The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-12
COMM
STILL TIED.
Another Battle Over Smooth
Paving to Come Up
Tuesday.
MR.. ". 4. DORM TALKS.
Gives Some Of the Arguments
in Favor Of the Bitulitllic
Paving,
Mr.. W. 4. DORM TALKS

The fight over the $4,000 smooth paw
Ing contract for East Grace and Frank
lin Streets is still on in the Street Com
nittee. and SO far as can beSlearned there
has been no change, Indicating break
In the deadlock of seven to seven, between
the bitulithc and asphalt blocks. The
committee will meet to take the matter
un again next Tuesday afternoon. at 5
o'clock, and both sides will continue the
battle as already outlined. Colonel w.
Z. Clltshaw, the city engineer. is favor
able 10 the asphalt blocks, and there are
seven members of the committee with
him. while exactly seven are for the re-
port of the subcommittee IN favor Of the
bitulithic paving manufactured by War
rcn Brothers and Company. of Boston.
The matter is being constantly discussed
around the City Hall and members Of the
Street Committee do not hesitate to give
their views In favor of their respective
rcsitions Messrs r. Lee Peters and
John B. Minor are leading the fight for
the asphalt blocks, and Messrs. Adams,
Burton and j. NJ. ", Allen composing
the subcommittee, are spokesman on the
other side.
MIR. DORM TALKS.
Mr.. William II. Dorm, district agent
for the Warren Brothers Company, pay
ing contractors, Is in the city presenting
the claims of his company for the con-
tract.
Mr.. Dorm offers to show to any one
that his ma terial for paving is more last
ing and of better quality than any made
in the world. and is moreover cheaper
to the city contracting for IT.
III lis simple statement Of facts to
make good his effort to get this con-
tract, Mr.. Dorm offers to take a commit
tee from the Council to any of the many
cities all over the country, where his ma
terIa Is In use, and have 1t thoroughly
Investigated.
Mr.. Dorm said AT Murphys Hotel yes
terday:
I'VE do not desire to take direct issue
with the city engineer; IN fact we feel
We need him as n friend, as every en-
Eineer in the sixty-five or seventy cities
We have laid btulithic has become our
frlend: some were so bitterly opposed to
the new bituminous construction called
bitulltLio as Colonel Cutshaw, but after
fully investigating it, they have one and
ull become its warm admirers, IN the
case OF Richmond, We would he very
glad If a committee would investigate our
,rlyements in other cities; other cities
do not find it hard to repair; III fact It
IS easily repaired By the city force, and
the same material taken out can he neat
cd In street kettle or on a flat piece
of sheet iron, and stamped back INTO
place on streets that are likely to he
torn ur n great deal, it would be we'll
10 ,,nve with bituthic, as 1t is easily
lcrai.ed, and will look none the worse
af,er being disturbed, 1t would he moro
difficult to make asphalt look as we'll
as when first laid
AS TO NEWPORT MEMS,
"Thorf is piece Of Warren's bltulithic
pavement on Twenty-third street, New
nor. News over which nearly all the
traffic passes to and from tho Chesa-
pealtu and Ohio depot and the wharves to
the CITY, and tho street Is In absolutely
rerfeet condition and will not need any
rcpnIrD for wears 10 come II has been
put L. q good test In that place ana mas
proved lis worth, 1t Is NOT dusty, IS
sanitary and presents GOOD lootlola 10Y
horses and as far as can pc asce,lu'lieu'
mas given perfect satisfaction 70 me peo-
pie Using 1t. -
',Ihc Board of Public improvements o.
the city OF ST. Louis has AWARDED 70
the Granite Btumnous PaV!ns Noi'pniy
n contract for about one mile and u halt
of Narren's bitulithlc pavement TO be
laid An Chestnut Street, This thorough
faro leads from the business center OF
the city 10 the Exposition grounds,
mn response to, petitions from Il ma
tority of the property owners or Linden
boulevard. tho ST. Louis House or Dele
rntsn recently passed ordinances provid-
imr fo, lyarren's bitulithic pavement In
NAT beautiful highway. TINS boulevard,
wh,o,, is ono of the fashionable residence
streets in st. Louis, Is seVenty-fiye feet
,v,5s ana also leads TO the Exposition
s,o,,,Ss Tlndell Boulevard was paved
aiIh ,nacadanl and has always been kept