The Marshall republican., 1908-07-10


trough. decided
''s"e So"s''"o' upon cement and
wow concluded to con.
struct n myself. secured all the ma
teriaI. Including sand. gravel. boulders
and cement. and set to work upon the
frame.
The frame was made Of one.inch
plank ~ different widths. The &C.
comparing line cut gives a good idea
~ the method used In constructing
this frame. The outside frame was
ten feet long and az feet wide, with
the ends bolted together. as indicated
In r. The ends measured four feet
ten inches by ~ feet. The length of
the inside frame at the top was eight
feet tx inches, at the bottom eight
feet ~ inches; the ends at the top
three feet ten inches and the bottom
three feet four inches. This frame
was IN feet deep. The figure shows
how the cleats are put on to hold tho
ends In place. I used eight one.half.
inch bolts for the outside and set two
by twos. so the bolts would reach.
By making the top OF the crate
larger than the bottom the wall at the
bottom is thicker. thus making the
inside wall slope out. This gives the
thawing Ice a chance to rise. Wedges
should be used on end boards OF In.
side crate and small nails for mailing
on the cleats for the ends OF the In.
side crate. These should be nailed
Just so they hold the boards In place.
I used rough lumber for building the
crates. but would advise the use OF
planed lumber instead.
After getting the material In shape
be sure the tank ia properly located,
as II cannot be moved about when
once In place as n wooden or steel
tank. Place the pipes where they
cannot freeze. This is very impor.
tant. Level on and stake the founda.
ton about six inches larger than out.
side measurements Of inside crate and
dig six or eight inch trench about this,
deep enough to be below frost. This
will leave a block Of dirt. Take enough
on this to leav g the. foundation Ave or
six inches deep, when concrete is put
on. and see that there are no soft
places In II. In this trench put a layer
OF clean boulders and concrete, using
u~nscreened gravel In parts Of one to
ten; then another layer Of boulders
and concrete. and so on, almost to the
top OF the trench. making the concrete
richer of cement as the top is neared.
The top should be made Of concrete In
the proportion of n to six OF seven.
After the trench has been filled on.
crete alone should be used. one to six.
and filled to the proper height for the
bottom Of the tank. This should be-
leveied off and the crate set on this
foundation.
After the space between the inside
and outside crates has been divided.
Il Ia ready to fll. Mix enough
crete. n to six. to make q six-inch
layer around the space. Do not use
coarse gravel for this. After the con.
crete has been tramped down place a
No. 9 galvanized wire around the
space, so II will be about the center OF
the wall when completed. as shown at
A. Secure the ends and see that the
wire does not come close TO the edge
Of the wall any place. Put In the
next layer of concrete and the wire
In the same way, and SO on to the top.
lamp each layer well, 80 there will
be no holes In II. Let this stand about
~ hours, then remove the inside crate.
being careful not to break the wall
In any place.
The outside wall should not be dU,
turbed until the inside is finish, a.
says the writer In Orange Judd Far M
err. Plaster the inside ~one-foy.rth
inch thick with sand and cement, one
to three. beginning at a corner and 20.
Ing around the tank. Plaster the bot
tom next. Care must be taken In
plastertng the corners where the sides
meet not to leave any place where It is
liable to leak afterward. The bolts can
then b removed from the outside ana
the crate taken Oh. The outside
should - plastered. including the top
OF tn wells. With . brush and q little
pure 'cemnt and water the entire sur
face should BE- washed; this to stop
any small pores In the wall. Let this
stand for about II hours before lsttins
In the water, Il the work has been
carefully done there will be no leak
aspe and ~ tank will b one that viii
~ : csrtplyy tpd stiil b IN good pom