. Public works . The loaded wagon is hauled to the place of unloading,the team unhitched and an empty wagon drawn backlo the car. In unloading from the wagons, the samecare is observed as in loading. Three men are usuallyemployed in unloading, one man in the wagon handingthe brick out to two men who pile them. It requires 18minutes for three men to unload a wagon, as usually thebricks must be carried across the ditch and piled on thefar side. In piling them, care is taken to leave drive-ways, walks and mail boxes accessible and not to in-jure trees. .\11 the sand, gravel, stone and brick arc u
. Public works . The loaded wagon is hauled to the place of unloading,the team unhitched and an empty wagon drawn backlo the car. In unloading from the wagons, the samecare is observed as in loading. Three men are usuallyemployed in unloading, one man in the wagon handingthe brick out to two men who pile them. It requires 18minutes for three men to unload a wagon, as usually thebricks must be carried across the ditch and piled on thefar side. In piling them, care is taken to leave drive-ways, walks and mail boxes accessible and not to in-jure trees. .\11 the sand, gravel, stone and brick arc unloaded. KOEHRING MIXER LAYING FOUNDATIONForms for curti or edging in place. from a railroad siding near the road. The stone is fur-nished by the South Amsterdam Stone Co. and the YostCo. furnishes the sand and gravel. All loading from carto wagon is done by hand and six men can load a one-yard wagon with gravel in five minutes or with the sameamount of sand in three minutes. A loading scoop issometimes used to hold the material shoveled when afull wagon is not immediately succeeded by an emptyone, the scoop being dumped into the empty one whenit arrives. The time required for scoop loading is slightlylonger than for loading directly into the wagon. Thetime required to load broken stone depends on the sizeof the stone. The foundation, which is five inches thick on the sidesand seven inches in the middle, is mixed 1:2>^:5, Helder-berg cement being used. A No. 16 Koehring mixer fur-nishes enough concrete to lay about 300 feet to 310 feetof base per day. Planks 2 inches by 12 inches, set 17fee
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