The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-02-11

of pavement, the cost of maintenance
| in constant good condition, renewals,
cleaning, sprinkling expense to citi-
ZenS for traction or transportation of
| loads over smooth as compared with
rough pavements; epairs to vehicles,
harness number of horses needed for
a load or the load possible for each
horse to draw and at what speed;
wear on horses effects of wet, dry,
cold and hot weather; noise of some
pavements injury from street dust
| from some pavementS more than
others. Dust damages clothes, fur
niture, goods; also from its contained
disease germs dust endangerS health.
The paving problem involves the con-
venience, comfort, needs, health and
purse of every person in community.
The use of more evenly laid, smooth
er and Quieter pavementS has increased
in many cities for many years. Such
pavementS are a blessing around hos
pitfalls. schools, churches, residences of
rich and poor as we'll as on business
streets where people appreciate the re-
lief from noise which Injuries nerves
and health.
PAVING EXPERTS NEEDED.
The best pavements are obtained
and maintained by employing expert
enced, efficient and honest men and by
eliminating so called practical poll
ticians whether office holders, arty
managers or others. Paving contract
ors and the men who supply paying
materials not only must include in
their charges against city or taxpay-
er the cost of construction or materials
and labor but also any amounts they
expend for bribery (called graft by
many) and political contributions,
thus either increasing the cost of
pavementS or making their quality
bad. If full printed forms of con-
tracts and complete specifications are
prepared by a competent paving ex-
pert not under local influences, the
community receives the benefit of the
experience of many other places, and
if the specifications enumerate the
preliminary, laboratory tests which
the paving materials must meet and
fully describe the materials, methods
and processes, then, with honest in
spection, good and durable payements
will be the result.
STATISTICS NECESSARY.
Many cities lack tabulated statis-
tics covering past experience in paving.
Much more money is wasted by inju-
diciOus use and repeating poor methods
than is needed to pay an expert who
would save not only what is paid him
but many thousands of dollars for the
community.
Records of pavementS should be
analysed and tabulated upon basis Of
the square yard which is the unit of
measurement in general use. The cost
OF first construction, materials, labor,
repairs and administration should be
distributed by the square yard, kinds
of pavementS, etc. The traffic should
be counted and recorded in quantity
and tons per foot of width of roadway
The cost Of cleaning should likewise
be reduced to proper basis Of COM
parison. Ii a record is kept of the first
cost of a pavement, repairs, interest
and other expenditures, city soon
learns which pavement is cheapest and
best under given conditions.
A GOOD INVESTMENT.
AS financial Investment nothing
gives better returns than handsome,
we'll paved streets Besides being a
benefit to property and business, they
attract visitors, obtain and retain new
citizens who bring wealth, industry,
culture, literature, art, music, educa-
tion and the uplifting influences and
| rehnementS Of successful men and
! women. Many people leave places
| which cannot retain them because of
1 disagreea0le, improperly paved, dirty,
noisy and repelling streets. In every
city people leave poorly paved, disa-
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