Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-06-21
fAsiSG PLANS ADop1ro
the Paving of East st'st'''s'sIos' sta,s to- for

"'lng Of East State s.' 's for
At a special meetipv
council last night reso,n,, :, '0s slb
speclhcations peer for the pavlnS Oas !. sd
street street between the ives, - !, q s'sts
TweIfth street street and the west ns Is. :. +
The specifications pror,s
grade grade be, be changed and he 'N.. iA'
paved with Warren's bltu,,,s,. e street
pro proof pavement. full width ",s S.' water
'ne curbs with full intersec,,0s'Ss Os'Sssn
cept oeptoa s. strip seven feet wide 'p' 7 e. 2.
center OF the roadway which ~, = 'as
occupied by the Port,ons VIII be
81 a,ec'rlc railway. Concrete cu,S, 4.la, "a,
De constructed along ths ~ viii
where Ter no concrete curbs now '.s't .,'N.
Inc estimated cost of the imn. s.S''
ment was placed at sst tsss,e O'e'
wnlcn amount will be assessed to ~
owners of the property ad,..' = 'ae
ehe street. The city recorder ~
instructed to give ten davs, y"
through some local paper o, ~ asa's m
posed Improvement. p'0'
Contractor Van Patton wac 49,.
ent' and being requested to sds.ss.
the council on the proposed ImOrov. =
ment to the large 2O,OOO-gallon ~.
tern on State street, suggested A..
since 1t was impossible to get hr,.s
with which to make the necess.rv :.
pairs, the cistern be repaired with -
inforced concrete. Mr.. Van PATTI.
Will submit specifications for ,Aa
work at the next meeting Of ,hs
council. The committee on Are ana
water has made an effort 10 h.va
bids submitted for this work bu,
owing to the contractors all heinz
busy, no bids have been sent in.
A letter written by Manager RolHn
K. Page was read before the council
setting forth the attitude Of the
Portland General Electric Companv
In reference to the proposed improve
ments in paving. The suggestions
made are:
"First-That the rails required
should be "T" rails not less than six
inches in depth and weighing not
less than 60 pounds per yard, aia
on ties six inches in depth, eight
inches in width and seven feet IN
and spaced not more than is
inches apart; ties TO be laid on six
inches of gravel or crushed rock bal
last. well tamped under the ties
"Second-The street to be paved
for the width between rails and for
a width of IL inches outside Of each
rail, with either vitrihed brick or
stone block paving, at the option OF
he railway company, laid In a true
and workmanlike' manner, on bed
Or foundation OF fine crushed rock
DR. gravel, well tamped or compacted
before the paving is laid.
"Third-If stone blocks are used
hey are to be OF the best quality Of
hard, sound basalt rock, three 70
our inches In width and from hye to
light inches long, and from -four ana
/ half TO FIVE and a half inches In
lepth, provided that all the blocks
n each row must be the same wld'h'
rhe standard blocks will be consld-
red to be three and half inches
vide, seven inches long and four ahd
half inches deep. The bottom OF
he blocks must be parallel with the
op, and may be smaller by an
mount equal to one-eighth oI 'n'
width of the top. Blocks shaii "
roperly cut to allow a hange way
or the wheels. and shall be tampsa
o an even surface after being laia'
"Fourth-If vitrified bricks arc
sed they shall be of good auallV
nd laid to a true surface. BT'eA.
D be in the neighborhood OF two aau
fourth inches in width, four 'hen~
, depth and eight inches In lens'n.
, be well yitrifed and to nave
rushing strength of 5000 POUNDS y
ne square inch. and to have a ''s,.' -,.
nging sound when struck ni''
hall be properly cut or moiosD =
low a fiange way for the ~Dse
nd shall be tamped TO an even ~