Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-25
80 TONS TINT
Continued from Pace Onel

half the hazard in the storing of the
INT as with the promiscuous stor-
ing of gasoline with which everyone
has become undoubtedly familiar. so
much so dangerous chances are TAX
en- with it practically every day"
A writ of injunction was issued
Wednesday from the Office of the
Clerk of Courts Charles W Jones.
Edward p. Hussey making complaint
against highway commission repre-
sentatives, asking that the INT not
be moved onto the land near his
home on Western avenue and near
Morang's crossing. The injunction
did not restrain the moving of the
INT off from the muster field to an
other place, excepting upon the lot
near the Hussey place.
Service was made Wednesday
upon Paul ID. Sargent at the High
way commission Offices. The serv-
ing of the writ Of injunction upon
Mr.. Sargent was a Formally, with
Mr. Sargent as a representative of
the State Highway department.
The TINT, which is of the so called
modified variety, has been in it's
present location for some time. A
local attorney makes suggestion that
the INT, to lessen danger, be placed
in building fully q mile and a half
from any settlement. There it would
be out of reach as a danger to hum
an lives. Then again the highly ex-
plosive material could be sent all
over the State and placed in build
ings such as each municipality sup
ports and there stored for such times
as needed.
The members of the State High
way commission are to be in the CITY
today Thursday and in regular SEES
SION at that time. Doubtless some
action will be taken in regard to the
disposition of the INT.
Mayor Sanford L. Toge. when
asked regarding the INT, said
Wednesday afternoon that all the or
ders possible had been issued and
that the matter was Of the States
DUTY. From his replies, it might be
implied that the mayor was of the
opinion that the State was acting as
efficiently as possible upon the mat
ter.
Paul d. Sargent, chief engineer of
the State Highway department
when seen Wednesday afternoon in
his office at the State House. was
of the opinion that undue alarm has
been felt in regard to the presence
of the modified INT on the muster
field
THE modified INT. saws Mr.
Sargent. was stored on the muster
neld when it was distributed by the
Federal Government to various state
highway departments to be used as
an explosive and blasting medium in
connection with Federal Aid and
other road work. Soon after the dis
trlbution to the various states 50
much dissatisfaction was found in
the explosive qualities of the mater
lals that the Government issued
special instructions as to the uses
and exploding of. the INT. 1t was
found that the ordinary detonator
used for exploding gun powder and
dynamite would not explode the
TINT.
wherever this explosive has been
used on road work during the past
summer superintendents have found
fault with it because they claim if
was no good. Several of them have
purchased dynamite to handle blast
ing operations which were already
TO be done and the INT was first
tried. The department has been
trying through the summer to get
decorators strong enough to explode
this TINT, and as yet has not sue
ceeded. Reports from government
explosive experts who have expert
mented with this material indicate
that it is equal to 40 per cent. dyna-
mite when properly handled and ex-
ploded.
The commercial dynamite is
either 90 or 70 per cent. nitro
glycerine, SO it would seem the TINT,
is not nearly as effective as a blast
medium as commercial dynamite.
1t has been said that the modi-
fed TINT may be exploded by shoot
ing bullet sinto it. Actual tests OF
shooting into TINT have failed to re-
suit in an explosion. One test
which was reported to me by the
man who made it. That a CARTRIDGE
of INT was attached to a tree and
completely shot to pieces so that the
TNT ran nrIt fha ;aotx~.