Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1914 — BRICK INSPECTION IS BEING MADE [ARTICLE]

BRICK INSPECTION IS BEING MADE

City Engineer .Osborne is Requiring Many Pavement Brick to Be Turned or Removed.

The -laying of the new brick pavement on Washington street began Monday, that is, the brick laying began, the grout foundation having been under way for about two weeks, City Engineer Osborne, who ha® been active in the city’s behalf all the time, has been marking defective brick today and requiring that many be turned over and that others be removed altogether. When the contract was let all bidding concerns submitted samples of the kind of brick that were to be used. Nees & Seaman, who took the contract, were to furnish Wabash -brick, “Equal to sam-, pie” was required by the contract for the brick used in the pavement. Engineer Osborne declares that they are inferior to the sample. Many of them are chipped on the end® or corners, some are uneven i and some have other defects. The, half dozen brick submitted are of uniform size and finish. It is the intention of the city to, have an expert brick paving man ■ make an inspection after Mr. Os-: borne has completed his work and it is quite probable many more of the brick will be thrown out. Mr. Osborne marks each brick that looks bad and men -with tongs follow up and turn the brick over or place new ones in their place. The laying of the brick is rapid work.. The start was made at the Makeever house corner Monday piorning and it was 9 o’clock before they got to going good. They will almost reach Vian Rensselaer street by tonight. At this rate it will take only about 6 days to complete the laying. It will take longer to make the changes, probably, that a rigid inspection will