Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-27
FIND HEAVY OIL
BEST FOR BLOCKS.
Broad Street Pavement Cues
ton and Specifications TO
Wait One Week.
IMPORTANT DATA FROM
OTHER CITIES TABULATED
Merchants Favor Plan of Mr..
GiIIen TO Have City Let
Contract.

While favoring the use OF heavy oil
as preservative for wood blocks to
be laid is Broad street. the Board of
Works, it. is understood, will this
afternoon table the specifications for
another week. The commissioners
lake the stand that there is no i'm
mediate hurry in arriving at A de-
cision
With the exception of Commits
sioner Ryan, the members of the
board inspected various wood-blocS
pavements in Paterson, HoboRen,
Weehawken. Jersey city and New
York yesterday The consensus of
opinion is that the streets in which
the blocks were treated with a heavy
oil are in better condition than those
treated with a light oil. The party
vas shown about by officials in each
place and collected much important
data.
city to Buy Blocks,
The plan proposed by Commissioner
Gillen, to have the city purchase the
blocks and simply let out the con-
tract for laying them, will be con-
sidered by the board, and is likely to
precipitate lively argument, as at
least one member is known to be OPP
posed to the scheme. Mr.. Gillen points
out that il his scheme is carried into
effect there can be no discrimination
against any contractor who may be
the low bidder.
II has been pointed out that the
etvle of block favored by the city is
controlled by a monopoly, and indie
pendent contractors contend that II
they are awarded the contract the
trust" may attempt to practise dis
elimination and make the price for
the blocks exorbitant. BY Mr.. Gillen's
scheme this phase would be elimi-
mated.
In opposition to the plan, however,
il is eontended that If the blocks did
not hold UP no one could be held re-
sponsible; that the city would itself
be responsible, and, therefore, could
not collect damages. If, on the other
hand, the contractor is made to FUR
nish the blocks, he can be held re-
sponsible, under his bond, for any
blocks that are found to be of an in
ferior quality.
The Broad street merchants who
have fought hard from the start to
secure a. wood block pavement are in
favor of Mr.. Gillen's scheme. 1t Is
understood that they will so notify
the board this afternoon. The as
ISOLATION has also engaged William
r. Field, an engineer, 10 cooperate
With the city engineering department
in the drawing of the speeiflca tons,
md also to supervise the construc-
lion of the pavement. While he VIII
he paid by the merchants assocla-
lion. the latter will make him a
sort OF subordinate TO Chief Engi-
necr Sherrerd, under whose orders he
will work.
stable Report Awaited.
Awaiting n report from MIR Sher-
rerd, the question of reducing the
working force at the South Eighth
street station will be laid over There
is at present staff of % men looking
after Is horses. 1t is expected tnat
It will be taken up next week.
New traffic regulations will be put
in force for Beaver, Bank and clinton
streets. The two former thorough
fares will be made one-way streets,
while in the case of the latter res
olutlon win be adopted governing
waiting automobiles. Under the pro-
Visions of the resolution no person
win be allowed to leave an automo-
nile standing in the street for more
than fifteen minutes.
commissioner Gillen has already
conferred with the police board on
the question and both regulations
will be strictly enforced by the de-
nar+man+ Both regulations will be