The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-31
-r,sENT, OF PAVEMENT TO BE
Ilsfs1sIaon nv CONTRACTOR

sss~ f1r five years OH -. -
5 $. except as hereinafter pro-
LETTING.
ao,tra ctor shall not let or trans
2. ~ Sas contract or any part thereof ex-
&3}H t1, -. nonsent of the city council ex-
4 .sssed by ordinance:
!s,s~rpPRETATIoN OF sPEc1F1cA-
80 TIONS.
EXPRESSLY agreed and under
.ass shaf il any part Of the specifications
sa,,aar obscure the Interpretation of
al .s s,, shall be accepted as fnol.
s1 s's PAVING WITH BRICK.
L rsa,,ndation. The earth foundation
81 - raae will be brought to an even
wv - naralIel with the grade proposed
-. - 70 venent, by making the neces-
w PATTON or embankment and the
- IS ss;rt or any other material Cor any
a ss 8 1.,otterials, rock, gravel or lumber)
gnss srcavation shall belong to the city
~ IS deliyered at any point within 1900
L !. ram limits of contract as may be
ss.safed by the engineer and improve
4 IA committee. =.
=! ssst - spongy earth, or other material
"a ssarding a firm foundation. will be
ss.sad. and the space filled with sound
.|s.ss a other material broken as speci-
n IS concrete, which shall be solidi-
& "a 81 ramn1ing or rol ing as hereinafter
sf6siied. ..--. =
se sub-grade surface will be compact
. y IS rolling with a roller operated by
s. 81 60 81 ,,ovUer. which will give a weight
! sz.ess.,re If not less than 200 pounds per
& SIS III snch If roller Any portion not ac-
sz<st1s ~ the roller shall be thoroughly
Tsrtea by ramming. When the rolling
{ = q INNING shall be done the surface
ia Il II true and smooth and eight inches
So ne depth of brick used below the
snspd finished surface for the pave
CONCRETE.
5 = r1nnn the foundation as above pre-
81 will be laid bed Of cement con-
-. IL inches in thickness to be COM
,.<4a by measure as follows:
IN parf cement, three parts sharp
aasH reasonably clear from loan,
5 zS aetc.. said reasonable cleanness,
ss ID be determined by city engineer
;ssa Improvement committee, and six
sSsax clean. broken, dust-cleared stone,
7sslez1a washed gravel, Or clean dust
z;ssened Stag. The cement and sand
s II thoroughly mixed together dry,
u Shich only a sufficient amount of |
zs{er will be added to produce a NOR |
s5zf ~ proper consistence when thor
|zdSRlv mixed. In to this fresh mortar |
~ stene or gravel or Stag, wet, but |
;sfattaing no water in the heap, will |
S1yed. Each batch of concrete will |
fhoroughly mixed, the mixing to be |
xfaaed on the board until each piece |
B slere, gravel or Stag is completely |
tied with mortar; it will then be |
sEseed and at once thoroughly COM
Eled BY ranaming until free mortar |
Ss6Izfs UPON the surface. The whole /
mitch Of mixing and laying each
%J5|6ll Nill be performed as expeditions
II possible with the use of a suffi-
z156IIf humber of skilled men.
SIZE OF STONE.
zIe fragments of crushed or broken
1e, gravel or Stag shall measure not
{e than Q 1-2 incres on their longest
a1eters The upper surface Of the
serefe will be made smooth and ex-
81 parallel with the surface of the
fllknt to be laid, and will be pro-
|331led from the action of the sun and
until set.
CEMENT.
h cement tor the concrete must be
: 5tasaard grade of cement newly
faetured. The cement while in
2&R or upon the work, or while
hauled to the work. shall be
erssg protected and no cement shall
0ssd which. in the opinion OF the
neet has been injured by age or
Qszzres Cement which checks or
when made into parts will not
klaaestes of neat cement one inch
u section must stand a tensile
@ ~ 100 pounds without breaking,
Es expiration of seven days after
nodded the briquettes having
ylersed the last six of these
ffesh water The cement shall &
azaaiire its initial set II less than
minutes and must have ac-
mai set in ten hours.
A this concrete base will be even
! lead q layer of fine, reasonably
~ toafn, dirt and other foreign
said reasonably cleanness, etc.
asternined by city engineer and
sa1enf committee, sharp sand, in
~ nifty as to insure when COM
"a depth of IL inches. to serve
bed for the brick.
Z e prisk shall be specially manu-
s!Azea Tor street paving. Their di-
sIls must be the same throughout
! sssalre work, not less than s nor ,
81 nan ~ inches long, not less than
81 more than 5 inches deep, and !
81 81 ~ man nor more than IL j
zss tnaek They shall be true in J
81 sa1o rectangular in shape, except ,
sae edge angle shall be rounded !
.A-5 ~ rs of an inch. The quail /
81 ae bricks must be uniform in !
, az eFenly burned and free from !.
~ defects. !;
500 specimen brick indicat- ;
3zs KIND the bidder proposes to use .
s I'll AYerk, shall accompany each !
submitted to the council. |
Il tzoposal must also be accompan-
81 written statement from the
1; tAFer OF the bricks represented :
oeelnen submitted, to the eff
! n Prick equal in every respect ]
1*2sz IS specimen and sufficient in /,
Il e complete the work within ]
zzss specified, will be furnished to
: 81 the contract is awarded
Of the specimen brick will 81
tea to the following tests. at Ea
I lase ct the bidder: IL
tol brick will be placed in
% RATHER, selected by the
&. I'D g improvement committee,
q g Ten cast iron brick with /.
ses, weighing six pounds u
any cushioning material
- ne RATHER will then be re- n
"a s!nlTty minutes at a speed of a:
iutsons per minute. The
nl after this test, divided
a