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WOODEN PAvgMrNrs-We are informed by a
gentleman from Montreal that Wooden Pave
nents are now used to the exclusion Of all others
in that city, and that where they have been in use
for three years not one block has given way
is out of place. These pavemcnts are put down
on foundation Of Macadami=ed road Of one
foot deep. The blocks are Of Pine aud Hem
lock, uhe latter preierrcd) are square, nine inches
deep and eight inches over the top, and in order
to round the street they are cut to an angle Of
IS degrees. The blocks put down in New York
were quite too large. The probability is that
with Hcmlock timber of the dimensions above
named put down under the direction Of the Street
Commissioner or other scientific man, the streets
would not require paving oftencr than once in
twenty years. All parties in power, however,
are too busy eectioneering for reelection to give
attention to the important business Of the city.
We can hardly expect much from that quarter.
The streets in Montreal are swept every morning.
In New. York they are swept always about "a
week before the Election.