The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-05
OVERWHELMING
 DEMONSTRATION FOR
 WOOD BLOCK PAVEMENT
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bank favored wood block. if a new pavement was going to be laid; but as the bank had paid an assessment for the permanent pavement of State street last year. it was not particularly anxious to be assessed for pavement again this year.
 Horace H. Jackson. the bookseller told the committee that wood block pavement does not make-as much noise as brick, is cleaner, and does not radfate heat in summer. He said he had been talking with L. M. Horkins. the stove man, who has been in busi- ness in Main street since 1S36 Mr. Hopkins had said that, although he did not go out much ghts. he wou d come down to the hearing if he thought 1t would help the cause of wood block pavement.
 Mr. Jackson said that if there is any country in the world which stud es economy it is Germany, and that he wanted to say that it was the five helped to make it the queen city of the Empire. He said that the street which scorresponded to New Yorks Broadway was laid in wood. When he saw men repairing it during the busy hours of the day he could not h>lp but contrast the job with the Fairfield ave- nue job in this city, where the street was closed for several months to lay the blocks. He. concluded by saying that he was not there to promise any crowns of laurel for the committee but he could see halos lowering about the heads of every man on the com mittee for the remainder of his days if he laid wood pavement. For 26 years he had assisted in the raising of fallen horses and in removing 'busted' wag- ons and broken trucks from tha street. all because of the kind of pavements which were laid. He thought 1t was about time he had a rest.
 Samuel M. Hawley, of the Bridge port Savings Bank, said the directors of the bank favored wood block pave ment.
 George H. Scribner said, that the Hall estate, which he represented. was strongly in favor of wood blocks if any new pavement was going to be put down. He asked the director if n w curbs were going to be needed and was informed that they would be. as the specifications were to call for a 20 inch curb. while a 16 inch curb is in position at the present
 Nathan HerZ. representing the Jacob Suder estate. said that he drove abou the city a great deal and he must sa~ he was in favor of the grooved rail. As for wood block pavement. he was much pleased and satisfied with it.
 William c. Hawley. speaking for the Jewellers Corporation, favored woo blocks and grooved rails. unless the blocks could be laid ss MT. Ford sug geSted. then he would not have any objection to the T. rail.
 George Berger. representing himself and Moss X Krieger. spoke for wood blocks. because ne believed they were less productive of noise and less pro ductive of dirt than the brick or asphalt blocks.
 Chairman Hartley asked MT. Berger if he would not favor the laying of asphalt blocks in Golden Hill street. He said they were cheaper. MT. Berger said he owned property with ITS feet frontage in Golden Hill street and he favored wood block. Although it might be cheaper he did not think first cost should be considered in the laying of pavement.
 Attorney Charles S. Garfield spoke for the Peoples Savings Bank. He urged the committee to get good pre- liminary work done- He said: ''I don't think the railroad is going to com plain. I only say this because some one has said they might protest. They were engaged in giving away fran chises. If it was a matter of seeking the franchises to-day they would find it different question" MT. Canfield favored wood block.
 Albert S. Wells. for the City Savings Bank said he was a large property owner. He favored wood block pave ment. in Main street and would be glad to see the time come when it would be laid on outside streets.
 Charles s. Buckingham, of N. Buck ingham & Co.,, spoke as trustee of the City Savings Bank. He favored wood DOCK pavement
 Supt. c. H. Chapman of the Connec- ticut CO, said he was greatly pleased to be there to say a few words about wood block pavement, but more par ticularly to clear up the miSunder- standing there seemed to exist about '.-T' rails. He said the rail laid in Main street is not ''T'' rail. It is what is known as the Tram Girder. It is moulded on the lines of the ''T'' but has flat lip, or protuberance, on the side. and was gotten up with the idea of helping vehicle trac, but has been a failure. He said the Tram Girder was laid on several other streets in the city A T rail was laid in Fair field avenue, west of Park avenue but he believed the trouble which existed there is because of the form of blocks which were used. This condition he said was due to the fact that the crown of the rails was one-quarter of an inch higher than they should be.