Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-17
AN INSPECTION
OF PAVEMENTS
South Amboy Committee VI
sited Several Places.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

ulICtee appointed by the common
councH Monday night to inspect the
pavements in nearby cities made a
tour of several places yesterday in
company with Joseph C~urren, Of New
York, the representative of the Bith.
ulithic Paving Company, and several
invited guests.
Four large automobiles were on
hand yesterday morning, three being
furnished BY Mr.. Curren and one
through the courtesy Of j. A. Sexton.
About 9 o'clock the following per
sons, numbering eighteen in all,
started for Perth Amboy and other
places: M. Kaufman, P. J. Mona
CHAN, G. Straub, ]. w. Mahoney, ],
A. Sexton, Mayor Welsh, Councilman
q. ]. O'Connors, P. F. Kenah, Ex-
Mayor McGonigle, G. Welsh, F. Mem
ger, William Parisen, Street Com
missioner Connors, Engineer 8. J.
Mason, A. H. Slower, Joseph Curran,
James H. Gordon and r. P, Mason,
Sr.
The first place visited was Perth
Amboy. Several streets were visited
and the respective merits of their
pavement viewed, the merits of each
being discussed as far as possible.
Market street, the first street seen in
Perth Amboy, was paved with bithu-
lithic. 1t was considerably the worse
for wear. Mr.. Curran said this was
among the first laid and was not as
well done as others laid later. The
party then visited Prospect street and
found the bithulithic paveSent there
In good condition. From there the
autos went to New Brunswick ave-
nue., which Is paved with vitrified
brick. They were told 1t had been in
use for five years. This certainly is
the ideal pavement, barring the noise
made by vehicles passing over 1t,
The route then led to that portion of
State street paved with asphalt
blocks. This did not seem to appeal
very much to the visitors as a desira-
Bile pavement. The party was then
taken to Centre street, which was
paved five years ago with rock as
phalt. This street was In fine condi-
ton, but the party was Informed it
was but little used. The next street
visited was Maple street, which is
paved with vitrifed brick. This was
In excellent condition, but objection
able on account of noise. Madison
avenue was visited, paved with vitri-
fed brick, and in good condition.
Gordon and Rector streets were
paved with bithulithic. The former
had been In use between four and
five years and was in good condition.
The party then proceeded to Eliza
beth via Woodbridge and Railway.
Broadway In North Elizabeth, which
Is paved with bithulithic, had been
down two years and was in first class
condition.
From there the party proceeded to
Newark, where a sumptuous dinner
was ordered by Mr.. Curren for the
entire party, At the close of the ban
quet toasts were in order and Coun-
ed on Judge Mason, Ex-Mayor Nc
Gon1gle, Mayor Welsh, G. straub, ].
O'Connors, P, ]. Monaghan, G. Welsh,
William Parisen, and others who re-
sponded with a zest becoming South
Amboyans.
At the close of the dinner the party
proceeded to Blocker street, Newark,
which was paved with bithulithio
eleven years ago and was in a first
class condition after eleven years
wear.
The party was then taken by the
guide to the mixing plant at Harri-
son, where they saw the material
mixed, and then to Reynolds avenue
where the pavement was being laid
The visitors saw that the first pro-
cess Is the laying of six inches of con-
crete. This is covered with about
four inches of the asphaltum mixture
and rolled hard with a steam roller
and over this is spread a layer OF
stone dust and again rolled hard,
This Is the process for bithulithie
paving.
From there the party went to view
the pavement In front and around
the Worthington Pump Works that
had seven years OF very hard usage,
It was In perfect order. Then they
saw an experimental piece of this
pavement on the Hudson county
boulevard laid eleven years ago and
the same was In good condition; then
there Is a piece four and one-half
miles long on Broadway, Bayonne,
that has been in use over four years,
over which there Is an immense
amount of traffic to and from Jersey
City and this same pavement was in
excellent condition.
From Bayonne the course lay to
Staten Island across the Bergen
Point ferry. New Brighton vas visit
ed and the party viewed a %bithulithic
pavement put down six years ago on
Castleton avenue, the same being In
excellent condition. In fact, the
worst piece Of this kind Of pavement
seen was on Market street, Perth
Amboy, and that would compare
favorably with almost any other kind
of pavement viewed.
From New Brighton the party pro-
oeeded to South Amboy via Totem
VILE, the ferry and Perth Amboy, ar
irving home about 8 o'clock last
evening we'll pleased with the Journey
and being fully persuaded that the
committee will be able from their
observation to render to the council
a report that Will sufficiently enlight-
en- them so that In the near future
we may have q good, substantial and
economical pavement on Broadway.