Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-07-16
General Specifications for the
State Road, tho Harold Road,
and Upper jamestown Road.

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wide between the bitches, with
ditch on each side Of not less thar
Is inches deep, with the edges Of
banks Of such bitches sloped at an
angle Of not less than As degrees.
SEC. 2. The form Of the grade
shall be elliptical, rising from the
edges Of the bitches to ten inches
in the middle, and graded smooth
and even over the whole surface ol
the road between the bitches.
SEC 3. All cuts and fills, when
completed ready for the gravel,
shall have the same form and width
of surface grade as the balance Of
the road, with the edges Of fills and
cuts sloped at an angle of not less
than 45 degrees, and the whole road
shallbe graded throughout in such
a manner that the edges ofthe grade
or foundation on each side Of the
road shall be level, or Of equal
hight. WIT Fr.t
SEC. A. The ascent or descent of
the grade on every portion of the
road, when completed, shall not
exceed one foot in fifteen, anything
in the special specifications of said
Road to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. And all standing trees within
an area of 25 feet from the center
of the road shall be cut off at the
usual hight andal trees, stumps or
large stones within 30 feet of the
center of the road, shall be cut off
on a level with the grade or grubbed
out; especially. those standing in
the bitches must be grubbed or dug
out, and all burned otremoved out
side the limits Of the road.
SEC, 5. The bitches on each side
of the road must be graded smooth
and even on the bottom, with a fall
of not less than one inch to the
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SEc. 6. Lateral or vertical ditch
es or outlets must be cut of sufli-
cient length, width and depth to
carry off all the water from the side
bitches and eulYerts,
SEC, Z. The gravel to be put on
the road shall be of good quality,
clear of dirt or soil, and shall be
evenly laid on thirteen feet wide
and twelve inches deep, all large
stones to beputi in the bottom. All
culverts on said road to be covered
the whole middle of the grade and
for half a rod on each Side Of the
abutments with the same depth of
gravel.
SEC. s. When the grading, ditch
es and culverts are completed on
any portion of the. road, it shall be
the duty Of the Contractor to deliver
to the Engineer a written notice to
that effect. Thereupon it shall be
the duty Of the Engineer carefully
to examine the same and d.ascertain
if the work is done in accordance
with the specifications, and it shall
be his duty to deliver to the Con
tractor certificate stating what
portion of the road if any is com
lleted ready for the gravel, and it
s expressly understood that no
gravel is to be placed on any por-i
ion of the road until the grading
md all the culyerts and bitches on
iuch portion is completed accord
ng to the specifications.
Sec. 8. The abutments of all the
'ulverts shall extend across the road
1t least twenty eight feet on top
With the ends sloping at an angle
If 45 degrees, and shall be built of
rood white-oak or burr oak, faced
IN three sides with not less than
o Inches face Each timber in the
butments to be not less than 2 feet
ong, and when not more than .
eet wide in the clear, shall be GOV
red cross wise with q inch burr or
White oak plank, well spiked on the
butments Such abutments and
ulyerts as shall be over q feet
vide in the clear, shall have q inch
lank spiked lengthwise on sleepers
laced across such culverts, 3 feet
part, a inches by 10 inches wide,
etched or boxed on the abutmeuts
nd p inch plank spiked on the
nds Of joists or Sleepers, and rest
Ig on the abutments against the
nds of sleepers, n .ffa. mn
SEC. 10, No bridge of20 feet span
nd upwards, shall be less than l6
9et wide from outside to outside,
nd culverts ofl0 feet span or more
hall be 18 feet wide.
Sec. H. Whenever so rods or ,
lore of gravel has been placed on !
ne road, and after due notice
rem the Contractor to
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