The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-22
BOARD VOTES TO HOLD Up
/. SMOOTH. PAVING AWARDS
Wants Chemical Analysis Made of
4 Samples of Asphalt Supplied by
Bidding Concerns.
MAKE TEST IN BALTIMORE

MAKE TEST IN BALTIMORE
Idea of Hi,schbcrg for Committee to
Make Trip 10 Monumental City for
Inspection Carried Out Over Pro-
test Of Beck.
Despite the City Engineers unquali-
fed Endorsement OF Bermudez Lake as
lphalt MS the best brand on the market,
The Administrative Board Yesterday
voted to hold up all smooth paving
awards until chemical analysis can
he made OF the samples Of BermudcA
and Aztec as1halts supplied TO the
board by the bidders. for the purpose
of determining whethc: cr not one Is
tnlaterally better than the other
e Most Of the bidders have offered to
use either Aztec or Bcrmudez asphalts
as the city directed lin every case paw
ing TO be laid with Bcrmudez asphalt
rs a binder is quote dat 10 cents more
on the square yard than paving iaiG
with Aztec asphalt
The city is about TO award contracts
for $4,000 square Yards OF smooth pay
ing. much OF which Will Toe of the sheet
asphalt variety. Al 10 cents a square
yard. the saving on the whole work
would he approximately $4,000 IL Az
tee instead OF Bermudez asphalt is
specified.
IIRSCHBERG INSISTS on
CHEMICAL. ANALYSIS.
This circumstance moved John
Hrschborg al the local meeting ycstcr-
day afternoon to insist upon a chemical
analysis Of the two asphalts for the
purpose of determining their compare
live ,neri,s CItv :uriunc, Rolliui, cx
i.9 w. - '-I,s - ~, ,t,....I
dcz Lake asphalt was the superior prod
uct. Mr. Hirschbevg replied by read
ing a number OF tclcgrams from cngi-
sneers and contractors In Other >ciiies
s,,frhI, ro,.,,,,,,,,t,1i,r Ay,oc a.ni,aIt
fhiehiy rseoInnenuins A@tee asnhalt'
an. :" S'N't 90 '''>'''NV' - ~ 'ST''7 ''''
nudez product.
MIR. Beck asked Mr.. HirschberC TO
rcad IN. irouirv he had addressed 10
nv officials no v-oe ouotinr rhn lar
INC pI,'C'",S ne ""s Puotl's' ne ial-
yer ,cp'c' th"' ne H"u aSheo caNh one
Tor his opinion as 70 the compare two
merits of Aztec and Bermudez asphalts
and II he considers the last-nain ed
product the better OF tho two.
"Did YOU send all those kilograms
Eourseil INQUIRED Mr.. McCarthE.
uid. repled Mr.. lIi'SohherE
ey." MIR. Mccarthy observed.
81 paid for tho kilograms myself"
Mr. HirschberF answered sharply Il
uon in.hu Solns TO ms expense IL
can save the city $4,000
WILL GO TO HAI.TIMoUE
TO MAKE INSPECTION
e Nj Iirschbcrg moved that the
CHAIRMAN appoint one member of the
toard. the city Engineer aud the city
coed to Baltimore with Il sample OF the
ate ma iiermude% asphalts with IN,
city chemist Of baltimore. The COM
miitee. Mr.. tlirschbcrG suggested.
should bring back a statement over the
baltimore city chemists signature. set
ducts ana statement OF thclr COM
paratiVe value for ltichnonds pur-
poses.
>Mr Beck opposed the motion, holding
mat such a proceeding would he use
less and would only delay matters. lie
,hc asphalt question. and hoped that
I ,ne maJlIS, w'HiG ne IGttied i"rrdiWii'n,
he would under no cirCums t1,nces vote
now ON any decisive question in con-
e ESSir,o Wn" >V 9 N nnt N Ma rscn
Mets moton' 81" ~ Was earned by Il
vote oi Z TO = Mr. Whittet. Mr. lirsch-
barG and MI McCarthN voted IN the
nI.flIr,n2'ive, 3hH MI. Heck and Mr.
folteS voted IN the neEatye The
committee VIII proceed - baltimore
at once. civ Chemist whitfield is ~ :
week TO inspect asphalt paving appara-
tus.
Th'F WIZ nrtAr ,,,,, ,r
N"AEns ! N't' WEEiNS END
city lsnsm"er Boiling and Mi Beck
hotn expressed the belief that tho trip
10 BaliMpolc VIII serve no useful pur-
pose. 1io formula of the two asphalts.
they pointed out, IS readily available
IN Rlchmond. Moreover, II stated
'heTe are chcmlSiS IN ms city VINO
cou,u nay "tiUr ne = lH,iNS!S rs reaullS
as me CITY chemist 81 baltimore.
Ihc chcCl OF the testing expedition
70 sal Will be TO delay tho
OF this week Nh iiirschherg said last
might th0t ms Solc purpose IN asking
Il