The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-27
PAWN. assseSs sew sssrTte

pavins material. % given in . letter
fresn that city published In Monday
mornings post .InseiIssvncet. viii prove
~ Interest et this time. aud the opinion
- M. Rsasirom. az enssneer and con
tractor ~ that city. who has given the
subject much study. 10 ~ no little value
A. present Tacoma II improvins four
streets ~ laying wood block pavement
While this pavement II cheaper than
asphalt or bssminous rook, Mr.. Ryds.
srosn H. - the opinion that. st the beet,
wood bioes pavemsn, IL nu, q temper.
asy espedient. and cites the experience
- European and Eastern cities IN cona
nrrnation They soon become uneven.
and the broken suffare u difficult o.
clean. and therefore unsanltafy. The
conclusion % best modern engineers IL
that sheet pavement. where conditions
viii Ierinlt ~ Us use, morv nearly meets
al the requirements - cleanliness
noiselessness sue sanitation than any
other material. the tendency being
toward smoother surfaces and fever
joints Thus far asphalt hss ben
proven ~ b. tho best NJ all md IL more
extensively used than any other mate.
rial
"A 90 the Importance 81 we'll paved
streets Mr. Ryds,tom very senslbly OBJ
serves
street psvlns Il matter ~ GOOD
deaf % infefta ice 20 . stt IN many ways
A city IL w heme ~ ~ lnhasitsnts ara
needs propsrN eaa pred streets as much
~ house nrcf~ veil neered and clean
heilwnss A. hnanc'a investment moth
iHr gives sncre immediate snt better re-
turns e. stt than ~ Doth. splld, veil.
PAVED sfrrrfp Ar'as frsfn the 'mpelus 70
hssineas and thn facility fff INV na heavy
iesfs 4 % wis~ - attract nee eeisehs 70
eity " faf rstlsns NOR than thr money
ihef spend Where wpuia the t~aaty ~
architecture Sc without slfseta % display
Sc Atrniteefufe n enc ~ ne elesnenls ~
= suceeesful city A hanasofre tulldins
VITA a ttsHyacsful pavement as.n, II Il
IKE a h4sutfal plctgre wttt sfoHpn snd
s0iied frsne
rho city ~ Syracuse. " v, hes ias,
begun 10 improve sc residence streets Nv
LAYING asphalt pavement. and The Post
standard N recent issue commented
urcn she effect ~ sueh improvements
upon the community NJ follows
We Wp uat hefnniua - realise mat
= rNsnFe ffsH uHA soaa - an asphalt
Httetl 70 Hft wefe'Y snse ~ eass ~
ffsfNa ksrHaf re q aisaWtiy sievsiles
HH1tnee ~ snv neiWfshrhpad n fsp8res
fiHs nHee wftN asht alstFaer with sfaefi
ne@ NeWlees With rfssFass rteris ~ Dnte
iswtn - reiHf thwf heNss@ anA place theW
awes IN afaff sftaf rsstis ell - ssins
Ass
~ IL ~, plessant 10 nehprwleies lhe,
Seattle while pushlns fsf eheai ~ hat
tsmpe'l,cfp "a growth - repua,ien
anA ~ trade an1 eammefe la issalNa
issAlns ihew al N imrtetlns bsf rusi
tsues s'fests n those olA residents
whn PREFER - wade through mni w
viHirs aud shdus ihe alreuufaf,s -
iast IL sfonmtt tatbsf thar Is btsf ne
espense - infrfet me thsh ttalasnca
streets HiA t8t listen 81 ~. esnms nts
eet comparisons mmae w VISITORS ftaga
sts ssA ,hst v8la - iesss lsatn has
iheff utpfewfassies tas VI thv eshsse
rs'lev = vls*sa hf uerfelusissa ~
sstttfs
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ssrl's tagea sHa rsttlns ths streets
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