Engineering and Contracting . cut-lug 8 19° 53 8° 42 188 .t Wire-cut-lng S 24° 23 12° 11 275 6 ^^ 8 20° 00 5° OS 234 J u 1V 5, 19 No. 1 11 superiority. This difference is not marked, however, andit would be necessary to test out brick from other plantsbefore one could state just what degree of difference ex-ists. These tests were conducted by W. A. Goss and W. , assisted by the able suggestions of Prof. L. and Prof. M. 0. Withey of the University of Wis-consin. The Dunn Wire-Cut-Lug Brick Co. was ve
Engineering and Contracting . cut-lug 8 19° 53 8° 42 188 .t Wire-cut-lng S 24° 23 12° 11 275 6 ^^ 8 20° 00 5° OS 234 J u 1V 5, 19 No. 1 11 superiority. This difference is not marked, however, andit would be necessary to test out brick from other plantsbefore one could state just what degree of difference ex-ists. These tests were conducted by W. A. Goss and W. , assisted by the able suggestions of Prof. L. and Prof. M. 0. Withey of the University of Wis-consin. The Dunn Wire-Cut-Lug Brick Co. was very gen-erous in furnishing samples, and co-operated with us inevery way possible. TABLE I.—DETAILS OF ASPHALT MACADAM CONSTRUCTION INLAKE COUNTY, INDIANA. ASPHALT MACADAM CONSTRUCTION IN LAKECOUNTY, INDIANA. Lake County, Indiana, has about 600 miles of improvedroads, a considerable number being of asphalt macadamconstruction. The county is only a few miles distantfrom Chicago, and its highways furnish a direct connec-. Section of Lake County Road. tion with the park boulevard system of that city. As aconsequence the automobile traffic is especially heavy. The first asphalt macadam road was built by the countyin March, 1912, in North Township. The section was atrifle over 1 mile in length and the contract price was$12,964 per mile. The pavement was 12 in. thick and 24 S/12 5,300 24 ?i/V> l:;,7ti:. 24 .•! 14 5 S2G 20 2/14 9,010 20 5/14 9,89c, 30 6/14 24 7/14 30 T/H ;- iO 7/14 8,761 20 8/14 13,322» 20 i;/15 30» 1715 20 2/15 2,66C 30 2/15 24 2, 2,656 16 :;/!.?. 16 3/15 3,110 16 ./15 IC .V15 20 3/15 16 3/15 10 4/15 6,600 !6 4/15 5/15 45 5/15 -,414 27 5/15 16 5/15 27 .. :0 7/15 20 Y/lo 20 7/15 3,-34 30 30 S/15 36» X/l3 1,917 30 8/15 20 8/15 2,666= 45 7/15 241 9/15 5,4S9 14 9/15 5,000 14 120-24 ft. =Includ
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