The De Soto County news., 1915-03-11

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"a Mr. Editor The following criticism
~ nod written with the intcntion of
|e|nding fault or antagonizing the city
4 STANDARDIZATION nor to knock a bond Is.
due as a matter Of fact, the intention
N. Exactly the reverse.
| d & hive been a resident of Arcadia
Tor little over one year, have seen
Il 4 wondcrful growth during that tlm'.
End Ian see its future possibilities.
L sn1 auring all that time | have al.
|ins iate urged civic improvements. My
|e ntifa and | have been very happy aud
EonioDted here. and ! believe enjoy the
0oc will Of every one. Although I
|-m Unfortunate I'm not being prop
Dffy holder I'm Arcadia. have the
idlfnfc Of the city at heart, and 81 Is
inlv natural through my long cXuer-
fence In municipal work that | draw
nGae altention of the voters of the pro
qtsod bond election to some matters
1nnected Herewith which 10 me seem
h Ifnetly absurd. and to others whlgn
b ionId be so changed that the bnst re.
Hn|ls would follow the least eXpendi-
'dla III money. II I failed to do /
| iitnid he untrue to myself and my Nro-
|@ tien in allowing the tax payers to
Il brow their money away recklcSNly
dlhoot protesting voice.
| ~ ] Wish to say particularly to the
| nstnfor and member of city council that
Of 'afn glad to see the spirit uf improve
/ Vtnt for Arcadia, tnat 7 will dc al
| neNt my power to further the carse, and
m1ehd ready at all 'ilnCs at their ron.
n dl4nd to give such help 0r imoima.
| hlnh hs lies i'm my power.
| bsa C6bcrete Base for Brick Paving.
A eoncretc base four inches thick,
Z, for that matter any thickness, Is
Fl this climate to say the least alb
IlUurd A concrete base is used only
here frosts are n regular occurrence
pos Afcry winter, or where trcachcrous
|uu,D Isl encountered, such ms soft,
e eoriney ground with numerous suhtcr'
WI tncoas springs or quicksand.
|uoA Wf have no froStS here, and pro.
l oNIn against frost which doubles the
|orA "a construction would be about
| tnsible as sending Panama hats
the Esquimos. Quicksand may be
"a uftuhtercd in places; there seem no
|uA bt|fations Of it to my knowledge on
| ne f ID the streets. In some places,
dahht. the present surface soil is
nIIed with manure and other rc.
usc matter that IL will he unfit for
~ as base and will have to he re-
|n ldtcd with clean material. That is
noa mntter for the engineer TO deter
e line luring construction.
ID not know of any south Florida
naaWns whose streets are paved with
| M f,ot where n concrete base is use !.
en lnfInInly, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
|Vs f4thIngton, Norfolk, Charlotte, Chat.
vchNooea and other cities use base
hpy do It because they have frost,
H. .nd hll Of the above use six inches
In, hnerete and lay their brick on edge,
| |ors Aa4 also use either cement or pitch
| Lrm Her. so that the water will not per
n, Iooff between the joints, settle on
h ~ % the base. and freeze. They M.
[.ub nse the filler for sanitary reasons,
la Wa lhuS have completely sealed sur.
IL, kIo. In most of the Florida cities in
~ Na'r fire limits or in the business sec.
h,l11. brick is laid on edge, whilst in
Il uNt RESIDENTIAL portion 1t is laid fiat,
i, MI& towns use cement filler or
IA onk others use a paving pitch or as
I, |H'f and some use sand alone HS a.
Der. The latter do not approve nf.
., Hreprding to your valuable paper of
|. |..,hUI|4y last, there are seven streets
l. wing projects that are to rccei'o 81
- WU separate pavements, one over the
T. |otH and each one practically sufti.
'lE HI to stand all the traffic YOU VIII
tT put on 1t. If you have a good
IL @1 Of concrete work as a base, it
n |ot to me that It would he a shame
|uus bic II under n brick pavement Il
IIhot use It somewhere else where
'Wa 1ll see the light of the sun and
4, tme work, instead of doing moth
n Except put money into the pock-
II If the contractors. If these two
|u |lhents were separated they would
In very little additional cost rep
|tt fourteen projects, or just double
4rea to he paved by brick or con
M us look at the cost proposition
c moment: Supposing that the con.
III base costs for the four inches
say. 81 %, and that the brick
| Ia # S1.75. Your paving will then
4 MI in the fire limits SO per square
X Right here I want to ask a
h ion: Is the soil within the fire
IL any different than that where
IN Rltlc concrete is to be used? II
|, why the difference? 1t occurs to
mi the maiority of the area with.