Evening journal., 1913-10-02
AUTO RIDE
FOR VISITORS
DelseateS to American Society
Of Municipal improvements
to be Royalty Enter
tanned
SHOW PAVING MATERIAL
AT THE EXPOSITION


One of the interesting features Of the /
.onvention Of the American Society Of I
Municipal improvements, which conNenes /
in the Hotel DUPONT next Tuesday, viii F,
be the showing OF materials and samples (
OF bitulithic paving. street and sewer
drain pipe cement. iirebrok aud all kinds /
OF asphalt paving and all other materials
used in the construction Of a modern
city.
The membership of the association Is
made up of two classes, the engineers
and those connected with the city, and
the contractors and engineers and those
not connected with the administrative
force OF the city. The exhibit is eN
pected TO be one OF the finest ever seen
in this part Of the country,
he three lobby, cloak and supper
rooms on the eleventh floor OF the
DUPONT Building adjoining tho auditor
ium will all be used TO show these eA'
hibits
Fully 800 delegates and visitors are
expected for the convention. Among
the delegates will be former college pro
fessors, engineering experts from the
largest cities Of the country and ad,is-
ors TO municipal boards Of work.
One of the more important papers TO
be presented to the convention will be a
committee report treating methods OF
standaruizinr units in street paving.
Difficulty has existed in making com
parisons between the costs Of paving in
different cities, owing TO the absence ct
standard units Of construction. Efforts
will be made 70 have the coming conVen-
fion adopt a method Of reckoning paving
costs by uniform system 10 be EN-
ployed all over tho country.
Trim Through the City.
An automobile trip for the visitors
also has been planned for Thursday
afternoon. October 2. The party viii
start from the Eleventh street en-
trance Of the Hotel DUPONT, and viii
traverse the following route, TO DEM
onstrate the various kinds Of paving
In the city:
start from Eleventh street entrance
OF Hotel DUPONT, west on Eleventh TO
Tatnall, bitulithic laid over Old
bricks 1910; north on Tatnall 10
Thirteenth. asphaltic concrete Iweitth
10 Fourteenth. laid 1911; west on
Thirteenth to West. bituiuthic' laid
1910: north on West 20 Brandywne
Park Drive, East on Park Drive TO
sixteenth. East on Sixteenth TO
French. view pumping station ana
preliminary Alters, half hour allowed
for inspection; south on French 10
Third, paved 70 Fourth with bltu-
iithic. laid 1912; from Fourth 10
Third. asphaltc concrete, lald l'l-'
east on Third to Poplar, North on
ponlar To Sixth. West on Sixth TO
French. bitulithic, laid lel2; nortn on
!. Fcrx.nch to sixteenth. west on Six
- rrlh "a AInTLnt
Thirtieth. al Eighteenth street on left
IS hit,lithic. laid 1909 on s per cent.
grade. General Washington's head
Quarters second house on left above
Fiahteenth from Twenty-third TO
Twenty-ninth is bitulithic, laid 1911;
from Twenty-ninth TO Thirty-third Is
asnhaltic concrete, laid 1912; west on
Thirtieth TO West: south on West TO
Twenty-ninth, east on Twenty ninth
to Market penetration on Whining
ton Base" laid in 1910; south on Mar
ket to Concord.
West on Concord to Porter reser-
voir. from Washington to Madison
streets is penetration laid 1911; cir
Gle the reservoir, view reservoir, nit
ers laboratories, etc, one hour al
lowed for inspection; east on Con-
cord TO Boulevard, south on Boulevard
20 Fourteenth, penetration laid 1917;
east on Fourteenth to West nortn on
Wet to Brandywine Park Drive.
West on Park Drive to Tower, con-
crele bridge al Van Buren street con-
.sins main water line from filters to
Ccol Spring reservoir. Mckinley Me-
mortal on left at Van Buren street
The large masonry bridge on right Is
main line of B. and o. r. R.; the
ateel bridge close by Is now county
bridge formerly 3. and o. r. r
bridge: now passing through Brandy
wine Park and Rockford Park. statue
Of Thomas r. Bayard on left; homo o
ti Governor Miller on left; Rockior'
1. water tower and observatory on left
nowder Mills on right; continue ol
park Drive around rear Of Mt. Salen
Church 10 main Park Drive; cast o.
! Park Drive to Red Oak Road, west o.
Red Oak Road 10 Delaware, east 81
Delaware 10 WoodlaVn. penetratio
laid 1909; south on Woodlawn 10 SeN
enfeenth, west on Seventeenth 70 NJ
salem asphaitic concrete IN cours
Of construction. north on nv ss'el
~ rfehfeenth. east on Eighteenth :
greenbill. Portland cement concrat
laid 1908: north on Creenhil 10 WI
fNT0. east UH " IAriA ~
Ia north on Woodlawn 70 Gilpin, cas-
on Cilnin 10 Rodney, south on Rodne
10 Tenth. asphsltic concrete betwee
Pennsylvania and Tenth laid 1871
east on Tenth TO Broome, north o
Broome 10 Pennsylvania, east
q Pennsylvania to Harrison, north o
Harrison tn Shellcross. penetration
on Wilmington Base" laid 1911; cas-
mn QhalIcroes 10 Van Ruren. south q
Van Buren to Ninth. Cool Sprin
Park reservoir on right: east o
Ninth TO Jefferson. from Van Bure
10 Monroe. b'tulithic laid 1910: grad
per cent. from Monroe to SIMPLE,
bitulithic laid over old brick pavemen
povenent held TO bricks by wrough
iron nails. laid 1910; north on Jeffei
son 10 Eleventh, cast on Eleventh {
Hotel DUPONT.