El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-12
BITULITHIC FOR
ROAD To YSLETA
Judge McClintock to Sign
the Contract; Suggestions
Prom J. L. Campbell.

County Judge z. 3. afcClintock va.
Authorized 70 sign 2 contract viii
tie = Paso BItulithie company foi
tns paving q the Ksletz road. BY the
county commissioners a. 3 regular
meeting Monday afternoon. There
rsE some discussion as 70 whether
me road Be - o. p feet wide. bu,
ire former width was decided on,
The cost viii be about $1s6,000.
Judge Adrian Pool was present a;
tas meeting and took occasion TO
Compliment the commissioners for
fbeir progress IN the Tsieta road mat
ster. but suggested that many peo-
Pc supported the bond issue be-
cause rhey Ezrted q road in the up
per valley also. He. therefore, asked
that similar speed be had IN this mat
Ter The commissioners explained
fhzt - the request OF commissioner
J1Eepn r Williams, absent from tnis
rs1eefing. the matter o. tho upper val
-ey road has been suspended. in order
that he might investigate the desira-
rl.rE o. concrete as compared with
hstulifhic pavement. and in order
that Be might settle details OF right
q way and the Ike.
10 protest from J. Q. Sweeney was
read
L-INIEEN I'm joel OAAerA EuE&eaNioua
= T. Campbell, chief engineer Of
the z Psso & Southwestern railroad
company, presented a series Of sug-
Eestions on the road matter.
The proper width is determined
~ the desired number % vehicles
that kre % run abreast OF pass each
other AZ the same Instant" said Mr..
czmpbeiL ''For proper clearance and
safety - lawful motor speed.
width O ten feet for each OF three OF
more vehicles and a width OF nine
ret for each Of two vehicles should
be provided. II provision is TO be
made for passing two vehicles only
any width greater than IS feet IS
quite unnecessary and itE additional
cost un5lstiflabie. TWenty-four feet.
Ter example. would be a dangerous
EDft r. which 70 run three cars
abreast or pass them a. the same IN
atant ana a rule permitting such op-
would result IN accidents. It appears
therefore, that a width OF - feet Is
sllogiczi and economically indefensi-
lie.
al Paso county has learned
through costly experience that the
beEt two kinds OF pavement are btu
uthie and concrete and that the best
class Of bitulithic Is the bitulithic
gurfsce on a concrete foundation.
Tie traffic between Fl Paso and
Esleta 5ustifies construction OF
best pavement
The proposed composite pavement
consisting OF alternating longitudinal
grips Of concrete and bitulithic is
likely 20 be unsatisfactory. The traf-
nc would probably form bad ruts and
cause olEinleg grafton Of the pavement
along the longitudinal Joints between
the concrete and the bitulithic- Such
design would net be good engineer
lnE.
Indicates Concrete In Cheapest.
a concrete pavement IS feet wide
enc similar in al respects to the one
between Fl Paso and Anthony can be
oallr between Fl Paso and Ysleta
lcE S1f,l50 per nile, including renoV-
- CT the existing paved surface. A
rltullthic pavement o. ike width on
q concrete foundation with inch 1
e1rbs on the side can be likewise /
bEilt for $4,000 per mile. For facili- /
~ Of very approxfmate estimate. II /
nay be said that where the road bed 1
r. graded and ready such a concrete /
pavement can be built for 5000 per /
Iniie per foot Of width Of pavement /
aud such bitulithic for 5000 per mile |
per foot q width
II II IS now proposed 70 expend /
- much as $4,000 or $4,000 per mile !
On the highway between e Paso and ]
Ksletz there is no reason why we I
nay not have q new pavement IS /
feet vide and q 4 kind and grade /
second 20 none"
Waafs North Loop Repaired.
:. a Smith. president OF the e 1
2aso Dairy company. appeared with 1
, request that attention be given the /
'orth loop road, explaining that when /