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crosswalks are of Medina sandstone; the curbing is largely 

 sandstone from Chenango county. 



For roadways the Hammond sandstone block pavement 

 was generally employed up to the introduction of the asphalt, 

 of which there has been much laid in the residence streets. 



F. K. Baxter, city engineer, reports that there are of 



paved streets, the following : 



Hammond sandstone block, length \ . 8 miles 



Granite block 2 " 



Cobblestone 12 " 



Telford and Macadam 2.12 " 



Total length of stone sidewalks 40 miles 



Elmira 



Elmira is a city of brick and frame structures, and re- 

 markable for the small number of stone buildings. The 

 Park Congregational church is constructed of blue sand- 

 stone, from Corning, laid in rock-face and in broken courses, 

 and trimmed with a siliceous conglomerate from Pennsyl- 

 vania. The sandstone is of various shades of yellow, and 

 the want of uniform color gives it an old and weathered 

 appearance. A large amount of Onondaga limestone, from 

 the quarries near Syracuse, has been used In fine-cut sills, 

 lintels, water-tables and steps, with brick walls. Good ex- 

 amples are in the court-house and county buildings. Sand- 

 stones from the Euclid quarries, Ohio, and from other 

 localities have been introduced and found a limited use in 

 the newer buildings. 



The sandstone of local quarries, near the city, is used al- 

 most exclusively in foundations and in retaining-walls, and 

 to some extent in curbing. 



Streets. — Flagstone from Trumansburgh, and the quarries 

 along the Delaware river, is used for sidewalks and cross- 

 walks. The Medina sandstone has been used for the paving 

 of roadways. A. P. Bovier, city engineer, reports *' about 



