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Show CITY MAY USE OIL ON JTREETS Ogden Is to experiment with oil as a sprinkling material provided the committee having the project in hand, is satisfied that the proposition Is a grind one for the city. A communication from the mayor was read at the council meeting last evening recommending that a car load of crude oil be purchased from the Continental Oil company and be used for sprinkling purposes on certain streets of the city In the uaturc of an experiment-Many experiment-Many cities in southern California have use the crude oil in this way tor a numher of years and It has proven prov-en fairly successful in almost every Inftance. The nature of the surface foil and road material however, has much lo do with the success of oiled roads as does the climate, rain fall and other conditions. The material is about the consistency consist-ency of common molasses or thinner and is laid on by means of an old fashioned sprinkler with perforated distributors. The first coating sinks Into the ground quickly after which additional coatings are laid on until the surface Is thoroughly saturated. |