iuacaalan. and only carriages are at
lowed on thsso streets. Even gro
cery wagons must travel by the essh
Pavement 10. however, Summit avenue il
81. Paul. We were impressed also BY the
macadam roads In West Duluth. The
material, eraniteand flint rock. are right
at hand. and Il 10 easy TO construct tho
and Law Il on the road. Pavement 70 down
in Duluth where one can scarcsly - Q
house. but IL Is CHARGED up 70 the abuttin9
property all the same. There 10 good
cedar paving In front OF property valued
at only 80 per front loot. -,
blocks are the proper thing for Asin
strset, bat that for Broadway. Park serest
and other lsvol cross streets, brick Or M,
cadam or stone can be used " preferred
The price OF cedar block paving In q
Paul vas N.i5 per square yard psn<
plaalt. $s.75. In Butte. the coat with highos
waass would probebly be q half u,orv."
! The major passed . few brief hours sl
tho worlds fair. which no calls the sreat
10 still incomplsts. In spite Of its insignia
cant external appeArancc. the major sait
the Montana hail<ling 10 the moss hosplta
BILE place on the grounds. All Montanz
gues,s are warmly welcomed, the rooens
are beautifully Furnished. and there ar,
/
} to shake ones hAnd o6. Tho Moutans
papers are received there. II In pleasan
home for Montana psopis to ress In vhik
tired with seeing The si9hts. The Men
taua Columbian e&nb 10 another .plac>
aud there are 30 many Montana peop1I
that one could readily imagine himself q
!. the Silver Bow einA. Captain Shepherd
10 stationed at the door aud u he doss ~
The major reeessssd that tho inspscttes
committee had thrown out some Ao0tAn1
exhibits, ostsusibly because not up 10 tn
standard. but probably because the exhIb
, itors did not have the necessary pull. III
|, photograph Of Butte. some Of Rosthot
,, picturss. and even John AcCornick1
splendid gold speciInens wers rrjected
! They will. however. be placed In the Mon
tana building. The major did not see ~
} crowds be expsctsd, and In fact he did -
notice more peopls - the streets q Cat
, caeo aud about ths hosels than dnftn1