Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-11-14
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one hears on all sides, it has been hit
hard. There is recognized need for
permanent pavement on the streets
of this city, particularly in what is
termed the business district. The ex-
traordinarv heavy traffic upon few Of
our streets the past summer, owing
partly to the closing of the Blue Mound
Road, has opened the eyes of property
owners to the necessity of pavement
more permanent than those we have.
Street are examples of what we may
expect of any streets, no matter how
well put down, unless we have solid
foundation ana better wearing SUR
face. The large number of automobiles
and teams with heavy loads of material
which have passed over these streets
this season have well nigh ruined them
although they were well put down last
year at large expense.
These facts have brought about the
questions: How win we proceed in
the matter of pavements and what
kind of pavement is best suited to our
situation? Vitrified brick on con-
crete foundation is thought by some to
be most suitable for our streets on ac-
count of the slope in some of them.
Others who have given the subject OF
road construction thought and investi-
CATION think that the utility of con-
crete pavement, when properly put
down, compares very favorably with
other socalled permanent pavements,
both as to durability and as to furnish
ing surface upon which horses can
travel without slipping. Also that the
cost of concrete pavement, when put
down where the specifications require
the best of materials and work man
ship, is in considerable degree cheap
er than any other pavement giving like
service. As we have previously men
toned, the people of Wauwatosa are
talking better roads. Public meetings
are being held to discuss the question
"" Vi accurate IN
formation is helping wonderfully In
creating sentiment in favor of pave
ments for our streets.
At meeting held at the City Hall
last week where the subject of pave
ment was under consideration, Mr..
Chas. Jacobus, Wisconsin Avenue, this
city, who has. for the purpose of OBJ
serving their condition and durability.
travelled extensively through the mid
die west wherever concrete roads have
been constructed, suggested that a
delegation of Wauwatosa men po to
Plymouth, Sheboygan and Port Wash
ington, which cities have been putting
down concrete pavements for several
years, where they might see for them
selves the condition of such pavement.
and get the opinion of citizens of said
cities as to the utility of that class of
pavement. He added they would find
in those cities examples of concrete
pavement equal to any he had examin-
ed and hoped the Mayor the members
of the Common Council, the city eugi-
neer and otherinterested parties would
find it convenient to leave their bust.
ness for day to visit those cities and
see this phase of good road building
the permanent concrete pavement. AS
a result G.. C. Jacobus, Aldermen C. II.
Chandler, j. ii. Voelkel, v. w. Price,
q. ii. Cunderman, John Woods,de; CITY
engineer f. A. Torkelson. Messrs. G.
A. Geiger, b. L. Hemsing, Rudolph
Buchanan and l.. R. Gridley left here
early Wednesday morning, November
8, TO view the concrete pavement in
the towns mentioned and TO obtain any
information possible in relation to
them from those who were using them
every day 1t was beautiful dap and
all OF tho members of the party were
enabled to see and examine all of the
concrete pavement mentioned. The
grades in the streets there are similar
to ours, in places much sleeper. The
appearance OF the pavement was good
the portions that had been down for
three or four years and subjected to
heavy travel showed little wear and
very few cracks were found. The
style of pavement in use there is known
as the two course, the first eonrsA
consisting of part Portland cement
parts clean sharp sand and parts of
clean gravel or crushed granite inch.
es in depth, over this is laid wire net
ting for reinforcing. The second course
Ia inches thick is composed of / part
cement part sand and part of finely
crushed granite, the finish little
rough to prevent slipping.