| Show PORTLAND CEMENT 18 19 FAVORED kor ia OK continued from page date 1 during material should be used anil and we favor the use of cement con c crete rete because ID in our opinion it makes the most attractive street and la is a meane means vt of milking making ws our city more attractive ne e feet that the first cost Is 1 not llie the lart lard vast in making any strett and for that we favor the material hut that is ne will reduce upkeep and future repair to the f namely cement concrete this we fel feel Is 1 an element of future econ iny my which should be considered in the election selection of materials mater labi and end the awarding of the contract cou tract in abort we favor the me use of portland cement concrete ai as the road material A for murray city streets youra yours respect fily A greater murray league signed A 0 cooper chair man mayor townsend Towns enil together with commissioners eckman and berg er received many hearty and bin sin cere congratulation congratulations from both elt it eizens and interested property own ers era upon their decision to uee use the more permanent and durable ma aerial which all recognize as being the least covering a ing 1 period of year years representatives of competing ma patented te bit biboli ull thle and rock asphalt the form er ez 2 inches on a four inch black base aud the latter supported upon four of asphalt impregnated rock or snivel gravel made strenuous ef forts in behalf of their material materials which they claimed to be of equal val ie is to b P inches of con crete crate but to no avail ns the cit izene of ilu mu ray are almont almost a un it in their preference tor for cement concrete which tor for years ban has been carrying past their door doom the ever I 1 increasing traffic of one of ake greatest highways of the world the con census of opinion of lie the c city ity seems to be to the effect that the city reed used the very beet best judgment in cement concrete for this improvement and followed the bishea of the ma bority of the property owners in the paving paying district it la Is a 11 conceded fact that practically all 11 of america a greatest cities are adopting the concrete con creto type of construction tor for the pay pas ilg IL ot of their important streets the exacting demando of modern fie requirements call for durably lly ity permanence and safety all of 0 walh Is exemplified in a modernly constructed concrete road or street the editor of the eagle desires to join with bis his fellow citizens in congratulating our city officials for their care and judgment in this matter e realize ith the executive committee of the I 1 A great er murray league that the first arst cost met Is ly 1 no mean means the whole hole cost of paving construction that main cenance Is a pon powerful erful factor for mature consideration and that their mie cllon of concrete materially lee lea tons the possibility of excessive coat cost from that source lne feel that oar our present officials are now doing and will continue to di do everything in their power to sk ure fi A r the people the greatest value for the dollar expended and anti we ve wish to assure them that it Is the desire of the eagle and its to help an ani I 1 assist them to that cod end |
