South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-23
Rankert Former County Commissioner Dies Suddenly
WHITE co. STARTS
REPAIR WORK ON
DEFECTIVE PAVING
Worst Part of Mishawaka Av.
Will Be r epaired
Immediately.


Immediately.
In compliance with the demand OF
the city that the AIlshawaka av.
pavement be properly repaired as
provided By the conditions CT the
$4,000 bond furnished by the con
tractors. the White Construction Co,
has begun the repair work on the
most unsatisfactory portion OF the
pavement.
The White CO. started work this
week OF tearing UP a section about
$50 feet long on the north side Of the
street IN tho 400 block and intends
to lay an entirely new top surface.
This particular stretch is most un-
satisfactory. and Il will be the only
part that viii be repaired this year,
1t is said, although the White Co.
has agreed TO take care OF other un-
satisfactory portions next spring.
The Mishawaka Az. job has been
the source Of one of the biggest con-
trOversies the city has had over a
paving contract. The pavement was
laid about four years ago, and cor
ried q five year guarantee, backed
up by q $4,000 bond. Heavy traffic
resulted in deep ruts over practically
the entire length o. the pavement
and as the result Of the demands OF
the city, the White Co, late last
fall, resurfaced the entire pavement.
The same rutty conditions developed
again during the past summer.
though less seriously than before the
resurfacing. and a few months ago
the city served notice on the con-
tractors that they would be held
responsible for putting tho pavement
in proper condition.
Disclaim Responsibility.
Whether the tearing up Of the en-
tire top surface and the application
Of now surface over a small
stretch is an experiment on the part
Of the White Co. has not been as
certained. The company's conten-
ton before the Tesurfacing last year
was that it was not responsible for
the unsatisfactory condition Of the
pavement, in0smuch as they had
/ laid q surface different than their
Judgment dictated, the company
maintaining that they had merely
carried out the requirements Of the
city Inspector who had insisted on q
depth of top surfacing that was nov
warranted i'm this climate.
II the short stretch which Wiz
now pe resurfaced stands up salts
factor.ly next summer. Il is held
That IL Will indicate that the only
satisfactory way of eliminating furth
er difficulties Will be 90 put an en-
tire new surface over oil the unsa %
t.sfactory portions.
The situation was discussed las,
night ar the meeting Of the board
OF works and the decision of the
White CO. 20 repair only the worst
sections this year meets with their
approval. The board, it is under
stood, however, viii not change its
stand in requiring that the company
/ leave the job in an absolutely salts
factory condition before 10 is re-
: leased from its bond which has
nearly a year more to 60.
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