Show CLUB DISCUSSES TIPE OF PAVING portland cerneant people aro exerting in influence for straight concrete type A special meeting of the commercial club was held thursday evening to give the members a chance to listen to an exhaustive talk on concrete as road material with a view to convince t the he club that concrete should be insisted upon when the state road commission advertises tor for bids the discussion was led by wm win M wilson representing the portland cement association who quoted high road building authorities recommending concrete roads demonstrated that an overwhelming big percentage of new roads in now new york pennsylvania illinois wisconsin coasin and other states is being built in concrete emphasizing that lall all the money for material used on concrete roads could be kept in the state and attempting to defend the mantl manti pigeon hollow road against the complaints of the people using it that bad cracks already are showing on this road which was built only last year mr wilson isison even went so far as to take exception of the thoughtlessness of the reaper to give voice to these complaints in discussion following the explanation by mr wilson it wa pointed out that it would be of no use if the commercial club would go on record for a straight concrete road as the county commissioner have recommended only two type typed of paving for our road one concrete of seven inches thickness the other a six inch concrete bas ba with a two inch top boh betl types according to mr wilson er cellena cel lent and the government will decide now on the two types and probably will choose tile the straight concrete type because no doubt the bids for this type will be lower than for the other type A motion finally finall Y carried that a committee of three be appointed to investigate the matter and report to the club at an early date tho the committee will consist of D P jensen goo geo peterson and john hood |