The Cairo bulletin., 1906-04-16

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ceeding one-third O.3) bushel thereof
! together with a like amount of cement
! shall be placed in box and mixed
! dry until the mass assumes an ever
and unbroken shade and then water
shall be added so as to form a liquid OF
! the consistency of thin cream From
! the time the water l. applied until the
| last drop II removed and tloated into
the Joints of the brick pavement the
grouJ shall be kept in constant motion
The mixture shall be removed from
The box TO the street surface with a
scoop shovel, The same being all the
while stirred In the box as The same
Is being thus emptied, and from the
moment il touches the bricks it shall
be thoroughly swept into the joints CT
creYices. The work of filing should
thus be carried forward in line, three
so OF such boxes az above described
beiag used until an advance Of from
fifteen (l51 TO twenty (20) yards has
been made, when the same force and
appliances shall he turned back and
cover the same surface again in like
manner except that The mixture Of
the second Goa may be slightly thicker
than The first This process shall be
continued until all of the spaces be-
tween the bricks are thoroughly fill
ed.
After the joints are all fash with
on filled 10 the top OF The brick and
sufficient time for evaporation has
been allowed 50 that a coating OF sand
viii nor absorb any Of the mixture,
one-half ~ inch in thickness Of and
shall be spread over the whole sur
face aud in case the work is sub.
jected 10 a hot summer sun, an occa-
sional sprinkling. sufficient 10 dampen
he sand should follow for two or three
days rhe geouting thus finished mus
absolutely free from disturb
lace or traffic of any kind for a period
Of seven % days
Section / , The finished sub grade, |
he concrete foundation. the sand
cushion and the brick paving thereon
shan be parallel to each other and |
nave The shape and curve above de-
icribed and-the center line of he Top /
md finished surface Of the paving
when completed shall be laid 10 The |
described grades, namely; I
Commencing al the west line Of +
avenue the grade hereof
hall be TWO ~ feet above the grade
established for Twenry-eighth street
,otwecn Commercial avenue and the
vest line II Elm street that is one
- foot below the top surface Of
he stone monument ar the southwest
orner OF Sixth street and Commercial
venue, in said City Of Cairo, ana the
aid grade. from said west line Of
Washington avenue, shall rise for the
istance of three hundred and fifty
$500 feet 10 a distance or hcighth Of
wo and thirty-ole one-hundredtas
3l-1l0l feet above the grade ar said
.est line OF Washington avenue; ana
rom said point three hundred and
fly $500 feet distant from said Wash
lgton avenue the grade shall descend |
Jr the distance Of one hundred and
,rty-siX G4Gl feet. two and one fourth
Pa inches 10 the east line of Hol'
rol avenue. where The grade shall be
ne tll foot above the grade herein Z
enti0ned for said ceUTCT tine Il tire f.
est line Of Washington avenue. ana !
ON thence To the oaSt line Of said {
shJ of way Of said Cleveland, Cincin S
,ti. Chicago & S. Louis Railway s
lmpaay tae grade shall be level and S
e same as that at said corner OF Z
Xyh street and Commercial avenue. S
at is three go feet above the grade c
Tween y-eighth street between Com b
ercie! avenue and the west line Of a
m street s.
Section 49, All materials used m a
@ construction ana completion OF q
i'd improvement as we'll as for the a
id catch basins and manholes as for G.
@ said pavement and curbng shall q
OF The first and best grade and I
ality The cement used throughout il
id work shall be OF The best grade Fl
d quality of hydraulic cement and u
the kind and description generally Il
own and called American Portland q
ment' u shall be at all times IL
liect 10 such inspection and test al
tensile strength and other qualities b
d propertie. as the Board Of Local Sc
proyements of the City Of Cairo or
; City Engineer cf said CRY shall 10
q ia proper to make IN
The bricks SHAH oe straight. regu- tn
in size and shape. and free from TO
W and cracks They shall NOT be In
s than 2tsx4xS nor more than III
NlN9 inches They shall be express te
made for paving purposes and shall eli
harl and tough and thoroughly VII ca
ed. and must not absorb more than th
r. per cent II their seight IN water "a
ar hciug broken and Immersed for gu
ty-eicht ttSl hours. when desired OF
the said Board OF Local Improve ca
ants or by The City Engineer OF the OF
P. The bricks shall be submitted 10 q Ia
Of one 90 hour in the National in
RS Manufacturers Association M
ndard Rather and under conditions Nv
-cribcd hy that as ociafion. and IL sal
loss by abrasion during such test az
aag- ff-auHr tay4 noe o.rf 1f tho egT