The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-15
C0UEGIlMER ENJOY TRIP.
LEARN MANY NEW THINGS
ABOUT PAVING WHICH THEY
CAN PUT INTO PRAC-
TICE.
Mayor Jennings and Councilman
Rowland Sec All Kinds of Street
rawlings and Get Information Con-
Corning Cost and Wear.

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Mayor l.. d. Jennings, Councilman
c. G. Rowland, Engineer Lee and
MIR. 4. *. F'riar returned Sunday
morning from their trip through the
Central, New England and Eastern
States for the purpose Of inspection
OF various pavings used in cities of
the United States. They visited many
cities and viewed all kinds of pavings,
getting information as to it's cost.
wearing and lasting ability and other
data, which will prove of service to
them in awarding the contract for
paving in Sumter, which will be
made at some time in the near future.
Both Mayor Jennings and Council
man Rowland stated that they had
learned many things that they had
not known before, but which they
can put into practice here later on.
They reported that the trip was one
va PiSoo"iO 40 Wcil DIS an Instructive
one.
Mr.. Rowland stated this morning
that he had learned that all kinds of
paving were vulnerable. He had
seen all kinds. secured the dates when
it was put down, could estimate the
traffic on it and could see where it
was worn and the gangs employed
In making repairs. Paving, he found,
was like other things, it would not last
forever. The trip went by Cincinna-
ii, Fontaine, Ohio, Detroit, Chicago,
into Canada. Buffalo, Albany, Boston,
and other New England cities. At
New Haven the party took an auto
mobile and went through the country
on into New York city, passing a large
number Of towns and cities and over
all kinds Of roads. The various paw
ings used in New York city were in
spected also.
Mr.. Rowland stated that while he
had not positively formed an opinion
as to what paving was best for Sum-
ter. he had the information on hand
ana would so over this carefully in
making his decision as to what paw
ing would be best. He stated that he
had found the trip very pleasant and
also very beneficial in that he had
learned many things about the various
kinds Of paving. Recently he has
been in correspondence with the citv
engineers or various cities which are
putting down paving and he has col
iected large amount OF information
which nc viii carefully consider in
determining The paving for Sumter.
Mr.. Rowland was much impressed
with the methods Of parking the
streets in order that the paving might
not have to extend over the entire
width, thus lessening the cost of paw
ing. He stated that it was probable
that all OF the streets would not be
paved with the same material, as the
resid' ice streets would not need as
heavy a material for paving as the
business streets where there was hea-
Wy traffic.
Mr.. Jennings stated that he had
found the trip a very instructive one
and that he had learned many things
about pavings in going over all of the
kinds which were used in the many
cities visited. He stated that the
Find of paving he would favor for
Sumter would depend on the bids, as
the contract price would probably af-
feet the determination Of the choice Of
paving.
Mr.. f. X. Friar was immensely
pleased with trip, saying that it was
IAN eyc-opener" to him, and he pre-
sumed to the others. He stated that
1t was most complete in every detail,
the party being met at each point by
some representative of the Concrete
Paving Association, who was gener-
ally accompanied by the road or street
commissioner, or some other local
party interested in paving Mr.. Friar
was much impressed with the testing
plant of the bithulithic people at Bos-
ton. He stated that he had learned
much and thought the others of the
party had also concerning the vari-
GUS paving materials, of which they
saw practically all of those in use.
lie too was impressed by the parking