Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-18

the patented process on which they
draw royalties"
| MIR. Lanham talked conyinclnRiy
and 90 the point. and M he spoke.
whatever doubt there might have
been regarding the bitulithic paving
vanished.
President Stern. representing the
Commercial club. expressed the senti-
ment OF the organization. that Of
being tired OF delay. and urged that
Immediate action be taken.
some time ago the impression was
current that the santa Fe would use
no other than wood block or brick.
something easily taken up and put
down along the tracks In case OF
necessary repair. and at the time
this was one Of the principal obiec-
tons offered against the bitulithic.
Accordingly Mr.. Stern engaged Cen
srai Manager r. &. Fox OF the Santa
Fe In conversation on the subject
during tho fair. Mr.. Fox stated that.
while brick was their favorite pave
ment. the Santa Fe would be willing
90 put In the bitulithic provided
proper guarantee he given. The
i
moro on the square yard.
A. the result OF suggestion from
Mr.. stern a competent engineer was
sent by the santa Re To ri Paso and
an examination OF the bitulithIc laid
there faade. The report Of that exc
animation was most favorable and II
II quoted In part.
THE bltuiithlc paving at IN Paso
has had no care and very little. u
amy. repairs have been made; consld-
erable OF the paving has been IN
place seven or eight years and still
appears TO be In good condition. The
Bituiithic company guarantees their
paving for a period OF five years and
agrees 10 make necessary repairs
during that time. The people OF ~
Paso seem 60 be perfectly satisfied
with the class OF paving they receive
ed and are continuing It's use where
new paving II done.
The price 0f paving at Ei Paso
IL tl.11h per square yard. while the
price bid AZ Albuquerque IL s2.20 per
| square yard: the difference Is said 20
be due 10 local labor and material
| conditions; note.howeyer. that the
specifications at Albuquerque call for
five inches VI Portland cement con-
crete foundation. while the founda-
ton used at lei Paso In six inches
crushed stone. With this exception
the specifications are nearly identi-
cal"
That bisuIlthIc should be so satls-
factory In El Paso appealed TO Mr..
stern and he emphasized the similar
ny OF the two climates. adding.
whats good enough for FL Paso
oosht @ DO good Onoash iof Al0u-
uucrque."
As AIR Stern put II. 'eThe only
thing 10 Dc accomplished by waiting
80 far as I can see. In that We VIII
probably wait SO long that We viii
all die and then u viii not make
much difference what kind Of paving
We get"
| the difference between the bltullthlc
bid here and at Eel Paso Ii reason
able not only on account OF labor
conditions but also on account OF the
different Specifications for the foun-
dntions particularly.
Al this point Alderman Wroth took
occasion 10 any that MIR. stamm's
statements in regard 10 the bid OF
WV Af.AtNA tN0NNAHN WNIN IN nN'U OF
correction. This brought up again
the old controversy about the merits
Of the patent specifications as
compared with the Barber rpeclflca-
tions. Az brought out later by in
qulry from AIR. Metcalf. the specific
cations were 80 drawn up that the
Barber people cannot come up 10 the
esgications without infringing the
patent ON the Warren Brothers
process under which the bltullthlc II
made. Mr.. stamm contends that this
difference IL 81 no particular conse-
uueDrc while the bitulithic advocates
claim that the difference Is more
than worth the "a cents difference In
the price. This difference consists
maiIy &c the grading OF the rock and
1 10 accept the Barber bid the city
specifications would have to be
changed. Or. Wroth reviewed the
entire history OF the paving boom
from lie conception. including the APP
1 pOintmont OF the cltlxenh' committee.
proving hy the committee which met
bidders that Mr.. Lauehiln. represent
Ing the Harbcr company, practically
refused 20 bid on tho city speclfiea-
tinns. instead asking 20 BE- allowed 10
furnish has own specifications
both Alderman taheFwood and
Jacob Korber of thv clti1enG COM
nsltlee expressed themaeIvea ns being
heartily IN favor of the bltnilillc.