Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-17

nished under the contract shall be
and remain in good condition for a
term OF five years after the completion
of the work under the contract, ex-
cept such reasonable wear as may be
naturally expected.
The work being finished and ac-
cepted the city engineer makes and
files with the city clerk an estimated
assessment against each OF the said
abutting property owners along said
street. The clerk as soon as said as
sessments have been filed with him,
causes notice of same To be published
in two newspapers or actual notice to
be served upon the AUDITING property
owners to the effect that such assess
ments are on file in his Office for their
inspection. Any property owner
claiming to be aggrieyed 10y any irreg-
ular or excessive assessment, may,
within fifteen days after such notice,
petition council to correct such as
sessment. Investigation of the fact
then is made by council and action
taken, which action shall be conclu-
sive.
While we have used tar filing on
some OF our streets, heretofore paved
| do not think the pavements thus
treated are any better than those
with sand filling. 1t costs more, about
ten cents a square yard, aud has some
disadvantages, especially when the
street has to be opened for purposes
Of connecting new buildings with
sewer, water or gas mains in the
street. 1t is impossible to avoid
these openings, as the improvement
along the street constantly require
these connections to be made We
have used several kinds of brick and
blocks, common and vitrifled, COM
mencing in 1888, and / believe the
only proper material for paving bust
ness streets is the vitrifled block, and
for the resident streets the vitrified
brick or tlre-clay brick, which have
given us entire satisfaction.
The first paving put down in our
town was in 1888, according to what
is known as the "Charleston plan.n
q believe Charleston, W. Va. was the
pioneer Of street paving with brick in
this eountry.) That plan is the same
in excavation as before described,
then three inches of sand was placed
on this foundation and then layer
Of one-inch boards, previously dipped
in boiling tar, on top OF this two
inches OF sand, and then the
common building brick on top of this
sand, at cost of $3.50 per square
yard. This pavement has been re-
paired and needs renewing, but not on
account of the foundation.
The next year we used common
brick with the present specifications
costing $l.09. Some of this pave
ing needs renewing also, after being
in use eight years.
In the years 1889, 80 and 81, we
paved with fire brick at cost of 81. 40
per square yard with tar, and $I.30
without tar. This pavement is now
in good condition. 1t is worn some
but it is good for many years yet We
then paved several streets in 1894 and
'95, using various makes of vitrified
brick and block: Athens, Jones,
Harris, Bellaire and Bernard, at prices
ranging from 83 cents to 50 cents per
square yard. These streets do not
show any wear as yet.
This year, 1897, we adopted the
"Spillman Vitrifled block and find
that it fills all the requirements for
first class pavement. 1t is a West
Virginia product, made by the Cam
den Clay Company, cost 79c, Sic and
SIC, according TO the distance hauled.
Two things are necessary to insure
good pavement:
First-A solid foundation.
Second-Good paving brick or block,
which should be hard burned and
properly annealed. These should not
show over two per cent absorption in
forty-eight hours. Sixty brick will
pave one square yard. while it takes
only forty -four blocks for the same
space. Blocks should have beyeled
edges to give horses a better foot-hold.
The true test of the material as to
wear and tear is its practical use.
Manufacturers Of paving material
are constantly endeayoring to prove
their wares. A perfect foundation
with perfect brick or block, seems to
me to be almost iDdestructable.
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