The herald., 1897-03-20

| ASPHALT PAVING SPECIFICATIONS
I City Engineer Dockweiler presented
new specifications for asphalt street
wearing surface, in the council 4 the
| last meeting, which specifications We're
referred to the board The specifications
are almost identical with those adopted
| by the United States government for
asphalt work. The specifications re-
quire a surface OF two inches on a suit
ably prepared base, and the finished
| work shall show not less than 1912 per
| cent of bitumen soluble In chemically
| pure chloroform. The constituent parts
! of the asphaltic compound shall be as
fellows: Refined asphaltic cement, IL
| TO 15 per cent. sand, SO to 20 per cent;
| powdered carbonate lime or mineral
! dust, to 10 per cent The method of
| mixing and laying, and the quality OF
materials used Is given in detail The
idea is to have every point covered with
exactness. leaving nothing to the dis
cretion Of any official, and thereby OBJ
WAITING the troubles which have arisen
| in the past. The board deferred action
on the matter, stating that they required
more time In which to examine them.
ROUTINE BUSINESS
At the morning session the appeal in
the matter Of Truman street was called
up, and f. e. Rushton appeared before
the board and stated that he and others
prote sted against the work on the ground
that there was no sub-grade in places;
that the gravel was less than the re-
quired three inches in depth; that the
curb was never put in according to
specifications; that the gravel was fllled
with stones, which are now being re-
moved by the contractors because of
the vigorous protest of the property
owners. Mr. Rushton offered to make
| affidavit to all of his statements, also
| to the fact of gutter stones being larger
than called for The prcteStants were
given a weeks time to get their evil
dence together on the character of the
workmanship and the material used
! Petitioners appeared in regard to the
Fremont street grade, from First to Sec
ond street. At the present time the
water accumulates at Second and Ere
mont, and petition was in to have the
grade established at First City En-
gineer Dockweiler reported that it was
| impossible to so regrade the street that
the nuisance of standing water would
not be transferred to point ore block
north. The matter was taken under
advisement and a recommendation will
probably be made that the petition be
filed until ii Is possible to have Fremont
street graded through to Temple
At the afternoon session the following
recommendations were adopted for
submission to the council on Monday:
In the matter of the proposal to i'm
prove Bauchet street, the bid of S. b.
Clayton being the lowest bid, your
board recommend that this bid be ac-
cepted, but your honorable body re-
ferred the report back to the board. Upon
investigation and the taking of testi-
mony we find that ]. M. Mccormick,
one of the bondsmen, is not connected
with the bidder in doing this work.
- Ia tIn
mendation that the contract be awarded
to s. B. Clayton.
In the mattei/ ofsproposals to improve
Wall street, recommend that the bid of
8. r. Clayton be accepted and the nee
essary resolution of award be adopted.
In the matter of the petition of prop
erty owners that the grades of Rosabell
and Elizabeth streets be established,
and that the same be graveled, curbed
with cement ard sidewalked with four
foot cement sidewalk, recommend that
the city engineer present the neces-
sary ordinance of intention.
In the matter of the petition for the
grading, graveling, curbirg ana side
walking wit a six-foot walk OF South
Thomas street, from the south line of
Downey avenue to the north line or
Barbee street. under the bond pro-
vision of the Vrcoman act, recommend
that the same be referred to the city en-
gireer for. aE estimate, OF the cost, ard
If the same exceeds the amount required
by law, to present the necessary ordin-
ance of intention.
In the matter Of the petition for the
establishment of the grade of new
Ninth street from Hoover street to
Vermont avenue, recommend that the
same be referred to the city engineer
to present the necessary ordinance OF
Intention. f1-i
In the matter for the petition for the
curbing and sidewalking of Stanford
avenue. on the west side, from Ninth to
Twelfth streets, recommend that the
same be referred to the city engineer to
present the necessary ordinance of in
tention.
In the matter OF the petition for the
establishment of the grade of Francis
avenue, between Hoover street and Ver-
mont avenue, recommend that the same
be referred to the city engineer to pre-
sent the necessary ordinance OF inten-
ton.
In the matter of the report of the COM
missioners for the opening of Eighteenth
street from Hope street to Grand ave-
rue, setting forth that the council had
agreed to abandon proceedings If the
property owners paid the expenses, but
not setting any date for settlement; that
no part of such eXpenscs had been paid,
and asking that some date be liked or
their report confirmed recommend that
proceedings be abandoned provided the
property owners pay the expenses prior
to April 10th.
Recommend that the street superin-
tendent be instructed to repair First
street. between Chicago and Evergreen
streets.
Recommend that the street superin-
tendent be directed to cut and make re-
turn of the curb on the north side of
Walnut street at the intersection of Hay
den and Walnut streets.
In the matter of the resolution of
ard numbers be erected throughout the
city. Unasmuch as the names of many
of our streets have been changed and
most all of the signs have been deface1
and destroyed, therefore be it resolved
that the city clerk be instructed to ad-
vertise for bids to furnish the sarse: the
posts to be made Of 4x4-inch surfaced
redwood. twelve feet long. painted with
two coats of white lead and oil paint;
sign boards to be made of half-inch
thick. four inches wide and twenty-four
inches long surfaced redwood. and paint
ed with two coats of lead ard oil on all
sides; signs to be white letters and black
background;) recommend that the same
be adopted, bids to provide for furnish
ing posts and signs complete to be de-
livered to TIE city clerk.
In the matter Of the communication
from E. M. Hamilton, offering to sell
gravel to the city for 25 cents per yard,