New Ulm review., 1913-10-01
Facts About
Street Paving
r. W. Scherer Discusses
Proposition From a Prac.
teal Standpoint.
Plain Macadam Apparently
Cheapest And Best In
| Long Run.

The Review has, In the past, re
!pestedly advocsted the paving OF
portion, at least, Of Minnesots stree
md our efforts along this line hsv,
i apparently borne fruit for q petition
askiDg the city council that this I'm
provement be. made, has been cir
enlisted and literally signed by bust
i ssss men and property owners aioni
Il New Ulm's principal thoroughfare, 5.
| that the project seems to be gaining
flavor rapidly.
In the petition mentioned, tho cit,
fathers are requested to take up II,
i fnatter OF paving Miunesota strse
srom Second South to Fourth Nortl
lstreet, and judging from the interes
iSAken In the mater by prominsn,
business men aud heavy taxpayers
she council will no doubt be prompted
% take favorable action when thu
petition 10 formally presented to II .,
the next meeting.
Probably the most important item
10 connection with the proposed pa wing
lot Minnesota street 10 the choice Of
Ematerial to be used In making this
Improvement, % the cheapest IL no,
Railways best in the long run. With
Ithe excellent crushed stone product
LOT the Redstone quarries 80 near ..
hand, there 10 no doubt but that this
would prove the ideal paving material.
The petition, however, fails to specify
the material preferred.
In the following interesting CON-
Emunication Mr.. r. w. Scherer of this
city, tells Review readers the good
land bad points of the various paving
materials.
About paving in New Ulm. The
problem here 10 q peculiar one on
account of the extremely liberal plan
OF the townsite. Streets and alleys
are an exceptionally large item of
expense in our city and for that
reason it behooves US, all the more to
economic, to work our miles of streets
in . way that will be cheapest In the
end, looking to the cost and
maintenance as we'll as to the first
cost. The question should be what
will cost US the least in the next
twenty years, not what will let US of
cheapest next year. Atthe same time
the desirsbility of ''dolling up'' the
town should not be neglected. 1t is
the principal consideration in the
paving of most small towns. But
paving is primarily q saving. H..
To help property holders in deter.
mining the all important question of
what kind, permit me to give brief
descriptions of the different kinds of
pavement that have come under my
observation in the course of my busi-
ness. The estimates of costs are
based on the most recent contracts
awarded in this territory, they take
into account the difference in cost of
the materis ais and are, think, correct
within lOc per 50. yd. one way or the
other, unless the work should amount
70 much more than the $4,000 yards
at present. Without
the comparative merits of
he different kinds, I state the
, objections heard against each kind
md such good qualities as are uni
admitted.
Leaving out granite or sandstone
blocks as undesirable and unnecessary,
he highest priced pavement is
reosote blocks. These would cost at
Jew Ulm, $2.4O per So. yd. for 81 In.
'lock, $4,000 for each so #. lot.
hey are extremely dur able, noiseless
md very ''dressy" for the town,
omewhat slippery at times but re-
uire no attention after laying. There
ave been some failures in blocks but
here properly impregnated with the
re eservstive, make all around, the
est paveue ent for light or heavy
rafic.
Bricks would cost q. 10 per 50. I'd.
ere, s315.OO per lot. They have been
lid for considerably less than this
rice but not on . concrete base, when
ley are sure to cause more expense
' ventuslly than II laid properly In the
rst place. The kind that is used now ,
very durable and also looks very
ood. The obvious objection 10 the
oise. u