The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-11

Since last Monday and UP to . o'clock
yesterday afternoon street car traffic along
Washington street had been INTERRUPTED.
\ neccssitating transfer Of passengers at
the point beyond Tenth street where Con-
tractor Storrie Is engaged In placing his
pavement.
Tho cause Of interruption OF street car
travel grew out OF information filed with
the city that unless this was done Mr.,
Stories surctios would not be responsible
on the guarantee bond as TO the perma-
nency OF the pavement that was being laid
there, hence the order to temporarily sug-
pend traffic was issued by the city
Work had BEEN carried on from Fifth
street to the present point OF construction
without the necessity Of stopping the run
ming OF the street cars by paving one SIDE
OF the street at a time and permitting the
street cars to use the of track, put TINS
condition was somewhat changed when tho
city placed q plank road from the end OF
the paving work to Houston avenue, this
plank road covering the OH track OF the
street car company In such way that the
cars TO make a continuous run would nee
essarily have to pass over the track be-
tween witch the paving work was being
done.
Mr.. siorrle complained that this inter
fcred with his work In such u way as to
cause him considerable loss, not only OF
time but OF money, IN going buck and re-
pairing the work that had been rendered
defective by the street cars running over
IL before the concrete foundation hitd time
TO SET.
Manager MacGrcgor, on the other hand.
did moi think II necessary TO STOP The
travel OF the cars and Inconvenience the
passengers by mailing them transfer, con-
tending that The opposite track from the
work might be used with but little inc0n-
yenience In shifting the plank road, and
in RECITATION Of the charge made by Mr..
Storre that the running OF the street ears
over the newly laid concrete cracked the
suffncc OF It, he HE'D with the city en-
ginccr protest in effect that Mr. Storrie
WAS not laylng the pavement according to
specifications.
In the meantime the citizens OF the First
and Sixth words, who have been suffering
como Inconvenience from the Interrupt
tion to street car traffic. have naturally
taken the part of the street car company
and their argument Why traffic phould not
be interfered With Is that Contractor Lucas
In constructing the other end OF the pave
ment laid pavement along the snme
street from Houston avenue to the city
limits without requiring the street car
company 10 stop lis cars.
This argument however. VIII moi hold
when 1t is considered that the work Of
Mr.. Storrie ~ different In character from
that done by MIR. Lucas IN this, that Mr..
Storrie is laying his pavement on a com
crete foundation. which must be gwen
time to properly set before II IL disturbed,
whilo the pavement laid by Mr. Lucas was
on sand foundation, which could in no
way be effected by the constant running
ct, lt.,, -. NJ,
greSs OF the work.
Another point sustaining Mr., Stories
position Is that in laying the asphalt pave
ment in the Fifth ward on n similar foun-
dat!on to that upon which Mr.. StoITie 10
laying his brick pavement along Washing-
ton street the Ayres Asphalt company IN
Sisted that the street cars along that line
he stopped wherever the running Of the
cars interfcrcd with their work aud the
Fifth ward ears were stopped. md trans
fcrs made during the progress Of that work.
Il have been placed In very awkward
position I'm this matter" fad Mayor Rec |
to reporter for The Post yesterday. "he-
tween two fires, ns II were. with Contractor |
Storrie on the one side and the street ear |
management OF the other. The temporary /
Suspension OF street car traffic has heeu
rendered necessary, however, IN ordnr to |
have the paving properly laid. believe |
fif the neople Of the First aud Sixth wards |
We're familiar with all the circumstances I
they would Willingly bear the slight incon-
Venience OF walking n couple OF hleClSs for |
few days IN making the street ear trans
fer, rather than ieopardize the paving work I
and run the risk OF having n detective |
pavement and one which will not be guar /
anteed by the contractor except ilpon the |
condition OF the temporary Interruption Of |
street ear travel over the BRIEF space OF
the street where his work is Immediately |