Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-20
PAVING PROBLEMS DISCUSSED.
At PUBLIC MASS Meeting
PROPERTY OWNERS JOIN WITH ENGINEERS IN ESTIMATING
COST DURABILITY SANITATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SEW
ERAL KINDS OF PAVING MA MATER1AI-FoUNDATIoN MUST BE
THE FIRST CONSIDERATION

The sentiment expressed at the
meeting of property owners held last
night to discuss the pavement 4ues-
t;on is divided between brick, as
rbalt and bitulithic, with a request
for further information on tne wood
block pavement, which has been
given little consideration by the en-
eineers who We're asked to discuss
the question before the meeting.
The discussion brought out the
importance of the pavement founda-
ton, this feature being the one
thing that determined the life of the
pavement, the covering being merely
the skin" that can be replaced
when worn out. The foundation
should consist of about six inches of
well-mixed cement, rolled under
heavy pressure, and upon this foun-
dation the wearing surface is in
stalled.
The Importance of the foundation
for Lewiston's paving was discussed
st length, the recent sewer eXxcava-
tions and the further street disturb
ances due to the installation of the
new water system making it impera-
tive that the foundations be of eX-
ceptional quality to prevent settling
where these excavations have been
made.
This feature practically puts the
titulithic pavement out of the con-
s'deration, as the specifications upon
which the quotations of this pave
ment were given did not provide for
the installation of any foundation,
as the bitulithic composition is laid
upon the surface made by rolling
the macadam now on the streets.
The meeting was opened by briei
remarks by President D. J. McGil-
very, who reviewed the effo.tS tc
pave the streets of the city and the
ampertance of the paving movement
'The paving question is only secord
to the water problem" said Presi-
dent McGilvery, "and while we are
iaboring for better water W should
a'so laD: fot better streets"
City Engineer Guilland submitted
the figures secured last year, show
ing the cost of the various pave
ments on a 48-foot street, witt
curbs and cutters. The compare
tive cost for each front foot of thu
property on each side of the stree
is, brick, $1,000; asphalt, $S.23
bitulithic, $7.S2.
Chief Engineer w. P. Wood OF th'
Lewiston and Southeastern El9ctri'
railway reviewed the various pave
ments and furnished the propert!
owners with valuable information
relative to the needs of the city
The question of transporting Th
laving material to the city is an i'm
portant one, and will doubtless hav
an influence in the choice said MI
Wood "Other matters that shoul'
he given consideration are the SAM
tary qualities of the various pave
ments, and extensive experiments D.
the department at Washington hav
shown asphalt to be the most un
sanitary, while the wood block pave
ment is the most sanitary.
"The quality of the foundation
the most important and Is also a.
important feature in the cost OF
pavement. The thing for the prop
erty owners to consider is the cos
of the covering, and from the eS
perience of other cities / believe n
better pavement can be secured 10
streets where conditions like thos
in Lewiston exist than the WOO
block pavement" Mr., Wood state
as a second choice he would recon
mend brick.
Mr.. Wood explained the cost
repairing the asphalt and bitulithi
pavements and the effect of the hes
en- these pavements.
Engineer w. H. Graves of the Wa
ha-Lewiston company stated tn
price of the pavement was an in
portant matter to be considered,
was also the fact that Main stree
was the only thoronghfare for tn
downtown district and would nece
sarily be subject to heavy trafiie
the population Increased. He regar'
ed asphalt pavement as expensive
maintain, and in small cities whel