Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-13
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WORLD RENOWNED.


disinyegrating shale II was then and
there demonstrated that even the sprin-
Killing hose can dcmolish this road In
places and that, too. after II has been
down FOR only few months.
ON TWELFTH EAST.
Twelfth East, between Second and
Third South, has been completed With
In few weeks. Al first the road
looked smooth and attractive, but all
ready II begins to show its real pa-
ture. In places, 1t, too. is soft and
can be loosened by the toe of ones
shoe. Here and there slight Unequal
tiles in the surface are manifest, and an
occasional large stone is TO be found
quite near the top layer ana working
Its way through, This road has had
comparatively little use thus far but
already there appears from beneath
Its exterior neatness the tale-telling
signs that indicate how soon 1t win
go the way OF all our blue limestone
roads,
WEST SECOND SOUTH
a pilgrimage was next made to Sec
ond South street west of Sixth West
where II was said that 4 road had re-
Gently been constructed OF this mater
ial by the city. The road appeared 10
have been made year or two ago, but
The road had been carefully graded
from center to curb, but II is not much
OF macadam. 1t Is already almost
as uneven as many country roads made
solely Of earth, and 1t is certainly not
superior TO the ordinary dirt and graz
vel road. Indeed, II appears from in
spection that one side of II, at least
on one block. is only earth and gravel;
but that side seems to be quite as
good as the other, which was 'maca~
da,nked."
ON THIRD WEST.
On Third West, between North and
South Temple streets, and adjoining
the Store Line depot on the east, a
real spectacle OF municipal workman
ship and engineering is exhibited; a
painful and shocking sight 1t is This
street was paved" by the present city
administration something over year
ago. At present, nothing remains OF
the so-called pavement except piles OF
black mud or deep chnckhofes and
grooved and irregular gulleys made by
the cart-wheels. In wet weather, II ia
mostly black mud mingled with par
TALLY gT0und-up remnants of the blue
limerick. In dry weather it is alkaline
dust ankle deep In all weather 1t IL
miserable road, and was never worth
while 10 lay down as public street
reason, of course. for this more nearly
complete humiliation OF the pave
ment" ut this place is that the traftic
here is somewhat heavy The only posi-
sible use of this pavement today rs
that it constitutes dismal prophecy
of the fate tina. surely awaits the miles
upon miles of similar thoroughfarea
now being put down or contracted Tor
by the municipal administration.
SECOND WEST STREET.
The west side of Second West street
between South Temple and First Nortn
is striking evidence of Incompetence
in road building. This road was laid
within about one year. ITS ptesent con-
dition Is such that IL will have TO pc
either replaced or recovered betore sl'~
other winter passes II ~ cut 10 pieces
in certain spots, and ground into BLACK
dust everywhere on the surface-the
same disa greeable alkaline black mud
that ia found elsewhere on top OF these
'pavements, only that here there IL
rather more OF 1t per square foot than
IN other similar roads that have been
laid down within year. On the east
side of the northern block there is 4
niece of road covered with ordinary eA-
cayation earth from adjoining base
ments, and naturally mingled with
good deal of gravel. Most of IL prom
ably came from Richards street Az
all events. II IL simply an old-fashioned,
inexpensivc earth road lying next to the
new-fashioned, expensive ana nuci'
heralded "pavement," to the construc-
ton OF which so much of the peopIe
money is at present being devoted. Inc
gravel road is certainly. at present,
much the better road of the two. IL -
more solid. less uneven, less dusty pe.,
| ter. apparently, in every respect, anu
| Is a real object lesson in comparison
with the ugly black mud and holes OF
the opposite side on which lies the PAM,
| full evidence Of one achievement or
| municipal engineering
NEW STREETS ANY BETTER?
The streets now being paved with
| this material are, besides the cross
| streets First and Second avenues. The
| paying of the latter Is already under
| way and that of the former Is soon To
| follow. An inspection was made or the
| work In progress along Second avenue
| On and near G. street. Here Is plainly
! shown the roadbed In process OF con-
| struction and the manner of us making
| is evident.
| THE PROCESS DESCRIBED.
| II appears that the rock Is first brok"
| en into pieces at the quarry and theI
| screened, and pieces OF sizes varying
| commonly from half an inch TO Two
| inches In diameter, but mingled win
| numerous larger nat pieces, occasional
| Iy six or seven inches across. are de"
| liyered on the road IT appears to be
| The design to lay the larger pieces al
| the bottom; but II so, this intention ~
| hut loosely adhered to, for the materials
| are In many places mingled without
| any apparent order except that tne
| finer materials. even to the fineness oil
dust al last, are always put upon the
,op, Near G. street the foundation
appears to be very loose dust, when
mIngIes freely with the lower layers.
| This has every appearance or tauitS
construction. because IL Is agreed py
ali authorities OH road-making thht tns
earth should be made very hard ana
| Arm beneath the first layer. IL SHOULD
be rolled and compacted and covered
win sand or gravel Thoroughly worhe'
tn 20 make a good foundation Tor tn'
| naoadam. or broken stone. EVidenlil
these precautions for insurins a good
road-bed are not being taken on oeeous
avenue. The screened stones are placed
in layers on this soft earth but the net
ter practisl according TO authority, u
MOI 10 use screened but unscreened
rock since the latter will then become
cemented together by the Milling IN OF
the finer materials between then
AS laid on Second avenue there appear
10 be no cementing material between
the stones, so that even IL the naterla
were of a nature to cement or blnd I'M
stones. this result could not foioW
since The rocks have been screened ans
All the fine material taken out, Afte