Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-07-22

posed Of one ~ part Portland cement
and two (s) parts sand thoroughly
mixed while dry after which sufficient
clear water shall be added to form q
stiff mortar.
Section 81. By portland Co.
nnent" ts meant, Portland cement Of
q quality which shall pass the follow
ing tests:
The cement shall stand minimum
tensile strain of four hundred (400)
pounds to one ~ square inch section.
Neat briquette one ~ day In air and
six days In water.
The cement shall stand minimum
tensile strain of one hundred and
twenty-five (1s5) pounds to one (:)
square inch section, three ~ parts
sand to one ~ part of cement. Bril-
quette one ~ day in air and six (8)
days in water.
Section 6. The bed for tile side
walks shall consist Of a layer one
inch composed of one ~ part of CO.
ment and three ~ parts sand, the &C.
ment and sand shall be thoroughly
mixed while dry when the mixture
shall be wet sufficiently to make Of
the' proper consistency of the bed for
the blocks, which shall be laid before
the bed sets.
The blocks shall be made eighteen
Q6) inches or twenty -four (24) inches
square In shape and shall be two (2)
inches thick, the upper or wearing
surface of the blocks shall be one half
inch thick and shall be composed Of
one ID part Portland cement and two
~ parts sand, the part of the block
below the wearing surface shall be
composed of one ~ part Portland CO.
ment and four a. parts sand.
The joint Of the blocks must be held
in close con tact with each other and
after being laid, the joints must be
filed by sweeping into them pure
Portland cement until thoroug My
filed.
Section 7. All sidewalks built in
said city shall have one quarter inch
fall per foot, from the property line
to the curbstone or gutter.
Section 8. All work in connection
with the construction or re-construc.
tion Of sidewalks and driveways shall
be done in good and workmanlike
manner, and the material and work.
manship is to be approved by the
Street Commissioner, and also subject
to his inspection.
Section 9. The contractor doine
the work is required to report all OBJ
structions in the sidewalk, wateretor
boxes above grade, and all poles and
signs inside the sidewalk line, to thu
street commissioner, and shall be re-
quired to give and furnish surety
bond in the sum of five hundred dol
lars (500) to the city of Little Falls
to keep all work done by him In gooi
condition and repair for the term o:
three years from the date Of accept
ance of the work by the Street Com
missioner, and any portion of th'
sidewalk or driveway done by hin
that becomes defective by top Goa
or surface becoming loosened from
the bed in any manner by the CT
binary wear and tear shall be removed
and replaced with good new work BY
the contractor at his own expense.
Section 912. The surfaces of al
sidewalk referred to in this ordinance
except brick, must be rough-surfacet
or corrugated.
John Hinter presented a sample o
walk put down for Carl Bolander. I
fulfilled all desires. J. F. McNall!
showed the council, for Nick Adams
q piece Of the top coat taken from .
walk laid for Mrs. NJ. E. Butler
The walk was repaired In one plac'
because the cement in the bags 60
wet in the sacks in heavy storm be
fore being mixed. The piece showed
that the top dressing was all right
It is claimed that the charge mad'
at one time, that some contractor!
were ''skinning'' on the quantity
and quality Of cement, has been com
pletely disproved.
The ouncil adjourned to July 2lst
Chas. Slender, q horse trader, wa