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IN TE R -O F F ICE CORRESPON DEN CE
Et h y l Ga s o l i n e Co r p o r a t i o n
Ch r y s l e r Bu i l d i n g
405 Le x i n g t o n Av e n u e
N e w Yo r k March l , 19 3 s
Mr. L. W. Shank
At t e f l o n I Mr. J". S. Co le
D e a/ p / o u is ,
In yo ur w e e kly l e t t e r dates'!
"brought
xrp the q u e s tio n as to whether or n o t th e c o n cre te bottbsjjNQf a
s p ike d tan k a t Wilm ingto n co uld "be s a fe ly ^ i a e d h y a lo c a Y^ o n tr a c -
to r as a f i l l fo r a road.
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yfti ar e n o t e n t i r e l y c
as to ltile the r the co n cre te
form s th e a c tu a l "bottom o f th e IfejDc o r w.* " 1er i t i s m e re ly the
fo u n datio n . In the l a t t e r c a s e , xp vis t e e vid e n t th e re should
"be no h azard from a le a d atanclpoin
the uso of the co n cre te ,
I f th e co n c re te a c t u a l l y forma the ~bo'
o f th e tank, i t in pro b-
a b le th a t I t h as abs o rh ^ '^ S^ SSH ain aa
o f le a d . Of co u rs e ,
the tan k s h o u ld "bo c l
l y bejhsto i t i s dis m an tle d and
the co n c re te ke p t we| f
s m an tlin g p r o c e s s . I t would "be
n e ce s s a ry to crush t| i
o re u s i n g i t an a f i l l f o r a
ro ad . Durin g t h i s o'"
lu s t s h o u ld c e r t a i n l y "be cons id
ered as a hazard, I
. th at the va lu e o f the co n cre te
as si f i l l would n o t
any chances w ith the dust in i t s
preparati^
Ich m ight o
"be u n n e c e s s ary.
S in c e a cc oy o f yo u r w e e kly l e t t e r s i 3 fo rw arde d to Dr.
Xehoe, Ijfou may hear rom him co n ce rn in g th is q u e s tio n . However,
i f you rao n o t, you
be guided b y the abo ve .
7 ery tr u ly yours,
SW:GCL In tr ip li c c : Dr. R. A. Kehoe
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