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ASPHALTIC CONCRETE ROADWAY IN GARFIELD PARK. CHICAGO. 
more thorough and durable, and it saves 
the necessity and inconvenience of hiring 
outside contractors to do our work.” 
A. C. Schrader, superintendent and en- 
gineer of the West Park System, gives 
some interesting figures of the operation 
of this plant. During the paving season 
of the year 1912 the total number of 
square yards laid aggregated 121,385, at a 
total cost of $77,789.26, making the aver- 
age cost per square yard 64 cents. The 
pavements were laid with an average 
thickness of two inches. The following is 
a list of roadways and drives paved dur- 
ing the current year : 
SQ. YDS. 
West Drive of Independence 
Blvd., from Colorado Ave. to 
to Harrison St 1,095 
GARFIELD PARK. 
West Drive, south of Mad- 
ison St 14,767 
West, North and Center 
, Drives, between Madison 
and Lake Sts 23,350 
North of Lake St 5,021 
Total for Garfield Park 43,138 
Palmer Square Drives 21,540 
Washington Blvd., 52nd Ave. to 
Austin Ave 24,472 
Douglas Blvd., Douglas Park to 
Independence Square 20,048 
East Drive of Independence Blvd., 
Fillmore St. to Independence 
Square 7,305 
Total area of drives paved dur- 
ing 1912 117,599 
Garfield Park walks 2,464 
Independence and Douglas 
Blvd. walks 882 
Total area of walks paved dur- 
ing 1912 3,346 
Douglas Blvd. maintenance 440 
Total yardage 121,385 
Total cost $77,789.26 
Average cost per square yard.... 64c 
COST OF MATERIALS. 
Crushed limestone, per cubic yard...$ 1.19 
Torpedo sand, per cubic yard 1.55 
Bank sand, per cubic yard 1.05 
Crushed granite, per cubic yard 2.95 
Asphaltic cement, per net ton 17.95 
Coal, average price per ton 4.65 
Beach sand, per cubic yard 1.15 
The following is a summary of the cost 
of asphaltic concrete pavements for the 
years 1910, 1911 and 1912: 
COST PER 
YEAR. 
SQ. YDS. 
1910.... 
. ... 93,742 
1911.... 
. . . .137,449 
1912.... 
. . . .121,385 
COST. SQ. YD. 
$63,373.99 67.59c 
84,236.0 2 61.24c 
77,789.26 64.09c 
352,686 sq. yds. 
$225,399.27 
63.91c 
Total yardage paved, 
Total cost 
Average cost per square yard 
302,700 square yards of macadam pave- 
ment were treated from one to three times 
during the year. The following table shows 
the cost for the year 1912: 
Oil with asphaltic base, 7,150 gal- 
lons at 6c $ 429.00 
Crude petroleum oil, 39,480 gal- 
lons at average of .0346c 1,360.00 
Teams, 130 days at $5.50 per day. . 715.00 
Soap, 110 barrels at $2.50 275.00 
Labor, superintendence and mis- 
cellaneous charges 1,056.28 
Total $3,835.88 
Total square yards covered dur- 
ing 1912 302,700 
Cost per square yard for year. . 1.27c 
