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Show ASPHALT ARRIVES FOR PAVING OF. THE STREETS A shipment of three cars of asphalt arrived in the city this morning for Contractor G A. Heman who states he will immediately begin surfacing Twenty-fifth street, between Washington Wash-ington and Wall avenues He has his asphalt plant Installed in the vicinity of the Bamberger car bars on Lincoln Lin-coln avenue and is now prepared to begin laying asphaltum Commissioner ChrlB Flygare of tho street department states that arrangements arrange-ments have been made for the engineering engi-neering department to make an immediate im-mediate test of the asphalt and that if it is found to be what the contract specifications call for, there is no reason why Mr. Heman should not begin putting the topping on the concrete con-crete base in two days. Mr. Flygare states that the city 1b anxious to have the paving contracted for by Mr. Heman completed before winter weather sets In and that everything possible will be done to hasten the work. Foreman W. F Heman says the asphalt workers can be called into action by tomorrow and that, if the testB on the material are made by the city at that time he will begin operations There are five blocks of surfacing to be done and the foreman fore-man is of the opinion that it can be completed In two weeks. The district to be surfaced embraces em-braces Twenty-fifth street, from Wash Ington to Wall avenues. Wall from Twenty-fourth to Twentyvflfth and Hudson) avenue, between Twenty-third Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets. Concrete Con-crete base has been laid over the entire district and all curbing and guttering has been done The asphalt topping will be 2 1-2 inches thick, the contract not requiring re-quiring a binder. |