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

~ r,au.afch 70 the Post-Int1lagsDesr
z<s.SfN sept. AIN Tacoma the ar
n. '.~~nerf st the present time eD-
- - Il most favor. though asphalt
.s-ssoe.s rock and hard BRICK have
.s1.rf rayemeut II on Tacoma ave-
'e,1Seh vsS put down ten years a9o.
. ~rncfteaiIy - good - when laid.
: - ncg had a penny o. repairs IN
- Il u OF .A.tuminous rock. and
- = yard, or about an per lot Of
S.e feet. The work was done ~
:s11ns "a I depth Of nine inches, roll
~ n~e6nce with q steam roller. 6liin8
- - places with coarse gravel. TO
4 IN and solid bed.
- 49, suYfacs was spread oix inches
~.eeofs. covered with three inches OF
Snnns rock coating. msoothed down
~ irons The pavement includes
~ 800. from Ninth to Seventeenth
- sonAsnce streets. where there ID
iney tsA0c, this makes = sAfisfactcry
,srask. In the hot wsatheg In the
- Il sometimes becomes 1cft enough
- 1nf ~ calks OF the borseg shoes or
Shru1av loaded wagon with narrow tires
f1ra peeosptsble dents IN the surface.
~ However. disappear without any
=1nes 70 the Davement.
- eatrsmA cold Of winter u becomes
- N y not particularly slippsry.
ea avenue N the favoffte parade
- for hscyclists Tho street II wash
Fl n cftsn . required by water from the
re hpdronts, the hose being hung on
kea frucks, thus enabling . block or
g - washed from one hydrant before
80 q 10 the next
- Fourth street and q portion Of
- = street. six blocks In Ill. are
r11s1 w34A the same kind OF pavement.
H6 onne pears later.
qsoo1 ~ nituoineus Pavement.
- avenue. from the Northern Pa
= .1oIlruod crossing at Seventeenth
- ~ Twenty -fifth street. ~ also paved
- Unanimous rock on concrete founda.
Ihe work was done In 11so.
4 InRpo portion Of this street was through
= on6 apringy ground. requiring extra
go A trench was dug along each
1h q The street. In which tile drain was
RI and the trench filled ND with gravel.
n q the soft spots were filled IN with
GpI and rolled with heavy steam roll
9Dd . smooth and solid surface was OBJ
80 ocms curbing was sst. and the
m1ees, for four feet on each side Of the
- paved With Belgian blocks.
"a etrses railway tracks run IN the
49, q the street. For these the ak
upu1sn was made to depth Of two feet.
r. 3 slxrinch trench IN which the drain
- NJ. The excavation 50 then nlled IN
- hsoaen rock. which extends out ten
49, under the concrete on each side Of
n hackA The space between the rails
RI ~ foot on the outside n surfaced
- Belgian blockA These blocks are
- txex1o inches. and 1T In coarse
- n broken rock foundation.
~ pavement has been repaired tive
osse times since II was laid, particu-
- h front Of the railway passenger
(11n and The wholesale houses. where
n oHfoce was badly worn.
(1aiO are made by breaking up the
- layer where bsdly worn. and re-
- u win . new surface. put On In
II ome manner the original coat was
- 6pcts from half . square yard
Uua yArda In extent havs been re-
$3.50 In this manner. Under the con-
~ which the pavement was put
- \ was 20 be kept In repair by the
- counpany for 4 term Ut Ave years.
~ piece Of pavement. eight blocks In
ulnA CO.. ta.50 p<r square yard. Or IN
- - of twenty-five foot frontage an the
~ And this price. more than enythinA
~ has tended 20 make AaphaN pave
n0ls unpopular In the city. The paw
y ~ Done under the ten-yeAr bonding
and sop.iderse!e litigatien ensled
- vas sxed. II 10 said by weli-possed
( contractors that the work could
- been done at . profit for one-third
- nmsy.
oSDsslmens with vitpiAeA Brick.
nv one block at vitrined brick pave
- has been laid In this city. on Tenth
kadins from Pacific avenue TO the
~ Tacoma
LIS was put down nj coet Of $3.50 per
Tne roadbed was prenared a. fos
pavsment. but instead OF 1x inches
~ was put down. ana rolled solid
vet On this two inches Of sand was
ana layer 81 brick paared flAtwiss
~ sand. with n surface layer OF ex-
nsrd brick set on edge.
pavement II more noisy that the
Rsn laid long enough 70 test tn wear
Wood blocks Favored.
~ Mock pavement which seems "a
@e most In favor with tho present city
mMrstloo. II now being rsit down or
~ urvefn. a total cf eighteen blocks. IN
- ~.m~n 10 the ten blocks already laid on
fNcfnc avenue. from the city hall
Gsnsn street. 80 where II toins the
49, '''sus rock pavement at Seventeenth
Iavsmeni was put down Ave years
1.sss ~. 70" street bad been twice riank.
0s NJ plank. Tho roadhoA was
Vssed a. for other forms az pavemcnt
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