Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-08-23
BlluIiihic Pavement.
Salem, n. j., August u, 1906

valuable paper that some Of your city
fathers have been away looking into the
merits Of the Warren pavement -Bitulithic
is the trade name for it, | think. Salem
and Gloucester counties are SO closely re-
lated that what concerns one to greater or
less degree concerns the other, and when it
comes to improving the roads of Woodbury.
or Gloucester County we Salem Countians
are vitality interested because many of our
farmers and others use your highways in
going to Philadelphia markets or driving to
the North on business or pleasure. There
fore what one whose only interest in the
matter is to haye our highways made of the
best and most durable material and who has
for over thirty years been an advocate Of the
perrnanent Improvements Of our roads has
learned Of this particular kind of road
might be of some interest and value to you.
We never heard OF this form Of road con-
struct;on until Mayor Gwynne introduced it
into Salem in 1901. We watched the
Mayors course in improving the road ways
of Salem with pleasure and we came to re-
gard what he had to say about what should
be done with the roads as something to be
listened to with respect, and although we
never heard Of this road material until he
brought it to the attention Of Salem s
Council we were all highly impressed with
what he had learned Of its merits. And
let me tell you that those of US who backed
up Mayor Gwynne in his contest for load
improvement look back on very little in
our life work with such satisfaction, for if
the greatest good to the greatest number"
be the great desideratum we attained con-
siderable of it from this movement, for the
roadways in the city Of Salem and the mag
|nifcent road through Woodstown have
been Of the greatest value to those Of us
who are dependent on roads for the success
full conduct Of our business as we'll as fur
n shing us most Of our pleasure.
] watched the building of Warren roads
in Salem from their beginning, and was
struck from the FIRST with the most substan-
tial character of its construction, On its
completion I with other horsemen was
struck with the ease with which our horses
travelled over it and particularly with the
comfort they seemed to get from it, There
| is a residence in this pavement that you
find in no other, excepting possibly from a
roadway Of oyster shells, and horse re-
lakes his muscles the moment he strikes it
and moves over it with perfect ease and the
most apparent comfort. Every driver Of a
horse was quick TO notice this feature Of
this road. As the years have gone by l
have noticed the durability of the Warren
pavement as compared with others and /
notice that where il has had the hardest
travel oyer it, it is in as perfect condition as
when laid. The city of Salem has been at
no expense whatever for maintenance in the
five years this pavement has been laid, and
when it has been opened as when sewer,
gas or water pipes have to be laid or leaks
repaired) either former Water Superinten-
dent Smith OF Policeman Waddington make
the repairs and make them perfectly.
The road through Woodstown is one of
the finest roads, ] venture to say, that can
be found anywhere in the United States
and the inhabitants of that borough are
justly proud Of it, while farmers and others
who use it in their business cannot say too
much for it. We notice many Woodbury.
people and Gloucester Countians driving or
motoring over it and that they appreciate it
is evident from their remarks. That Wood
bury will make no mistake in adopting this
Warren road is the general testimony of
everyone who has any knowledge whatever
Of good roads and durable road materials.
In Summer and in winter, in every essential
it far exceeds every other road material. 1t
is never slippery, it il easily cleaned, and
even snow and ice leave it sooner than they
leave any other material, not even except
ing dirt roads.
Pardon the length of this communication
but could not refrain from telling you
what know Of the excellence Of this par
ticular road and to express my satisfaction
that Woodbury. is seriously considering a
material that we in Salem county have
found SO satisfactory Yours, ETC.,
CLARK PETIT.
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