The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1910-07-28
Taken from the Municipal Engineer
ing of August, 1910.
BlTULITHIC RECOMMENDED FOR
YORK. PA.

1VhAs L AZ
A formal report giving the members
the benefit of their observations, was
presented at a recent meeting of the
city council of York, Pa, by a party of
couneilmen who had visited Atlantic
spect paving.
The report follows:
The undersigned members of City
Councils visited Atlantic City, VIII
mingten, Del, and Baltimore, Md, and
made careful and thorough examina
ton of the street paving in those cit
| les. We were given an opportunity to
| inspect all the different forms of pave
ment, bitulithic, brick, asphalt and
wood blocks.
At Atlantic City, Tennessee avenue
| for one square is paved with wood
blocks, and looked fine. We were,
/ however, told by teamsters whom we
| questioned that it was very slippery in
wet weather and that horses frequent
| ly fell on it. A gentleman whom we
asked told us that this pavement cost
1929 per square yard. We noticed
some brick paving around the rail-
road station and in the alleys, some OF
which was good and some showed the
result of wear and tear and was very
/
rough and uneven.
Atlantic avenue, which is the main
/ business street, was paved with bituli-
/ THO, hundred feet wide and five
miles long, and was in perfect condi-
/ ton. In addition this pavement is
now in it's fourth year and was in per-
/ feet condition. In addition to Atlantic
avenue, there are twelve other streets
/ paved with bitulithic. We rode or
walked over these streets and we did
not find a single hole or worn place
We were informed that the city has
laid over 100000 yards of this form OF
pavement, $4,000 yards of which were
laid last fall, and we understand that
the city expects to lay more of it this
season. We talked with a number OF
city officials and other citizens, and
all seem enthusiastic in their praise
of the bitulithic pavement, preferring
it to any other form of paving,
4 We met the chief of the fire depart
ment, who made run for us from two
i of the fire stations and we noticed that
the horses, although smoothly shod, did
not slip at all while running at TOP
speed on the bitulithic pavement. The
chief told us that the horses seemed
to know the pavements, that they run
!, with perfect freedom on the bitulithic
!, but would Immediately slow down
!. when they struck the brick or asphalt
In general, we noticed that the streets
of Atlantic City were kept in splendid
J condition. 1t is the cleanest city WE
have ever seen.
From Atlantic City we went to Will
mington, Del, and drove over about
three miles of streets. We found brick
| asphalt and bitulithic. We saw or
J Market street, the main business
; street, one square of asphalt and one
/ square of bitulithic Immediately ad
joining, which we were told that the
city laid five vars ago as a comparative
test. The Bitulithic was as far as WI
| could see, in as good condition as were
: the Bithu1ithic STREETS that were lait
J last year.
; In conclusion this committe has t.
3 say that in our judgment the Bithuli
thic pavement is far ahead of any form
of pavement we have ever seen. 1t il
smooth, without being slippery. There
is slight give to it, which makes
very easy on horses. 1t is clean, sani
tary, quiet and best of all, it is dur
i able. We earnestly recommend it,
construction to councils and citizens
of York