La Grande evening observer., July 18, 1912, Image 6

LA GltAXDE EVENING OBSERVER. THURSDAY. JULY 18. 1912.
PACT SLX
EXPERT AGAINST
mm road
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sus oil on aspimlt bjndeu is'
MtCES.SAIiV. j
Council Hear Tollini'iiv of Sucral,
About 3rth Second.
".Macadam without oil binder l.t not
worth what It coats to construct it ami
eastern road builders have reused to
construct simple macadam.'' Such
was the startling testimony of Mr.
Ayers, expert, head of tlio department
of highways at Oregon Agricultural
college, last nltfbt before the city
council during remonstrances to the
prices charged for macadamizing N.
Second street. The reroniiMrators ob
ject to the quality of the work and
this Is their second effort to prevent
payment of full charges as the ori
ginal litigation ended favorably In a
measure to the remonstiatnrs but the
counoll was left with the option of
again going through the formalities
n f on UBEbiDindnt aiti lnuf ntirfit wna I
remonstrators' night. William Mil
ler, representing Riverside addition,
as the mouthpiece of the remonstra
tors, objecting not to the improvement
but to the grade of workmanship. Wit
nesses were put on the stand to por
tray by words bow alleged deflects
were allowed to creep Into the con
struction of the macadam on North
Second.
Expert Relates Finding.
The highway expert discussed road'
building in a learned manner and was
Indeed interesting both to the coun
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went into the details of road, con
struction and pointed out the fallacy
of building macadam without asphalt
or oil binder, abd setting out that dif
ferent types of rock need different
processes. The Tock used on North
Second was so bard that there wa.s
insufficient "flour" or fine particles
tbat fill up tbe cavities between the
larger particles of stone. Then tbe
1km iMfeiiiiwfaS
It means the mast possible
to buy in Automobile
value for the money
THIS IS A PROVEN FACT
Leighton, Agent
Ask For Demonstration.
crown wasn't sufficiently high, and
other defects of a technical nature
were pointed out.
Work Had Alleged Defects.
H. Coffin, formerly in the real es
tate business here, was also a witness
and told bow tbe workmen bad been
requested by Mr. Miller at various
times to roll certain places more ef
fectively and to perform various other
acts which In Mr. Coffin's opinion,
vould not have been done but .for
the requests, they being so frequent
that friction developed. He said he
seldom .aw te c'tv en!:lner on t'l?
ground while the work was going on;
said that sometimes the roller was at
work and sometimes not when sprink
ling was being done. He told of find
it.g soil Instead of fine rock on tbe
surface of the street in considerable
liiantltles. ' Mr. Coffin was a constant
attendant about thU work last 'a11
when the work was done.
Miller Corroborate.
William Miller corroborated Mr.
Coffin's testimony going farther, how- j a
ever, and saying that' when the sec
ond of the three courses of the macad
am was finish and rolled, it w'as so
loose and incompact that when he
rode his bicycle over it, It left a trail.
U. - ! J . . .1 - - nm Bn;i . .1 ti.
hp.d scraped up at random In the mid- j
(lie OI a Oiui K luuurumir iv aurr n
constructed faying the soil in the can
represented large quantities of simi
lar dirt that covered the first and sec
ond courses to a depth of about two
l-i, pu, lipirt. in his opinion, the
f'llrd coat or wearing surface. Fine J
rook should have bcn used, he maln-(
tnined. The sample dirt was picked , T
ltp In the presence of County .Judge q
Henry, who later testified to that ef
fect. (icorire Palmer Talk!).
"If that is a specim'U of macadam
roads, :hcv aren't worth much," was
the way George Palmar, of the Palm
er Lumber lompany. il;;ssi!i".! the
niaiinli.iii. He told how the work was
completed last fall, in 0 tober, and
!r..v !; i t spring it was necessary to
J grade the surface and till !ti the holes
...! Ltrii cut through the wear-
Ing nurface into the rock foundation.
He said that the repaiis had to be
made or the road would base been im
J ;assat le ti'.iickly.
i The matter was taken under advise
I nient by the council as a committee
I of the hole.
lire li r tu Vduptcd.
1 i:e tl.if.icwell Tire Alarn system
J fi r La Gr.iri'.t" was adopted last nijrir.
' 1' will mt ?.'.-..'!" p'.'.i tt.e ciwt of
wiring the city lu antii ip.itlon of
! the new system and equipment the
ways and mean committee will de
j vice some plan for properly housing
the new paraphernalia.
I A carload of wood pipe was ordered
1 purchased. This is to cost not more
than cents per foot,
i The S:t!;h Construction company
has been let the Job of building ce
ment wa'ks on M.iiu from First to
! Walnut.
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