The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-11-15
COST OF VARIOUS
KINDS OF PAVEMENT

II, The eouyteay Of Mr. ! =. Power.
*. are able rep, aduoe this article,
vl1trh may prove ot interest to many
ot uu, tayraye,a 1T tina particular
moment
would appreciate comparative
estimate ot the cost al d,tietent kinds
IL payiug material per auua'e vat",
INCLUDING cost II labor II paving
II Mayer Tex
The rpsi Of paving III any particular
place depends upon the cost OF MATE
,iala delivered NJ that place, me
vages l,a,I all claaasH ct labor use",
the cuainiaa followed ~ letting con
t,atts .nd dniag the work. the meth
ola 1T paving Tor the work. whether
ia .nah 81 ordeta o, honda general OF
aps,ial. 81 whether ~ payments 81 az
nj one payment. the dlaouunta IN tue
papet used etc and no two cities arc
exactly alike IN al ,heae respects In
,naltnu .nntpa,,snra vt the relative
,taai at two iaNpnrnta these condt
ems must alao I've aiken INTO account
aud a nayruent winch ia cheareat ~
nnr locality may he the Waal expcna
i've IN another Notwithstanding the
ureat ranges IN cost 81 Vayenents " 10
interesting to Gee how nearly the nv
eiarea remain the same II munt lie
rem. mhe..d. however, That the aver
ago may ~, lie directly applicable ~
amy particular place. aud that, Tor He
iin,te ,eaPona the coat At that place
may hr v,,N different tiom the aver
aiu With this wt4tnine tho following
tipuree arn given ~ u haa's toy com
i ,,a,tanua III the cost 1T pavemonta ~
Tesaa and ptaisa IN the neighh"th"""
Aqrlali ravsmcnta cost from : Hi
to Z. 80 III the south with .'c"si"h"'
lower ltieea men, sources IT alphah
materials and higher rrsea where
it.,ph, ,hargfa az high Generally
the prtcea range under ordinary con
ii,ionR between Fl !, and +, ~, with y
few .i,ioa unde, special conditions
raylup % low "a Fl - to 81 ~ and a
few where paving materials are high
- price running ah"ve - The me
dian rl,re is about -.
Alrial1 block rayementa coat from
~ Z per auuate yard IN Savannah.
Ca, and r. ~ ~ Wnstrnas Ga. to
III - IN Niagara laila, y, y
Eitulithic pavement coata f. nn ~
~. Worth aud Waco. lev. and from
n g., to 81 in other anuthein atatea
The meiian price Ia about s. ~
Ruuare yard
Rick pavement uoata 4sW in ~
Worth. - 20, not Including grading
in Houston, r. =, IN Tyler. Tex. ans
from 1 - to - - in other southern
atates, with one pavement ON sane
foundation al & cents The media,
price u about ii - per square yard.
Concrete pavement costs 81 - fo
I yit,olithie pnd r. nG Tor Elome pave
| meut ~ IT Worth ~ &, in Green
Vile. 81 II in li,llsho,o, + ~ with III
luminous top III Waco, 81 - for plait
,ulee concrete in Wichita Falls
Tex 1t ranres from <, cents to - ~
III other southern states, the low"
prices being usually for f,,ma not pat
ented Where grading IL not in''nd
ed and on country road construction
the cost ,a in aome placea M low M !
cent?. and Fl Smith. Ark, whicl
. seems to he able 10 lay al, its pave
, ments at record breaking prices, re
rnrls 81 to - cents m the cost .
,i@uch ! course concrete pavpments
SEINE of these concrete pavement
have hituminoua top and some hay
steel reinforcement The media
. price Is about 81 - a square yard.
Stone block pavements cost 81 % /
New Orleans. La 81 - in Iat'range
/, and ~ in Savannah, ia. Prices |
q othe, cities range from 81 80 to 500
:. much Of the variation being due I
the differences in distance of the elite
from their sources of supply. Th
median price ia about 49, per equar
!, ward
|. Wood block pavements cost g. 10 !
e Brownsville, Tex. S2,2l IN Shrevs
o port, aud ~ 90 in New Orleans, La
II f. 10 in Little Rock. Ark g. - In A
hany, and 80 in Charleston, =. &
r. T. in Greenwood. Miss. The M
dian price ia about e. per equal
e yard.
:, Hituminoua macadam surfaces Q
:. hrokeustone or gravel bases CO.
about 81 90 to 81 20 n square yard. Il
, luminous concrete pavements on tn
same basis cost about 81 ~ squal
yard. Municipal Engineering.