The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-07
AN ORDIN ANCE.

Regulating the construction of cement side
walks alley and street crossings and cutters
in the City of Miller.
Belt ordained by the City Council OF Miller,
South Dakota:
Section /. By sand is meant clean sharp
sand, reasonably free from loan or clay and
Screened from pebbles.
Section. 2. BY cement is meant a natural
hydrolic cement OF a quality which will stand
the following tests;
The cement shall stand a minimum ten
sile strain of eighty pounds to one square
section. Neat briquettes one hour ia air and
twenty four hours in water.
All cement to be received from the works
in unbroken packages branded with the name
and maker Samples for testing shall be
furnished in such a manner and at such times
as may be required BY the street commission
err. The cement shall be equal in quality TO
the best Yulcanite, SaylOr. Empire or Alpha
brands OF Portland cement.
Section. 3, The foundations for sidewalks
driyeways, alley anc street crossings shall
consist of coarse gravel, broken stone or
loan to be Thoroughly tamped to a uniform
grade.
alley and street crossings shall consist Of
one part of cement and six parts of sand
screened or unscreeneb, mixed while dry,
then wet sufficiently to make it of the proper
consistency and thoroughly mixed again.
hoated aud tamped to a uniform grade.
The wearing surface of sidewalks, drive
ways, cutters and alley and street crossings
shall consist OF one part cement and one
part sand, to be thoroughly mixed while dry.
then wet sufficiently TO make 1t of the proper
consistency and thoroughly mixed again
The morter shall then be spread evenly on
the bed before any set can occur In the NOR
ter, and befor the bed can become drv. As
soon as spread, the entire surface shall be
thoroughly floated and tamped to an even
surface at q Uniform grade set by the City
Engineer.
Sec. 4. Curbs are to consist OF one part of
cement and three parts of screened sand
thoroughly mixed ~he; dry, then wet SUI
%tciently TO make it OF the properc consistency.
and then thoroughly mixed again.
Sec. 5. The bed OF cement shall
conList of a layer three inches deep and the
wearing surface shall consist OF u LAYER one
inch In thickness.
The sidewalks shall be cut in blocks of such
size as shall be Determined by the Street Com
missioner.
The bed OF all alley crossings and driveways
shall consist uf n layer three inches deep.
The wearing surface shall consist of a layer
one inch thick. There shall he cut IN the sur
face OF the driveway or alley crossings.
grooves parallel with the street one quarter
OF an inch wide at the bottom and one half
inch wide ut the top three eights Of an inch
deep and for inches apart.
The bed OF all street crossings shall consist
OF a layer four inches thick; the wearing sur
face shall consist OF IA layer Que and o,le-half
inches thick, To conform to the line form and
grade furnished and SET by the City Engineer.
The foundation. bed. and wearing surface
of all cutters sh all be of the same thickness,
material and proportions as the foundation.
bed and wearing surface of street crossings
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furnished and sect by the City Engineer.
Crrbs shall be eighteen inches deep and six
inches thick. Frames shall be set at the
places designated by the City Engineer; the
morter shall then be thoroughly tanped In
the frames to the grade and line set by the
City Engineer for the curb line.
Sec. q. the sidewalks. driveways, streets
aud alley crossings, curbs ana cutters while
be- ing laid and constructed shall be protected
by the contractor from injury by rain or
frost and shall not be open for travel until
per mission Is obtained from the street Com
missioner. And any person why shall walk
or drive on any OF the sidewalks, alley or
street crossings, d~riveways. GURUS and gut
ters. OR do any damage to the same before
ther are open for travel shalt upon convic-
tlon thereof before the police Justice OF the
City of Miller be subject to a line OF not less
than Ave and not more than twenty-five dol
lars and costs OF prosecution.
Sec. z. All materials used and workman
ship employed In the building Of cement side-
walks, drivewavs, street and alley crossings,
curbs or cutters shall conform to the fore
eaing specification and be approved by the
st'eet commissioners.
See. 3 1t shall be the duty of the Street
Commissioners To have general supervision 81
lie construction OF Sidewalks, driyeways,
street aud alley crossings and cutters and TO
see that the work Is done according To the
foregoing specifications.
see. 8. Twenty -four hours before m
Ing the construction OF any cement side;
walk alley or street crossing, driyeways,
curbs 0rgutters, the street commissioners shall
he notified Of the time and place whore such
WORK viii he done. said street Com mission
er VIII tilereupon direct the City Engineer 10
lines OF the curb, street or alley
Crossing y which work 10 abuIt to begin.
As soon an said survey has been made By