The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-08
BUSINESS MEN ON
INSPECTION TOUR
Members of Commercial Club, Council
and Mayor Visit Carroll and
Manning Friday Last.
THEY INSPECT PAVING JOBS
Take Dinner in Manning and go Over
Paving in That Little City-ln'
debted to Officials Of Cities

Members of. the city council, the
mayor and number of DenisOn Com
mercial club members went to Carroll
and Manning Friday on tour OF paw
ing inspection. There were four auto
loads and the trip consumed great
er part of the day.
At Carroll the actual work Of paw
ing was in progress and the party
were able to view the work in all its
different stages. Some two or three
years ago Carroll paved lfer business
section with brick, but this year TWEEN,
ty-three blocks are being paved with
what is known as asphalt concrete.
This is made up of a five inch base OF
concrete and crushed rock, and is
then surfaced with two inch layer
of asphalt. TO all appearances this
makes very excellent job, is prac-
tically noiseless, and the wearing
qualities are said to be unsurpassed
The contractors who have the Carroll
work are A. Jaichs & Co., of Kansas
City, and large force of men is en-
ployed The asphalt composition is
made right on the ground, and a chem
list is kept busy looking after the mix
ture. A very minute record is kept of
all material as it goes into the ma
chine. sand of certain screening is
used and the same rigid inspection
applies to the crushed rock. When
load of hot asphalt is placed on the
job Thermometer is used in taking
the temperature and record is made
of the reading, as is also kept rec
ord of just where each load is dump
ed. When the days work is cOmplet-
ed the chemist and overseer must file
their reports with the city engineer,
and if there are any irregularities
they must be rectified before the werk
progresses the next day. The con
tract price on the Carroll pavement
is 81. 43 per square yard. and this price
is considered very reasonable, COM
narcd with. brick - pavement which
Costs 5000 and upwards Work was
started at Carroll this spring and the
contractor has already paid out some
thing over $4,000 for freight. Local
labor is employed when possible, and
a large amount of the expense is en-
pended again right in Carroll.
The DeniSOn party is indebted to
Messrs. Grover Better, the very COM
petent engineer in charge of the JOB,
and Ralph Maclain, the city solicitor.
who looks after the legal end OF the
work. These two gentlemen gave Of
their time and knowledge in explain
ing the work. method of awarding
contracts, and were most courteous in
accompanying the party to the plant
and showing the streets where the
paving was being done. In the resi-
dence portion OF the city curbed
parking is made in the center OF the
street and pavement built on both
sides. The method tends to beautify
the streets and the property owner
takes even greater pride in keeping
til parking in shape. Where an abut-
ting property owner refuses to keep
IN the park the city will look after it.
The manner of paying for the inter
sections is to divide the city into paw
ing districts and each district must
pave the intersections. The property
owner can have one of two options, he
can either pay the cash, or can take
advantage of the waiver and pay in
seven yearly installments. at the time
of paving his county taxes.
The Denison gentlemen were very
favorably impressed with the asphalt
concrete, and until something better
at the same price is shown them, may
recommend that kind of pavement.
At Manning the work of paving was
practically completed. Brick with
concrete base is used at that place.
and Mayor Farrell, who conducted the
party over the city, said they were
well pleased with their job. They
paid something over $500 per square
yard for the job. A Mr.. Edquist, of
Omaha. was the engineer in charge
of the work at this place.
The trip was considered a most
profitable one-in fact more of these
sociablity runs ought to be taken by
our business men. A day spent visit
ing neighboring towns and cities is
well spent, creates more cordial
feeling, and one picks up new ideas
as to business methods, brushes
against his brother in business and it
tends to ward off the cold shoulder.
Lets have another to Ida Grove,
Harlan or Sac City.