The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-21

ic Pavement" whisn 1 believe. will give you all the dsSit od Information.
 Respectfully. F. W. Valiant Street Commissioner
 Per. c. L. Kretsch sl3r. Sec'v
 St Louis. General InfOrmatiOn--Street Paving.
 l. What is the most general form end character of paving in your city7
 A. Previous to 1901 Telford pava- ments were principally laid in the residential districts and granite block pavements in the business sections. Prom 1901 to the present time, the Board of Public Improvements has dis. continued the use of Telford and maca- dam pavements on account of the ex- pense of maintenance and are recom- mending only hard pavements.
 2. What kind of paving material is generally used in the business section?
 A. Where there Is much heavy haul ing granite blocks are used. In the re- tail business district, the city and mer- chants favor smooth pavements, such as asphalt or 'Bitulithic."
 3. What kind of paving material Is used in the residential sections?
 A. Asphalt, "Bitulithic," vltrified brick and wood block.
 {. What paving is the least noisy7
 A. Wood block.
 E 8. What paving is the most durable? |? A Granite block.
 6. Give cost per square yard of street paving.
 A. Asphalt $16O to $3.0O per square yard; "Bitulithic' $2,25 per square yard; Vitrified brick, $1.70 70 $1.SO per square yard; Wood blocks $2.90 per square yard; Granite blocks $2.70 per square yard. Asphalt and "Bitulithic" fu nN Iof An fNAh nNn base; vitrified brick, wood and gran lte block pavements on 6-inch concrete base. The above figures include cost of concrete base. All pavements ara guaranteed for term of five years. 2. What kind of curbing is used?
 A. 6-inch granite backed with con- crete.
 8. Give cost of curbing.
 A. s0.9o per lineal foot, including 6-inch concrete under and hack of curb.
 9. How is paving paid for?
 A. By proyerty owners as a special tax.
 10. Does city pay for intersectionss
 A. No.
 II. Does city share cost of general paving? If so. what proportion?
 A. City pays its proportion on city real estate, same as owners of prop erty.
 l2. How is paving cost distributed9 A. IA of the cost of street paving is assessed against property fronting or adjoining the street improved s-4 the cost is assessed in a district defined by drawing a line midway between tho street to be improved and the next par- allel or converging street.
 l3. What is the city's proportion per year of cost2
 A. The city expends about $1O0, ,0o0. co frr its proportion of the cost of street pay. Ing.
 improved streets?
 A. Asphalt .. .. .. 41.79 miles "Bitulithic" ....... ... 20.2l miles Vitrified brick ..'s..' 79.S2 miles Granite block e2.SS miles Wood block .. ... ... .. S.33 miles Telford and Macadam. 219.01 miles Total. ,. .... ...,. 4ss.04 miles IS. What amount of work was done in 1905?
 A Asphalt ..... =. s.55 miles Vitrified brick ... 15.O4 miles Granite block 2.1O miles Total .... ..... ....... 30.12 miles 1S. Which is the most satisfactory paving for business and residential sec- LlOns. AHG COSlg accessibility of material etc? A. Any of the hard pavements nam ed are suitable under certain conditions. 17. Have you any other suggestions or information to offer on this subject matter? If so, they will be much ap- preciated. paving material. The local city en- glneer should be the proper cne to ad- vise IS. Are you much troubled with dust. and what do you find the best means of laying it? A. The city contracts annually for sprinkling more than 500 miles of streets, the cost thereof being charged as a special tax. The rate per front foot averages about four cents.
 Ohice of Street Commissioner
 St Louis, Mo.
 Memoranda.
 Bith1ithic Pavement. First laid in St. Louis in 1908 2021 miles of street laid up to Jan uary 1st. 1906. Costs about $25.OO per 100 square feet, exclusive of grading and ourh- Ing but including the concrete toun- dalton. The pavement has been laid to a very extent on old telford foun- datlons. The result so far has been in every way. Tha naVanAnt ia smooth eaRu Ao