Bisbee daily review., 1912-06-21
CRUSHED SLAC
 ROAD |S PLAN
Council May Try EXperi. ment in Street Paving; Oiling NacO Road
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MEETING TONIC T

The city council will hold a spec ial meeting this evening at eight o'clock to consider the proposition of oiling Naco road from the eastern man ]. w. Kinney, of the street com mittee, has been gathering data on this matter for some time. and he is now ready to submit this infor- nation to the council.
 It is deemed advisable to take the matter up al this time as the oiling outfit of Scott and Adamson, of Douglas, is in the district. and will be here for two weeks. Those who favor oiling NacO road in the city limits believe that a more favorable bid may be obtained from the con tractors if it is let now while their outfit is here.
 The cost Of Oiling this part Of the road will be approximately S2,O0O. using the per yard cost to the coun- ty for the work now being done be tween Lowell and the city limits of Bisbee. There are 5000 square yards of road surface between the city limits and the point of begin ming of the brick pavement in front of the city hall, and the county work Gs being done for 2S 1-4 cents per square yard. If this work is done it will give the people an oiled road from Bisbee to Douglas.
 Figures and estimates will also be Furnished by Chairman Kinney, of the street committee, on the cost of Oiling Tombstone canyon. The road surface from Main street to the end of the car line in the canyon is 25,- GOO square yards and from that point to the western city limits 12,000 square yards, making a total of 37.- 800 square yards. Of this total. however, f.70O square yards is occu- pied by the street railway company. and would be paid for by that com pany, leaving a total of 33,000 to be paid for by the city at the rate. probably of 2S l-4 cents per square yard. Chairman Kinney estimates that the road through the canyon, from the eastern to the western city limits, could be oied for s1O,0O0
 Before making this outlay for oil ing. however, Chairman Kinney and others in the council favor making en experiment with paving mater lals. and the matter of making a test of crushed slag, from the slag dump, as a paving material, will be suggested by the street committee. The road through the city between the depot and the west corner or the Phelps Dodge store will be sug- gested as a suitable place for mak- ing the test, and it is understood that business men interested are willing to contribute to the cost Of this piece os work.
 This section of street is a place where the wear and tear on the paw Ing could be easily watched, and if it proved satisfactory, it might be more acceptable to the people of the canyon in the residence districts. than oiling, which is better adapted to business streets. The length of this section proposed for the test is 660 square yards.
 Figures on the cost of bitulithic paving will also be submitted, Chair man Kinney having obtained data from cities all over the southwest that have used this as a paving ma terial. The cost of bitulithic pay ing at Phoenix was S2i5 per square yard: S2.3O at Fl Paso and s2.l0 at Albuquerque An Fl Paso firm of contractors is said to be ready to bid s1.S5 on the Bisbee work.
 An estimate on the cost of paving iNaco road from the eastern city limits to the city hall is $24,7j0 at the Phoenix rate. though it would be considerably less at the rate offered by the Fl Paso firm.
 All those who are interested in the matter Of oiling or paving the streets are invited to attend the meeting tonight, and they will be given an opportunity tO express themselves on the matter.