12/06/1932 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Tue s day , D e c mbe r 6 th . , 1932. Hoardmet in regular session at 10:00 A. 1. All members present. Mlin= utes of meeting held Tuesday, November 29th., 1932, read and. approved. The Hoard approved the renewal certificate for the Excavation Bond in favor of Arthur V. leye r in the surf_ o f 1,000.00 signed and executed by I-assachusetts Ponding and Insurance Compmzy. The Board signed the following contract with The VanTrump Testing Laboratory for the year 1933. Contract is as follows: Ri�HTYTAL OF ASPHALT PAVING- INSPECTION i FOR YE ,^, R 1933 Hon. Hoard of Public Works South Bond, Indiana. Gentlemen: We hereby offer to test and inspect, in a thorougt,_ly intelligent and sdientific manner, the asphalt paving awarded during the year 1933, on the following basis :- 1. TiVe agree to p 1- ce an experienced asphal t inspector at the Contra ctor! s paving plant during the progress of the work, for the. purpose of testing and inspect- ing the various ingredients and to supervise the proportioning and mixing of same into the finished paving mixtures . No mixtures will be re zm i tt ed to leave th ep lant unless, in the opinion of the inspector, -they are entirely suitable to met the traffic, climatip an and foundation conditions of the thoroughfate to be paved. . 2. One of the principals of our organization will make periodical visits to your work, the first visit to be mad-e about the time of starting the asphalt plant, to personally regulate and standardize the various ingredients, and subsequent visits at fairly regular intervals during the progress of the work. 3. We agree to m�7''-e cure f'ul analyses of the raw mat erial,s before 'I permitting same to be used in your work, rejecting such materials as are unsuitable f for your purpose anad sending.copies of all tests to your Engineer. 4. 'doe r-i ll analyze .daily samples of the asphalt -c-ement and the t !i finished paving_ mixtures for ever7T day the asphalt plant As in operation on your work, ;! sending copies of all the analyses simult,: neously to your Engineer and to our plant inspector for their mutual guidance and to compl et e your records in case of some future criticism of the work. 5. e agree to assist your Engineer in the preparation or modification of your asphalt specifications, if he so desires. . 6. We agree to assist the Contractor in the selection of the materials most suitable for your projects, analyzing in advance of his ordering same such samples as are submitted to us by the Contractor cFr by your Engineer i-Ath that object in view. This prevents the Contractor from ordering materials that may later be found to be unsatisfactory for your work. 7. ale agree to make fareful analyses of the samples of Refined' asphalt and Fluxing oil submitted with the bids of the Contractors, advising your Engineer as to which materials comply with your specifications or are otherwise sat- isfactory for your purposes. 8. We agree to assist your Engineer ih every possible way toward the success of the improvemn.ts, offering such personal advice as he may desire with reference to the proper laying of the mixtures on the street, etc.- Our experienced pl.at.t inspector will also be instructed to assist your Engineer, when so requested, with the street end of the asphalt work, so long as sane does not:interefere with his proper functioning at the plant. 9. =Ve agree to furnish our p 1L.nt inspector with the ne eessary testing apparatus for the proper control of the ingredients; gradings, temperatures, consist- encies,, etc. He vri11 also be provided ulth p rinted di agrams, upon wh ich he will report each day the exact 1oc at ion of the work laid that day, toge ther with the number of square yards constructed, the number of loads of material sent to the street and the weight of same, thus supplying your Engineer with the correct tonnage of material used in your asphalt work an(" keeping close check on the thickness of the finished pavement, etc. 10. Tn other words, we rill do all in our power to assist you in ob- taining pavements V at are correct from a chemical, physical and constructional view- point err" which v:i ll ne a momum nt to every one connected m th the improvement. 0