Evening journal., 1905-10-13
CITY COUNCIL TO
MEET DIRECTORS
Wilmington Officials to Ex-
plain Merits of Bitulithic
Pavement for Streets
STREET COMMISSIONERS OPINION
speelal % 1he EvenIng journal.

New Castle, oct Arrangements
have been made whereby members Of
City Council, who will go to Whining
ton on Monday next to inspect streets
in which bitulithic pavements have
been made. will meet Street Director
Frank W. Pierson and members Of the
Street and Sewer Department of that
city who win accompany them on their
inspection
A number of blocks i'm Wilmington
have been paved with the btulithic
process and Mr.. Pierson is CONVINCED
that it is the best material that has
yet been laid on the city's streets. In
fact he says that from what he has
seen of street beds similarly paved in
other cities they are better after they
have been laid for several years than
when first put down.
I'm paving the streets I'm wilmington
the people doing the work forward to
Warren Bros. of Boston. who handle
the cement. a sample Of the material
to be laid each day and it is chemically
analysed by them before il is laid. Mr..
Pierson claims that I'm but one instance
has the work proved "A failure and that
in st. Louis when the authorities of
that city laid sidewalks at time Of
year which was opposed by the parties
furnishing the material City Council
on their visit TO Wilmington will have
explained 20 them the qualities of
bitulithic pavements and will at their
meeting on Tuesday evening probably
take favorable action toward paving
Delaware street
CASTING LARGE PROPELLERS.
At the plant Of the Brylgon steel
Castings Company the work Of casting
twelve large propellers for the Burley
Dry Dock Company Of New York, is
being carried on. The wheels are the
largest ever cast at the local plant,
they each being twelve feet in diam
ater
LODGE OFFICERS INSTALLED.
In the rooms Of Friendship Lodge,
No. 3, A. O. u. w. last evening, the
installation OF the recently elected Off
GERS took place. The installation cere-
monies were conducted by Grand
Master, Workman Edward F. Kane
John n. Keatley. recorder Of Industry
Lodge No. >, and Emil Yerger, all #
| Wilmington. Following the ceremony
! a supper was partaken of at The
Louise
] I ne WlliltIH lnoldlltu were as lullOWSs
p. NJ. W.. p. j. Ahern; NJ. w. Samuel
c. Roberts; Foreman. John s. Wise:
Overseer, A. r. Kee Guide. Robert II.
Harrington O. c.. Neil Seminar; O.
lG Andrew Mitchell; Representative to
Grand Lodge, a. r. Kee; Recorder,
James l.. Bacon Finanoler John B.
Manlove; Receiver. Robert c. Gordon.
LOOKING FOR RANGE SITE.
Lieutenant Casey Of the 2lst New
York Regiment, y. G. y. Y, accom-
panied by Lieutenant Colonel Steven
son, of the National Guards of Della
ware. visited New Castle yesterday for
the purpose OF looking over a site for
state rifle range. While in the city
they were shown several localities
which are believed to be suitable by
Captain f. +. Rogers. Inspector OF
Rifle Practice and Captain Major f. G.
Boyd and Captain w. e. Myers.
SALE OF WOODEN MILL.
Much interest is shown by New
Castle people in the proposed sale of
the woolen mill, which is scheduled ia
take place on October "a. To keep the
machinery from being ruined last
winter it was necessary to burn nearly
300 tons of coal and to keep two men
lemployed constantly.