Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-01-12
ABUTTER
KNOCKING
BITULITE1IC
Boosters for Asphalt Who Want the Cap
itaI City Reserved for Them to Op-
crate on

Abnttcr takes deep interest IL
kuseking bitulithic pavement, aud Tn,
Journal Is In possession Of letter
ahowing that his principal informant
~ large stockholder in the Portland
Ashpait company, and from Mr.. era
neg, who Is representative Of the
Barber Asphalt Paving company. 1t
would not be expected that these peo.
pie would recommend the bitulithic
pavement, as they find that a disturb.
sng element. The plain truth Of the
matter seems to be that Mr. AbutteY
does not want any pavement at all,
bot does not wish 10 let the public
know his true attitude against prog
rasa He will probably hire some one
20 bring lawsuit to stop any street
improvement that is undertaken, and
no takes very unfair means 10 proiu-
dice people against bitulithic pave.
ment.
The Taxpayers Report.
Mr. Abutter Ga Bushwhacker) has
also quoted from the report Of com.
raiktee OF the Portland Taxpayers
Ioagne and by using a garblod part Of
ahat report grossly miaropresents the
facts We copy below the full re-
port OF the committee with their con
'eiunions, and tho whole sommittee
think well of the pavement, and any
ono can write 20 them and learn this
fact. Following are the gentlemen,
and their findings follow
Leo Friedc.
J. N. Teal.
Thomas Seott Brooke.
Roderick H. Macleay.
A. j. Giesy.
Is Good Pavement
In this city those pavements have
not bean down long enough to tell from
actual experience what the result will /
be, but the members Of your commit.
tes have given tho most careful con,
aiderAtion 60 the manner In which Il !
has been laid, as we'll as other fea
tnrns, and wc have concluded, so far
aa residence streets or drivewAys are
eoneerned. In our Judgment there is no
opposition but that this Ia good pave
mont. lta wearing qualities appear TO
be good. horses do not slip ON Il. re.
pairs arc easily made, and IL furnishes
geod footing ON steep grades. The
weThmAnahip la this city, 10 far as the
pavement itself IL concerned, aud 80
far Ra wo can soc, has been excellent
A poor job, however. was doae ON the
eurbs OF certain % the streets, bet the
company has promised 20 put them In
order For street OF heavy tranic,
youF committee is not sufficiently al \
vincd 20 absolutely make rcoommen'
dalton. We DO. know, however. that
sense very heavy hauling has been done
over street in this city paved with
this material without any appreciable
effect upon il, We are advised that
there ID no dinlculty In resurfaeing the
strcet. aad al less cost than that
eARFgcd for resargaeing other kinds of
pavement Niaeiy per cent of tho
wearing surface Is composed of differ,
cut siEci pieces Of stone 80 distributed
a. 10 give the greatest possible den
sstyi thN lafges, sitcs of stone take Tho
scar and che smaller PARTICLES an up
no apaees between and hold an rlgialy ,
IN place,
TIE Fook IL thea coated With water
prcof hilul,,hie crnent which binds IL
Iorcthor aud produces en almost solid
fnsk continuous saFtace. 10 would
.sen, thsrefare. that the wearing Qaal,
ties ef thls pavemeai under heavy ,
.rafae would he tho wearing qualities
Il ths Stone used, 50 that Il is not im
,Fehahle thai the pavement will stand
, heavy traihc if Il can be Fcsur'
.arrd. a. h II clalmed. Il should not q
,e an pxpenslVe street to maintain,
Ne havo hecR furnished With tesiimo .
,lals a. % the wearing qualities ot this Y
,Avcaent undef heavy tFaihc, which IN
peAA ~ h very favoFahly, but W 40 q
ipt eAro 90 u.e thls eyitoRee Ia con 4
~ tiea pith this repert iu view et 4
he faeg that Il i aeW pavement wish .
: here ana sylaoasly has not beea Ia d
- f4 mAay years anywhere no re- y
nlrn ear feeommeadail0h kereiofore q
,ndo % the executive beard og this .
lty, that where streets are paved VITA a