Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-07-31

direct. The contractor will not be al
lowed to obstruct private driveways or
approaches or to dig up or occupy the
street by material more than is abso-
| lutely necessary for the prosecution of
work, special care being taken to incon-
venience the public as little as possible.
When the construction of any piece
of work is begun it shall be fully COM
pleted before the force is removed; il
case this is not done the Sidewalk Com
mittee and their authorized representa-
tive shall have the work done and dou-
| BILE the expense thereof shall be charged
to the contractor and no certificates shall
be issued until such charge is paid.
| If any overseer or workman employed
| by the contractor shall be declared by
the Sidewalk Committee or their author
| lied representative to be unfaithful or
incompetent, or shall refuse to obey the
instructions of the inspector, the con-
/ tractor shall forthwith discharge such
person and not again employ him on
any part of the work. The contractor
will be held responsible for all injury
done to the work in any way until it is
accepted and measured by the Sidewalk
Committee and their authorized repre-
sentative. Cement bags. barrels and
packages not branded with the name of
the maker will not be received. The
contractor will be required to give forty
| eight hours notice to the Sidewalk Com
mittee and their authorized representa-
| tive of all Instructions in the sidewalk,
| i. e., % water stop boxes above o. be-
low grade; (2) all poles inside the side
! walk line; 81 all lamp posts inside the
| sidewalk line; az all trees inside the
sidewalk line.
The decision of the Sidewalk Commit
,, tee and their authorized representative
as to the manner in which the walk
shall be executed and the quality of ma
teral shall be final and conclusive The
contractor shall have charge and be re-
sponsible for the entire work until its
completion and acceptance.
The contractor shall at all times
either be on the work himself or have
competent foreman there, who must
have full power, and to whom orders, in
structions and directions may be given
All work while in progress must be
protected by the contractor against in
jury from rain, sun. frost or other cause
Repeated and willful violation of any
of these specifications or orders of the
Sidewalk Committee or their authorized
representative shall be sufficient cause
for the annulment of any contract or
any bonds or permits by the Sidewalk
Committee and their authorized repHe-
sentative. The contractor shall be grant
ed the use of one third of the street for
the purpose of placing material thereon,
but in no case shall the gutter be OBJ
structed in any manner.
The contractor shall put up and main
| tain redlights at night along the work.
and on any material he may have in
| the street. and he will be held respon-
sibe for all damages that may result
in consequence of his failure so to do.
| The inner line of the sidewalk shall
be on the property line and shall be
| true and straight line, and the other line
shall be specified distance from the
inner line and true and straight line.
| Where any walk shall abut the curb
on any street or alley a pine plank !
inch by six inches and six feet long
shall be placed on edge next the curb
and the walk shall abut this plank.
All ordinances of the City of Deocrah,
dealing with tie laying of sidewalks
shall be made a part of these specifica-
tions.
The foregoing specifications were duly
adopted and approved by the City Coun-
ell at an adjourned meeting held July
22nd, 1907.
F. w. DAUBNEY, Mayor.
F. NJ. HUGHES. City Clerk.