The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-09-02
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STREET zMPRO YEMENT.

been taken in the matter Vi t1io
improvement on the streets, YET
quite a number Of our citizens
seem to not have very clear
ideas concerning the manner
in which the work is to be done
some thinking it is to be done
one way, others another, and SO
on. For the information OF all we
nublish in full the ordinance un-
der which the contract was lei:
ORDINANCE NO. 36.
An ordinance providing for the
time and manner of improving all
that portion of Second street, as
follows:
Commencing at A street and ex-
tending north continuously tel
Polk street; also that portion OF
Madison street, commencing at
First or Water street and extend
ing west continuously along Madl-
son to Fifth street.
SECTION 1. The city of Corval-
lis does ordain as follows: The
proposed improvement of that
part of the following streets: All
that portion of Second street, com
mencing at A street and extend
ing north continuously to Polk
street; also that portion of Madison
street, commencing at First OF
Water street and extending west
continuously along Madison street
to Fifth street, shall be completed
as hereinafter provided within
sixty days alter the signing of the
contract by the parties thereto,due
notice thereof having been waived
by the owners of two-thirds of the
property affected by such improve
ment having petitioned for the
same.
Sec. Q. The surface of the
street shall be cleared of all tim
bers, planks, or other distractions,
tsidewalk and plank roadways OF
the proper width and on the prop
er grade, and otherwise in good
condition excepted). If the OBJ
structions are not removed by the
owners of adjacent property with
in three days after notice from the
superintendent of streets, they
shall be removed by, and become
sa,e property Of, the contractor.
Sec 3 The manner OF improv
Ing said streets shall be as follows
That portion of Second street from
A to Van Buren street shall b.
graded, graveled, and drained a
follows: The grade of the centr'
line of the strict 20 conform to th'
rails of the street-car line wher'
the same is built, and to establish
ed grade at other points. The eros
section of finished street to hav'
fadl from rail to curb of inch i'll &c
and where the car line is not bull
the centre OF street to be rounded
for a. distance of 5 feet each sid
of centre line and straight side t.
gutter line. The surface of th
street to be made Of screened
gravel 5 inches thick in the cente
and three inches on the side; to b.
put on in two layers of equal thick
ness. The bottom layer to be O
gravel that will pass through
3-inch ring and not less than L
inches in any dimension; to b.
evenly spread on the road bed
graded and rolled for this purpose
the gravel to be sprlnkled anC
rolled. The top coating of grave
to be less than Il inches i'll an,
dimension with sufficient amour
of binding material to be eVenl.
spread, sprinkled and rolled com
pact.
The cutters to be excavate'
about 3 feet deep, is inches wild
on surface, and about u inche
wide at the bottom, which shall b
on a true grade. A 4-inch sewer
pipe to be laid on each side of the
first block from A, and 6incl
pipe for the next three blocks ant
empty into sewer on Madison
street; 6-ineh pipe to be laid il
trench for the next three block
and empty into sewer on Va
Buren, street. The pipe to be file
around and over with fine grave
and over pipe to surface wit
coarse gravel to grade with tn