The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-28
EXPERTS REPORT ON THE
CHICKASHA PAVING

| North side Of street about so feet
east Of east line OF Sixth street ok
amined as to quality, composed Of a
mixture Of red sandstone and lime
stone and making good concrete.
Cut Mo. n. Sixth ST.
West side Of street about so feet
north Of the north line Of Minnesota
avenue
Thickness of hinder liz to lN
inches
Thickness Of Top lA 70 inches
Concrete not cut through. Red
sandstone used and good
Cut No. IS. Sixth St.
East side Of street about rs feet
south Of south line of Iowa avenue
Thickness oI binder ~ inches.
Thickness Of top IIs inches.
Concrete not cut through. Red
sandstone being used Good quality
Cut No. IS. Kansas Ave.
North Side Of street about 50 fet
west Of Eighth
Thickness OF binder ~ TO ~
inches.
Thickness Of top iM to 2 inches.
Concrete not cut through Red
sandstone being used, good quality.
Cut No. 17.--lntersection Of Einhth
and chickasha ave.
Thickness Of binder lla to 1A
inches.
Thickness OF top l15 10 IA inches
concrete not cut through con
glomerate. good quality.
Cut No. fs.
Sample Of concrete taken from
about 20 feet east Of intersection Of
Eighth street and Chlckasha avenue.
Street not surfaced with asphalt.
Cement limestone being used DUAL.
ity good. ia fact excellent
Cut Mo. 10.
Sample Of wearing surface taken
from tho center OF Kansas avenue
near the alley between Fifth and
Sixth streets The weather being
warm and street marking consider
able.
Cut No. 20.
Sample Of wearing surface and bin
der taken in some cracks. Kansas
avenue about 40 feet west Of Firth
street concrete Of limestone. good
quality not cut through and not
cracked Old paving. Request Of city
engineer as he desired to ascertain
the cause Of this cracking.
Cut No. 81. Colorado Ave. |
Cut mace in front Of Mr.. D.
oBriens property
Thickness Of binder iA to l1aI
inches,
Thickness Of top ll1 TO lA inches
Thickness Of concrete SIX 10 Gil
inches
The sub soil was quite damp but no |
deterioration noticed Concrete fair
Besides these the writer took d
sample Of the asphaltic cement sand |
going into the surface mixture and
the huxing oil on May 6tlI, also pat |
Of the mixture for wearing surface
and on May 10Th sample Of asphaltic !
cement and pat from the mixture.
There was a question raised about
the quality Of concrete used Oh the
intersection at Ninth street and Kan.
sas avenue where the city is nov
building large sewer and the pave |
ment is cut. but this seems very fair
and would pass specifications.
Several parts Of pats Of wearing |
surface were taken by the writer from |
the city engineers office and also
sample Of asphaltic cement taken in.
der date Of March Goth, 1910.
have submitted nine different sam
pies to the Kansas City Testing Lab |
oratory and have the following to re
port as their findings.
Report from the Kansas City TESTING
Laboratory
May IA, 1910.
Mr. Robt w Goodnow This is to
certify that we have tested The sam
plaes Of asphalt SURFACE mixtures
eau,t,t,p ~ ae,hoft;, ,4.,,.....4 -
plaes Of fluxing oil. herewith we make |
our report:
Cut Cut Pat Pat
No. 10 NO 20 Sill 5l5
Grading N-5S9 N-590 N.5gl MOP
Surface Mix No ! No q No. No. 3 |
Pct Pet Pet. Pct. |
Bitumen ~-..i3.O tbs l2A 1901