The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-16
The Intclligencer Secures valu.
able Information From
YOUNGSTOWN CITY OFFICIALS
Who Have Tried With Success the
Scheme Of Laying Asphalt ovcr
WORKOUT Brick Street Paving.
Such Streets Have Received n
Threc.ycars' Test In tho Ohio City
and the Paving is stiuin Excellent
Condition.

a few days ago the Intelllgencer
quoted Councilman NJ. a. Chew on his
idea of giving Wheeling business streets
coating Of asphalt over the worn-out
brick, thus rejuvenatlng the paving
even resurrecting 1t, as It were. Mr..
Chew cited the experience Of Youngs-
town in using asphalt over old brick
paving, It will be remembered, The In
telligencer wrote to eX-Mayor Randall
Montgomery and City Engineer Lille,
of Youngstown. for their opinion OF
the asphalt : on : brick style Of
paving, and asked II such paving would
stand the heavy traffic always found In
mill towns of the character Of Wheel
Ing and Youngstown,
Yesterday afternoon replies were re-
ceIved from Mr.. Montgomery and En-
glneer Lille. Ex-Mayor Montgomery
says:
YOUNGSTOWN. O.. March Il, 1899.
City Editor, the Intelligencer. Wheeling.
lpE12itk " souiS VI
18th inst. would say We have several
streets that were paved long ago with
brick which gave out and have since re-
surfaced them with asphalt. and from all
appearances they are going TO give good
satisfaction; have not been down long
enough yet to determine definitely, but In
our opinion they are going to give the best
results of amy Of our pavements. Mr..
Chew must have been misinformed In re-
gard to the paving on Federal street; this
OF ~ an nv~t hnt To- bali a
relnid on old concrete foundation. not on
brick or stone. Wick avenue was relaid
or surfaced with asphalt on old bricks at
81 10 per yard, and two short street. u
much smaller contract, cost us 81 % per
yard. These streets have more traffic
than any streets on our city. and We are
confident they nre all right. The old brick
should be roughed up SO that the binder
Will get a good hold. and then you are sure
You VIII get a good job. On glazed sur
face am afraid would not get as good re-
r. MONTGOMERY.
City Engineer Lille is not less en-
thuslastlc. and says:
YOUNGSTOWN. O.. March II, 1899.
City Editor the Wheeling lntelllgencer.
DEAR SIR:--ln reply to your inquiry.
would state that Wick avenue brick pave
ment was covered with sheet asphalt for
streets for 81 y per square yerd. The first
has been down three winters, and the
other two through two winters and one
summer. They all are proving very sat-
islactory., They are all heavy. traffic
streets, / send you city report for last
year, which contains further discussion Of
40 i. NJ LILLE.
City Engineer.
The matter Of asphalt-on-brlck paw
Ing is thus treated in Engineer Lilies
report:
THE old brick pavements on Phelps and
Hazel streets were covered with asphalt
by the Barber Asphalt Paving Co. at n
cost OF 81 % per square yard. On account
OF the fiat grade the cutters were laid
with cement or artificial stone. As we re-
ce!re great many Inquiries from other
cities In regard to our method Of covering
old brick pavements with asphalt, / add
more detailed description of the process.
The old brick pavement Is first thorough
" swept and washed clean; after 1t Is dry
II Is heated with surface heaters. This
destroys all combustible matter and COM
pletely dries out the brick. While still
warm the surface OF the brick is painted
with thin coat OF asphalt applied with
brushes. The asphalt Is reduced to work
easily by mixing with n very volatile OIL
The holes and depressons In the old pave
ment, |! deep, are filled with broken stone
mixed with asphaltlc cement, andIif shall
low with the same material ms the wear
Ing surface and thoroughly tamped. On
this the wearing surface Is laid in the
usual manner. Wick avenue, repaved in
this manner In 1896. and Phelps and Hazel
In 1897. give every indication OF being q
perfect success.
The old asphalt pavement on Central
square and Market street was repaired Mt
n cost OF sal, or n little over cents per
square yard. This pavement was laid by
the Barber people in 1852. and was among
their early paVements. 1t would be In
StructiNe to know the cost OF rcpnIrs IN
this pavement In the eleven years since
The guaranty expired. But no separate nc
count was kept Of repairs until iS9I. Dur
Ing the last four years there has been
spent In repairs 1885, so. or about ) cents
per square yard per year"
The price at which asphalt is nut
down over brick In Youngstown is Just
the price at which complete brick paw
Ing can be laid in Wheeling, but. of
course. 1t Is generally acknowledged
that asphalt as n paved surface Is far
superior to brick.
1t Is likely that there will be an effort
here this spring to put down at least an
experimental square OF asphalt paving
on brick. The square on Fourteenth
street, between Main and Market
streets, has been suggested for the ex-
pertinent.