The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-25
bL0ME PAVEMENT IS
FAVORED BY
THEM
Members of Council Paving
Committee Make Report on
Investigations.
LOCAL CONDITIONS
MAKE IT PREFERABLE
Part of Material Used in Con-
struction is Easily
Secured.

To the Members of the City Council
and Citizens of Grand Forks, N. D.
Some time ago there was appointed
committee under the direction of
the city council for the purpose of
making an investigation of the vari->
GUS kinds of paving materials with
reference to their durability, sanitary
qualities, appearances and the gener-
al satisfaction the same were giving
in the various cities Of the United
States. This committee to consist
according to the instruction of the
council of the mayor and three alder
men. Your committee beg leave to
state that number of cities have
been visited while making investiga-
lions on paving matters and the sew
eral features pertaining thereto have
been conscientiously investigated and
it has appeared to your committee
that in considering the question of
pavements, the present or the near
future should not be alone considered.
The expense of such an undertaking
is large. and when so considered the
time necessary consumed in making
the payments is an important element
and more or less of it must fall on
our future citizens, therefore lasting
qualities of any paving material
selected, should be one of the leading
considerations. Necessarily there must
have been great difference of opin-
ion in this matter because of the fact
that there are many different kinds
Of pavements in many different cities
and it appears that the ideal pave
ment has not yet been discovered.
Your committee observed in various
cities condition of pavements in one
city that did not appear at all in an
other city, that is to say, pavement
of certain kind would be apparently
first class in one city and be material
ly defective in another and in making
up this report, your committee does
not feel disposed to criticise any par
ticular kind of pavement nor neither
does it feel disposed to call attention
to the beauties Of any particular kind
in any certain city. We believe that
it is our duty to place before you the
facts as to the particular kind of pave
ment that we have found after care
full investigation to he in our judg-
ment the most suitable, the most dur
able and the best suited to the condi-
lions in our city and it is fortunate
this conclusion it was an irresistible
one and unanimously agreed to by the
different members. In stating this
conclusion your committee necessar-
lily has a duty to perform that will
be criticised by paving concerns of
other materials and perhaps by some
of our citizens as we'll but that has
no bearing on the action of this COM
mittee. In our judgment the paving
material that would be the most sat
isfactory for our city is the one known
as the "Blome" pavement. This pave
ment is throughout Of concrete con-
struction and we have in this immedi-
ate vicinity the principal elements
that enter into the construction there
of. We have here gravel. sand and
cement, therefor the only material we
need transport from any great dis
lance would possibly be a small
amount of crushed granite and posi-
bly, Portland cement. This pavement
is in use upon streets where the heav-
lest traffic exists and it appears to
be able to Withstand the very heaviest
loads. 1t is further a pavement which
impressed your committee as being
pleasing in appearance and unques-
tionably sanitary. We believe that II
the Blome pavement should be laid
in our city, our citizens would be
satisfied and that posterity would
thank us for the work that had been
done. Your committee believes that
in the laying of concrete pavements
there can be no deception practiced.
We have in our city many contractors
and others who are perfectly familiar
with the making OF good cement and
we believe that our citizens would all
be satisfied that they are getting what
they are bargaining for.
Your committee at this time de-
sires to extend thanks to the various
paving companies and their represen-
tatives who have so kindly shown us
their pavements and have treated us
with every consideration. 1t submit
ting all of the above your committee
feel that they have in some respects
a disagreeable duty to perform but
one that should be only for the inter-
ests of the citizens of Grand Forks.
In recommending the adoption of the
"Blome" pavement your committee be-
lieves that they are doing con-
scientious duty for the future financial
and business welfare Of this city.
Very respectfully submitted,
Geo. e. Duis.