Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-21

EaVbu with oobblestopes. while in tbe
eeutre OF the upper portion Belpiar
docks have been laid. Most az tbe
street is rough, but is suitable fo,
heaVy traffic. a good Belgian blocl.
pavement has been laid on Ponla,
street as Tar north MS TAYLOR and ahova
NAV point there is dirt road which L
dusty IN dry weather and muddy in
wet weather. On Lombard street there
oqoble pavement to Third and
nfeorick above, tho bricks being in
good condition. Below Fourth on Pine
belgian blocks and cobbiestones are
used and above Fourth friedrich, which
Is ID good condition. Kirkwood street
IS paved It's entire length with fire.
ptiek well laid and in good shane.
hough cobblestones cover the beds Of
spruce and Church streets, both of
| which arc in bad shape. Bennett and
| Locust streets are muddy thoroughfares
| IN wet weather and dusty In dry
weather, the surfaces of both thorough
iareS heing more or less uneven,
Y On the East Side, Front street is
paved with Belgian block, some of
which is good and some uneven !:
Second with Belgian block, firebrick
along the north side Of the CITY Market.
and coDblestones, which are exceed
lngly rough; Third with tirebrick.
belgian block and cobblestones and is
rough IN some places and in fair con
aition 10 others; Fourth with Belgian
oiock for most OF tho distance, the ro-
mainder being nacadamized, sundry
uneven places making the thorough
fare rough the greater part of the dis
lance: Fifth and Sixth with rough and
uneven cobblestones; Seventh, with
rough cobblesloncs from King to Wal
nut and with friedrich in good shape
from that point to Church; Eighth
with Belgian block, some of which is
uneven; Taylor with frebriok we'll
laid. Ninth with Belgian block in
which there are uneven places; Tenth
with cohblestones from King to Wal
nut, and friedrich in good shape TO
Church; Eleventh with cobhlestones
and Belgian block, the cobbles being
uneven in places and the block in
fairly good condition for most of the
distance; Twelfth and Thirteenth with
cobblestones Fourteenth macadamized
and paved with oobblestones which are
uneven in places. Fifteenth un-
improved. Sixteenth has been an
ordinary dirt road and in pretty bad
shape for n long time, but is being
well paved with Belgian block.
The conditions are almost as varied
on the west side as on the east side.
Orange street is largely Stunned by
transfers where they can use some
other route, as its cobblestone pave
ment is very rough and hard ON vehicles.
Iatnall street is much better. The
lower portion is paved with Belgian
block and the upper portion, as far
north as Delaware avenue, with fire.
brick, while above Delaware avenue
cobble is the chief material With the
exception Of the cobble portion and
that part which is unpaved, the street
is in good shape, although there are
some uneven places in the improved
part. West street is q mixture The
greater portion is paved with asphalt
block and firebrick, while on some
parts cobblestones are used and por-
tion is unimproved.
The friedrich and asphalt block pave
ments on West street have not meas
ured up to expectations, as sundry re-
pairs have been necessary and there is
yet room for improvement. In some
places the foundation settled and left |
hollow places under the bricks, which |
necessitated cutting in the centre and |
eft rough places. Tho asphalt block |
wore rapidly and ruts resulted. SINH |
ar trouble was experienced with Wash |
neton street, which is paved with un-
,ven cobbles and tirebrick. The foun-
iation settled under the friedrich in \
'ome places, making the same course
necessary as was pursued on West |
street. A portion of Justison street is |
paved with rough oobbles and portion
g maoadamized Wollaston street is
,aved with friedrich and Windsor with
,obbles. Jefferson street is paved with
irebriok and cubblestones. The cob
lies are uneven in many places, while
here Is also some irregularity in the
irebrick part. The pavement on
Monroe street consists of oobbles and
Belgian blocks and is rough and I'M
wen in some places. Adams street is
;aved with friedrich and cobblestones,
While large section is unimproved.
Most of the friedrich is in good shape,
nut the unimproved part is not, es-
.ecially the squares below Chestnut
treet and above Gilpin avenue. The
urface of jackson street is made up of
cobblestohes and earth, the
being in good condition and
much OF the remainder in bad shape.
,toeckle street is paved with Belgian
lock and is in good shape. Van Buren,
treet ia paved partly with friedrich and
artly with cohbles, while portion is
dirt road. The oobbles are rough,
'hile the friedrich portion is in good
hape. Franklin and Broome streets
re macadamized much Of their dis
ance and, with the exception of loose
tones and few uneven places, are in
God condition. A small section of
'odney street is macadamized, while
large portion is dirt road and has
OF received much attention. This is
articularly true Of that part north Of {
iilpin avenue, where, Notwithstanding
he fact that there is much travel to
nd from the Park Drive and Kent /
lere, it is uneven and muddy in wet ,
Gather and dusty in dry weather.
layton street is macadamized for
ortion of the distance, while much of
le remainder is unimproved The con
ition of du Pont street is somewhat
milar, most of that part which is used '
eing dirt road. This condition pre- ;
ais between Pennsylvania and Della {
are avenues, where there is great ,
cal Of hauling. The roadbed is un-
ven and dusty or muddy, according to
10 weather. Scott and Lincoln I
reefs, except in Forty Acres, are I
,ieAy dirt roads and not in very good
rape. Union street is chiefly dirt
lad above Eighth and contains many
It's, cutters and uneven places, heing
ashed by rains, while below Eighth /
le condition is better. The street Is /
acadamized and in fairly good condi- I
on, except in some places where there /
g numerous loose stones. Bayard 7