The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-24
ASPHALT Is RECOMMENDED
WEST CHAPEL STREET no BE
PAVED WITH sHEET ASPHALT.

Interesting Meeting of the Committee on
streets-sheet Asphalt VS.. Vitrified Brick
--Tnt Between Attorney Chase and the
Members of the Committee-other Busi-
ness.
The street paving question was again
discussed at considerable length before
the committee on streets last evening.
The session was largely attended and
much interest manifested in the pro-
ceedtngs. The special business of in
terest was the consideration of the pc
tition of H. f. Peck and others for
sheet asphalt pavement on Chapel
street, between York and Mott streets,
and the remonstrance of l.. A. Beech
er and others against the same and in
favor of vitrified brick.
Henry Sargent was the first to speak
for the remonstrants against sheet
asphalt pavement ON West Chapel
street, He claimed that he favored Wit
rified brick, because it was a little
cheaper, and was more liable to be
laid in good shape. He said he was not
much impressed with sheet asphalt
pavement, and from his own observa-
tions firmly believed that brick pave
lments could be repaired easier and
better than asphalt. He also said that
he had been informed that brick pave
ment could be laid about 10 per cent.
cheaper than asphalt. He said that the
sheet asphalt laid at Sargent & Co.'S
factory had proved unsatisfactory IN
that it had worn on the surface, and
had been superseded by flag stones
Attorney e. p. Arvine also spoke in
favor of vitrifed brick, and claimed
that in Detriot, where there had been
many miles of sheet asphalt that brick
was taking its place and was much
preferred by the citizens. He also said
that in his opinion sheet asphalt was
very slippery and in that portion OF
the street on which he lived the street
was very steep and therefore asphalt
would be very dangerous. He also said
that in his opinion it would be more
easily repaired. What we want" said
he, SIS the best pavement we can Sc
cure, and l believe that vitrified brick
is the best and at the same time the
cheapest"
Don't you consider asphalt more
quiet pavement?" queried Chairman
. Hamilton.
"Oh, I don't think that makes mucf
difference, for the electric cars give us
all the noise we can possibly get OF
West Chapel street, replied Attorne!
Arvine. In reply to query as to tn
sanitation Of brick pavements, he sale
that he considered brick as sanitary a
lasphalt.
Frank S. Platt also argued in favor 0
vitrified brick He said that in sum
y mer asphalt was undoubtedly NOR
quiet to drive over than brick, oWinI
: to the fact that it was more or less af
= fected by the sun, but in winter, whel
. it became frozen, it was in his opinion
Z | noisier than brick. He also said tha
sheet asphalt was much hotter thai
I brick. as it reflected the suns ray
much more intensely New York ha
> made am appropriation of $S0O00O TO
:, sheet asphalt pavements," said h
: "and | don't see how the pavement
can be laid any cheeper in this city.
would prefer brick pavement, at tn
same price as asphalt. The latter is
nice pavement when it is new, but
= can't be repaired as well as brick
!, and altogether the latter is muc
:, preferable. You cannot patch shee
= asphalt pavement and make a goo
pavement out Of it. In Wall stree
, New York, the asphalt pavement ha
! been laid only about two years, an
G yet within space of less than IL
= feet there are at the present time eigh
# lang holes. which must be patched in
4 media tely."
4 Attorney Prentice w. Chase sal
that about two years ago he signe
= petition for an asphalt pavement o
o. the street because he simply wanted
~ better pavement there Since that tim
Y he said he had thought more over th
n matter and had come to the conclusio
n that the brick pavement was the mor
serviceable, more beneficial and MOI
economical. Brick pavements, he al
gued, were cheaper and much MOI
l. easily repaired. "In Washington las
= April when | was there they were NAL
n ing repairs to the asphalt pavement o
1
v PENNSYLVANIA avenue. In consequent
n of this repairing the pedestrians wei
: covered with SCOT and the smoke wa
n absolutely nauseating. What kind
?. thing do you think this would be fl
il West Chapel street, which is cons,
o quently being torn up. If asphalt paw
% ment is laid on West Chapel street tt
1t dust nuisance will be greatly increa
= ed, AS a matter of fact the petition
8 ers for asphalt on the street represe1
n 1888 front feet and for vitrified brio
" / 4.44O front feet and this ought to /
.s an element in determining this ma
m ter, as they are the people who hay
l. to have the pavement and pay Il
10 bills
s+ Don't you think there could hay
N been more names on this petition f,
II a sheet asphalt pavement if an effo
had been made in that direction
oueried Chairman Hamilton.
"No. indeed 1 don't" replied Alto
ST uey Chase, ''for I do not believe TIL
ct there is a single bell on West Chap
le street which has not been pulled Sc
r, eraI times in the interests of the p
k. tition."
m Thomas O'Brien, well known co
il tractor. also argued in favor of brit
IS pavement, claiming that it was pr