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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1977)
d n of Brya„, so alI «s, A«, in. 111 e roads lit in ye 1B edicted, 11 ey hav, the cow he said. ^epartm, e U.S. ion andFd ittion. Fin s tnte aii(|| •mill nd fai full fore, nost coati i "where I here will she said, THE BATTALION Page 5 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1977 ollege Station street crew patches more than chuckholes By SUSIE TURNER Bumpity bumpily bumpily iVHOMP rattle-rattle. The latest disco hit? No, it’s your car or bike Percenlj?, lifting a chuck hole in the streets of College Station. At last count, College Station has 87 miles of street. More than 93 "Rient com percent are paved. Those 87 miles by the Til are divided into 295 streets and seven state highways. This network of pavement (except for the on- campus streets and the state high ways) is maintained by a nine-man e sponsor) crew and a foreman under the direc tion of George Ford, Director of Public Works at College Station Ford describes the way the street ipartment works as “catch as catch can. Part of the problem, he say s, that quite often the street crew is doing something other than what it was hired to do. For example, when the regular garbage collectors for the city don't show up for work, the street crew has to help collect trash. Getting trash picked up is a more pressing problem than making a street smoother so trash gets prior ity over chuckholes, Ford said. When the crew does get to repair streets, it uses a method called patching. This means filling up chuckholes or large cracks. It takes once a complaint is made. The crew works with two types of patches: hot and cold. Hot patches are stronger, more permanent and can be vised over larger areas. The main problem is that hot patches can only he used as long as they' stay hot — around 300 degrees Fahrenheit. If the mixture cools, it hardens and is no good. A cold patch is simply a gravel- type mineral and oil mixture that is compacted into the hole or crack. It is temporary and the first rain could wasli it away. It is used because it is easy to store and can be used in the winter when hot patches are im practical. Also, it is easier to use in emergencies until the crew can get around to making a hot patch. Patches only treat the symptoms, they don t cure the real problem. The ideal situation would be to have the streets in such a good condition that patching wouldn t be necessary Ford said. “We would like to enter into pre ventative maintenance. Ford added. “Patching is penny-wise and pound-poor. We want to do the whole street. Resurfacing is a preventative maintenance measure. To resurface a street, the crew smooths out the road with hot mix patches. They then put down an oily-type tack coat to seal out water. Next, the road is covered with a seal coat. This takes care of the immediate problem and helps prevent future problems. “The important factor is to seal the cracks,” Ford said. “If you get the moisture out, you’ve got the problem whipped.” Plans to resurface streets are made by the College Station City Council in the early spring. But funds don’t become available until after July of that year. Ford said. Since resurfacing shovdd be done in the late spring or early summer, plans have to postponed an entire year. “As the money becomes avail able, we ll follow up,” Ford said. CASUAL FASHIONS for GUYS & GALS TOP DRAWER Culpepper Plaza ominguez rcmiega 7< Samson *7 jr? George Ann Hoke, Judy Fondy, Kathy Grimes, Vickie Matthews, Judy McCann. (not pictured: Jane Kroll) PROFESSIONAL HAIR DESIGN 1510 Holleman College Station 693-1772 SEBRING Campus activities Thurs(ta> Southwest Philosophical Soviet} ( 011- ference. 2 p.in., 7th floor Rudder Traffic Appeals, 3:30 p.m., 216 MSC t ap ix Gown. 6 p.m., 140 MSC t rafts-Maerame B. 7 p.m., 141 MSC Free U-Algebra. 7 p.m., 404 Rudder Water Ski Club. 7 p.m., 601 Rudder Outdoor Recreation, winter camping, 7 p.m., 504 Rudder Richardson Hometown Club. 7:15 p.m., 203 Zaohry Latin American Student Association. 7:30 p.m., 201 MSC Arts Committee, 7:30 p.m., 206 MSC TAMU Sailing Team. 7:30 p.m., 410 Rudder Rice Percussion Concert. 8 p.m., Rud der Theater Cepheid Variable. “Seven Faces of Dr. Lao", 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., 701 Rudder Fridas Aerobic Club. 12 noon, 604 AB Iranian Student Association. 7:30 p.m., 504 Rudder Chess Committee, registration for tour nament, 7:30 p.m., 139 MSC Julian Bream. OPAS, 8 p.m.. Rudder Auditorium Aggie Cinema. "Clint Eastwood Festi val, 8 p.m., Rudder Theater Saturday Professional Exams for Engineers. 7 a.m., 201 MSC Chess Committee Tournament. 8 a.m., 140 MSC Brazos Count} Humane Society. Pet Adoption Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Honsel Park pavilion area Muslim Student Association. 1 p.m.. 410 Rudder MSC Arts Committee. Sorrow 6c The Pity", 2 p.m., Rudder Theater Men s Soccer Team. University of Texas, 2 p.m., intramural complex across VVellhorn Road Sea Service Ball. 8 p.m., 224 and 225 MSC Aggie Cinema. “Clint Eastwood Festi val”, 8 p.m.. Rudder Theater Sunda} ( ollege of Business Administration, six-day management Seminar at Texas AixM Chess Committee Tournament. 9 a.m., 140 MSC Muslim Student Association. 1 p.m., 510 Rudder Aggie Cinema. "Kelley's Heroes ', 2 p.m.. Rudder Theater Alpha Lambda Delta, initiation, 2 p.m.. 201 MSC Student Government. 4 p.m., 216 MSC Voung Life. 7 p.m., 301 MSC VARSITY SHOP REDKEN HAIR CARE FOR GUYS & GALS 301 PATRICIA NORTHGATE 846-7401 drive a million years, a man, and a masterpiece, Carl Bussells Room 3731 E. 29th Town & Country Center 846-4708 What’s The New York Sub-Way Doing In College Station? HEMS Sunday, November 6 Rudder Theater 2:00 RM. $1.00 & I.D. Aggie Cinema m.sc. 20% - 40% OFF DURING VILLAGE CASUALS ANNIVERSARY SALE Save up to 40% through Saturday only on merchandise in every de partment at Village Casuals from casual to formal! Bobbie Brooks Jack Winter Villager College Town Young Edwardian John Meyer SAVE ON Bronson Sportswear in Coordinates & Separates Dresses, daytime & evening, long & short & Jumpsuits Scarves 1 NOW .99-2.99 Were $4-$8 MANY PRINTS, SOLIDS & COLORS Juniors & Misses! The fall season is upon us, so stock up now on fall & winter merchandise and SAVE!