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The Milwaukee Leader
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
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The municipally owned asphalt plant at 16th and Canal Sts. will receive a $4,000 asphalt pulverizing machine within the next two weeks to reclaim scrap asphalt for street repairs. Paul Johanning states it will pay for itself in a year by reducing hand labor and increasing output by 25 percent.
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To reclaim scrap asphalt for street repair, the municipally owned asphalt plant, 16th and Canal Sts., will receive a $4,000 asphalt pulverizing machine as an addition to its equipment within the next two weeks.
According to Paul Johanning, mechanical engineer, public works department, the machine will pay for itself within a year by reducing the amount of hand labor now used.
"It also will increase the city's output of reclaimed asphalt by 25 per cent," said Mr. Johanning.
Heretofore the asphalt was broken up by hand. With the new crusher more asphalt than was formerly produced can be crushed finer, according to Mr. Johanning.
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16th And Canal Sts.
Event Date
Within The Next Two Weeks
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the machine will pay for itself within a year by reducing hand labor and increase the city's output of reclaimed asphalt by 25 per cent.
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To reclaim scrap asphalt for street repair, the municipally owned asphalt plant will receive a $4,000 asphalt pulverizing machine as an addition to its equipment. Heretofore the asphalt was broken up by hand. With the new crusher more asphalt than was formerly produced can be crushed finer.