Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-04
Considered Last Night by the
Council! in Regular Session.
SPECIAL PAVING COMMITTEE
What 1t Saw gu It's Trip through, the Eaat.
% sewer r. ople Show 1h -ir Hand. Ar
rang-muuts to Pay Them
What il Uue.

nothing Very exciting.
olic of the most interesting fea lures
Of The meeting was the reading of the.
r.r7T, Of the special paving committee.
but. as anticipated. ~ action Vas TAX
on on it, 1t was expected that there
would be some fight on the expense
account of the committee. but it was
50 snail ana only i2ciuded the ex-
penses Of three members. ~ opposition
was manifested. save the nay vote of
Councilman Lenz. who vas expected to
50 against it on general principles.
having 50 announced hi,aself some time
ago.
The sewer people officially showed
their hand last night by demanding
their money in an enrigcti,: though,
rather impolite fashion. intinlat!n3 all
sorts OF dire legal catastroplles if it
We're not paid. Arrangements We're
made to pay the money Que the con-
tractors. ana they will not be given an
opportunity TO catch the city a dis
advantage should they icsire 10 in
lulgr themselves in Il suit.
The sewer situation hus come to a
critical stage. and developments may
be expected from now Oh.
was called to order President Powell
VAS called to @rtler Pre- sclont Powell
and Councilmen Burcher cooper. Cory,
Ford, Lenz. Hughes Dcle::y, Thomas,
Wilkic. mclaughlin, Stone and Wash
ington.
FINANCE. COMMITTEE.
The Finance Committee reported zee
ommending that
'D-The offer Of the Stone Publish
ing Co.. for advertising in the Head
light. be accepted
t2)-That the treasurer had been di-
rested TO draw on Elcybolte & Co.,
purchasers of the paving bonds, for
$9a.4G5. less check Of $1,000 deposited
(3)- That 100000 of this amount had
been deposited with Schnelz Bros, at
per cent interest.
tD-Ihe committee recommended
that the treasurer pay the interest on
the bonds, due October lst out of the
street paving fund TO be paid back by
January /. 1900.
t!)-The committee stated its belief
thar the treasurer is entitled to one
Per cent. on these bond issues; as in the
case Of the former issues, for handling
the same.
In the consideration Of this report,
the recommendation in section | was
opposed by Mr.. LEM. but it vas adopt
ed. Lenz, Mclaughlin and Washing
ton voting no. The remainder of the
reports were adopted without dissent.
lNjiEi VI l l 'f+f-.
T'ha street Committee reported the Sc
lection Of Messrs. Ford. Hughes, Nc
Laughlin ard Cooper as the special
paving committee to 80 on tour of
inspection Of the pave:nents OF eastern
cities.
t.)-Also recommending the grading of
Thirty-second Street Esstween WASHING
l"n and lafayette avenuss, nc dirt y
p' GSe<L II filling in the Thirty fourth
:'le1;sset bridge approaches.
GA communication from Mr.. O. y.
Hatchelor relative to Mrs. Mary Mich
nux's claim WAS referred TO the coun-
Gil.
The clerk read this report and fol-
lowed it UP with the report of the spe-
cial paving committee referred TO.
This report was lengthy, but. repre-
senting us it does, the labors Of this
committee embracing a tour o. many
mites and a period of ten days. it is
published below in full
Newport News. Va. October 2. 1899.
The Honorable City Council,
Newport News. Va
Gentlemen: According to resolu-
tons passed by the Council September
18th instructing three members of the
Street Committee to go on tour Of
inspection to the various cities to ascer-
tain the best pavement material the
commit tet pegs lea|c 10 submit inc
following report
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of Cincinnati are
mostly paved with granite blo.l. HON.
ever, recently the new pavements that
have been laid have been mostly sheet
asphalt.
The engineer of Cincinnati is in ia
EOr of sheet asphalt pavementS except
in q few cases where the traffic is cX-
;remely heavy. IN such cases he re-
cOmmendS granite block.
PAVING; IN CLEVELAND.
The city of Cleveland is in the center
OF the grea test paving brick production
section OF our country, paving brick
yards being located all around about
the city, local interests are centered in
paving brick and paving brick plants.
The first brick pavement laid in C!eve-
land was laid eight years ago on Bolton
avenue. 1t is in fairly good condition
Yet although it is getting Very rough.
Handy street, Which was laid soon af-
tcrward with the same brand of BRICK
has all gone to pieces ana is in I, ter
rble condition We found several
streets, viz: Sibley street and several
others that have been laid for five o.:
sin years, in fairly good condition.
All the old paVcmelts in Cleveland
laid prior 70 eight wears ago are l3,;d
With Needn't sandstone. Medina sand
stone is found in Orleans county. New
York State and is an exceptionally good
material for paving, purposes. While
!, is sandy and has q grit. on Which
horses cannot slip, still at the Same tine
tilt textur" Of tie stone is Very fine,
making an exceptionally hard sto:.e
@hich wilhsta Its heavy traffic.
The streets lisid~ih Inc city o.! Clcve-
land with Medina sandstone fourteen
and fifteen years ago are apparently
ift good order :ts they then. OK
Ccpting in Il few spots where poor stone