Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-18
THE PAVING SPECIFICATIONS,

The Ordinance Aid. Neeus will Offer
at the Council Meeting In Relation
TO second Avenue,
At the meeting Of the city council this
evening, Aid. Negus will present an rdi-
nance prepared by City Attorney McEni-
~ for the paving of Second avenue, from
Twentieth street west to Fourteenth,
with specifications as follows:
Cut stone shall be set on each side of
the street at the outer line of the respec-
tive sidewalks. The curbstone shall be
of the best quality of limestone, no sec
ton to be less than three feet long, two
feet deep. aud five inches thick when
dressed. The TOD edge shall have bevel
OF one-half inch. and neatly bush ham
| mered not less than twelve inches down
| from the top. The ends shall be dressed
| smooth. so as to make close Joints
| through the full thickness of the stone
not less than one foot down from the
| top. and the back side of the stone shall
be dressed TO uniform thickness of five
inches, at least eight inches down from
the top. The excavating and grading
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top of the pavement when laid, to con,
form to the respective established grades
of said streets between said points as
said grade has heretofore been estab>
lished by said city of Rock Island. and
the said pavement herein provided for.
shall, when laid. conform TO said grade
| On the road bed thus formed, there shall
be put bottom layer of concrete
to be laid at depth Of six inches ovel
the entire road bed to the satisfaction Of
| the superintendent of streets, and str eel
and alley committee. On the foundat ion
there must be laid clear river sand to the
depth of three inches. which shall be
raked into an even layer. and the roller
passed over the same three times. On this
preparation there shall be laid stone blocks
IN uniform courses. perpendicular to the
surface at right angles to the line OF
pavement. except at street intersections;
they shall be laid diagonally to a true
smooth crown in accordance with the
grade of the street.
All courses to be laid so as to break joints
with adjoining courses, with a lap no,
less than two inches; when thus laid the
blocks shall be Immediately covered with
river sand and raked when dry until al
JOINTS become filed Herewith, and then
the block shall be thoroughly rammed
with hammers from rs 10 80 pounds
in weight to a firm unyislding bed
with uniform surface. and with proper
grade and crown. The whole shall then be
covered one inch deep with clear river
sand. Said street shall be excsvated
graded improved and paved as aforesaid
the whole width of the same between
said curbstones. except the street and
alley intersections hereby ordered to be
eIcavated graded. improved and paved as
aforesaid, to-wit:
The intersection OF Second avenue
with Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth
| West Seventeenth, Seventeenth, Eight
zenith. Nineteenth and Twentieth streets,
respectively; which said intersections
shall be so excavated, graded. improved
and paved the full width of the same
that is to say the width of eighty feet.
The Second avenue property holders
are holding their adjourned meeting nj
the rooms of the Improvement associa-
| tion this afternoon to take action prior
to formally presenting their wishes to
the council tonight.