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Show ) " I TTAIT FOK A TEST. jftj The dlsrute about the best mate-IB' mate-IB' .tul for paving the business streets Wj of this city Is as livrly as ever. The IB respective aJvocatos for asphaltum, ffl granite, brick, sinrf'tone, wood etc, S appear to bold to their view, not- SJ withstanding the elaims and argu- f merits of their opponent. The ma- i i Jority seem to favor Utah asphalt- I urn in preference to all other pro- i poed materials, but each of the k . others have champions who advance ' apparently good reasons for tho tide It they take. j It would be very regretablo If af- '. n tcr adopt! ns any particular material I ' it was fiuii-i, upon two or three, years trial, to bo insufficient for our ; climate and the tv ear and tear of j heavy traffic Tho burdens already Jmposed Uon the taxpayers are uf ficlently onerous without doing j much in speculative Improvements Bto make a useless addition to the Aspholturu wears -very well in . raris, in Washington and other h Iargecltie,andbeiHesbeIns8mooth ! and even has tlio great merit of be- j ing comparatively noiseless. Utah ;i matrrlnl should certainly be uwJ if it is durable and suitable, even if it abould cost a little mora Uian an j Imported article. But Utah - phaltum has not yet beensuOicicnt- fl - ly tested for road work to-warrant ; its adoption to a great extent, with- ! out a proper trial on a small scale. A We cannot but endorse the re- peated suggestion of the Salt Lake H Jltrald that a halt bemide until the capacities of Dtahasphaltum receive tj the tt which will be boon applied on Commercial fatreet. The property prop-erty owners on that strut intend to BK demonstrate its virtne". Tile city B kbould avail itself of their experi- HK race. There is no terrible ruth for KT the pavement in ottierplacm. It will Hp be a mirk of public wisdom to profit MBp bT private experience. Walt till HaM pring before definite action. Lay- HL' ing out large sums of money at a HBf venture is not good policy for any ft body or party. Exjierinieiit on a HK small fecale, is better tlian rashness HK a large scale, -and when the cot BK of tlie experiment comes upon HBj others, sound wonomy would cer- HH tainly suggest waiting far the trial. BEf We ah want the best. The con- HBJ tention is to centre it. Tiiru may KJ be some private axes wailing (. be Kg. ground on the diflerent materials BX clamored for. But we believe the Ki disputants, or most of them, have B9 the public interest in view and are S3 arguing in that direction. However, Kt nobody-will be hurt by waiting for K a competent test, and we hope the Hi Jlcrald't suggestion will prevail. |
