The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-13

fine residence street, but is also tho
main driveway between Central Park
and riverside Drive. When. therefore,
1t became necessary to repave this street
Il public hearing was given, at which tho
residents objected strenuously to gravel
and matadam pavement while rcpresen-
tatloEs Of the driving public opposed tho
laying of asphalt. Park Commissioners
Wilcox, after visiting several cities where
eimiar conditions existed, decided that
the bltplthlc pavement was best adapted
to the peculiar requirements for this
street. Bids. however. were received for
sheet and block asphalt pavement, as
we'll as for the bitulith!c. and as tho
bid of Warren Brothers Company was
not the lowest, temporary injunction
was secured by the Barber Asphalt Paw
ing Company uhe lowest bidder. re-
strainins tho Park Board from awarding
the contract to the Warren Brothers
Company. Though this Injunction was,
after q hearing, dissolved 1t was neces-
sary Tor tho awarding of the contract
10 any but the lowest bidder. that the
Board OF Estimates and Apportionment
should. By a vote OF threc-fourths OF the
whole board. declare such award 10 DO
for the public interest. Accordingly. En-
gineer e. Mclean, engineer OF the de-
lrartmcnt Of finance. was asked TO re-
port upon the matter. The board. BY Il
Unanimous vote of the members pres
ent, awarded tho contract to the War
rem Brothers Company upon receipt or
Mr.. McLcan's report which contained
the following paragraphs:
Considers 1t Best.
'rrom all the information I can OBJ
tain, tho bitulithic pavement apparently
combines most of the advantages OF the
macadam, in giving n firm footing for
the horse and does away with the
smooth surface of sheet and block as
phalt, dangerous In slippery weather. Tho
pavement has the general characteristics
and appearance OF the macadam, but Is
so bound together by the btuminous bin
der that 1t does not wash or rub In
heavy rains thereby doing away with
the heavy cost of maintenance required
for the macadarll. The pavement Is not
dusty In dry weather, as the fine top
dressing is held In place by the binder
eliminating the constant sprinkling re-
CURED for the macadam.
The desirabllity of connecting Gen.
trail Park with Riverside Drive by
smooth, safe pavement satisfactory az
far as possible. to tho driving public
and unobjectionable to the residents, ap-
pears to point to this class OF pavement,
which fills the condition better than
airy class OF pavement now available or
| known"
Qualities Well Tested.
Although this will be the first bItu-
lithic pavement to be laid In New York
city, 1t Is q street material whose quail
ties have been we'll tested. 1t has been
in use for from one to three years IN
seventy cities. where It seems to be CIV
| iug very general satisfaction, Judging
from the placing Of subsequent con-
tracts, both By the cities that have In
yestigated the results of Its use under
various and sometimes especially trying
conditions. AS against 14,400 square yards
laid 1901 the Warrens laid and con-
| tracted for more than million yards
in 1903 and in tho six cities. Lowell,
Brockton, Holyoke and Cambridge
Mass: salem, N. j.. and Pnwtucket. II.
| +, In which tho l4.400 yards were laid,
more than $4,000 yards have since been
| contracted for 49,,
| Dis,atch may not be familiar with the
! bitullthic pavement, 1t may not De OUT
| of place in this connection to cali atten-
! ton to the principal differences petWeei,
| this and other bituminous macadams ana
| sheet and block asphalt me pltu'lth.o
ma yement is composed Of definite amounts
of broken stone of various sizes, SO pros
nortjopcd as to leave only ten per cent
| Of yoids, a far smaller percentage than
| IA obtained In any other pavement, par
| ticularly asphalt, thus increasing the
strength and wearing qualities, The STONE
! is bound together BY specially prephf ~
! bitunlnous cement, which retains us
cementng qualities indefinitely, While
| this renders the road waterproof, the
| small quantity OF 1t used. on account OF
the small percentage of volds IN ths
| stone, prevents 1t from softening ana
| yielding to the pressure OF traffic N NOT
weather. AS both tho size and propor-
/ ton of the broken stone and the COM
poslton of the cement have been de-
termined by the most careful scientific
experiments. chance plays no part In the
Manufacture of this road surfacng' 40
most inevitably be the case with all oth'
| er payements that are constructed Wltn'
~ .,,.h ,ora "a nj nrecisiOn.