The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-05-23

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walks Within Certain Limits 81 TIT
City Of Roswell and Prescribin.
specifications Thereof.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSWELL:
Section THAT all sidewalks here
after constructed within the City Of
Roswell between Las Vegas and
Tenth streets and between Crane
and Kentucky avenues. shall be built
of cement and according to the speci
fications prescribed in Section 3 OF
this ordinance.
Section 2.-The building of all ce.
ment sidewalks shall be under the
direction and control of the City En-.
gineer.
hereafter built shall be of the follow
ing widths: ten feet on Main street.
eight feet on all cross streets be-
tween Grand and Richardson ave-
nues. six feet on all streets and ave-
nues eighty feet wide or more, and
five feet on all other streets and ave-
nues. The outside line of all eight
and six foot walks t be eight feet
from lot lines. and of all five foot
walks six feet from lot lines. except
the north side of Third street which
shall remain as heretofore fixed.
Such walks shall be built according
to the following specifications:
% Stakes shall be set by the direc-
ton of the City Engineer to define
the line of one edge of the walk
with a grade mark thereon to in
dictate the top of the walk at said
line. The %transverse slope of the
walk shall be one-eighth Ck) of
an inch per foot and shall be de-
termined by such means as said En-
gineer shall direct.
GU The sidewalk shall be graded to
a width designated by said Engin-
eer for the entire length. including
all wings and curvings, on a well
packed sub-grade which shall be
satisfactory to said Engineer and
must first be inspected and accep-
ted by him.
CD Upon this sub-grade a pavement
of the following description shall
be placed: The pavement shall con-
sist of a foundation of gravel three
inches deep, a layer of Portland
cement concrete not less than
three inches deep, both well ram
med and compacted, and a wearing
surface of Portland cement mortar
one inch thick, except that on Main
street the first course of gravel
shall he not less than six inches
deep.
Cd All materials used shall be of
good quality and must be inspected
and approved by the City Engineer;
the gravel used in the foundation
shall be Of such size that the larg-
. est dimension of any piece shall
not exceed three inches, and of the
gravel used for concrete shall not
exceed 1k inches. and the sand
used shall be of the best quality,
sharp and clean and free from lust
loan and other foreign matter. as
must also be the gravel used.
60 The cement used shall be Port
and cement of good quality.
60 The water used shall be fresh
and free from earth. dirt or sewage.
Cd The concrete shall consist of one
part in volume Of Portland cement.
three parts sand and four parts
gravel.
80 The cement and sand In the spe-
Gifted proportions shall be thorough
ly mixed dry In a tight box or OF
a platform with shovels or hoes
until no streaks are visible; water
shall then be added in sufficient
quantity to produce a mortar OF
the desired consistency, and the
whole thoroughly mixed until a no
mogenous mass is produced.
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