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Tuesday,, December 8th. 9 1931.
<br />Rr0M.JVAL OF ASPHALT PAVING INSPECTION
<br />FOR
<br />YEAR 1932. A
<br />Hon. Board of Public Works
<br />South Bend, Indiana.
<br />Gentlermn:
<br />vie hereby offer to test and inspect, in a thoroughly intelligent and scientific
<br />manner,, the asphalt paving awarded during* the year 1932, o# the follovving basis: „
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<br />4e agree to place an experienced asphalt inspector at the Contractor's
<br />paving plant during, the progress of the work, for the purpose of testing and inspecting
<br />the various in6wedients ana to supervise t1e, proportioning and mixing of same into tine
<br />finished paving, mixtures, No mixtures be
<br />will permitted to leave the plant unless, in
<br />the dpinion crL* the inspector,, they eie en' L-irely suitable to meet the traffic, climatic
<br />and tnundation conditions of tree thoroughfare to be paved,
<br />2. One of the P rinc inals of ou�� orginization will make periodical visits to
<br />your work,, the first visit tobemade about the time or starting the asphalt plant, to
<br />personally regulate anci standardize the various ingredients anci. subsequent visits
<br />at fai:kly regular interbvels during the pi-ogTess of the viork,,
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<br />3.' e agree to ma�B careful analyses of the raw materials before permitt:Lng
<br />same to be used in your work, ieJecting -liucl-L materials as are unsuitable for your
<br />purpose and sending copies of all tests -M Your engineer.
<br />4. "fle will analyze daily samples of the asphai-tcement and the finished paveing
<br />mixtures for
<br />every day tPie .asphalt plant is in operation on your work, sending copies ofj
<br />all analyses simultaieously to engineer
<br />your and to our plant inspector for 'their
<br />Muttlal guidance and to complete your records in case or some future criticism of, the
<br />work,
<br />5. Ile agree -OD assist your Engineer in the preparation or modification of your H
<br />asphalt
<br />specifications,, if he so aesires.
<br />6. iie agree to assist the contractor in -che selection a' the materials most
<br />suitable f ar yo-LX projects, analyzing in advance or his ordering same such samples as
<br />are submitted to us by the Contractor or by your Engineer with that object in view.
<br />This
<br />prevents the Contrp.ctcr from ordering materials that may later be found to be
<br />unsatisfactory for your work.
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<br />7. We a gree to make careful analyses of the Samples of hefined Asphalt and
<br />Fluxing Oil 6ubmitted
<br />with the bids of the Contra ctors,,'advising your Engineer as to
<br />which materials comply vAth YO-Lr specifications or are otherwise satisfactory for your
<br />purpose,
<br />8. eye agree to assist your Engineer in ever possible way toward the success
<br />of the imp-covenents, offering, sucia
<br />mrsonal advice as ice may desire with reference to
<br />the p:c-oper laying of the mixtures on the street. etc. Our experienced plant inspector
<br />will also be ins-uruce-t;ed to assist your Engineer, when so requested, with the street
<br />end of the asphalt werk,, so long as same does not interfere with his proper functioning
<br />at the plant.
<br />9* We agree to furnish our plant in wi-th the ncessary testing apparatus
<br />for the proper control or tkie inuedients; temperatures,
<br />&fadingt consistencies, etc-
<br />He will also be provided wi-�.-,01 printed diagrams, upon which he will report each the
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<br />exact location or the work laid that day, together with the number of square yards cons-t-.1
<br />structea, the number loads
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<br />of of material sent to the street and the weight of same,
<br />thus supplying your .6ngineer with the correct tonnage of, material -used in
<br />your apphalt is
<br />work and keeping a close check on the thickness of the finisned pavement,, etc.
<br />10. In o-Gner words, vie ivill do all in our power to assist you in obtaining
<br />pavements tnat are correct from a chemical,
<br />physical add constructional viewpoint and
<br />which will be a- momument, to every one connected witit tree improve Trent ,
<br />For the above service complete we quote you the flat feet of Three (3) cents per
<br />square yard Of f-iLnished asphalt
<br />halt pavement of a specified thickness up to and
<br />including tlivee inches
<br />after compression with tne rollers. Any additional thick-'!!
<br />ness to oe paid for at the same PXOporationate rate, y
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<br />We trust this Will Meet 'w11GL your early acceptance in whici-I event your signaturesd;
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<br />on the attached duplicate copy, for our riles,
<br />will be sufficient,
<br />hespectfully submitted
<br />VAN TRUMP TESTING LABORATORY
<br />BY ISAAC VAN TRUMP DIRECTOR.
<br />kCBEPTED:
<br />E. D ORAN
<br />'OHN K. SMOGOR
<br />ALPF H. KUSS
<br />OARD OF PUBLIC 17ORKS FOR CITY OF SOUTH BEND.
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