The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-17

and ally on the lire of the termination
sound redwood plank, inches thick,
16 inches wide and not less than ~ feet
in length Said plank to be well secured
to 4-inch square posts with 6-inch nails
to each post, said posts shall be not less
than feet in length and set not more
than feet apart. The top edge of said
plank shall conform to the cross-section
of the street when finished The posts
shall be set on the opposite side of the
plank from the pavement and shall be
set 2 inches below the top edge Of the
plank.
Whenever stone cutters are required
by the ordinances they shall be feet in
width and conform to the cross-section
or the street as shown on the plans on
file in the office of the city engineer.
The sub-grade of the cutters shall be 12
inches below the surface of the finished
work. On this sub-grade shall be spread
layer of concrete at least inches in
depth.
Upon this foundation shall be spread
layer of sand 2 inches in depth, upon
which and imbeded therein shall be laid
granite blocks of size not less than 31s
nor more than Az inches wide, from 6
to IL inches long and inches deep.
which shall be grouted in with cement
grout composed of one part of best Port
land cement (same quality as herein
specified for concrete) to two parts of
tltdIl, sharp sdnu ~ Su11lcieHt quantity
OF grouting shall be used to fill all the
interstices and to give the gutter uni
form surface. Where cutters cross
streets they shall be double width.
Where stone cutters are not required
as above, the street shall be paved to the
curb and the surface for distance of 8
feet next to the curb shall be Goa ted
with hot, pure asphalt and smoothed
with hot smoothing irons in order to
saturate the pavement to certain
depth with an excess of asphalt and
make the cutters entirely imperviouS to
water.
All work shall be. in every respect,
executed in thorough and workman
like manner, and shall be commenced
and carried on at such points and in
such order Of precedence as herein
before described. The contractor Is re-
CURED to preserve all stakes set for the
lines, levels or measurements of the
work in their proper places. until au
thorized to remove them by the city en-
gineer. and any expense in replacing
said stakes, which the contractor or
his subordinates may have failed to pre-
serve, shall be borne by the contractor.
The contractor must remove from
the work any overseer, uperintendent,
laborer or other person employed on the
work who shall perform his work in ~
manner contrary to these specifications,
or who shall be found to be incompetent
or unfaithful, or who shall commit any
trespass on public or private property
in the vicinity of the work, or for any
improper conduct. All loss or damage
arising from the nature of the work done
under these specifications, or for any
unforeseen distractions or difficulties
which may be encountered in the pros
ecution of the same. or from the action
of the elements, or from membranes
on the lines Of the work, or from any
act or omission on the part of the con-
tractor, or any person or agent employ
ed by him, not authorized by these
specifications, shall be sustained by the
contractor.
No work shall be considered as accept
ed which may be defective in it's con-
struction or deficient In any of the re-
quirements of these specifications. in
consequence Of the negligence of any
officer Of the city or inspector connected
with the work to point out said defect
or deficiency during construction. and
the contractor shall be required to cor
rect any imperfect work whenever dis