The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-08-09
PUSHING
THEpAVING
Contractor Britt Says Next week Will
Show the work.
START TO BE MADE NEXT MONDAY.
only Sections will be Taken at a Time, SO
THAT a Whole Square Shall Not be
Closed to Traffic as the Work
Progresses.

Although there is little in the appearance
Of North Main street at present to indicate
that the street Is soon to be relieved of its
mud gossamer and clothed with more be-
coming and modern attire Of brick paving,
still Contractor w. J. Britt has been doing
considerable work, and according to his
promises the street will have a very different
appearance a week from to-day.
The work of rearranging the curb stones
has progressed very favorably and will be
completed in few days. To day Mr.. Britt
was having the curbs in the vicinity of the
intersection of Main and Lloyd streets re-
arranged. In some cases considerable lower
ing was required and, in Others curbs had to
be raised.
Next Monday morning, the contractor
expects, the work on the street will begin.
There will be force Of twenty men on hand
and the farmers who drive to town from the
Catawissa and Roaring Creek valleys will
smile as they see an old friend-the plow-
furrowing the mud and broken stone upon
the thOroughfsre. Work will first be
started on the east side of the street
| leaving the west side open for traffic
| After the street is well ploughed and the
surplus dirt and stones put out of the way
then the workmen will start in with their
| layers of broken stone cement and sand
| This will be followed by the laying of the
bricks. 1t is estimated that it will require
about four days 10 complete the cement work
on the west side of the street
! from Centre to Lloyd street This
part Of the work will include the Schuyl-
kill Traction COmpany's track, the COM
pany being in expectation of having the
old track torn up and the sills and new rails
in position by the time Mr.. Britt is ready.
The brick laying, the contractor says. will
proceed more rapidly than any other part of
the work After the east side of the street is
finished, and in condition to allow traffic
over it, the west side will be started up. This
system is to be adopted so that the whole of a
square shall not be closed to traffic at any
time while the street paving work is in
progress.
OF course there may be few bitches, but
the contractor seems to have formulated his
plans after careful consideration, and it is
not likely that there will be any serious
delays in connection with the work Such
however is the devout wish of the property
owners and tenants along that street, as
there are business places in every property
and much inconvenience will be experienced
in the loading and unloading of goods while
the parts of the street Immediately in from
of the places are thrown out of service
through the paving work.
As to the men to be employed, Mr.. Brit
says he will give preference to residents o.
town whenever it can be done in justice
to all concerned but an army of mel
will not be required, and many o
them must necessarily have some prae
tical experience in street paving work. 1t il
expected that the first installment of ma
terial will arrive tomorrow.