The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-07-01

eeed to the bridge, where Miss Kathe
rine Wilson. of Jacksonville, vii
ehristen the structure with bottle o
champagne. The official ball and stree
dancing viii be the features of tn,
evening
Travis, and did not know where Cam,
Travis was. He did not seem to know
that some had been put down at Camy
Wheeler and that it had gone bad
Wednesday morning | again called
Mr.. Young's attention~to the fact that
a year ago when tentative bids were
made on street paving, If / remember
the prices were about as follows
Finley method, light type, 45c.; heavy
type, 90c.;. sheet asphalt and asphal-
tic concrete, around $3.50 to 1886 per
square yard. At the meeting Of the
council asphaltic concrete was quoted
around S1.30; sheet asphalt around
S1.09, an average reduction of over
so per cent. in year, while the Finley
method price has advanced | quote
below copy of a telegram in reply
which is self-explanatory. This work
was done more than a year ago when,
as we all know, material and labor
were much higher than at the present
time:
0caIa Flo J,,,,a %
Clerk of Board of County Commits
sioners, DeLand, Fla: Please wire us
contract price Finley method three
quarter inch pavement recently let in
your county. Signed:
Munroe & Chambliss National Bank.
Reply: DeLand. Fla. June 80.
Munroe & Chambliss National
Bank, Ocala, Fla: Contract price Fin
ley method treatment 25c. per square
yard. Signed:
S. D. Jordan, Clerk.
In brief, my statement to the coun-
vii was that sheet asphalt was high
type pavement, if not the highest, one
of the highest types of asphaltie pave
ment; that some of the principal
streets and boulevards in the. United
States were paved with sheet asphalt.
That the Finley method was an infe-
rior, practically unknown pavement;
that in my opinion, Finley method
pavement at 95c.. one and one-half
inch. did not begin to compare with |
sheet asphalt. two inches thick, at
S1.09. Mr.. Young took absolutely the
opposite stand and I am printing be-
ow kilograms that sent out and the |
replies. and I viii let the public judge |
as to which of us is right:
Ocala, Fla, June 29.
Mr. Charles Brown, Orlando Fla:
Please wire your opinion as to first,
second and third place following types
If paving: asphaltic. concrete, sheet
asphalt, Finley method Signed:
Munroe & ChambIiss Nat. Bank
Reply: Tallahassee. Fla, June %.
Munroe & Chambliss Nat. Bank,
ocala, Fla. With proper base would /
ay same order mentioned in your
vire. Signed:
State Road Department.
ocala, Fla, June 29.c
F. NJ. Edwards. City Engineer, Jack
onville, Fla: Please wire US your
pinion superiority and second place
types paving: asphaltic
sheet asphalt, Finley mesr
d. Signed:
Munroe e Chambliss Nat. Bank.
jacksonville, Fla, June 29.
Munroe & ChambIiss Nat Bank,
lcala, Fla: Your wire date. My. per-
onal opinion types of paving rate as
ollows: sheet asphalt. asphaltic con-
rete. Have had no experience or OPP
ortunity to judge Finley method.
Signed: F. n Edwards. City Eng.
ocala, Fla. June 2s.
Bureau Of Public Roads, Bell Bldg,
losltEBIitEE.ys 1ldse I ArSfss1 ssAAC I'll
pinion asphaltic concrete. sheet as
halt as a permanent type OF paw
lg. Signed:
Munroe & Chambliss Nat. Bank.
Montgomery. Ala. June 20.
Munroe & Chambliss Nat. Bank,
Gals, Fla: Both asphaltie concrete
I'd sheet asphalt rank high as wear
g surface when provided with prop
I base. Course success OF either
rpe depend~nt upon type Of base.
Signed: Raynor.
Note: Bureau Of Public Roads Is
le southwestern branch of the Road
apartment of the 81 S. government 8
1eala. Fla. Jane
sssta zlissh Engineer r. =
aass Nire Is