The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-05

they have been but few years in
place. A slight disintergration of Bit
ultthic took place from shoes of teams
adjacent to the public watering
trough.
slippery Surfaces.
Asphalt is the most slippery and
the others rank as follows: Bitulithic,
tar macadam, brick, granite creosote
blocks and sandstone.
Noise.
Granite Is the most noisy and the
other kinds respectively brick, sand
stone, asphalt, tar macadam, bitulithic
and creosote blocks, which is nearly
noiseless.
Wearing Qualities.
Granite will last the longest and the
other kinds as follows: Sandstone,
brick, creosote blocks, bitulithic or tar
macadam and asphalt.
The life of sandstone and brick
would be about the same and the btu
ltthic. tar macadam and asphalt about
the same.
Labor to Keep Clean.
Asphalt is the easiest to clean, and
the other kinds respectively: Tar
macadam, bitulithic, creosote blocks,
brick, sandstone and granite.
Older states have first used some
thing cheap and short lifed then paved
everlastingly as granite and finally
get metropolitan and come to a COM
Portable paving. The question is, will
you leave the granite out and at once
come to decent, respectable paving ma
terial, my choice is between creosote
wood block, tar or bitulithic macadam
or asphalt, the others are too noisy.
Traction.
After about years of use, team
could haul load most easily over the
sandstone, the others about as follows
; Creosote blocks. brick, granite, btu
lithic or tar macaiam, asphalt and
earth clay road.
Objections to Each Kind.
In cold weather slight dampness
on asphalt pavement makes it exceed
ingly slippery, horses falling in their
efforts to get fOOthold, unless never
slip shoes are used.
Tar macadam and bitulithic are also
slippery and they have not been tested
as many years in the west as the other
kinds.
The corners of the bricks chip of
when the bricks are laid in cement,
several go to waste in trying to relay
the same. Brick paving is also very
noisy.
Granite paving is very rough and
noisy, but will last longer than any
other paving. Horses get good foot
hold on sandstone, but 1t is also noisy
CreOsote wood blocks is an ideal
pavement, a load can be hauled easily
over it. The horses get good foot
hold, it is nearly noiseless, can be easily
laid and repaired, the dust will not be
a nuisance to pedestrians, as it is the
case of asphalt, and presents nearly
as good looking street as butilithic OF
asphalt, but the life of it has not been
proven in practice in the west, and
no person whom l met in the different
cities visited in Minnesota, desired to
go on record as an authority on the
life of creosote block paving.
The surface of the blocks wears
very evenly and the top of the block
does not attain the circular surface as
shown in granite or cedar blocks, as
the blocks are square and lay in close
contact, but the cost of paving with
a three-inch block will be about $2.75
per square yard.
First cost of brick, sandstone, btu.
lithic and asphalt will probably be less
For cheapness of first cost, use cedar
blocks, for long life (of the pave.
menD and plenty of noise use granite
for beauty, comfort, ease Of transactine
business in the Office on the streets
paved, long life and freedom from
deafness Of persons, use creosote> rec.
tangu1ar wood blocks, bitulithic or ia,
macaiam and asphalt.
The wood block is smooth, noiseless
agreeable to drive over, easily kept
clean and easily relaid when worn out
but the cost is high and the life is un.
known.