Bay County past and present . eneach tier of blocks. The crevices were filled with gravel and the wholesurface covered with tar. (10) Evidently this did not prove satis-factory, for the only other pavement laid in this way was the west endof Center, laid about the same time, 1867. The next experiment wason Center street, completing it as far out as Johnson. Irregular pineblocks were used, making what was called the McGonegal is no record of any other street being paved in this way. The next system tried was theWyckoff patent, which, withsome important changes, wasused until wood
Bay County past and present . eneach tier of blocks. The crevices were filled with gravel and the wholesurface covered with tar. (10) Evidently this did not prove satis-factory, for the only other pavement laid in this way was the west endof Center, laid about the same time, 1867. The next experiment wason Center street, completing it as far out as Johnson. Irregular pineblocks were used, making what was called the McGonegal is no record of any other street being paved in this way. The next system tried was theWyckoff patent, which, withsome important changes, wasused until wood pavementswere discarded. By 1876 thecity had paved Third fromWater to Johnson street, anda few blocks in the businesssection, with this patent pave-ment. They were made fromcedar blocks cut right fromthe logs after the bark hadbeen removed. These blocks Notice that there is no car track. An old style of all sizeS WCrC laid On planksgas street lamp is just visible in the . lower left hand corner. and wcre filled m and covered. Center Avenue in 1875. (8) Chamber of Commerce Bulletin, 1882. (9) Bay City Tribune, Special Edition, November, 1887. page IS. (10) Bay City Tribune, Special Edition. November, 1887, page IS. 130 BAY COUNTY, PAST AND PRESENT. with tar and gravel. The blocks were cut in the city at some side-trackor switch, as the logs were taken from the train, and were hauleddirectly to the place where the paving was being done. After someexperimenting it was found best to discontinue the use of tar alto-gether. In the later pavements the gutters, for a width of six or eightfeet, were paved with cobblestones. By 1887 there were eleven milesof these wooden pavements in addition to miles of planked improvements were necessary in Bay City on account of the levelsurface, which made drainage rather slow and mud very deep in wetweather. But when the improvements were made, our streets and thecountry roads as well were remarkably good. The very level condi-tion wh
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