The Detroit times., 1911-06-07

semer. Medal block. Novelty, Townsend.
/ Wooster Payer. wassall. What is the
maximum abrasion permitted on this
block2"
Mr.. Wonder replied as follows;
/ columbus. Ohio, May 26th, 1911
Have used block named, except Nassali'
allow 20 per cent National Brick NJ a.
test"
Mr. Wonder was hereupon requested 70
confirm detail In writing, and also 20
state I'm what Quantities ne hhu ussu
the several brick The confirmation
rived on May 27th and slated tnat ths
State Highway Department had useo
! 26, 900 square yards II Medal block: ~.
900 square yards Of Novelty, l-'VvV
square yards OF Wooster; l.6Ve SQUARE
yards OF Bessemer. and lS.OOV squnIe
yards OF Townsend. and stated that the
! specifications restrict the maximum Loss
TO 20 per cent, using the NauonAl br,.h
Manufacture Association Rather no
Information could be obtained oy the
undersigned up 90 the present time as 10
! wha+-eities- use the WAssall Block
The second test OF Professor orion,
relative 10 the Wassan block. showed
difference OF 10 per cent. IL may be
| stated here that In selecting the SECOND
Hot OF Wassall brick on Beecher sIee'
near the subway, an extra choice se'sS
\ ton was made. and great NUMBER OF
brick were handled until ten were nnal-
lily decided upon samples. O~lns 70
| the discrepancies between the nrst anu
the second test third lot was p'sSeu
right out OF the street on Sunday, MAY
! 2Sth, and Is now held subject 10 tniru
| test II the same, In your opinion, may pe
necessary No third selections were
made OF any other &c, class. , Sn a,,ke
! DRIVER OF Auto, May 2sth. Geo. Bates
| 479 CRss avenue.)
| All correspondence. kilograms. and 80
forth. on file in the Office for references
Very respectfully. -
4 Secretary.
The following is the report OF PROBES.
sor orion upon the first test mentioned
Columbus. ohio. May Goth, Mt
William d, Thompson, Mayor Ivy 81
rotary. Mr.. Kurz. has sent to me via
| express. six crates OF bricks containing
lI2 bricks, OF each OF the following
brands: Novelty, Wasseii' Moos'er; TIES p
| bricks arrived I'm Columbus on Thurs
day. NAV 18th, and Mr.. KurZ arrived at
my laboratory. this morning. the zVtn,
and witnessed the opening OF the boxes
and Identified the samples. ! have SUD
tected each OF these brands TO the stan
dard RATHER test. according TO the rules
recently laid down by the National Paw
ling Brick Manufacturers Association
and which was accepted by an associa-
ton Of City Engineers Ia a recent ses-
sion In New York City. cannot give
you full details as TO what cities are
Included IN the membership VI Nhho No
ISOLATION other than the fact that our
city Engineer from Columbus u one OF
them, and that Columbus Is now using
this standard test.
lars from the standard which has been
IN use since 1901. known as the Ma
tional Brick Manufacturers Association
The new test uses spherical shot IN
place OF cubic shot and the process -
somewhat more carefully regulated as TO
speed and general conditions, but the
results are not very different from the
old test.
paving brick constitutes, In my 1udg-
ment. the only reasonable and efficient
test vet devised. All other methods OF
testing which have been sugges.eo anu
ent place for themselves The crushing,
cross breaking and sHnd blasting tests
have all been suggested. but none OF
The absorption test has been used quite
persistently for a good many years, but
| its use Is steadily declining. from the
| fact that II a brick is tough enough 10
stand the RATHER test. IL does not mat
| ter how much water II absorbs. and the
| fact that the same make often exhibit
| widely different absorption figures with
out showing material dinerence ,,,a IA
During the twenty years or more OF
brick testing which has been going on
in this country the RATHER test has
s Tsiie Al, frS Others have failed to make
good I consider. therefore, that the
test I have applied TO your material II
the safest and best test now known
loss your city il willing TO permit In the
rattler test would say that Is a matter
| which your engineering department
should determine and specify In Column
| tested by the new standard method. We
| have been allowing IS per cent when
| tested by the old standard method In
my opinion. makers Of good paving ma
| terial should be able to meet the II per
Very respectfully submitted.
(Signed) EDWARD ORION. JR-'
The following telegram from Profess
sor Orion shows the result OF the second
columbus, Ohio, May 9th. 1911:
T.. w. Rurz, Secy. 10 the Mayor. Detroit,
Mich Bricks received. examined and
found in good condition. test shows Vas
dredths: Medal block. twenty-seven and
eieht-tenths; Novelty block twenty-seven
and seventy-six hundredths: Bessemer
Sredths: wooster block. twenty-five and
four-terths: Townsend block twenty-five
and twenty-three hundredths. loss on
abrasion by standard method.
The above investigation develops
these indisputable facts: CD That thus
Far during this paving season, the brick
laid upon our streets has not been sub
iected TO the agreed test GU That the
tests made as above described. Indicate
that the brick now being laid upon our
streeta- does not conform TO the require
ments OF other cities with references 10
ahra sion but Is OF a much poorer quail
itv than that which Is recognized by the
National Brick Manufacturers Associa-
ton as Number One brick.
Il do not know whether the bills here
In question cover any OF the brick now
has been subjected to the above descrfp-
ed test. and have no way or ascertain
ino that fact. Hence i am compelled 10
veto All such bills for brick until am
an tisfied that the brick supplied TO De-
troll A being properly tested. and that
a. A. Al least as good brick as IL being
sunnlied to other cities. At present
- psstisfied that the brick II not being
sas,ed al all. and that IL does not com
"a re with the brick which Is being fur-
pt.h.d nv the same manufacturers TO
LIZA cities Under these circumstances
7 nr,t return that portion OF your pro-
csedinrs ordering the payment OF the
above mentioned bills without my APP
PRIV @pesnectf,iily submitted,
VIM. b. THOMPSON.
n, rot,on OF AID. Vernon the vote by
...tnh the report OF the Committee on
Claims and Accounts. approving the
Snntpoller's list OF approved accounts for
the weak ending May slst was adopted
was Is sr',cb OF the report as is specified
tn MAYORS veto message was then re.
serred TO the COMMITTEES on Claims and
,s,,,,ts and Streets The balance OF
ths report pertaining to all the remain