Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-31

dFh TeIlONlllS the pavement tnefe-
upon laid and putting in its place
another which meets neither the
standard specifications of the city
nor the requirements of the contract
between the paving concern and the
owners of abutting property. which
contract had not received the ap-
proval or, as l am advised. even
been considered by the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners, to
say nothing of the mayor l believe
that it will be unnecessary for me to
urge upon your honorable body the
| propriety of an investigation into
this matter
Colonel Howard's report TO the
mayor attacks the manner in which
the pavement was laid and the ma
terials used.
He says in part:
Finding of the Engineer
First. AS to a standard specihca-
ton of Newark being employed this
is doubtful, because the specifications
for the pavement of West Park street
from Broad street one block vest
ward, and for the pavement of South
Fourteenth street from Central ave-
nue. to Orange street. paved during
1909, are specifications for a special
limited kind of 'Creo-resinate wood
block pavement; also for the fur
Their reason that the contract re-
quirements and specifications for the
pavement on Mechanic street are es-
sentially and practically different
from the requirements ana speciti-
cations proposed and extant for the
proposed wood block pavement for
repaving Broad street from Belleville
avenue to Pointer street
Therefore, the specifications form
ing a part of the contract for paw
ing Mechanic street are not a stand
ard and surely not the latest stand
ard specifications in general use, nor
even the specifications adopted by
the Board of Street and Water Com
mssioners of Newark for repaving
Broad street.
Second. The specifications of the
contract for paving Mechanic street
require 'Creo-resinate wood block,
and the resolution of the board of
June 10, 1918, requires 'Creo-resinate
wood block pavement on concrete
foundation This might be construed
to be the preparation or treatment of
wood paving blocks according to the
Andreas Bevier u. S. patent No. $751;
032, of August l. 1901, which patent
contains the following, words, Sub
jecting the wood to the action of a
mixture of creosote oil and resin
Wood Block Not as Specified.
Third. The wood block pavement
as actually constructed on Mechanic
street does not meet the requirements
of the contract and its specifications
in several important respects, among
them the following:
THE pine blocks used had less than
80 per cent. of heart and were not
treated with creosote resin mixture;
nor do they contain 20 lbs. of oil per
cubic foot of wood. The specific grav-
ity of the kind of oil used was 1.07
and was what is known as light
gravity oil and was therefore of
gravity lighter than Ito required by
the specifications.
Instead of making a moist mortar
bed and setting or laying the blocks
directly upon it, as required by Sec.
XIV. and XVIII. (above) of the spec
ifca tions a bed of sand was used on
the tOIlCIclS dllu IiiC WoOo
blocks laid upon sand. Instead of
grouting or filling the joints between
the blocks with liquid Portland &C.
ment grout. as required by the spec
ifications, | believe I observed that
the joints were filled with sand.
did not observe among the papers
you submitted to me for examination
any affidavit giving a statement of
the materials with which the blocks
are to be treated and otherwise as
required by Sec XIV.
Contract Not Carried Out.
Conclusion. The contract require
ments and specifications for paving
Mechanic street with wood block
pavement are not. in my opinion
standard requirement or specification
nor do they agree with the proposed
specifications for wood block pave
ment for Broad street.
1.-THE contract requirements and
specifications for paving Mechanic
street with wood block pavement
were not complied with in the con-
struction of that pavement; nor was
that pavement made in accordance
with the proposed specifications for
wood block pavement for Broad
street