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<br />The estimated cost for pavement an Hine Street from Walnut Street to
<br />Studebaker Park filed by the City Engineer at .., .._.................�4,538.00
<br />Division Street e 8
<br />st t D ycoettE.' f8it3A§englRl onersMcPherson Street from Th �2s20t/r8t7t to
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<br />s mated os or gr$ e € b d walk on Ewing Avenue f o
<br />Miami Street t Lrssperg r t est I`l a ...�,...•..,�. r• .�34r T2l 00
<br />t tig fife . for sewer an E. Dub it Ainue from Leer Street to First
<br />Alley East of y e ree same readand place on e.
<br />rembh6 r$nce received read and placed on file byy property owners
<br />re ass r tin a a hs sid.ei►alk" oh V itht Street near City Cometery,e Same rei'erred
<br />t® ee �Gt'Ner ex onsa..aaa.
<br />a? a" a• a a a• a a a a -
<br />Pgt iti ' 1e rabAree�ege`deto�'t�ie 8f tAv nu j from Prairie Avenue to
<br />Clive Street. ame y Eng neer for report.
<br />he • f llowist� ♦ commaII�, t�.o, r -dein MR
<br />Qm t o t�hite Canstructicn
<br />C m a y regtfdTng • tao apave�test a Onni3ayt Street °anhawa a Avenue, same readax d
<br />f p ai a on e� ♦ a.ia
<br />>,..., ..aa'dfiicagej� Illinois
<br />a..a .a• a August:6th., 1921
<br />` y °e ©ou i eXar Ti� rd of Public �Porks..,
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<br />Gentlemen:- k '
<br />''xeferrin o ourare nt° nq it as o r pairs to the asphalt ve east on
<br />Mishawaka Avenue, ♦a9.41 ads .pu �xci t n our oca� papers concerning salt s reetf
<br />_we are glad togive ,expression •tc ;the •gttitude of our, company in this matter,
<br />In vur 'j4doement � 'the Vi its 'Construction Com�#n is innowise bayou-
<br />sible for the irrese�tt ceMd t 'om ,ot '�e 'pavement ° n ues o i
<br />in, our dd ement, setts •so °y -u on -the City of ouchh Bend and its agents u$nd A.,
<br />present MS who .rdateram= . ith .exact •aheanical analysis of the mixture e fa
<br />e gstructir� the avem at. In this Bete inat a we �per n t consulted. iis the
<br />IoNture, not the �n re cents or workCnins pI t teuElB o a plese'It c t3on ,
<br />h twithstan int� this position 0 the �erny wehave in m nd e
<br />language used in this connection by our Mr. M. E. ta in his recent visit with
<br />tl a Board of Public♦ ♦Works aAd ♦in ,co�p31=ce therewith we propose at a seasonable
<br />time to make extensive reapairs to the street in question in an effort to correct
<br />conditio s whi ,h have- n t ' 'ri_ ' ' J�r'o ' ' a .r terial ear bad workmanship but rather
<br />from faulty Judgement yr 199 41 •s °T'&R91•caai experts;
<br />F ou + in or t don o r uarantee AAff fiv ea s on th s_ st ee ,aaaswlh
<br />as far 11 H y sl ee s �n ouch es ar any other e t were we ve ai p t
<br />pavement and guarah ee it' s a guarantee against improper workmanship and material:
<br />only.. Mishawaka AYehti"e' Ws laid Vyider instructions furnished by authroized En ineere
<br />and chemists worki V der' 't ie ct'irenfen and instructions of the Board of Publ c
<br />Works of South' Bend.- The 1ria'ter'ia'ls' i`or the asphalt top which were tooted and
<br />a proved by your repe's'entati'v"e's' were mixed in strict ace o danc with t e instrue
<br />tons of the c'hemi� in .lea -emply o- �tb:V 'City 'o-f South Bene9, and in conformity
<br />with the spe c if i catloYrsa and a ontratt for thr work. Under our, guarantee,, we do not -
<br />assume respons•ibilt7 for def'+ec•ts• of de-srigYr or other matters beyond our contract and
<br />which are entirely under the control of your Honerable Tody and your, representatives,,
<br />The trouble with our pavement on -Mishawaka waka, . Avenue is that the asphalt
<br />surface was laid a:ta as penelza ,on. nfa between b5 and 70, which iS too high a pease-
<br />tration for -the cliimdtew at, Sjpt�.ath, B.eAad. In other -words, the asphalt wearing surface is
<br />too soft and heavy, taruoO> SpIngi AnAr..the street are bound to leave the impression
<br />of the wheels In ,thpa paysema*.t..a These, ruts, paused by . thewheels, however, will: be
<br />ironed out by the. tteLff1..p. wli teh• the, weather gets cooler. Constant trucking over
<br />the street w li only, accentuate, the present, condition,
<br />For your hither information, the standard pavement now being laid
<br />thruout this part of the country where the climdte conditions are similar to
<br />South Bend, is being laid at a penetration of between 30 and 35. Pavement laid -at
<br />this penetration will not rut.under traffic in the hot weather. If there is ekteme
<br />hot Breather ever extended. periods ofa time• and the traffic conditions are similar
<br />to those hove being• egperieneed• on• Mishawaka• Avenue, the pavement now being laid
<br />in South Bend tinder•. our- other. contracts. is• bound- to give you the samar trouble
<br />in future t4at Mishawaka Avenue is now govisg you, a recommend that on future
<br />work, the penetration be changed and that Ali pavement laid be laid at a penetration,
<br />of not to exceed 35.
<br />We= consider. the. City of. South. Bead very fortunate in not having had
<br />,considerable more trouble with high penetration ppavements ruttingunder heavy
<br />traffic, pony has laid approximately 2509000 square yards -of pavement in
<br />South Bend qnd' V1bihit. ° and' Mi§hawaka' AV6hu.b' Is' the only street upon which there has
<br />been any serious trouble.
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