The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-05
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Portland oregonian: The Improvement
OF streets Ia a matter q; srszs iait'or'-
nncs. aud Is receiving q great deal OF at
tentlon. as experience has convinced
every one o6 the great benefit to the
value OF property. and also TO the health
and comfort OF al classes. What Is
wanted is a pavement at not too great
cost for construction and maintenance
that will anord ease OF traction, freedom
from noise and dust, foothold Tor horses
ana facility OF repair. when torn up TO
get at the network OF pipes. wires etc.
which Seem TO be unavoidable in our
modern cities
r,ent that viii answer all requirements
where the question Of cost Is considered,
depends upon the character OF traffic the
street must sustain. When the traihc -
! extra heavy, n concrete foundation OF
tx Inches has been found TO be the most
successful, a. Il is also the most expen-
sive: on all resident streets and business
streets OF, moderate heavy traffic, the
two-course brick has proven the best
adapted 10 meet all requirements, the
lower course OF brick being second
grade OF PAYERS laid fiat upon a four
Inch bed OF sRRd. costing about 3 less
nor thousand than the No. /, or surface
brick. This also enables the pavement
to be opened up for repairs 70 water
mains, gas pipes, etc, and replaced With
out damaging the foundation. Where
the subsoll Ia gravel or sand. under mod
crate traffic no foundation is necessary
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were laid on the subsoll Of sand only and
IS to-day, after four years wear, In good
condition. IN cities where the trafic Is
heavy, a concrete foundation IL beet.
A brick pavement well laid on suit
able foundation, wherever the brick used
are thoroughly vltrified. continues
smooth during the life OF the pavement.
Climate has no effect upon a brick pave
ment; the brick, being thoroughly vltri-
fed, ab5orbs no moister, and cannot,
therefore, be affected by heat ot3cold.
Bonfres and large coniiagrations have
no effect whatever, nor do We find any
evidence OF the cracking OF the pave
aneat, az may be said Of other kinds OF
paving. either from the heat or from the
cold. For ease and cheapness OF repair.
brick pavenlents easily rank first, be-
cause any ordinary workman can make
the repairs In taking up water pipes
gas pipes, etc, the above facts are very
Important. For healthfulness, vltrliied
pavements are unsurpassed. Good Wit
rlfied brick are impervi0us to water, the
spaces between the brick are small, and
when filed with Rsnd or tar will turn
water. There are no interspsces 20 re-
tain filth and breed disease. Dr. James
j.. Reeves, Formerly OF Wheeling, w,
Val, late president OF the American
Public Health Association, says;
"F'rom sanitary point Of view, brick
pavements are absolutely tauitless' ana
no other material used can compare With
them for cleanliness,
Captain Charles F. Powell, United
States engineer, we'll known in Portland.
the government officer in charge Of the
streets OF washington, ID. C., says that
vltrihed brick Is now being used for
paving all CUTTERS. even though the
Street ls paved with different material,
as the water has no effect upon thor
Oughly vltrifled brick
AS to safety and ease for horses, II -
far ahead OF any other kind OF pavement.
Il affords a foothold for horses, enabling
them to move a load that could not be
started on any of the other pavements.
Brick are not more slippery when wet
than dry.
Paul. says rs to this: II was told that
brick made a slippery pavement but md
this is not true. drove a horse At top
speed on a wet brick pavement, and have
watched teams hauling heavy loads to
determine this, and am satisfied with the
results"
AS to the durability, let us consult the
experience OF others. The Chicago, Bur
llnRton & Quincy Railroad Company, at
their Chicago freight yards, expert
mented with all kinds Of pavements, I'M
ally using brick as the best, and faund
that after a tonnage OF 1880 tons had
passed over It daily for four years out
one brick had been broken. Captain
Jones Talbot. who has charge Of Chase,s
wharf, Baltimore, Md, says: I'm 1892
$500 yards OF vitSded brick pavement
was laid ON the wharf. AS heavy loads
as are hauled in the city Of Baltimore
pass over 1t continually, and 1t shows no
bad effects"
In Baltimore there has been general
satisfaction with brick pavements.
a. w. Cook. chief engineer, depart
ment OF public works, Chicago, In a let
ter written November 3, 1898, says In re-
gard To a portion of Lake evenue laid
with brick three years before: II have
examined the pavement recently, and
find that Ii has withstoOd the heavy
traffic excellently. do not hesitate to
say that n the foundation Is properly
prepared and care taken In the selection
OF the brick. I see no reason why II ahould
| not take the place Of granite blocks on
our streets where traffic Is heaviest as
the latter has proven expensive, and the
noise unbearable 10 the residents along
| the Improvement. In my opinion, the
| time Is not far distant when property
owners will demand brick pavements."
Mr.. Charming Ellery, in recent letter,
written from Burlington. L., and pub
llshed in ths New York Tribune. says;
This city has now many miles OF vitrl-
fed brick pavement on level places and
ON steep slopes. and II Is giving unusual
| satisfaction Some OF II was laid as long
as eight years ago, and though exposed
To considerable tranic, shows no appre-
ciable sign OF wear. This system Of paw
ing would seem TO afford a most excel
lent solution to the question presented
by the Inevitable near requirement OF
most Of our New York evenues."
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