Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-16
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Prom Good Roads
Consul Roosevelt gives these details If
the character. duration and cost Of the
pavements: Porphyry. from quarrits At
Quenast and LeSsineS, estimated dura-
ton 75 years; sandstone. from quarrieS
at EcousSines. estimated duration 90
years: No. 4. from the vicinity Of the
rivers Ourthe and MeuSe. estimated du-
ration 40 years: limestone. no longer ac-
cepted by the city government. eSrinat-
ed duration % years
Porphyry, per square yard, $50 francs
81. so: sandstone, per square yard, $50
TO ESQ francs Csl.64 10 $3.50; asphalt.
from Val de Travers, per square yard,
IL francs ($3.27); wood ON concrete fouu-
dation. per square yard. II francs (S2.12N.
The two last named pavementS are high
" esteemed and much employed on the
boulevards.
There are three sorts of roads i'll Bel
gium. the dimensions of which are fixed
as follows:
Government Roads-width OF roadway. >
Yards - inches: width OF sidewalk. = yards :
inches; width Of ditch, three-fourths yard
Provincial RoAds-Width OF midway. 8
Yards % inches; width of sidewalks. yards ..
inches; width OF ditch, three fourthS yard.
Communal Roads-Width Of roadway. 4
yards Is inches; width OF sidewalk and die ii. !
| yard - inches
These roads are paved with native porphyr!
| and sandstone OF following dimensions; Sven
by 81 inches, 6' by Sc inches, ls by - nch :.
a by Sis by SIC by : inches, - by Sls by by
5Ia inches. Curhstone, ~ by Is inches each >i'ir
OF road.
The cost OF constructing road f'sr FIRE
quent and heavy traffic Is S1.i9 pr
square yard. This allows > cents for
preparing a bed II inches deep. . cents
for the ashes. which cost 50 IL 10 CENTS
per cubic yard. cents for lahor and
81 81 for the paving stones. which are II
by 81 inches. If rough stone and layer
of broken stone or pebbles are suhSrlIuJ-
ed. the two cost only - cents. and ths To-
tai per square yard becomes 81 cents.
For maintenance the cost par ward OF
country roads is t cents. which b,1,oll's
6 cents near industrial districts and from
8 to 10 near sugar factories. Mr. Rg-'~e-
Welt gives this account of the annual in
spection and repair:
From - to ~ consecutive yards cut uf every
4OOO or sou yards OF pavement are taken "
| and replaced by new material On rslas de-
| voted to heavy traffic paving stones : 10y a.
/ inches are employed. as also On tnC!iIst> aver
i aging less than three-fOurths II ~ inch ivT
yard. On inclines averaging more than Ju-,rv-
fourths of an inch THer yard stone GN3 10y - ar
/ heavy oblong stones ~ by Sly by - by Hrr
employed. Where the soil j. very nrm sand
stone blocks by ca inches are PrvtVrrVti.
| which, with heavy oblong stones. arr alsa Used
on inclines according to decliVitX. SAti>tAct'rg
i drainage is produced by dePOsitinE deep ls-l
Il OF ashes prior to placing pavement O- r"a =
Of light traffic blocks "a by ~ inches are U>t-I
on the level while 4le by Sls and 6is by !ncSv~
| are employed on inclines-
| Contract for keeping roads in repair is 10y
public bid and is awarded to lowest bidder for
| a term OF three years, the average cost OF re-
pairs to ruadways yards ~ inches wide a.
/ follows: Porphyry blocks. per sluArr yard, @
| cents; sandstone, per square yard. ) cent
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