Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-10-04
Will SUPPLY WOOD BLOCKS
FROM TWO SEPARATE PLANTS
EFFORT TO MAINTAIN SUPPLY
Hoped That Further Delays
viii Be Avoided

In order that the matter of supply
ing wood blocks for the street pavfns
may be made easier and more satsi-
factory, City Engineer John B. Ansley
left yesterday for Mobile to arrange
for the inspection of wood blocks at
that point in the future, so that fur
ther supplies of this paying material
may be furnished from both Mobile
and Atlanta.
For as long a time as two weeks al
ready, the paving work has been held
up on account of the fact that no paw
ing blocks have been available. Dur
ing this time nothing at all has been
done in the way of paving, other, per-
haps, than the mere grading of some
streets preparatory to the laying of
the concrete base later.
The paving work has necessarily
been held up, as the continuance of
the first stages of the work would
have necessitated the closing of more
streets than are now closed. At pres
ent, Lee and Jackson streets between
Lamar and Forsyth are closed, while
the arrangement now In force practi-
cally renders Jackson street between
Lamar and Church, and Lamar street
between Jackson street and Cotton
avenue, also closed. The need of re-
lief for this undesirable condition has
been keenly felt.
In order that the congestion may be
relieved as soon as possible, the city
engineer announced yesterday that as
soon as the wood blocks arrived the
work of paving Jackson street, where
it is now ready for the wood blocks
between Lamar and Forsyth, will be
taken up. This section of street will
be worked on rather than the section of
Lee between Lamar and Forsyth on
account of the fact that there Is 50
much more traffic on the Jackson
street block than on the other.
1t is believed that when the work of
paving is once more resumed that it
will be continued without the delays
that have been so manifest in the car
rying on of the work up to this time.
With inspectors representing the city
in both Mobile and Atlanta, tho blocks
will be supplied from both these
places as rapidly as they can be pre-
pared and shipped out. This arrange
ment should result in the supplying OF
all the paving material necessary, and,
possibly, even surplus may be accno
mulated so as to insure an adequate
supply throughout the continuance OF
the work.
AS soon as he arrives in Mobile,
City Engineer Ansley will take up the
matter of inspecting the wood blocks
so as to show In a practical way what
the city demands in this particular.
After the standard OF inspection shall
have been established, competent in
spector will be secured to keep up
X in Mobile as a representation
of the city of Americas. In this way
It is hoped that uniformly good re-
suits may be accomplished in the mat
ter of maintaining for the city the
very highest standard in the demands
that the city makes as regards its
paving materials.
While in Atlanta Monday on his re-
turn from Tennessee, Mr.. B. II. Klyce'
assistant city engineer, spent some
time in inspecting a quantity or lum-
her to be used in the preparation CT
wood blocks there. This lumber VIII
at once be made into the size requf-
site for the work here and treated
with creosote, so that these blocks
NAV be delivered here as soon as pos
sible. Under favorable circumstances
the blocks may be sawed, treated with
creosote and made ready for paving
within twenty-four hours. so that sew
eEal car loads of the blocks should
no here ready for use before the end
of the week.
Everywhere is manifest the care and
rigid thoroughness with which the city
engineer has supervised the work that
is being done. The commendation OF
every citizen of Americus is due TO
Mr.. Ansley and his able assistant Mr.
Klyce. for the manner in which they
have safeguarded the city's interests
and made the first modern paving
done in Americus splendid success
so far as it has been accomplished.