Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-03-14


atthefam ofJohn W Gillespie, through
the town Of Bloomingburg, TO The Madi'
son county line, at the farm Of Uriah
Paulin, aud also for The improvement Of
the Prairie ROad, leading from The Mad
ison county line, ot the farm Of Coleman
Hays, to the Jeffersonville road, at the
farm Of Thomas Kirk, said roads having
been surveyed and the improvement or
, dcred by the Commissioners Of Fayette
county, Ohio, under Act Of April 9th,
1866, Of the General Assembly OF the
State of Ohio;
l. The foundation Of the Road
shall be "a feet wide, with ditch
on each side of not less than 6 feet
wide and a surface grade Of Is feet
wide along the middle Of the track.
2. The form Of the surface grade
shall be oval commencing at the
distance of 3 feet from the inner
edge of the ditch on each side, and
gradually Using to the hight Of
one foot in the middle.
3. A "Fill'' in said road is the
amount of earth necessary for the
foundation of the road in addition
to the surface grade.
4. A "Cut" is the amount Of
earth to be removed from the sur.
face of the road.
5. The hight or depth of fill or
cut shall be ascertained by perpen-
dicular measurement from the sur
face Of the ground in the center Of
the road, before the work was com
menced, to the top Of the grade or
foundation when completed.
6. All cuts and fills, when com
pleted and ready for the gravel, shall
present the same general form as
the balance Of the road, viz: The
foundi ton shall be "a fe.t wide
between the ditches, with an
oval surface grade of IS feet vice
and one foot high in the middle,
along the center of the track and
the sides or banks of all the bitches
and along the cuts and fills, to be
trimmed at an angle of 45 degrees.
7. The ascent or descent of the
grade on any portion Of the road,
when completed, shall not exceed
one foot in fifteen, and all standing
timber, or stumps within an area of
25 feet from the center of the road
shall be cut off on a level with the
grade, or grabbed out, and those
standing in the bitches shall be
Ijgrubbed out or dug out.
s. The bitches on each side of
the road shall not be less than feet
wide at the top, and trimmed at thei
sides at an angle of45 degrees, and
of an average depth Of not less than
l2 inches, and constructed in such
a manner and provided with suffi-
cient outlets to carry off the water
from both bitches and culyerts.
8, The gravel to be put on the
road shall be of good quality, and
clear of dirt or soil, and shall be
evenly laid on, 13 feet wide, u inch
es deep 1.-THE sides and Is inches
in tie center of the road. All large
stone to be put in the bottom.
10. No gravel to be put on the
road until thn Grade is first eXgmin- |
ed and approved by the Engineer.
And it is expressly understood that
the Engineer has the right to change
or alter the work on any portion Of
the road, and to add or deduct the
price Of such alteration in accord |
ance with contract price, and the
work performed on said road is
subject to this instruction and su-
peryision.
IL. No Bridge shall be less than
16 feet wide, with wings extending
to the edges of the bitches on each
side, with q inch plank abutments
and siding for the wings.
The caps Of Bents to be s by II
inches. Posts s by 5 inches. Bra
ces A by 4 inches, and mud sills s by
10 inches, and 7 sleepers 4 by u
inches, and covered with q inch
plank, with side guards 3 feet high
on each side of bridge and wings.
The side guards to be made of 4
inch scantling, halved on the out
side sleepers and spiked, with three
boards 6 inches wide nailed or the
inside, one on the outside close to
the flooring, and one on the top as a
cap.
The stanchions or posts on each
side of the wings to be s by Z inch
es and high enough to receive the
side guards, and to have cross ties
tenoned and pinned into the posts
extending across or into the levee
The plank floor of the bridge to ex-
tend two inches on each side beyond
the scantling of the side guards.
12. The abutments of all cul-
verts shall be "a feet long at the
top, and sloping down at each end
at an angle of As degrees, to be Off
good burr or white-oak, hewn on 3
sides and built to the average hight
of the grade. When not more than
2 feet 6 inches wide they shall be
covered with p inch plank well
spiked across the abutme1t is, " when I
the width is over 2 feet 6 6inches the
plank shall be laid lengthwise on
sleepers, boxed and notched on the {
abutments, and covered with gray
ell to the extent of half a rod on each
side of the abutments, the whole
width Of the road The timbers in f,
all culverts and bridges to be of