The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-07

Improvement committee, forthwith dis
miss such person and no longer employ
him on any part of the work, and the
contractor shall, at all times. have some
competent man on the work to whom no.
tees orders and instructions may be
given Chs name to be certified in Writing
bv the contractor to the city engineer
by the con contra ctor to the city engineer
and Improvement committee.
GTARDSMEN. ETC.
T.. Al necessary day and night guards
nm b.! ricades and lights shall be en-
nl,yed and erected by the contractor
who hereby agrees t. hold the city harm
ess from any and all claims f." damage
7. aulting from the ObstruCtia CT tn.
street or streets or f:om any nt gl""t on
the part of the contractor, or his agents
or employees. either in failing t. Ike "n
euardsn7en, barriCa2fs or lights or Cthe!-
wise.
TEMPORARY SIDEWALKS.
90 Suitable temporary street crossings
must be maintained by contractor at
street intersections.
PRICES IN WRITING AND IN FIG
URES.
Il All bids shall state prices bid, both
in writing and in figures, for the work
called for by the specifications.
ASSENCE OF Emu N EFJN
- In tase of the absence of the engi-
neer. or in case he shall 50 direct, the
p wers and duties herein assigned to him,
will devolye upon his deputies or assist
ants duy appointed.
ELEMENT OF PAVEMENT TO BE
MADE GOOD BY CONTRACTOR
IS. The contractor will be required
without additional compensation. to make
good any settlement of the paving, which
may have occurred within five years after
the final acceptance CT the work and
shall keep the said roadway in good re
pair for five years after said date of final
acceptance, except as hereinafter pro-
vided.
LETTING.
"a. The contractor shall not Lee or trans
fer this contract or any part thereof eN-
cept by consent of the city council ex-
pressed by ordinance.
INTERPRETATION OF sPECIFICA-
TIONS.
IS. 1T is expressly agreed and under
stood that if any part of the specifications
shal appear obscure the Interpretation of
the engineer shall be accepted as fnol.
PAVING WITH BRICK.
&c. Foundation. The earth foundation
or sub-grade will be brought to an even
surface. parallel with the grade proposed
for the pavement. by making the neces-
sary excavation or embankment and the
excess dirt or any other material Cor any
other materials, rock, gravel or lumper)
from excavation shall belong to the city
and be delivered at any point within 1000
feet from limits of contract as may be
designated by the engineer and improve
ment committee
Soft or spongy earth, or other material
not affording a firm foundation, Will be
removed. and the space filled with sound
stone or other material broken as specl-
fed for concrete, which shall be soidl-
fed by ramming or ing as hereinafter
provided.
The sub-grade surface will be compact
ed by rolling with roller operated by
steam power, which will give a weight
pressure Of not less than 200 pounds per
lineal inch of roller. Any portion not &C
cessible to the roller shall be thoroughly
compacted by ramming. When the rolling
and ramming shall be done the surface
sha L be true and smooth and eight inches
plus the depth of brick used below the
proposed finished surface for the pave
ment.
CONCRETE.
q. Upon the foundation as above pre-
pared will be laid bed of cement con-
crete six inches in thickness to be com
posed by measure as follows:
"If Portland cement is used, one part
cement four parts sharp sand, reason
ably clear from loan, dirt and other
foreign matter, said reasonable clear
ness, etc, to be determined bv the city
engineer and improvement committee,
and eight parts clean, broken dust
cleaned stone or clean washed gravel
or clean dust screened Stag.
"If hydraulic cement is used, one
part cement, two parts sharp sand, reas-
onably clear from loan, dirt and other
foreign matter, said reasonable clean
ness, etc, to be determined by the CITY
engineer and improvement committee,
and five parts clean broken dust screen
ed stone or clean washed gravel Or clean
dust screened Stag
The cement and sand are to be
thoroughly mixed together dry, to
which only sufficient amount Of
water will be added to produce NOR
tar Of proper consistence when thor
oughIy mixed. In to this fresh mortar
the stone or gravel or Stag, wet, put
containing no water in the heap, will
be rnixed. Each batch of concrete will
be thoroughly mixed, the mixing to be
continued on the board until each piece
of stone, gravel or Stag is completely
coated with mortar; it will then be
spread and at once thoroughly COM
pacted by ramming until free mortar
appears upon the surface. The whole
operation of mixing and laying each
batch will be performed as expeditions
ly as possible with the use of suffi
cient number of skilled men.
SIZE OF STONE.
The fragments of crushed or broken
stone, gravel or Stag shall measure not