The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-04
WOODEN BLOCKS ON
HIGHLAND AVENUE
Street Committee Decides the
Paving Question
MANY ATTEND THE MEETING
Thoroughfare VIII Be Paved With the
creosoted Blocks According to In
danapolis SpecificatIons-WilI
Require 10000 Square Yds.

AT a meeting OF this committee held
with the representatives of the property
owners on Highland avenue it was found
that a majority Of the frontage was in
favor of having the avenue paved with
oTeosoted wooden blocks.
I'VE recommend that the city engi-
neer be instructed to communicate with
Dunn and Lallande Brothers, the lowest
bidders on this class Of pavement and
If they will accept the work at the price
and under the specifications named In the
| petition of the property owners for this
work, that the city engineer be instructed
to draw an ordinance for this class OF
pavement
IN the event that Dunn and Lallande
Brothers should decline to accept the
work under these conditions, that the
city engineer be instructed to advertise
for bids for paving this avenue with
oreosoted wooden blocks under these
specifications, same to be opened at the
next regular meeting of this committee.
And that he also be instructed In this
event, to prepare two ordinances, one
for paving this avenue with creosoted
wooden blocks and the other for paving
the same with bituminous macadam, 50
that one or the other may DE introduced
at the next regular meeting of this
board"
The above is an excerpt of the report
of the street committee of the city ooun-
ell relative to paving Highland avenue
from the east side of Twentieth street
to the eastern limits of the city.
Meeting at City Hall.
Property owners along Highland avenue
met with the street committee yesterday
morning to discuss the proposed improve
ments. The meeting was held In tn city
hall at II o'clock. Alderman John r.
Copeland. OF the Fourth ward is acting
as chairman Of the street committee In
the absence OF Alderman Walter Moore
who Is In the West.
The report of the street committee on
the proposed Improvements was adopted
without a dissenting vote. It is estimated
that 1t will require 10000 square yards of
material to pave Highland avenue. Sew
eral months ago a majority of the prop
erty owners along the thoroughfare filed
a petition with the city officials asking
that bids be advertised for for paving the
avenue. Under instructions from the. city
council City Engineer Julian Kendrick
inserted advertisements In the local pa
pers ASKING for bids on bituminous
macadam, vitrlhed brick. asphalt and Gre
soted wooden blocks. Only two bids for
the work were received. however. the
Nashville Roofing and Paving company
Offering TO lay bituminous macadam on
the present foundation at 81 IS per yard,
OF 81 80 per square yard with a new foun-
dalton. Dunn & Lallande offered to pave
the avenue with cresoted wooden blocks
for 81 per square yard.
Favored Wooden Blocks.
At subsequent meeting of the prop
erty owners along Highland avenue 1t
was decided to send committee to St
Louis. indianapolis, Memphis, Nashville
and other cities for the purpose of In
speeding bituminous macadam and ere
soted wood block pavement. V hen the
committee returned they reported In ia
vor of laying the cresoted wooden block
pavement in accordance with the Indian
apolis specifications, with the provision
that the same should not cost over 81
per square yard. This provision also set
forth that the blocks were to be four
inches In thickness with n pounds of ere
sote to the cubic foot, the same to be laid
on a concrete foundation, with a guaran-
tee to last ten years. The decision of the
committee was also to the effect that in
case the city was unable to secure de-
sired terms and specifications for paving
the avenue with cresoted wooden blocks
that the bid of the Nashville Roofing
and Paving company for laying bitumin-
Gus macadam with a concrete founda-
ton at $3.50 per square yard was to be
accepted.
The meeting of the citizens and prop
crty owners along Highland avenue with
the street committee yesterday morning
was largely attended. A number of
speeches in favor and against the MAJ
terlals TO be used in making the improve
ments were made, and the street commit
tee then decided upon the report as given
above: