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16057 - PROGRESS REPORTS 1. Total Amount of Requisition 2. Expended to January 31, 1943 (Oakland Expenditures to Jan. 12,1948} 3. Est^t.pri Completion Date__________________ BOOBD BROOK Rea- No. 243 1. 259 2. 343 3- $333,036.93 346,141.14 Feb., 1948 3-Story Concrete Bldg, and Install eouiUment to house the Blending end finishing Dept. - $800.00 pill be required to complete conveyor installation, which is 952 complete. $6,459.64 Bailey Blenders still in dispute. 283 1. 77,365.00 Purchase and Install a 25.000 lb. hour capacity 2. 78,610.20 Babcock & Wilcox Boiler together with Oil Storage 3. Feb., 1948 Tanks and apparatus - Building changes complete. Ventilator Fan to be installed - approx, cost $75.00. Plant now carrying entire steam load. Iron catwalk completed. 290 1. 8,400.00 2-Station Auger Filling Machine - Machine has been 2. promised for delivery February 16th. Over-run Beq. 3- Feb.,1948 361 for $1,275*00 increased cost of Filling Machine not yet approved. 339 1. 1,450.00 Repairs and Re-painting of~ 2 elevated y^ter Tnfa 2. 3,951.43 Old tank completed. Bee tank complete except 3. "Cover The Earth", signs. Estimate over-run by vital repairs found necessary on inspection prior to inside painting. $450.00 yet to be spent. 344 347 355 352 - 360 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3* 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 2,538.50 2,505.90 Completed Miscellaneous Fire Protection Equipment - Job com pleted. 1,603.55 1,461.34 Feb.,1948 Eastern Zone Sales Office - Job Completed. Baiting for invoice for one typewriter to complete - approx, value $129.68 839.00 Tso Stainless Steel Pumps - Delivery promised for Feb. 25th, 1948. ^ Mar., 1948 240.00 Labeling Machine for Dir Lime Sulfur - Parts received 175.00 and will be installed week of Feb. 2nd. Feb., 1948 CLEVELAND Job Bo. 44 1. 2. 3. 460,000.00 495,725.97 After 1/1/48 0007-SWP-000022777A Construct 5-Story Concrete and Bri.dc Warehouse on Canal Road - Pouring of concrete for all floors and roof completed. All brick work completed, windows and doors installed on five floors except about 5Jt on fifth floor. Installation of water lines, waste lines, sprinkler system, lighting system and unit heaters completed on five floors except about 52 on fifth floor. Toilets installed on fist floor and basement washrooms. Fire brick wall on top of roof i 1j 35V - S-'-t-CKES: CLEVEi-ftHP (Coat IsLIa* 44 - Cont. ` -C' (Coiitiuuedy completed. Brick nork oil Pent House for Elevator Machinery completed. Elevator being installed. Side walk in front of building completed. 45 1. 46,903.00 Equipment for Ken Warehouse. Remodel Bridge and 2. 16,336*16 replace present Electric Car with Conveyor 8stea - 3. 7/1/4S Carton sealing machine received and to be installed. Conveycrsystem ordered. Two Accordion Conveyors re ceived. 2-Motor Truck Elec. Pallet Trucks, 2-Riser Pletforne, 2-Batteries and Battery chargers ordered and received. 1-Magnesiun Dock Board and 1500 Bard Wood Pallets ordered and received. 1 Crescent Aisle Saver Truck with Battery and Generator ordered and received. 500 additional PalletB ordered with 200 received. 2 Metal letter racks ordered. .46 1. 21,000.00 One 6'z 8* Ball Mill. 2 600-eal.Motor Driven Thinning 2 19,284.60 Tanks and re-locating 2 50-gal. Ball Mills in S hot. - 3- 2/15/4S Major installations completed and in operation. Minor installations to be completed in 30 to 60 days. .47 1. 15,080.22 Remove 12 200-gal. Thinning Tanks and replace with 6 2 11,033.99 600-gal. Motor Driven Art- fanlra and 2 - 1200-gal. 3- 3/31/48 Motor Driven Agt. Tanks - Major installations com pleted and in operation. Minor installations to be ^ completed in 30 to 60 days. CtHCAGO Job Ho. 7001 .1. 2 3. 146,472.75 140,661.89 3/1/48 Extension to Bldg. #546 - Weightograph not received promised for shipment January 30th. All motors and funs for heating and ventilating equipment received and installation should be completed within next few ^ weeks. An Air -Filter and one Float Trip were ordered Jan. 2nd and as soon as these items and the weightograph are received, we should be able to close this job. 7004 1. 218,965.65 2.' 233,230.06 3. Completed Solvent Storage gl"1 ~ This job completed and dosed. Credit transfers have been issued cm pipe and fittings returned to Mechanical Stores, which will reduce over-run by approx. $3,000. It is expected that there will be further adjustments that should re duce the amount of the additional coBt to about $6,000. 7008 1. 30,092.00 2. 23,979-23 3. Kew 5 Roller Mill to replace 4 Roller Mill - Bldg. #23 - Paint Factory - The new paste mixers in Bldg. 200 have been proven satisfactory, so work is in progress furnishing prints end necessary information to enable Purchasing Dept, to locate a supplier who can fabricate these mixers for us. The mixers originally fabricated for Bldg. 23-4, being used in Bldg. 200, were produced by our Mechanical Dept. Four 20-BP Motor Reducers ordered Jan.15 but delivery not expected for 26 weeks,which means about July 15. It will take until Aug. 31, 1948 before this job can be finished. 0007-SWP-000022777B 0007-SWP-000110434 i6jyr CHICAGO Jch Ko. 7009 (cofitT) (Cc-ntinxjsd) 1. 62,674.00 2. 78,503.59 3. 2/1/4S Re-construct Kettles //I and #2 Dowthera Operation Bldg. #50 - V&ralsh Dept. - Job is considered 99^ finished - Varnish Dept, is able to get maximum use of this additional equipment. Plant Req. 9848 in ecount of $1,802.00, which covers labor and material to construct steel vent stacks for Settles 1 and #2, issued Dec. 12th and sent to Cleveland Dec. 26th. Information not received that requisition has been__. approved. Req. 9869 was issued Dec. 18th In the amount of $18,346.76 to take care of over-run. 7033 1. 30,423.59 2. 30,854*64 3. 2/15/48 Increase Production of M.H.P.T. - Bldg. #650 Everything purchased for this job has been received. Equipment should be ready for maximum usage by Feb. 1. Some painting will still be necessary before Job is finished. 7035 1. 61,299-80 2. 55,908.17 3* 3/1/48 Increase Production of A.so Dye - Job i6 better than 9536 finished. Ice crusher must be moved and some chutes have to be installed. 7046 1. 24,601.90 2. 31,889*92 3- 12/15/47 Provide Equineent to Produce Lake Red C Mine by Revised Process - This job was reported finished ^ last month. Plant requisition 9987 for over-run of $7,200.00 issued Jan. 13th. 7034 1. 192,236.00 2. 196,619.31 3* 6/1/48 Installation of Additional Para Cresol Equipment - ?Bldg. 650 - Centrifuge is ready for use. As we use this equipment on a trial basis, mechanical and operational difficulties are contemplated. All tanks received except one from Bennett Industries scheduled for delivery by the end of February. All steel material on hand with exception of gratings which should be available about Feb. let. The two fusion kettles received end installed. At the present time we show this job 70jt finished. Of the 30} yet to do about 1056 covering tbs reclamation of the crystals ' and it Is this portion of the. job that nay not be finished for some months to came. 7085 1. 90,500-32 2. 83,974-89 3. 7/1/48 0007-SWP-000022777C Tall Oil Expansion - Still from Leader Iren Works due to reach Plant Feb. 6th. . The old still must be removed. Foundation is in readiness for installation of new still as scon as it is received - it will have to be insulated. Pipe work will be required from still to other units. A stairway must be erected on outside of Bldg. 453 > A concrete floor Bust be laid which will give a second floor in this building. The steel supporting beams for the floor have been set in place. When the floor is completed, then the office, toilet, laboratory and shower can he installed. Some electrical work will be required. Three Telegages were requested Jan. 20th - they will have to be In stalled upon receipt. The following equipment is already in use; washer, condenser and stainless steel storage tank. Two regular storage tenkB have been received and one is in use and the other being 0007-SWP-000110435 lfcO-57 - ?30gtESS PJTOIgS CHICAGO - Coat. ~~ Job .Ho. 7085 - Coat. (Continued) made ready for immediate use. Delivery date of valves from Dariroa Co. remains at Feb. 15th. Work has not yet been started on sprinkler job. This job has been finished to the extent of 75{. When the still is in stalled, then an Improvement in the progress of Job should be noticeable, and undoubtedly in the next 30 days ce should see this job finished by another 15SCAssuming the sprinkler job trill not be started until Spring, full completion of this job cannot be ex pected before July 1st. 7133 1. $426,407.63 2 . 352,798.16 3. Installation of Paint Equipment to Manufacture White Enamels in Old White Lead`Plant - Four paste mixers on fourth floor completely installed and are being used. Ribbon mixer promised for delivery May 20th. This piece of equipment is hard to otbin due to the supplier being unable to secure, a 15-BP Kotor. If Purchasing Deptmeat is able to buy motor separately, then our order with International Engineers for ribbon mixer can be cancelled and our own Mechanical Dept. ^ . will fabricate the same. Three roller mills on third ' floor installed and are being use. All 24 mixing tanks are installed end are equipped with motor re ducers. The 12 tanks suspended from the third floor are being used, and the 12 tasks suspended on the . second floor are ready for use. It is estimated . that it will take until April 1st to completely in stall our varnish piping - this work is now approx imately 50$ done. Three solvent lines are in opera tion; 3 wash rooms have been built but plumbing work' is yet to be done. Electrical installation has beenabout 65$ completed. Still awaiting delivery on a lot of electrical supplies such as explosion proof; plugs, circuit breakers, distribution panels, conduets, explosion proof starters, etc. In addition the following are still undelivered; 9 Viking pumps, scheduled for delivery some time in July; 6 motor reducers, promised in February; filling machines and accessories,' one of which la promised Haxch 15th; labelers, one of which is promised in April; 3 vehicle buggies and 2 electrical life transporters and sane pallets. Telephones and tele-talk are being installed with understanding that changes will be made later when explosion proof equipment is available. let to be installed are the ventlhting equipment, partitions, sprinkler lines and an elevator. Floor of Bldg. 220 must be reinforced. A considerable amount of steel will be required for this work and it has just been ordered. Even though this job is reported as being 70Jt finished, there are still a lot of purchasing materials undelivered, a portion of which is not scheduled for some time. 0007-SWP-000022777D i 0007-SWP-000110436 16057 - PROGRESS REFORTS CHICAGO - Coat. Job Ho. 8108 1. 13,937.00 2. 7,203.84 3. 6/1/4S {Continued) Additional Equipment for M.N.P.T. Manufacture - The rood tub required for this job has been received, installed, and by using a substitute pump, is now in serviee.Agitator should be installed during week of Feb. 9th. Stainless steel tank has not been fabricated all of the materials is available. 7003 Hew Power Plant - Job is complete except as follows! Boilers: Completed excepting that steem temperature is not up to contract and will be necessary for the manufacturer to re-build the superheater on each boiler. It Is necessary to do this work during the light load summer period. Other minor items will probably be complete by March. Minor leaks in the Power Plant piping have been repaired. It is still necessary to take cere of the pipe covering and the painting. Coal conveyor is complete except for a minor amount of control equipment jutt recently re ceived. The coal conveyor is in operation without the control equipment. Electrical work is approx-, imately 99Jt complete. Painting of boiler house building and equipment is complete, and work is being done as conditions permit. It is expected that mlsc. items will be completed about April 1st. n Req. So. 730 1. 2. 3- 5,140.25 3,230.60 15.000-Callon storage Tank - Tank is in place, pSmp received, and adaptor has been mounted. . Job is being held up temporarily to make complete survey of entire tankage, pumping and piping facilities. Hope to be able to complete this in very near future. 811 1. 8,500.00 Abbe Ho. 2 l/2 - 500 Gallrm Rail o Mill is nearly 2. 1,538.49 complete and should be delivered in few weeks. Pleas 3. 3/30/48 for foundation and location are now being prepared and we will send these sketches to Ur. Clysdale to check on the reinforcing. .836 1. 5.710.00 Lavatory and Dressing Room for Varnish Dent. - Oil 2 tanks and mezzanine have been removed from Bldg. 53. 3. Plans have now been altered for this job. ;7ould like ' to simplify entire varnish thinning process and con solidate it in the filter room in Bldg. 58. .Te are preparing plans of this project and should we get approval on it wewill be able bo begin work on this job. .851 1. 1,901.00 One Labeling Machine - Type "C* - Delivery date has 929 2 been moved up from Uay, 1948, to March, 1948. 3. Apr., 1948 0007-SWP-000022777E l 0007-SWP-000110437 16057 - PROGRESS 3SP0PTS KEsiAKK - CentRea. No- .354 1. $2,443-00 2 1,214-84 3. .373 1. 2,500.00 2 3- .223 1. 2,753-50 2 1,888.64 3. 971 1. 2.530.00 2. 3. .975 1. 1,484.25 2 1.087.00 3. .71 1. 18,750.00 2 3- 110 1. 9,793.00 .2. 7,752.98 3 164 1. 44,175.00 2. 19,554.02 3- 212 1. 1,365.50 .2 .3 (Continued) Enlarging Washroom - Bldg. #13 - Partition has been erected. No further work is intended on this project until plans have been completed for the lowering of fourth floor of Bldg. 13. Lavatory fixtures for Men's Room - Bldg. #58 - Oil tanks sad mezzanine have been removed from Bldg. 58. Would lil^e to simplify entire varnish thinning process and consolidate it in the filter room in Bldg. 58. ;io are preparing plans of this project and when they are approved we will be able to begin work on this job. Keg Tank to Replace Tank #223Tank and Tank One ter have been installed and the pump has just been received. As soon as survey is conpleted of our tankage and pumping facilities, we will be able to complete job. Purchase of 11.000 lbs, of Steel Balls - 7,380 lbsl of steel balls received - awaiting delivery of balance. Changing of Filling Lines - Tank Para - This project is part of our general scheme and is anaiting the completion of pumping survey. Central Pumping Facilities for Liquid Handling - 20 pumps are on order. It was agreed in conference a few weeks ago that a complete layout of all our process lines, pumping facilities, tankage, etc. should be made by the Engineering Dept, in Newark. This project will be started f.s soon as the additional help needed is hired. 3 Resin Cutting tanks - Sandusky. Ohio - Structural drawings for installation of these tanks are out for bids. As soon as bids are received we will be in a position to proceed.with the installation of tanks. Baker-Perkins Size 16 PPEtt Dispersing Machine - Mixer end 150-BP Motor received. Order .has been placed for Falk Gear Reducers and Kotoys. Bids have been received for fabrication of tanks. Engineering work in connection with installation of this Mixer is being done, in Chicago. Engineering work on the ser vice lines such as power, water, steam, and process lines will be done in Newark. Conveyor System - Port Newark Warehouse - The label ing machine for use in tills installation is the one . on Req. 851. Labeling Machines have been received from Chicago out it will be necessary to completely overhaul these before they can be U6ed. Belt conveyor is awaiting erection. 0007-SWP-000022777F 0007-SWP-000110438 15057 -...?rX.CT3SS REP0L4C NEWARK - Cent. Eeo. Ko. 213 1. a 3,285.00, "3 ^ lliG i.') "Fork Lilt Track for Port Newark Warehouse - Chicago Planning Dept, is to rec o mend suitable trucks and pallets to be purchased against this requisition. As soon as this information is received orders will . be entered. 215 1* 4,085.00 Fork Lift Truck and 1,003 Pallets - Purchase order 2. on t'niB truck has been cancelled as the vendor was 3. unable to obtain it. It bus been decided that the Chicago Planning Dept, would recommend suitable lift trucks sad pallets to be purchased against this req. 217 y i. 3,252.50 2. 345-25 3. "ove Varnish Filtering Dept, to Bldg. #63 - As described under Req. 836, we have removed oil blowers, mezzanine and some obsolete piping. Plans for a different system of thinning are now under way and as soon as they are completed, they will be sub mitted for approval. 218 1. 1,155-00 Service Leveler for UB" Dept. - Bldg. #11 - ;7e are 2. in process of assembling and installing the Service 3. 2/13/48 Leveler and it should be*in operation within a few days. 239 1. 1,133.65 Conveyor Belts from Blags. yll to Bldg. #22 - Belts 2. have been received - installation scheduled for the 3. 2/21/46 weekends of Feb. 7, 14 and/or 21. 278 1. 1,637.50 Repairs to Day 5-Roller Mill - fl" Dept. - Mill has 2. een dismantled and shipped to the factory and com 3. 3/12/48 pletion ie expected in a few weeks. OASLAED Ret). Ko. 809 1. 2. 3. 30,010.00 14,465-00 Resin Building. Alkyd Kettles and Accessories - This job is essentially complete but there is still pending the installation of one pump end related pipe lines, etc. 470 1. 7,675*00 Spray Laboratory - Job temporarily tied up due to 01 2. 6,819.00 unavaliability of materials necessary for completion. 3. 521 1. 3,975.00 Two 700-Gal. Mixing Tanks - This job complete except 804 2. 3,676.00 for billing. 3. Complete 523 1. 24,128.00 Five-Roll Mill and Accessories - Job at standstill 662 2. 402.00 until deliveries promised in May, 1948 are made. 803 3, Aug., 194* 805 543 1. 2,365-00 Drum Racks - Job Completed. 2. 3. Complete 0007-SWP-000022777G I 0007-SWP-000110439 16J57 - UlllwTTT'-.rpr c*c* l. O ilLli OAKLAND - Cent Rea. Mo556 302 1. 2. 3. 21,198.00 Complete 593 1. 285-00 802 2. 254.00 3. Complete 602 1. 2. 3. 724.00 563-00 618 1. n. 063.00 2. 10,924.00 3. 2/l5/48 654 1. 655 2. 3* 430.00 37.00 630 l. 4,500.00 653 2. 3- 2/1/48 631 1. 4,077.00 2. 3- 667 1. 3,500.00 2. 3,143-00 3. Complete 347 1. 6,197.00 2. 3,389.00 3- Complete 839 1. 10,000.00 2. 8.00 3- 2/1/48 616 1. 1,045.00 2. 847.00 3. ' Complete 820 1. 7,550.00 2. 59.00 3* 2/1/48 cniinue-d) teel Ball Mill end Accessories - Job complete except for billing. Eumidity Cabinet - Job complete except for billing. Electric platform lift - Planning to cake installation at the same tine that the over-all lacquer plant job is taxen care of. / Fork Lift Tracks end Accessories - Both Trucks delivered and are in operation. Except for a few minor expen ditures the job is essentially complete. ^ Ventilating Fans - till waiting for power units. Stainless Steel Tank - Tank delivered end installation sith accessories should be completed by Feb. 1. Fume Scrubbinh System - Installation held up through recommendations of F.I.A. necessitating slight changes in design of equipment. Sparkler Filter Press - Complete except for billing. Steam Boilers - Lime-gulfur Plant - Complete except for billing. Installation of Truck Loading Docks - This job has been let and completion expected by Feb. 1st. ^ "etal Oust Collector - Complete except for billing. Re-Roofing. Drainage. Boiler BooEe Floor - Cohtrqcts have been let and the drainage project and part of the roofing sill be completed by Feb. 1, 1948. / vw mk.w %yy*yt^rr>. 0007-SWP-000022777H 0007-SWP-000110440 15057 - PROORI:,SS REPORTS. (Continued) GIB3SBORO Job 1(3. 406 610s31.30 C. 3. Job Complete Ball Hills for Lacouer Department - Installation Completed - mills operating. ^ 450 1. 3,676.34 1-5x4 Ball "ill for Paint Department - 2. Purchase order placed - no delivery date.. 3. GL-2711 1. 232,312.00 2. 3- Be* Warehouse - Excavation coaolete. ill foundstions nails complete; footings for shippingjiatfora poured. Considerable delay dne to unusually -- severe Heather conditions. SKSKMfr 0007-SWP-000022777I 0007-SWP-000110441