El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-27

eight blocks, with 20 foot parking on
either side o,,
two blocks. passing the union passen-
ger station ...
I 10 Second. TWO blocks
White Oaks-Piedras to stevens,
eight blocks, with 20 foot parking.
La Luz-Luna TO Marr, ten blocks.
Fstrella-Alameda to Bliss, IL blocks
Copia-AIameda 10 Bliss, IS blocks
CIifton-Hueco TO Mari. nine blocks
Lee-MissOurt 10 Rio Irande. tour
blocks.
DC south sou 'FloTence-First to seventh, six
G&urora-AIabama TO Russell nine
TBassett-cotton TO Piedras, ten
blocks.
Laurel to Williams. three blocks IN all
Laurel-Montana TO Grandview av-
enue three and half blocks
ArizOna-Laurel TO Cotton, one piock-
sidewalk Construction.
Sidewalk construction inside the city
limits, which now include the Govern
ment Hill addition has kept ahead OF
street paving in most districts EX-
elusive of the cement walks in the out
latiOn fee Of $50 isc harged and other
side additions, there are at least tut
miles Of the most permanent cement
walks ia the city Abundant material
being at hand for this sort of construc-
ton. il is a rare sight 10 see wooden
walks in any section, and these are
used only temporarily. II at all
Bitulithfc Paving. city and County.
The records of the Fl Paso Bitul1thic
company show that during 1916 there
were FL .03I-04 square yards OF stand
ard bitulirhic pavement laid by that
company inside the city limits. Desldes
a total OF 6o,s0ol9 square yards IN the
Government Hill and AUSTIN IeTrace
additions east of the older residence
districts. For the county -accout &c.,
672-62 square yards OF bituhthtc surface
were laid on the Nsleta-t aoens ana
Ysleta -SocorTO highways The SOcOrro
road is three miles long ana the FaDenS
road is approximately 10 miles IN
length In Kern Place, the new addl-
tion on the mesa north OF the business
center about 5000 square yards OF
bitulithic pavement have been laid. but
no extensions were made there IN 1916
All told. the Fl Paso Bitulithie com
pauy laid in city and county IN 1915
approximately 515 blocks of pavement.
calculating an average width OF 80 feet.
such as is usually put down on streets
In the Manhattan Heights addition.
east of Highland Park and north of the
Southwestern railroad $4,000 square
yards OF paving were put down by the
Southwestern Paving company in 1916
This brought the total In that addition
TO approximate 10000 square yards
Bids were submitted TO the city council
by the Southwestern Paving company
for the paving OF Newman. Piedras and
Circle. but, according TO Dr. James 3.
. Brady, manager Of that company. the
contracts for the work on those streets
were awarded TO the FL Paso Bitulithic
company al higher prices than the
Southwestern cOmpany's bids called for.
The Southw estern company did no paw
ing for the city during 1916
In MOrninEside Heights
Two more streets were paved IN
Morningside Heights addition IN 1915,
Tor the Newman Investment company,
by J. W Eubank. The pavement is
described as Topeka mix" and IS an
asphalt concrete On Bryan street eight
blocks were laid and on Taylor street
six blocks
In Graudview addition the paving
/ laid was that on Maple avenue, from
Dyer 10 connect with the concrete road
running into the west entrance Of Fort
Bliss, a distance OF four blocks. The
surface was bituliJhic. II was laid
after bids were taken b. the county
commissioners on concrete and btu
lithic.