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

the sewer. The trench must in all cases
be filled to the proper grade and in I'm
improved streets due allowance must be
made for shrinkage.
a. Laying Pipes-Where pipe sewers
are laid special care must be used. The
earth must be carefully laid in so as not
to disturb the pipes and ,amped and
rammed under them with proper eools.
The trench must be filled in layers and
the layers for the first nine (Q) inches
must be carefully thrown in with shov-
els In case of rock excavation, the earth
must be provided for filing
2s Material-Material excavated shall
be rehlled but filing for at least eighteen
(ISI inches above the top of pipe shall
be free from stone.
q. Removal of SurDluS-The CON
tractor shall remove all surface earth.
stone, from the ground as the work is
completed to such place within 1900 feet
from the line OF the work as the engl-
neer shall direct If the contractor fails
to remove the surfoce material within
tWcntvfOur hours after written HOtihca-
tion delivered 20 him or 20 his agent it
will be removed by order of The engi-
,
p. Deficiency of Materiai-Shouid
there be deficiency Of material for ee-
filing the contractor will be required 20
furnish same at his own expense. IN AL
cases the streets shalt be filed 20 A1e
same height as previously existed dan-
less directed otherwise
EMBANKMEST
% Covering SewerS-Al1 se~dss and
foundations shall be covered with cot
less than three feet Of earth az aNy point
In case there is not sufficient easSa. @on
tractor must provide same.
FUNCTIONS.
20. Catci1-basin Junctions-AH 3anss
or branches must have oropee socket
at the outer end. and be que in as ahe
engineer may direct
MANHOLES OR SHAFTS.
30. Location-Manholes shall be con-
structed at such points as shown on the
plans Or as the engineer may direct, and
shall be constructed of brick masonry
equal in all respects to that provided for
in these specifications. The price bid for
manholes is to include the cost of the
cast iron cover and the sewer included
| within the manhole
How Constructed-They shalt in all
cases be built on properly constructed
forms, and according to drawings now
on file in the engineers department.
CATCH-BASINS OR INLETS.
81. Location, Plans-Catch-basi or
inlets must be built by plan shown of
| the work. or at such places as the eng1-
neer may designate, and in accordance
with drawings on file in the engineer
department and connected with sewers
b. stoneware ~ipes as shown. The cost
of resetting curb or gutter tagging or
repaving streets deemed necessary by the
engineer adjacent to the catch-basins
| must be included in price bid for catch
basins and inlets
! CASTINGS.
g. Cast iron covers, traps and frames
OF the form and dimensions shown on
drawings on file in the Office OF the en-
girleer's department or of such other
form as may be approved BY him are to
be furnished and set in place by the con-
tractor and the cost OF same must be
included in the price bid for manholes,
inlets and catch-basins complete.
REPAIRING AND REMODELING.
! 80. Curbs. ect.. to be replaced-The
| contractor will be required to regrade
or repave as the case may require the
streets and ALLEYS broken up in carrying
| out this contract: also to replace all
| curb stones, crossings or sidewalks that
| NAV have been displaced. The price bid
| per linear foot for each class Of sewer
to include the cost of such repaving.
| All extra and additional material re-
| ~uired in repaving the trenches as they
originally were must be furnished by
the contractor without conversation
| The first repaving of trenches must be
completed within twenty days, if in the
opinion of the engineer the weather per-
n1its, and must be kept in repair during
| the progress of the work. In repav1ng,
the materials and work must conform to
the general city specification for the re-
spective kinds of paving.
~ A. 1t is expressly agreed and I'M
| derstood that if any part of these specl-
hcations shall appear obscure the inter-
probation of the engineer shall be ac-
eepted as final.
| GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS,
| 81. All sewers and their appurtenances
shall be constructed as described and
of the dimensions shown on the plans
and specifications. ..
1 s.
ments of any kind will be allowed in
measuring the work under this specif-
cation. but the actual length, area, solid
contents or number shall only be con-
sidered and the length shall be meas
ured on the center lines of the work
whether straight or curved. No extras
of any kind will be allowed unless Or
dered in writing by the city council.
90. The whole Of the labor and ma
teriaIs of every description necessary to
carry out and complete the work shall
be furnished by the contractor at his
own expense, and the whole of said
work must be executed to the full salts
faction OF the engineer.
81. All materials shall be subject to
the inspection of the engineer before be-
in~ used and if condemned, be removed
at once at the contractors expense. In
case the contractor shall neglect Or re-
fuse after written notice, to remove or
replace said rejected material, it shall