Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-01-03
ORDINANCE NO. ala.

An ordinance prescribing general rules
and specifications relating to the ma
terials to be used and the mode and
manner OF the performance OF street
work hereafter to be done in the City
of Aberdeen.
The City Council OF the City Of Aber-
deem 10 ordain as follows:
SECTION l. All street work on streets,
alleys and sidewalks hereafter to be done
or performed in the City of Aberdeen,
shall correspond with the provisions Of
this ordinance, unless otherwise ordered
bv ordinance or resolution duly passed
and recorded by the City Council at q
regular meeting.
SEC. 2. GRADING. All streets, or por-
tions of streets, alleys and sidew alks
which are to be graded shall be graded to
the official grade and line.
SEC. 3. PLANK ROADWAY. All plank
roadways and alleys shall be built or con-
structed on established grades as follows :
100 foot streets. 8-inch crown and any
thing less pro rata.
l. PLANKINa. All plank roadways
shall be planked with 3xl2 inch lumber,
surfaced on one side. with rough side up
laid at right angles with the street; each
plank to have not less than two six-incll
spikes driven into each of the bearings
where they rest on the stringers or sleep
ers, nails to be driven so that the top oi
the head will be below surface OF the
plank. the sides of the street to be cut to
straight line.
2. sTRINGERs OR sLEEPERs. All string.
ers or sleepers are to De at least three ~
inches thick, ten Q0) inches in width
and not less than sixteen I6) feet in
length, but so arranged as to break the
joints OF the str;ngers or sleepers upon
different bearings, except upon the begin
ming or termination OF an Improvement,
and to be we'll bedded in the ground
where the same rests upon the ground,
and not more than three (3) feet six inches
apart and where the stringers or sleep
ers ara to rest upon wooden foundation,
then the sleepers are to re of the same
dimensions as above stated and SO ar.
ranged as to make the less possible num-
Der OF joints on the same bearing, joints
10 be square and even and to have an
equal bearing upon their supports string
ers or sleepers to be equal distance and
not me re than three feet g fU six inches
6 in.) apart, resting npon and we'll spiked
to cross pieces or caps six 90 ny six (G)
inches, with 40 penny nails, extending
the full width OF the roadway.
3. CROSS PIECES OR CAPS. Gross pieces
or caps shall he at least six (6) by six g.
inches extending the full width OF the
roadway and shall be we'll spiked to posts
of equal distance and not more than three
90 feet six (6) inches apart, transversely
to the street, with at east two 80 penny
nails.
4. POSTS. All posts shall be at least
four az by six (6) inches, OF equal dis
lance and not more than three (3) feet
six (6) inches apart, the full width Of such
roadway, and shall be we'll braced with
at least two braces one % by four a,
inches the full width OF the roadway, such
braces to be we'll spiked to each post with
at least two 10 penny nails, and each post
shall be we'll spiked to the mud sill will
at least two 40 penny spikes in each post
5. MUD sILLs. All mud stills shall be
at least three (3) by twelve (l2) inches
and extending the full width Of the road
way and shall be we'll imbedded in the
ground
6. BENrs. The cross piece or cap
post and braces, and mud stills when con
structed, as hereinbefore provided, shall
be known and designated as "bent,
and the stringers or sleepers Of any plank