The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-25

Ar hlqeks fhree mnaes thick and for ana
o0e-b4h Inches long were Des On on0. with
oelf m inch space between The rows.
nllsd 70 : depth g one inch With hot b.
tumen, after which the remaining space
vas nIlea With sand ana she surface Gov
which was rolled down into the intsssticsc
between the bicck1
The strset shows but nft1o wear, Though
the olocks e pisces are becomina notice
ABLY rounded. and the cracks Widening. II
e noticed at the Intersections Of streets.
where the rows Of blocks were laid diaGo-
nsiiy to the direction Of the street instead
wear. and In the work new under con-
etrucuon the blocks are al 70 b laid Ia
daa3oaal rows.
The Pacific avenue ar block pavement
cost I'D per yard. or slsSsse per lot Of
twenty-foot frontage. The eighteen blocks
nov under construction VII cost 310l.Q00.
Pr block. are 2 home product and have
Deen urged on that account The street
y not - easily kspt c5ean ~ the bitumin-
oos Foes. pIt g 1aaned N the same man
more or les perceofihle odnr fram rhss
pavement, unless ii q frecuef,t1v Vass1ed.
he bisumen which i poured in between
tho blocks u supposed TO 1t xhsm frmly
ure from working down 10 the nottom a
the blocks, but the blocks theuselvse hold
more Of les moisture.
eSv % Wefk II Tacoma.
pavement now in use and eighteen under
c:nssrsction. Or nfty-two blocks y Ill. In
stone road have been laid with good re-
Bt1lfs-
Puyallup avenue. from the railway
tapce 81 two miles. was made three years
ago with 4 rock surface, and makes q sat-
lafactofy road. The Fern Hin road, dis
lance o. two miles. IL now being renewed
ais pfrA ais
ago and has been frequently repaired until
worn out
The roadbed IL excavated for q depth OF
one foot. layers Of eobblessono not exceed
which four inches Of broken rock Is
spread. covered with . surface Of half IN
street. for two blocks adjoining the Or
hlocks on the north, Is under contract for
treatment with broken rock, but no sub
structure Win be laid. The rosdbed is
and surfaced with broken rock.
onanfo. NJ an ExnerH.
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sinssr, who was member Of the board
81 pueus works Wnen me nrSs pasinS was
done IN TINS city. mas made tnorougn
Of Ike best sutsori,iso a On G snaa clss. ' Of
wofk re - inclined 70 fasor fne sheet
pavement - opposed 70 any sort u block
sys 1s NY hyassrom say .. :. 49,.
deal Of importance 10 Z city in many ways:
city - the homs OF its inhaofanA ana
needs properly equipped streets as much
haliways- A. financial investment moth
ING givee more immaculate and better re-
turns to city than smooth. solid. we'll
R avsd s'seets ~, Asads rom the smoeI hy 20
ioads. " y wise 70 attract new ct'izens 20
q city. II for nothing more than the money
they SPEND. Where would the beauty OF
Architecture be without streess 10 displa y
"! Architecture - one OF the elements OF
euccesafm city. handsome puilnan6
with = disgraceiul pavement anout u y
solIed frame.
"A city without pavements cannot main
tain It's economic existence Goods cannot
b moved. prosress even on loot = impeded.
street cleaning imoossioic ana the health
q al II endan8ereA. The tendency ox
pAvsments Tor many years In Europe ana
Tor half generation IN America - toward
"Macadam and tsiford rcadMays are rot
fca1ible within large cities. although they
are desirable In suburbs and small towns.
The wear OF heavy ,Iamc ana the s eI
tegrAtA them rapidly. Under more than
the iightest t-alnc tclford and nnacadam
cannct comnsie In economy wnen main
phalt. brick or even wood pavements. They
are more eminentiy fitted for use on pleas
ure drives Ia parks or elsewhere tnan on
city rtreefs. ..,.. .,.u.c. -,
every city has clearly demonstrated that
fh@ f,,artfes OF former centuries and many
az the epidenics OF our day are largely
due either to lack 81 pavements or the
presence OF such faulty ones az are pro-
ductiye az microbes and bacteria In order
10 make MANY streets In London. Parts
New YORK and elsewhere safer. not only
FOR those who live near them but also for
the cstv AZ large asphalt pavemente have
been latd upcn hundreds Of streets In tene-
ment and sIrnliar quarters The surface OF
s,,ch raveYnents being without Joint are
easily c.eaned. They are also flushed or
washed free from germs Of oil kinds by