The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-12
PROPERTY OWNERS ON BROADWAY
OBJECT TO QUALITY OF CEMENT
INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED SAT UR0AY CONCRETE MEN w
ovee THs WORK AND MAKE FAVORABLE REPORT - WORK
STOPPED

cause IL costs more IMAM Vne oIhci
kind that is generally used. He said
If the work is faulty that no man
could determine it at this stage, that
it would take sixty days for it to
harden. said it would increase in
strength for a year, to compare the
green cement with the o!d was like
comparing the strength of man or
81 with a boy of years. He said
the stone was the same as was used
in reinforced concrete work, that it
was considered the best and that
his company had executed a bond to
do the work right.
Upon the request of Burnitt the
entire paving and curbing contract
was read by the mayor.
Owens said the lorms were not
removed from the court house work
for twelve days.
Rice said the court house work
was put in wet and the roadway
work was put in dry.
Kearney thought the whole matter
ought to be held up until an inves-
tigation was made.
owen suggested that the owners
were protected by bond.
DENIES suggested mat if a tower
upon which Hercules could stand
could be built of concrete made Of
stone and water and sand and cement
he thought it could he tested
John j. Donley, with the Steel Pro-
tected Concrete Company of Phila-
delphia, was present and addressed
the meeting. He examined the sam
pie and said it seemed a good piece
of work; the sample he said was not
a fair test because it took concrete
from ten to sixty days to set.
Dennes asked if it would crumble
if it was good.
Donley said that depended upon
weather conditions.
Myers said the slower the setting
the better the concrete, the less wa
ter used the better the concrete, and
more water meant a slower setting.
He gave the constituency of the
concrete which he said was the same
used by engineers everywhere. He
said the cement would stand a test.
Mayor Cotner wanted to know il
a test could be made.
Donley replied that It could not.
He said he could tell whether the
material was good, but could not
tell whether the concrete was good
under about sixty days.
Mr.. Kearney wanted to know #
the Ardmore specifications would
make good cement. Mr.. Donley said
the Ardmore specifications were the
same as theirs except they often used
cinders instead of stone, but that
cinders could not be had here.
Owen suggested that Mr.. Ridpath
of the court house work be asked
to make an investigation.
Mr. Doney said he could look over
the material in ten minutes and
would be glad to do SO without
charge.
Mr.. DENIES said he would pay $40
Mr. Burnitt said the work came
under his department and he was
interested. He said the city was pro
tected by bond He was anxious 10
get another expert and have him pass
on the work. He said he believed
the contractors knew their business
said he was contractor himself
and knew that many difficulties were
had because of people not having a
technical knowledge of work. He
also referred to the filter proposition
previously mentioned by DENIES.
AL Rice said all he wanted was
his moneys worth.
Adjournment was taken to one
o'clock to give Donley and Ridpatf
an opportunity to examine the work
At the afternoon meeting the re
port of Mr.. Donley was read.
Mr. Ridpath made no written re
port He said the concrete looks al
right. 1t might have been better mix
ed, said the back part seemed some
what loose. He had never used the
Ada cement but understood it re
quired much time to set. Said he had
been in the concrete business fifteen
years.
AL Rice asked what would be tbs
result if not sufficient water was
used.
Mr. Ridpath said water was required
to make concrete.
Mr. Rice explained how the con
crete was mixed and laid, said inner
filling was dry. Ridpath said that
would not make good job. Huff ex
planned how it was laid. Said the in
ner portion was put in a doughy