The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-24


, and one (i) part Of clean sand. shal
be introduced therein, and such gas
) ket shall be Of one piece of sufflclen
! length 10 reach entirely around III
. pipe and OF sufficient thickness Il
bring the bottoms OF the two pipes 4
tho same level. No joint shall be &c
mented until the gasket of the mex
two joints in advance are properly in
serted. Special care must be taken L
FIJI with mortar the annuar space a
the bottoms and sides as well as nj
the tops of the joints. After such
space has been filled, the cement hay
ing been compacted with wooden or
iron calking tool, neat finish shall
be given to the Joint by the further
application of similar mortar TO the
/ face Of the hubs. so as to form con
tinuous and even beyeled surface from
the exterior OF the hub TO the exterior
OF the spigot all around. As soon as
! the cement of any joint has been com
pacted. the bell hole under the hub
must be carefully and compactly fill
ed with sand or fine earth so as TO
hold the exterior mortar finish of said
joints securely in its place. The refill
ing shall then be carried half way up
the sides Of the entire length OF pipe
with selected earth and compacted
with a proper tamping tool While
the pipe is being laid in each section
~ t,,.la ~ har
nent openings light from the remote
end OF the section shall remain con
stantly in view.
Section 4. On both sides of the
sewer and as near the center line of
each lot or parcel Of land Of the width
81 twenty five (25) feet there shall be
Y branches, Of six Co inches diam
eter, laid or turned 10 an angle OF
fCrtytiye f45l degrees TO receive the |
six tGl inch house connections herein |
after provided for and said house |
come tions shall be securely closed /
A. the lot line with an ealthenware
zap set In cement mortar except
where the lt owner OF proprietor de
iires to conaee, his house or drain
pipes Herewith al once The exact
ocation Of all branches shall be
arefully ascertained by the city en-
,ineer of The city. or some other com
,etent person. designated or appoint,
d by the city council before the con
ealment Of the said branches by back
fling BY accurate measurement from
he center Of the manhole next below
q the same line of pipe so that a true
nd exact record may be preserved
81 future use, and no branch shall {
e covered or concealed before its ex
CT location has been noted and re
lfded. I
Section ). The sewer trench shall c
! carefully filled, rammed and lamp Q
in uniform layers of suitable earth +
: other suitable materials Of nor ex G
,eding twelve 12) inches in thick Z
ass; and in doing the back filling y
ire must be taken to fill in and COM 5
let the earth around the body of the u
swer pipe before beginning with the t
gelye (l2) inch layers, which are to a
} rammed and tamped. i'm the doing &
which neii her the sewer pipe nor
q line of the sewer must be In any h
Sc injured or disturbed. and the n
rect surface above the sewer shall II
made firm and solid and altogether B
table to receive street paving when 81
er the same shall be ordered. In
Section G. The work shall be car 81
a on and fully completed in sec it
ms Of not exceeding two hundred III
D0) feel at a time and the back us
ing must be finished complete up 81
within one hundred Q00) feet of n
e completed pipe laying; and if n
y part or section is left uncom- 81
ted. it shall be carefully and fully q,
1tected by proper barriers and at in
ght time also by suitable red al
hts. NJ
Manhoies. II
Section Z. There shah be three *
} brick manholes in the said hi
zion street sewer. one % at each vi
d thereof and one "a in the center Il
the block There shall be nine q,
} brick manholes in the said Center G,
'eet sewer, one Ql at each street ll
.ersection and one % IN the center =
each block and one % al a point D
enty-six (2G) feet east Of the east d
e OF Cedar street. There shall be Il
wen IN brick manholes In the q
Id Twenty-frst street sewer. one tn
each street intersection one % in -,
e center Of each block. except the
ok between Sycamore street and II
ashington avenue All Of said man d.
les shall be built to the grade If =
P said streets and the bottom there Il
shall be on a level with the bot IL
ms Of he sewers inside All Of the 81
ID manhOes shall be constructed a. A
lows. The walls Of the same shall p
insist Of two 90 courses Of hard r.
rned brick laid fiat and In cement M
,rtar, composed of one CD part OF l,
rtland cement and three CD par ~
clean sand They shall be Of -four m
feet diameter at the bottom and "a
crease or taper TO two 90 feet r.
Imeter al the top and be built or Ia
OF two 90 courses Of hard RI,
rned sewer brick. laid in the same g :
ID Of mortar and the bottoms and %