The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-01
BITULITHIG is THE
BEST MATERIAL
SO Say the Paducah Men Who
Went to st. Louis.
Made Inspection Of the Streets and
Decided Quickly Which
Was the Best.
THEY RETURNED HOME TODAY

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CNCovington and w. f. Bradshaw,
Jr. 1.-THE committee of local property
ownNs who went over to st. Louis
TUESDAY to see and investigate the
meritssf bitulithio and asphalt paw
ing for streets. returned this morn
ing.
They were seen by representative
of The Sun this morning and they
unanimously agree
That Bltulithic has more resilien-
cy than other material.
That the surface Is less slippery
That Bitulithic is less noisy.
That Btulithic is more durable
While 1t is true that these gentle
men took this trip at the suggestion
\ and on the invitation of the Btu
lithic people 1t is also a fact that
each of them was predisposed toward
asphalt, some of them signers of the
petition to the board of public works
asking that asphalt be used on the
streets to be paved this year.
Mr.. Rudy, when seen by Sun
representative said; 81 am in favor
of Bitulithic for our new streets,
heartily in favor OF IL. Heretofore
| have favored. or inclined to favor
'he asphalt, as | have never been
satisfied with the work done by the
bitulithic people on Broadway. |
went to ST. Louis an asphalt parti-
san. II you could use the word in
that sense. but after my investiga-
eions, and the investigations of the
gentlemen in our party | am salts
'ied that bltulithic is the material
for our streets | find that II has
better base, better foundation, has
more resiliency, and is easier on
horse and pedestrian. In our investi-
cations, we stopped drivers on wag-
ons on the streets, stopped and talk
cd with Automobiles, and inter
viewed the street department as well
as private citizens and IL is my can
aid opinion that If the work is done
in proper season, and is done like
the work was done in st. Louis, that
Bitulithic is the material we should
have on Jefferson and Kentucky av-
enue. In st. Louis they are laying
thirty-five miles of new streets, and
last year laid thirty-one, and the
fact that the bitulithlc was used as
much as asphalt evidenced to me the
people, who have investigated all
kinds of street paving and had ex-
perience with ali kinds, rather favor
Bit-all things being equal.
Mr. Bradshaw said, 81 am in ia
vor of bitullthic streets for our new
streets, after our investigation in ST.
Louis, We investigated the matter
very thoroughly, seeking information
in unbiased quarters, and going out
on an investigating for ourselves the
different asphalt and bitulithic streets
OF the city, II is true we found
Chestnut street about as bad a
street as one could find anywhere,
but our investigation developed the
fact that II was put down under adj
verse conditions before the
opening of the worlds fair last
spring, and was thrown open and
used before II should have been.
Chestnut street is pointed out to all
investigators as bad bitulithic
street, but a man could hardly find
prettler street than Lindell boule-
ward, which is an excellent sample of
the right sort of btulithic, Bitulithic
in my opinion, is a better material for
street paving for the following rea-
sons. II Is more resilient than as
phalt II Is less slippery; Il is more
durable and | believe will last long
err"
Mr.. Coyington said; ~ am in IA
yor, now, OF bitulithic for our new
streets, | have heretofore been par
ial 10, and thought | should prefer
asphalt streets, since our experience
on Broadway, but after our trip OF
investigation 10 81. Louis am firmly
convinced that the bitulithic is the
better material II properly put down,
II is less noisy aud not so slippery; II
makes very pretty street aud our
Investigation demonstrated the fact
that II is more durable and less dus-
~ than asphalt"
Mr., Dubois said II went to 81.
Louis to see for myself the relative
value of asphalt and bitulithic, for
| am very anxious that We make no