The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-25
STREET MAKING N bRfSlIU
Law 1DGuLATIUo CONTRACTION
STRICTLY ESFOnCED.
Manner 81 Poyment ana MetA0A -
Sessrisg PuAlse Censeat-Asst Be
Paid for Before work Degins-
uouses COuforn - ReQulFe0eaas.

WASHINGTON. Sept. A.-our repre-
eenatatives abroad DO not confine them
selves strictly 70 gathering commercial
statistics for the benefit Of American man
ufecturers. They also obtain Information
relative 20 municipal matters In the cities
In which they are located
Ono Of the most interesting OF these re-
ports In that on the construction OF streets
and buildings In Breslau by c. w. Erd-
man. consul at that place. He say:
The law regulating the CONSTRUCTION OF
houses and streets y very strictly en-
forced In this city. under the supervision Of
the board Of public works and city en-
Streets.
"All new streets are paid for by the
owners Of property adjacent 70 the street.
as well as the sewer. water and gas con-
engineer. countersiened by the auditor Be-
fore . new street can be constructed. the
majority OF the property-hoiders on said
street must petition the city government s,n men
struction. The city engineer and the board
OF public works receive bids for the same
and award the contract 20 the lowest and
street within a specific time and TO keep
the same in repair for 1--WE years The prop
erty-hoders must deposit With the city
treasury the whole amount which the con-
work commences.
"Firet. the sewer V dug IN the center Of
the street. al water and gas mains laid.
sSdered the width Of lot, the sewer. wa
ter and Gas connections are made to the
main sewer, water and gas pipes. extending
.Tne specifications for the construction
OF streets have the foliowint requirements:
Asphalt Streets.
The street n dur and leye.ed to receive
the foundation and ASphAlt - follows: :.
Twelve inches o. coarse gravel and
tweivc1soot square broad platform. The
same IL mixed dry ana then thoroughly
sprinkled with water 10 make . compact
WIEN II !: sra Gss s,. .ns so
When cola. il Is isfs untii perfectly ary
and hard a. stone, This foundation Is then
Is foundsto BE- made according TO speciftca-
ton and dry enough. the contractor II per-
m.tted to finish IL by putting on two inches
med a1 snd rolled IL" ' The price pres Of square me-
ment amounts to about sa57;.
"Gran1te streets the cr.vises Of Which
bed or Foundation Tor tstis kind Of street
Il first allied with irregular rock. laid by
hand side by SIDE. 3 inches high; on this
are well slushed with water and rolled by
a steam roller Weighing from 90 to o.00
pounds. When fast enough layer OF So
rocks and again rolled BY tbe steam roller
Thereupon the granite blocks Of Is inch
e. height are rammed In and the crev.ces
Med With sharp srsvsl sand a, h .srs 3,
the thickness OF an inch and teft standing
for week, until the eand Ia thoroughly
slushed with water or rain. 90 that all
meter Of this pavement amounts to about
Cement Flliea Granite.
,ro 0tsnts eta; street: r: joints q whe1 are
OF s Inches OF coarye gravel and Portland
cement 10 prepared In the same way As for
asphalt streets and left standing for at
least two days After tnspect1on Of this
gravel sand q put on. when the same has
ing diamond granite blocks 8 IS irchea in
height .: blocks ban: q sGu:, :1s xsss
with iron hammers (tfree men 10 each ram
mer). and all joints are completely grouted
With Portland cement
s ax: " sS. ss:
the same II a. follows:
The thickness Of the front walls must
De- In the cellar 2 inches: n the nrst
/ 10 inches
Partition walls (Which must not be over
10 meters or a. feet from center to cAnter)
In the cellar. u % inches; in the first ard
second story. q i-3 inches: in the third and
fourth story and attic, Is inches
Partnership walls must be: In the cell
lar. q i-3 inches: In the first and second
story. IL inches: In the third and fourth
story and attic. 70 "a inches
The 1ois's must be: In the first story.
II e-s inches: In the second story. II 81;
inches: IN the third stsry, 10 rs inches: Ia
the fourth story, . 3-s inches
The building Is inspected by the hoard
OF city engineers and the inspectors OF
buildings: O When the cellar walls are
finished and before the 1oists are laid: Csl
when the brick or stone work of the whole
building Is finished; CD when the house -
finished and ready 10 be accepted by the
owners
me inspectors receive no fee from the
contractor or the owner ~ The building
but they are paid by the city out OF the
general fund. derived from taxation OF
reai'y" ALLAN u. SIAArSON
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