Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-24

ted. These are all laid on cross streets
With two exceptions. North Illinois
street is main thoroughfare and has
been travelled great deal and is today
in as good condition as the day it was
laid. Central avenue, another street
laid of soft pine about the same time,
without creosote, is standing up very
poorly, in fact, has become very rough
IN the couple of years usage.
ain my opinion there is no street
made so good as that made of the
southern pine. | mean by that, the
long leaf yellow pine. This treated
with creOsote, | think, is unquestlonably
the best street. To begin with the pine
contains u large quantity of oils and
resins which resist the penetration of
water.
"Hhere is a street in Galveston, Tex,
in the business part of the city. laid of
yellow pine and | understand it has
been IL use over 20 years. and when l
saw it last some three or four years ago,
was in perfect condition.
"a wood street of course, to be dura-
ble, must be laid on a concrete base the
same as an asphalt, and think them
much better than an asphalt because
they are more readily repaired. When
an asphalt street once begins to break
and need repairs they go very fast and
L have never seen one successfully re
paired,
81 think the best evidences of the de
sirsbllity of creosoted pine blocks for
pavement are found in the European
cities, especially in Paris and London.
1t seems to me that nearly half of Lon
don is paved with block and it is re-
msrkable how perfectly they are Kept
in repair with the great amount of
travel there is upon them.
Call the wood pavements laid in In
dianapolis the past season were of
southern yellow pine creosoted.
SUPERIOR FOR RESIDENCE STREETS.
Frederic M. Ayres, of the importing
firm Of l.. 5. Ayres & Co., says:
"What | know of creosoted pine
pavements has led me to consider them
superior to any other for streets devo-
ted to residences. They wear much bet
ter than the asphalt or brick pavements.
Also, they reflect less heat and less dust
is given off by them.
"Tbe board of public works passed q
resolution this last summer to lay an
asphalt street on Delaware street, upon
which street | reside. Fully four fifths
of the residents thereon signed a petit
tiOn requesting that the street be paved
with creosOted block, rather than the
asphalt. AS yet no action has been
taken but we sincerely hope that our
petition will be complied with"
o. n. Frenzel, vice president of the
Merchants National bank, says:
Our street, Illinois north of old Sew
enth, was one of the first pavements of
that kind laid in this city and was fin
ished, L think, some two and half
years ago. We, the residents of that
street, all feel that we have one of the
best pavements in the city and | doubt
very much whether any other class of
pavement could be substituted therefor,
should the choice of the owners be con-
suited"
Hon. w. III. III Miller, one of Indian.
apolis' leading lawyers and attorney
general under the administration of
President Benjamin Harrison, says:
81 believe the creosoted block pave
ment we'll put down is the best we have
here. AS an evidence of my faith hope
that the authorities of this city will put
down this pavement on North Delaware
street where live this year. like the
pavement better than asphalt or brick" +"