The San Francisco call., 1909-03-17
Answers to Queries

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MACADAMIZING-R. r.. Oakland. Cal. Where
was matchmaking first used for roads and what
was Tue metnod or the one who first adopted 1t?
Inc idea was first put into operation
py John Loudon Macadam, a Scotchman
IN Ayershire, in 1917. He passed his
youth in the United States and on re-
| turning to his native country was ap-
pointed manager of a district of roads
and originated the system of road MAX
ing which bears his name. So much
was this system approved of that in
1913 parliament appointed him to su-
perlntend the roads in the Bristol dis
trlct, England, and in 1927 general sur
Veyor of the metropolitan roads. re-
eelV1ng from the government as a re-
ward Tor his success the sum of $4,000.
The roads as originally made by Mac
adam were as follows: For the founda-
ton 1t is not necessary to lay a sub
stratum of large stones. pavement, etc,
as 1t Is Indifferent whether the SUBJ
stratum be hard or soft and If any
preference is due, 1t is to the latter
The material for roads must consist Of
broken stones, granite. flint or whin-
stone, in no case to exceed six ounces
In weight and stones of one or two
ounces are preferable. The broken ma
terial is carefully spread over the road
the greatest Importance to the future
quality of the road that the material be
not laid on in shovelfuls to this requi-
site depth, but scattered in shovelful
after sfrovelful, till a depth of from
to 10 inches. according to the quality of
the road, has been obtained. The road
to have fall from the middle to the
sides of foot in go.
LOCK CANAL. T., City. Why is the Pan
ANA canal to be lock canal instead OF sea
level one? Are the two oceans OF different lev
els?
When the character of the canal
came up for discussion there was a
division of opinion and in the final re-
port the majority of the board of
consulting engineers recommended a
sea level canal and the minority a
lock canal. On account of the greater
cost and the longer time required for
constructing sea level canal, the
president recommended to congress the
lock canal, and congress passed the
law authorizing that system. The
oceans are of the same level.
OLD TINE RACES. A. A.. City. John
Henry Blaney and "Big Six have each fur
nished this department with data to answer your
thy was the winner
The summary OF the race in which
she ran December 8, 1876, over the
Bay District track is: Mollie Mccarthy,
IL; Matte "a. 2-2; Bellenelle, dist;
Ilolo Lodi. dist; Emma Skaggs, dist.
Time. 7:3SA and 7:52%.
Summary of race over same track
February %. 1877; Mollie Mccarthy,
IL; Bazaar. 3-2; Bradley. 2-dist;
Billy Bingham, 4-dist; Lady A, dist
Time. 7:4SA and 7:42A.
| the race run over the old Ocean House track IN
which Thad Stevens True Blue and Joe Daniels
were the horses, one heat Of four miles, or four
of four? In what order were the heats won?
Summary of the race November Is,
1873; Thad Stevens, 3-3-1-1; True Blue,
2-1-dist.; Joe Daniels. -1-2-2-2; Time
7.45. Time by heats: First, Joe Daniels
745; second. True Blue, sos; third,
Thad Stevens, 7.57; fourth, Thad Stew
ems, S.20&l.
IN CASE OF DEATH-G. F. B. Berkeley
Cal. In case Of the death Of the president and
the vice president of the United States who
would succeed?
The succession would fall to the sec
retary of state. If it should happen
that there was no secretary OF state
then it would fall to the secretary of
the treasury, then in the following or
der: secretary of war. attorney general,
postmaster general secretary of the
y
tary of agriculture. secretary of COM
merce and labor.
LETTER cARRIER-subscriber. City To
whom should apply for position as a NAH
or letter carrier?
Apply to the civil service clerk in
the postoffice where you want to be
employed. He will give you all in
formation as to qualifications and so
forth.
WIND. w. s.. City. What is the greatest
velocity of the wind?
The velocity of the wind may be $50
miles an hour. In the Tay bridge
Storm December. 1879, the cyclone
travelled at from 40 to 20 miles an hour
and some gusts attained a velocity of
from ss to 150.
BoTKINs-Mrs; E. j.. Iaton. Cal Please In
form me II Cordelia Botkins was sentenced and
IL why is she not In prison7
She was sentenced and for some time
has been an inmate ofithe pentitentiary
at st. Quentin.
TIME DIFFERENCES. w. s.. City. What
is the difference in time between San Francisco
and New York.
Three hours IS minutes and 80 sec
onds.
PosToFFrcE-Amy B.. City Where should
one apply for employment in the postofhce in
this city
Make application to the civil SER
vice clerk in the postoff1ce.
MAYBRICK-J.. City. When was Florence
Maybrick convicted in England Of the murder
OF her husband?
July 81, 1889.
SEQUENCES. City. In cribbase plays
does that count for AT
A run of five.