Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-18
BRICK AND ASPHALT
Both Recommended by Street
Committee Yesterday.
MUST MEET The DEMAND
Committee Favored Sheet Asphalt, Hu,
the People Clau,or.d for 1srick. Rep
res-nent,v.s of Is. NJ. "A. Pre-
sent Resolutions.
MUST MEET The DEMAND

II street t'..'ii!lttee ~ 'fc council
INST yesterday afternoon in adjourned
session and tackled The paving mater ial
proposition again. finally arriving AT Il
conclusion. detitlins 70 recommend
three having natcriAis: asphalt, tDe-
cause the cc:nrirtee MAS convinced
that il was tic best paving: Vitritied
brick L.cHusi, the ucppi, OF TIN. city
seem 70 Ws,n, it: E,.lyrau hack for
heavy GRADES ana y;r.,.,s ~ wbi,.h
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70 CIV" lile icSlSia|te cG-:Hllttee from
ina business Mems Association ~
Ch;insc 70 present the committee with
the result Of IT'S cngitltinnS
All the m, ,n:1c,s Of th, street Com,
n..,tee w4r. v,,serf IN, Nj. Innz az
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$50 - ,''''.e' '''e street e"'lrh'''ee ad-
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Twenty.eiehth ana 'rhirtyfou,tl STA
Oh, n,,l. 1,., rr
pavc1nents on the other streets now in
1cnued TO be paved shold be Of the best
''u:t'l's 81 Tltri!le" piick
$3.50 ~ - i!'"' ''iiS 'tSo'u
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held this afternoon With an urgent "a.
quest that the resolution b.. ad, n.r1 Nv
them.
lol. Eaker and Mr.. Peyser also breny
addressed the committees after which
IN adjournment WAS mad back to the
ll!aSor Office.
n me mayors Office after. 4 slight
interruption the committee resumed its
consideration of the paving question by
reading me letters turned over 70 the
street committee by the Il. NJ a. COM
mlttec.
ms coLciuded. Mr.. Ford arose and
STATED that 50 Tar as he was ,onc rncd,
ne h'ia 'psen studying paving uirtil he
thouSnt ne was competent 70 decide
1or himself wnlGh was the best mate
TIT ne WIS convinced by study, OBJ
scrN;hilon ana the experience of others
lhat sheet ast2hitlt was the best paving
but me people We're clin.nrinE for brick
ana ne thought II would be best to
HiNe some OF Dotn KINDS OF paving
DOWN. .fie thought that next to she@t
Asphalt. bl4sk WAS Best, provided d good
brick could DE obtained. IN. getting
OF uniformly good brick he said, was
alnFos! an lnposslblity, and the COM
1hiitee MAD me- Yet been able 10 find u
nrlcN concern '"h!ch would guarantee
y paving ior more ;han five years;
inosA OF .lhem would not give y 2uaran-
lee beyond three He declared chat he
was opposed to voting for any rasou
non al'ropr!anng money for raving
unless ua;rl resolution carried with it
a proviao requiring y guarantee for
len years on al paving laid. The shee;
asphalt peop" NE said, willingly gave
= guarantee for that length Of time.
III bilck vas such a superior material.
Why "ld NOT DICK manufacturers do
uhe same
Nr. 'Acl-augnln agreed entirely With
Mr. fora. ana pr Cooper d:d also.
9's us 'ha' VI. foro spoke the senti-
i'''',9 W 'i'e eh.tt committees. me
''i',e "is''''' ~ rs ma me committee
sA'u go lheili o'icN' Salu ~ COOP
a. w o''''e t'''e' ne ti.S Would De
l'. s'ed' mistake n u d1d Eot
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