The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-25
will Save County Thousands Of Dollars,
Says Commissioner Robinson Of
New Forms
WORK ON CULVERT
NEAkS COMPLETION
Official Inspection BY County Oihcers Re-
veaIs interesting Facts Regard
ing New Road

While the county commissioners ana
County Highway Engineer u. e. Colby
ere wisely withholding judgment as 20
the practicability and superiority Of
concrete bridges and culyerts con-
ssructed by means OF the new Merillat
concrete culvert and bridge forms lin-
til the work is completed, those who
accompanied them yesterday afternoon
on an official trip OF inspection OK
pressed satisfaction with the method,
its simplicity and the promise Of durP-
billty which the work In its unfinished
form PROMISES The speed and con-
venience with which this form Is place
ed ready for actual construction was
marvel to them. the reinforcing
frame being erected within forty-five
minutes. The construction gang, con-
sisting Of dozen men, including Mr..
Merillat and his foremen, wee yester-
day erecting the scaffolding and
frame boxing into which the concrete
is poured, which concludes the work.
In order to demonstrate the method
Mr. MeriIlat came personally from
Iowa to the state Of Oklahoma, not be-
ing satisfied with the mere shipment
of the order, and will prove to the
county commissioners that the forms
are all-that they are represented to be
and that they will serve to reduce
maintenance cost to point where
they become practically nil for many
years, before he asks the county to
pay for them Therefore the county
cannot lose.
These forms are made in two yarie-
ties, the bridge and culvert. both ad.
Unstable.
The Merillat adjustable bridge fOrm
is an arch adjustable to any pIze from
six to twenty-five feet and a cuIvert or
bridge Of any Intervening size can be
built over it. It Is durably and sub.
stantially built and all parts that come
in contact with the concrete are heav-
lily galvanized II consists OF series
of adjustable arches built on sipel an.
gles and maIleabIe iron and cover
of heavy steel sheets reinforced with
angle irons. 1t is readily collapsed
and while II is strong and heaYt as
whole, no single part Is too heavy 10
be easily handled. It can be set I'D in
few hours and taken down In i few
minutes, while the ordinary systems
require days for either operation. Its
adiustability to different siaes. It's
strength and durability and the ease
and rapidity with which it can be SGT
up and taken down are important con.
slderations IN construction oE hieh.
ways and economical malntenanos Of
highways.
Ihe bridge form may be set across
the road at right angles or obllauely
and IN either case the retaining walls
built at the end parallel with the side
OF the road will be parallel with the
end Of the form. which is often OF
great advantage and which cannot be
done it is claimed. with any other
steel form. The advantages claimed
over wood forms is the economy Of
construction, the wood forms often
requiring days and weeks to erect and
knock down making the ultimate cost
great.
The Merillat adiuatafse core IL a
coIlapsible steel form adjustable to
any size from 20 to is inches and
culvert o. any Intervening size can be
built over it. It's advantage lies in lis
adiustability to all these different
sizes. other forms making but one size,
which is a matter Of additional cost as
the culverts in township and county
work cannot all be Of the same size
or usually are not
The form. too, is portable It is