The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-05
S CITY ENG. ID, SMITH
REPORTS ON
''' PAVING PAWN ~
He, With Others, Favors the
Creosote Block for Grand
Forks.
A COMPLETE STATEMENT
Visited Kettle River Quarries
and a Number of Mime.
sofa Cities.
A COMPLETE STATEMENT

Ane omclal paving committee of the
city council and the commercial club
neid meeting in the club rooms on
saturday night and examined the re-
ports of the eight citizens who recently
returned from trip to Minneapolis,
st: Paul, Duluth, Superior and Virginia
City. Each individual member of the
party, which took the junket, reported
IN writing and the unanimous senti-
ment OF the reports was for the creo-
soted block pavement, provided the
cost is not too high.
A resolution was passed that the re-
ports be given to Chairman William
Spriggs, who will prepare them for an
other meeting on Friday night, the
Commercial club dinner, at which time
every citizen and property holder of
the city is urged to give his views.
Secretary Woods stated this morning
that he desired to see every business
man and every public spirited citizen
OF Grand Forks present at the dinner
SO that every advantage and disad-
vantage of the paving question might
be presented in its true light.
The hnal report adopted at the meet
ing Friday night will be given to the
city council and will constitute
foundation for action by that body,
when the paving matter comes up.
City Engineer Smith returned the
last of the week from his trip of in
vestigation and has completed very
comprehensive report of his findings.
He visited the cities above mentioned,
and besides spent some little time at
the Kettle River Creosote block factory
at Sandstone, MINI. He looked up every
nhQaa IF fhn inc OF g.,
vestigated thoroughly, the result being
that he has a bunch of figures. "A por-
ton of his report is given.
To William Spriggs, chairman of the
paving committee of Grand Forks.
Dear Sir:-After comprehensive
investigation lasting several days and
in several states make the following.
Creosoted Wood Block Paving.
Cresoted block paving made from
long leaf yellow pine from Georgia,
was laid on Tenth avenue from First
to Park avenue in 1901, and from Park
avenue to Fourteenth street with Creo-
soted Norway pine blocks in the city of
Minneapolis. An examination of the
street did not show any wear, and
the paving is in first-class condition in
every respect. An examination of
some of the yellow blocks taken from
this street during 1906 and on exhibi-
ton in the city engineers Office, show
ed compression and slight grooming,
but observation could not determine
that any wear had taken place and by
measurement, the combined compress
sion, grooming and wear, did not
amount to one-eight of an inch, even IL
we presumed that each block was the
full inches in height when set in
place in the year 1901. No rot what
ever could be discovered.
The Sixth avenue west viaduct, over
the railroad tracks at Duluth was
paved 10 years ago with long leaf
yellow pine cresoted blocks inches
in height. Two or three years ago, the
plant floor foundation Of blocks was
rotten. A new floor was set in place
and the wooden blocks replaced. No
wear or uneveness of the surface of
the blocks could be discovered from
personal examination of same. Mr..
AcGilvery, city engineer, stated that
the blocks when reset were practically
- good as new and no rot was dis
covered.
Virginia City, Minnesota is now US
ing Norway cresoted wood block 311s
inches high on Portland cement
foundation.
Sheet Asphalt Paving.
The asphalt paved streets in the
business center of Minneapolis were
re-surfaced with Barber companies as
phalt during 1906. The original paving
had been in place 10 years, but during
the past few years the repairing was
expensive. The travel is heavy and
frequent.
Summit avenue in st. Paul was paw
ed with asphalt about 20 years ago,
and is at present in very good condi-
ton, although traversed by numerous
cracks. The travel on this avenue is
principally light vehicles, hence the
present good condition of the paving.
Superior street in Duluth from
Eighth to Fifteenth was paved with
asphalt years ago by the Barber COM
pany, and the city engineer claims 1t
is as good as new.
The tar macadam, also on Superior
street from Fifteenth avenue east to
Twenty-third avenue east, is also re-
ported by the city engineer to, be as
good as new and the bitulithic on
Nineteenth avenue east from the Lon
don road avenue to Fourth has been
in place years and is reported by
city engineer as new.
personally examined the bitulithfc
on First avenue from First to Fourth
street in Duluth and it appears to be
as good as when set in place years
since.
The bitulithic and asphalt pavings
in Superior are in good condition, but