The Grenada sentinel., 1907-03-30
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS,
For Working the Public Road.
Of Grenada County BY
Contract.

l.. That all first class public roads of Gre
Inada County, shall be worked and ke Ut OPEN
Ito width OF twenty feet. and that the rOad
|bed of all first class roads shall not be less
than 20 feet wide, between the drain bitches
lat the top OF said bitches.
2. That all second class public roads of
said Grenada County shall be worked and
kept open to width OF IS feet and that the
road bed OF all second class roads shall not
Ibe less than 10 feet; between the drain ditch
les at the top OF said bitches.
3. That all first class roads shall be raised!
lin the center not less than Q inches, nor more
than II inches and sloped to the bitches orr
sides SO as to attain the most perfect drain-
Iage.
| 4. That all second class roads shall bel
raised in the center not less than inches,
mot more than 10 inches and sloped to the,
IditcheS or sides so as to attaiL the most peri
fleet drainage.
5. That all bitches on the sides OF I'll roads, !
Ishall be well kept open and OF Sufficient siZe'
|and proper fall TO drain the road bed thor
Ioughly. Said bitches whenever they caveI
BOr washont 80 as to endanger the road bed J
shall be filled with brush or earth or both,
$50 as TO prevent any damage to the road bed ;.
o. That all road beds in swamps, creek'
bottoms or low places shall be elevated to a
sufficient heighth and have bitches OF suffi- \
cent depth to drain the same.
Z. That all dead timber within Is feet of
1.-THE center Of any road and ali overhanging,
limbs not over 10 feet above any road shall,
|be cut during the first working and removed
|all trees that obstruct said road beds underI
|the direction OF the Supervisors Of their re )
Ispective districts.
s. That all trees or other distractions in|
|any road shall be removed within one week.
lafter the same shall fall or be placed in the|
|road.
0. That where necessary. In the opinion of
Ithe Board OF Supervisors. culvcrts of suffi \
lcient size shall be put in by the contractor
land the contractor shall also put I'm all
bridges 30 the entire satisfaction OF the|
board OF supervisors which do not exceed 0ftI
lin length, and keep the floors OF all brdgesI
ION his road repaired. The county shall fur
|nish all lumber and nails necessary for all
work under this section, all hanlng shall bel
done by contractor.
10. That all bitches on the road sides orl
for the purpose OF draining the road bed !:
shall be turned from, the road at every!
possible place where the Supervisor of the!
district or commissioner shall term ii prac-
|ticable
II. That all holes and washouts shall bel
|flled or repaired within one week fter thel
same shall occur.
H. The contractor shall at adj times keep!
|his roads in good repair, and tit for travel
|and shall not permit nor suffer the same toI
|be obstructed from any cause whatever eX-
|ceeding one week, should the contractor
permit any road to be Obstructed for Overt
one week. the Supervisor OF the district
|may have the obstruction removed and the|
Expense thereof shall be charged to thel
codtractor.
49, In cases where the toad bed and right
|Of way Is In danger OF being destroyed byI
caves or wash-Outs, the meaaber for the
district shall direct the contractor TO protect
the same and to build such dams and break
waters as in his judgement may be necessary
for this purpose, when so directed, 1t shall
be the duty of the contractor to imme-
diately perform this work and the count,
shall furnish the lumber and nails wher,
IA That all drifts shall be kept from al
bridges and abuttments to all bridges shall
oe kept In first class condition by the con
15 That within 8 months after they ar,
furnished at Grenada, all mile posts and
guide boards required by law shall he er
ected by the contractor.
is, That all embankmehts shall be cut
down when necessary TO make the road tht
required width.
II. That all bitches and gullies shall b,
hlled when necessary to make the road tn,
required width.
1s. That all timbers for mile posts. guild,
bonds. culverts and bridges shall be fur
nished by the county.
10. Should the contractor allow any par,
)f the public roads to remain unfit 70,
pnDl1c travel exceeding ten days after ht
has been notified by the Supervisor of his :
district, there shall be deducted s25 from hi>E
illowence for that quarter aud for the nex =
90 That all contracts for working the
public roads in said county shall be lei
for q term OF two or four years and shdll
be let out as the law directs.
81. That all roads shall be placed I'm con-
1ition required by these plans and speci-
fcations between the 1st Monday, of Apri
and the 1st Monday OF October Of eache
year during the existence of the contract
for working the same, and shall be kept
N first class condition during the whole
period for which the contract is made.
D. The contractors shall be paid in war
rants drawn on Grenada county on the lst
Monday OF July 1907. for the work.done dur
ng the first quarter of the years work under
their contract, and shall be paid quarterly
hereafter But no contractor shall be paid
my SIM for working the public roads un-
I'll the supervisor OF that district shall
make report in writing, stating in said
'eport that the work done by the contractor
Turing the previous quarter is satisfactory e
md shall recommend in said report pay-H
nent for same =
q. Special and detailed plans specifica- p
ions for work to be done on the roads
which said work is to be done. togetherH
With the work necessary to bring said roads&
I'D to the requirement of the aforesaid plansE
md specifications asabOve set fourth, WILLIE
,e furnished by the ounty. u