The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-29
BITULITHIC VS..
ASPHALT BLOCK

open citizens of Richmond the Broad street
merchants Gin particular and the Council and AdeTmanic
March Of this gss s BY s %
Association the city having previously appropriated the sum Oh
At meeting Of the City March
Sh this question Was referred TO- saoeomm.see OF hTe %
committee and urged the adoption of some form
now on Broad street Mr. Corley spokesman commit
Tee spoke in pr h Ro asf Aso that
would satisfied with the selection OF any form OF
vsable investigation Subsequent discussion Of
members of the Council led to further state
@ would 9n 1 " satisfied the street Committees
mendaon and articles appearing in the local papers
Association be entirely satisfied with
Pursuant to the City Engi
to TOR a 9a se se no
sentiment of Broad street merchants or other interested tine
as were advertised for would opportunity
their claims to the consideration the
ton Of the street in renS nee 10 ope be Broad
consequently submitted PROPOSE Tor
ns aeume 4ho as to what is the
the question the selection of the best form
Of we Pesep h oee" prab to asphalt block and
respectfully that all interested parties T srea
of questions involved.
The doubtless be fair their
of opinion published statements totally
and mantfesty unfair to home
on avn nearly S on dollars annually Of
seeking opportunity
TO the Richmond the true merit and worth OF
hshErade standard form Of smooth pavement In use IN
popularity engineers and citizens and pronounced
Of people being the most popular form
of buminous pavement in the country
We give sample from newspaper publications
ments unconradced calculated influence the
From the News Leader July H. 1912:
Durability Bitulithic Paving Five Years"
Salvage for Re-Us Small Percentage OF Material
Repairs Large Percentae Original Cost
subjected to heavy traffic conditions con
unfair bituithc pavemen laid In the year 1901 and
for Re-Use All Original Materials,
ppDs 81 os papers upon the merits
dement's OF buhc and published since the
6tuth are but the Of repubsh-
ali such unfair inclined believe
that verbal verb b ana oenon of
Council Adermanc bodies as for example mem
the advocates of the Of asphalt block
paving around the Old Market form
at We m lay s e a we have
laid yard of btuhic in the city Of Richmond nor in
asphalt laid around the Ola Market and
Eighth entirely different in form Of material and
uns a4Sf .a s. o, that r rn.
unsigned therefore and worthy Of no considers
nn beg Leave 10 state on the last page Of this circular ap-
the picture Of tombstone inscribed Bituthc ped in
(6OooOoo> yards OF btuthc in
p to 1o is he year after 0u'ed
million (40ooo0Gl yards OF
showing Increased demand during the
oil of twenty cent
been freely exhibited by
attempt 10 discTedit
been merchant prominent
in vement MAINTAIN
which been pernously active at the
merchants The naccuracy OF
apparent members of the Counci
aided by the efforts OF the
have outdstanced lobbyists
called failures OF bituithc IN the
Newport News We cheerfuy
millions 23 square OF bulhc dur
made anxea, and
in
deny that
they made failures Such percentage OF failures in
is less than lilo of
Impractical form OF base
during of construction We have
no failures concrete base,
To parties the circulation OF literature
photographs N sub OF fail
forms OF prepared to submit
previously stated
considered knocking secure bus
question whether asphalt
forms pavement will aid in solution Of
question
An extract Journal Engineer under
date Of 10, 1870:
Astha Block Not Suit for Newar
\. 1.-The Board OF Works Commissioners and
asphalt block
Brooklyn ard Staten Island While the trip
made learning adaptabity material
OF
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