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Show BRICK PAVINC- Prog;ras af tha Eipaaim.ats 1y the D.n-T.r D.n-T.r ti.ukl.iD.a. Denver Sun, Some days ago it was announcod that certain Denver gentlemen were experimenting experi-menting with Colorado clays for the manufacture of paving brick. These gentlemen Jiave commenced the manufacture manu-facture of a sample kiln, and within a week or ten days will have enough of the brick to lay a block or more of the pavement. It is claimed that this brick is better than either stone or asphalt. The objection ob-jection to stone is that constant travel makes nn incessant noise, conducive to nervous diseases. Each block wears olT at tho corner and leaves a sort of cobbie-Btono pavement. The objection to lisp halt is its wearing qualities. It is claimed that if properly laid it will last for 12 or 13 years withont'necessitating tho removal and relaying of the asphalt. as-phalt. But in Buffalo, which has s great deal of asphalt, considerable trouble is being experienced now with paving mat nas uecn lam less man live years. The brick which the Denver gentlemen gentle-men are experimenting with are said to wear down evenly. Should they wear down two inches, the surface of the street will be as smooth as it was when the brick was first put down. This covers cov-ers the qustion of durability. Jn laying brick it is not necessrry to have any concrete bed. The gentlemen claim that they prefer to lay the brick on the sand, and if concrete is used, they will place a layer of sand above it. |