Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-06-22
ABOUT PAYMENT MATTER
PAVING EXPERT TELLS OF VIR-
TUE OF VERTICAL BRICK
Brick Is the Best and es Course the
Most Expensive A,so-Best Is
Cheapest in End

MOst Expensive AtSO-BeSt Is
Cheapest in End
The City Council met Thursday
evening, opened the paving bids and
awarded the contract to the lowest
bidder. Complete proceeding will be
found elsewhere in this issue. The
council also gives notice of a public
meeting OF property owners next
Tuesday, June 18th, at which the kind
OF paving material will be selected.
The Censor is not "hide-bound" on the
question, and will be well satisfied if
the majority of property owners decide
on reinforced concrete, yet we believe
that vitrified vertical brick is the best
material because, while more expen-
siye 70 begin with, it is cheaper in
the long run through longer life and
less maintenance expense than con-
crete. Our preferences therefore, is
vertical brick, and because of this we
publish below an article from a paw
ing expert setting forth the merits of
this particular kind of pavement
in the manufacture of which he is in
terested. While we assume no per-
sonal responsibility for the article, vet
we believe, it to be fair and truthful.
CHOOSING A PAVEMENT
Paving is distinct branch of engi-
neering, like bridge design, railroad
construction, or any other distinctly
technical line of work. To select a
pavement wisely, therefore, demands a
study of existing examples and an
examination of the reasons for their
excellencies or defects. Such a study
alone can enable the Engineer to pro-
vide good specifications, tests and in
speetion.I Thus only, can he hope to
build pavements efficient for present
needs, and which, with minimum re-
pairs, may serve for succeeding gen
erations.
When considering costs, it should
be bourn in mind that a city has
so long life that cheap maintenance
and not cheap first cost, is the true
measure of economy. Pavements have
been so long in use that the accum-
ulated experience concerning stand
ard forms is very great. No person,
whether city employee or contractor,
should therefore, be permitted to ex-
pertinent at the public expense, nor
rely solely upon local experience.
Standard methods have been devel-
oped, good practice is well understood
in nearly every type of street con-
struction, and it is only ordinary COM
mon sense to take advantage of these
facts. s
Municipal Engineers in all large
cities refuse to experiment with new
pavements, but specify only the stand
ard materials and methods of con-
struction, which have proved their
value by long and satisfactory SER
vice.
Improvements in the manufacture
of the material used in the standard
pavements and in methods of laying
them are, however, being constantly
made in order to adapt the material
to the increased severity and intensity
of traffic and to lower the first cost
plus the maintenance cost as low as
possible.
There is, of course, the tendency
to guard against, of cheapening the
pavement for quick sale regardless
of the effect on its durability. The
construction Of pavement is an en-
cheering problem requiring consid-
cradle skill in its execution and should
only be entrusted to reputable engi-
neers, manufacturers and contractors.
Verticle Fibre Brick were placed
on the market as the natural result of
tile ilNISdScO use VI DIlCh pdNeIflefIC,
and of years of experiment and ex-
perience in paving requirements. YER
tical Fibre Brick pavement is more
durable and superior to any other
form of brick for either asphalt or
cement grout filler, is smooth and
yet not slippery, noiseless and sani-
tary. 1t can be designed, by using
the proper depth foundation to econ
omically take care of the heaviest
traffic city street or country highway.
These facts are proved by its popular
ity and rapidly increasing use under
ali kinds of traffic conditions.
THE BRICK ROAD AND THE REA-
SON
You may build a house or buy a
without thought of how
much it is going to cost to keep it up
or how long it will last.
The second time you're out for quail
ity. You have learned that the only
way to figure the cost of anything is
by figuring the whole cost of the SER
vice it renders by the year during its
life.
Yet, many American communities
have continued to build roads which
do not last until they are paid for,
and which require their first cost du-
plicated, and more, to keep them in
service at ALL You ride on them. You
ar, the one who knows best what you
des erve.
You have a right to insist that the
roads your community builds shall
outlast the bonds which have been is
sued to pay for them. And, of course,
you don't want to pay twice or three
times the original cost in keeping up
repairs on an inadequate road.
So you must be interested. You
are interested and there are two things
for you to insist on knowing about
every pavement you have a dollar in.
First, that it is built right; second,
that it is surfaced with Vitrified Paw
ing Brick, the TAXPAYERS VAL
UE" Pavement. The foundation must
of course be sufficient but economi-
cally designed. A three inch Vertical
Fibre Vitrified Brick laid on sand
cushion of one inch on top of the
foundation and with the points filled
with melted asphalt, provides a
smooth, wear-resisting surface, good
for scores of years, with a minimum
cost of upkeep and gives you unin-
terrupted service the whole year, every
year.
The Vertical Fibre Brick Pave
ment has distinct advantages over all
other kinds of pavement and paving
materials.
1t will be permanent, sanitary, dust
less noiSeless easy of traction hest