St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-08-14
ORDINANCE NO. 1872
An Ordinance Regulating the
Improvement of Streets
in the City of st. Johns,
Oregon, by Macadamiz-
ing or Graveling Same.

Section !. Whenever a street is to be
improved by macadamizing the same 1t
shall be done In the following manner
when macadamized without sand binders:
GRADING.
The roadway shall be graded down to
subgrade as given by the city engineer;
said subgradc shall be not less than six
nor more than twelve inches below the
finished surface OF the street at the CEN
ter of the street.
Care must be taken to preserve the
proper crown. All soft or spongy places
not affording a firm foundation shall be
dug out and reflled with good earth,
gravel or macadam, well rammed In
place.
The entire roadbed shall be thorough
ly rolled and conpacted with the city
steam roller 20 the satisfaction of the
city engineer.
All indentions or sunken places made
during the process of rolling shall be
filled with the material Of which such
foundation is composed while rolling.
Such rolling shall be completed in
sections of at least one block and shall
be tested aud accepted by the city engi-
ncer before any material for the pave
mcnt Is placed thereon.
ON the bed thus prepared shall be
spread the rock for the first course, OF
such thickness as To give q depth OF one
half an inch below the finished surface
Of the street after being thoroughly COM
pactcd by rolling with the city steam
roller, or by ramming IN such places as
the roller cannot reach.
The city will furnish a steam roller
weighing not less than ten tons to do the
rolling aud all rolling shall be done
with the city steam roller where practi'
cable.
Rolling shall be continued until the
street II rolled 10 the satisfaction OF the
city engineer.
The size Of the rock used In the first
course shall not be larger than Ia
inches IN largest diameter, nor smaller
than "a inch Ia diameter.
Any stone larger than this will bc re-
jcctcd, aud must either be removed from
the street or rebfokcn tu the proper size
10y the contractor.
The top or finishing course will be
composed Of finer PARTICLES Of stone, OBJ
tanned by screening the stone Tor the
lower course.
The material for the top course will be
spread upon the lower course IN unit
form layer, aud after being wet will be
thoroughly rolled with the city roller, to
the satisfaction OF the city engineer
Before the top or finishing course II
put on, the lower course must bc tested
aud accepted by the city engineer.
Rock for the street shall bc hard,
sound, dark colorcd basalt rock, or rock
equally ~ good.
MACADAM WITH SAND BINDER
Section .. When the street is 10 be
with sand binder II shall
be done as follows:
GRADING.
The roadway shall he graded down To
the suhgrade ~ given 10y the city cngi-
neer; said subgrade shall be not less than
six nor more than twelve inches below
the finished surface OF the street at the
center oi the street,
Care must be taken 10 preserve the
proper crown. All soft or spongy
places not aliorling firm foundation
shall be- dug ont aud rctilled with good
earth, gravel or macadam well rammed
IN place.
The entire roadbed shall be thorough,
~ rolled AMI compacled Ia the satisiae'
lion oi TIE city engineer,
All indentations aud sunkcn places
made during the process of rolling shall
be tllcd with the material OF which |
such foundation Is composed while
rolling.
Such rolling shall he completed In
sections of AT least one block, and shall
be tested aud accepted by the city engi-
lecr before any material Tor the pave
ncnt II placed thereon,
ON the foundation thus prepared shall
ic spread the rock Tor the first course,
which shall he four inches in depth after
,eiug rolled, and after being filled with
nough sand 10 fill the voids OF the rock
hall alternately be thoroughly rolled
ud spfinklyd to the satisfaction ot the
lty engineer. The second course shall
'c iour inches in depth at the center of
he street and two inches in depth at the
uTb, aud shall be covered with sufficient
and to an the voids, and shall he thor
ughly ,prinkled aud rolled the same as
he htst course The final course shall
'c oi such depth As to give total thick
less Ia the street and when completed OF
Wel,e inches IN the center and eight
nches AT the curhs, and shall be spread,
oyercd with sand, rolled and sprinkled
he same as the preceding courses.
II necyss any to thoroughly bind the
1p course, a layer of clay or other ac-
cptahle binding material shall he spread
u the surface of the street during the !
rocess oi rolling.
All rolling shall be done with the city
.eam roller N here practicable,
The rock used in all courses shall be
rusher run oi rock, not larger than
, inches I'm greatest diameter. II shall
e hard, sound, dark coloTed basalt
lck, OF rock equally as good.
GRAVEL. IMPROVEMENTS.
Section B, When the street is to be
approved 10y graVeling the same, II shall r
6 done in the following manner;
The roadway shall be graded down to
le subgrade, as given by the city engi-
Ger Said subgrade shall be not less
nan six nor more than twelve inches
Glow the finished surface of the street
the ccntcr of the street.
Care must be taken to preserve the I
roper crown, All soft OF spongy places
u ailoIdlng a arm foundation shall be ;
ig out and reflled with good earth or II
-aNNl, well rammed in place.
The entire roadbed shall be thorough q
rolled and compacted with the city !
cam roller, To the satisfaction of the u
~ engineer, g
All fluctuations or sunken places made o
lrng the process of rolling shall be fill j
with the material of which such foun-
,tion is composed while rolling,
Such rolling shall be completed in
ctions of al least one block and shall p
tested and accepted by the city engi-
er before any material for pavement is -
iCed thereon.
On the bed thus prepared shall be 81
read the rock for the first course, Of n,
'h thickness as to give depth OF one
n An inch heloN the finished Snrfaca hS