The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-27


Sand and cement TO be thoroughly mi,
cd before being vet and then with onl
enough water TO make a stif mortA
Wee broken stone bssore putting o
mortar Mortar TO be spread eve1i
over stone and the mas tgrrsi II II.
box TIL Thoroughly mixed The coz
crete shall be property depoai.sd Il
plscexithout being scattered and ran
med until the mortar fushes 10 tn
surface. using care to compact Ia
outer edso-
FINISHING CoURSE-The nnishin,
course Of cement mortar shall be in u;
place less than i inch thick and shall
be composed OF one part cement ana
one part OF the nne screenings fron
the No 3 rock and two pounds lAmI
black to each barrel Of cement II
must be spread on the base course. anc
noated, while the latter Is still soft, and
adhesive, after which the surface viii
be smooched and compaetsd by thor
oughly and skillfuliy troweling before
the cement Is too hard for such finish
ing. The work must be kept moist and
protected from the direct rays OF the
sun for az least three days BY cover
ing with two inches OF sand
PREPARING SUB GRADE--The
space to be occupied by the walk shall
be properly graded 20 a depth Of Ak
inches below top Of finished walk Amy
soft, loose or unsuitable material
found in the sub-srade shall be re-
moved and the space filed with fine
broken stone or cinders, after which
the whole surface shall be thoroughly
compacted By ramming or rolling AMI
finished to required grade and cross
section.
GRADE-Unless otherwise especially
provided for, the finished surface shall
be true plane rising from the curb
grade at the curb line at the rate of
one-fourth inch " inch) to one foot
Il FOOT to the property line.
PORTLAND CEMENT Cement must
be Of we'll known or standard brand,
in good condition and must stand the
test required for cement In government
contracts.
CONCRETE.-The material used in
construction must be proporttonea by
exact measurement and for this pur-
pose contractors will be required TO
provide themselves with rectangular
boxes for measuring materials and
tight boxes for mixing. No mixing of
materials on pavement will be permit |
ted. No retempering will be permitted
and concrete which has already began
to set before being put in place will be |
rejected. Concrete shall be laid III |
blocks OF not 60 exceed three feet in
width by the width of walk and shall 1
be marked OF into squares by the use
Of proper marking and jointing tools
Screeds of sufficient stiffness must be
used to preserve true and straight
EDGE the width Of the walk. Concrete
blocks shall be put in alternating, and
Zach block finished with top coat inn
80 that a good and sufficient
bond may be had between them. In
blocks shall not be put in
or at least twelve hours after finish
ng the first blocks.
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Whenever driveway occurs, the arh-
icial stone tagging shall not be less
han eight 81 inches in thickness, and
he surface shall be finished with sum
Dent longitudinal grooves or corruga-
Ions to provide a safe foothold for
nimals. Stone paving of approved con-
truction may be substituted for con-
rete in driveways |,
PAVEMENT. II
Outside Of the limits mentioned for
ement paving, the property owners
hall have the option Of constructing :
idewalk pavement Of either cement
oncrete as specified or of approved BIZ II
material. 1t
Units. In
The specifications for cement pave-
lent shall apply to all sidewalks CON
ructed in the City Of Honolulu, ISL
Id OF Oahu. within the limits, bounded =
: the waterfront, commencing from ID
lie Marine Railway to River street. v
fence along River to Vineyard street, n
renee east along Vineyard street to c,
uuanu street. thence up Nuuanu street II
School street. thence East along y