The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-02-10

ing petitions rom O"Neis
asking for the paving of their streets,
and the general c~onCenSus Of opinion
is that the cost Of the paving is large
" exceeded by the increased value or
the property abutting thereon within
a very short period after the improve
ments are made. The macadaIn street
n dirt road, where there is a con-
siderable amount OF traffic, has long
since been shown by general expert
ence to be tn most expensive for sur
face that there is. From a sanitary
standpoint the improvements of a
paved street over a macadam or dirt
street at all times and all seasons OF
ably great. In addition to the SAM
tary advantages a smooth, clean, safe
street at all timse and al seasons OF
the year is an advantage that is oh"
vious to the most casual observer"
Enhanced Charleston Property.
Another city which has recently be. |
| come enthusiastic in the matter OF
permanent street improvements i'll
Charleston, S. c., and as in the case
of present street paving in Raleigh
abutting property pays o~ne-rourth the
! cost of paving. More petitions were
received in Charleston last year than
| could be handled. CreOsOted wood
blocks for main thoroughfares, sheet
asphalt for prominent resident streets
and asphaltic concrete for light traf-
fc was laid. Mr.. J.. II. Dingle, city
engineer Of Charleston, in speaking
Of the benefits Of this paving, avs
THE paving has without doubt EN-.
hanced the value Of abutting prop
erty, although | can fix no defini
figures of incraeSe. It facilitates and
lowers the cost of street cleaning. In
the garbage collection department
heavier loads can be hauled and moro
territory covered, and consequently
work can be dom more economically.
1t eliminates In q great measure dust
in dry weather, a source of work to
housekeepers, Of financial loss in de-
probation OF stock to S~torekeepers
and a nuisance to the public general
ly. 1t removes entirely the e%ye-sore
and inconvenience of puddles and
mud of unimproved and unpaved
streets in wet weather. We expect to
do considerable paving this year"
From Chattanooga, Tenn, there is
a high recommendation for modern
and improved streets, n City En-
gineer Robert Hooke say that "about
nine years ago there was added to the
city of Chattanooga one and one
fourth square miles OF new territory
designated as the Ninth Ward, and
several bone ssues were subsequently
> provided for raising funds for furnish
ing the new territory with paved
l streets. Since the completion of the
\ system Of sewerage and construction
!, of paved sidewalks streets in this ter.
{ ritOry, property values have trebled
" and in some case Quadrupled, and thi:
5 increase in values is attributed almos
= entirely to the sanitary sewerage ant
= improved streets"
: The paving aid on T%Iillsboro anG
Wilmington streets, and now unde'
r construction on North Blount street
= is being done under contract with tn,
:. 1 n 4 " ~ n OWN w.
4 fourth the cos and The, city the bal
o ance Petitions have been receive,
for such pavement in various section
or the city and work is to be don
next on Fayetteville street, extendint
from the asphalt pavement to Soutl
q street n then short stretches o.
several other streets in the city.
About Raleigh Work.
70 A well-known paving expert G
II Norfolk recently visited Raleigh an
n was very f%avorably impress with tn
paving on Wilmington and HillsbOr
II streets. In speaking Of this paving h
er said that the type of paving miXtur
Is laid on Hillsboro street is preferabl
J. for streets carrying car tracks becaus
Is of the stability provided by the large
~ mineral aggregate, especially whe
is the wearing surface is laid on old ms
he cadam for a foundation. The pawn
w mixture laid on North WilIningto
street is particularly desirable fe
~ streets having no car tracks. TT
Il initial appearance of the Hillsbol
e. street pavement is misleading, as
the case with all pavementS of tn
or character of construction. It lool
less smooth when first laid than
any time thereafter in its serviceab
life. The explanation for this is tn
m, these types OF pavement require IL
20, heat of a summer seasons sum-, al
rn tho ia tIc of u Cl1ynnpar season RI ire
them out. This ironing out proce
,se may be likened to a ~'kneading' a
OF ton, in which the wearing surface
he worked more closely together and
left with a smoother and tighter a
m pearing top. This result is the natur
n expectancy of the pavement.
M = The Hillsboro street paving mi
Ia ture is produced according to the be
IN. modren practice for that type Of paw
eet ment and that typ OF pavement.
nd my judgment. is the one best app
cable to that street, considering traf
conditions and the presence of q