The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-07-20
COUNCIL MINUTES.

Present, Hon. R. R. Hopkins, may
Or, Aldermen Ludwig, Cook. Boyle
Cox, Goldsmith and Leo
Absent, Aldermen Baker and
Bowen.
Reports.
The following was ordered pub
lished ard filed:
Brunswick, Ca, July 16. 1910
Hon. Mayor and Aldermen, Bruins
wick, Ga.
Complying with mo
ton ado ted at the convention of
your honorable body on the 14ta inst.
calling upon the city engineer to pro-
| duce IN the council chamber at next
convention Of your body the result OF
the rattler test in due form of the
brick tested, l leg to submit the
following:
Summary of RATHER tests made on
vitrified brick manufactured BY the
Southern Clay Manufacturing
Company and used in the ccnstruc-
ton Of pavement now being laid on
NeWcatle street between Gloucester
and G streets.
NOTE:-In each test ten brick
were used. The RATHER used was
loaned by the construction company
ard was run with power furnished
by the City's steam roller. The
charge used came with the RATHER
and upon Weighing was found short
q al vr-or
ings obtained from the lccal foundry
The specifications for such tests as
adopted by the National Brick Man
ufacturing Association were complied
with, except in that the speed could
not be absolutely regulated between
% and 80 revolutions per minute,
however the variation in each indi-
yidual test being only two to three
revolutions from start to finish, the
intent of the specifications was COM
piled with, ard the results obtained
are sufficiently accurate.
Test No. /.
June %, 1910. C. N. o. car 1888,
weight before test SO lbs. 4-oz.
Weight after test 77lbs. 10-oz. Loss
250 OF. ore 1915 per cent Average
revolution per minute 80.
Test No. 2.
June %, 1910, A. G. S. car 1894.
Weight before test "a lbs. 8 OF.
Weight after test, "A lbs. OF. Loss
321 OF, or 21.30 per cent. Average
revolutions Per minute 1928.
June "a, 1910. Sou Rwy. car
20701. Weight before test 81 lbs.
II OF. Weight after test "A lbs. 6
q. Loss PSI q, or 1895 per cent
Average revolution yer minute 20 II.
Test No. 4.
June "a, 1910. L. & n. car 92597.
Weight before test 81 lis. 4 OF.
Weight after test 73 lbs. 8 OF. Loss
2S2 0z. ar 1898 rer cent. Average
revolution per minute, Pip.
Test No. 5.
June y. 1910. A. G. s.. 1924 3
brick; 4. G. s. 1898, brick, c. N.
o., $40, + brick. Weight before
test SO lbs. IA OF. Weight after test
Is lbs. 10 OF. L-ss 292 OF. or 1914
per cent. Average revolution per
minute. a.
Test No. 6.
july s, 1910. Samples covering
ten cars. Weight tefore test 95 lbs.
3 c.. Weight after test. II lbs II OF.
Loss 2S3 OF. or 1912 per cent. Aver
ase revolution per minute 81.
Test No. 7.
July T. 1910. Samples covering
five cors Weight before test SO lbs.
= q. Weight after test. "A lbs, -
Il. Loss 303 OF. or 2O.21 per cent
Average revolution per minute 80 -
Average of the seven tests shows
loss of 1920 per cent. Revolutions
Yer minute, 30.3.
In conclusion, | beg to state that of
the campes tested the brick show
1eInal ha5le uniformity in dimensions
and weights and further that the
brick selected for test purp ses were
not picked but taken at random re.
ject:ng only such as would not pass
inspection in the pavement, and fur
tier that all tests have been made
under my direct supervision.
Very respectfully submitted,
j. 3. High,
City Engineer and Director Public
Works.
Resolutions.
The following was offered by AL
derman Cox:
Be it, and it is hereby resolved by
the Mayor and council of the city
Of Brunswick IN coucil assembled,
that the city engineer be and he is
herel y directed to at once take from
Tie paving already laid a like num-
Der of brick, as in case of the prev
ious work, and Immediately express
same to tae Henry S. Spackmann En-
cheering Co., Philadelphia, Pa, fer
the purpose of having them subjected
70 the test as was the Augusta brick
as reported by said Spackmann, in
his letter OF Dec. 18th, 1909, and on
file with this body, also the clerk is
hereby directed to forward a copy
Of this resolution to said engineering
company.
A lengthy discussion ensued, par