The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-16

80. o@od hy the storm of 1906, and al
;or constructing a roadway from !
81 Larou 10 the National cemetery,
'H - he opened next Thursday, Feb.
a. ~ the Office of the chief quar-
-arrlaster of the department OF the
gulf al Atlanta.
Refreshments inviting proposals
bora been sent out to all bridge
builders. and also plans. and speci-
actions of the bridge and OF the
-,sdwav. The bridge is to be wood
on structure, but substantially built,
ersosoted piling and timbers being
rsed. while the road Is to be OF clay
and gravel. the clay being Of depth
fronl 3 10 8 inches.
The following paragraphs are taken
from the specifications sent out by
me department:
Specifications of Bridge.
description. The work contem-
Mated bv these specifications consists
n furnishing all material and labor
in constructing a new bridge over the
Rsvou Grande on the road TO the
Rarrancas, Fla. National Cemetery,
a. the site of the old bride, and TO
line and grade shown on the plan and
established by the officer in charge.
Removing Debris or Old Bridge.
Remove all the old bridge timbers
and piles: the piles to be withdrawn
or sawed of at the ground or bottom
Of the bayou. No old material to be
DEPOSITED or stored on the reserva-
ion. OF on the banks OF, or in the
BAYOU. but to be entirely removed at
the expense of, and to be the proper
u OF the contractor. No old material
10 be used in the new bridge.
Piles. All piles to be short leaf
Southern pine, creosoted as herein
after specified. The center piles OF
and the side piles driven to the bat
Ter shown. The piles to be cut off
10 proper height and horizontal line
Top of pile to be cut off TO proper
height and horizontal line. Top of
nile 10 be perfectly sound and full
size 10 receive pile caps and drift
bolts
Al piles must be at least sixteen
inches in diameter, four feet from
the butt and at least nine inches in
diameter at the smaller end, dimen-
sions under the bark in both cases.
All piles must be treated with the
creosoting process mentioned below
They must be trimmed close and have
the bark peeled off before treatment.
None of the sap wood must be hewn
from the pile. No spliced piles to be
used
Driving All piles shall be driven
10 a depth of not less than 20 feet
below the ground line or the bottom
Of the bayou, and to such greater
depth as required to secure a safe
load OF 10000 pounds to each pile as
determined by the following general
formula. The safe load will be con-
Sidered as one-siXth the ultimate
bearing power
Bridge Timber All pile caps,
braces. floor beams, bridging, flooring.
guard, hand rails, supports, etc., to be
Of dimensions shown, of good guilty
long leaf Southern pine, sound,
straight grained, square edge and
without wane, and shall be free from
through or round shakes, large, un-
sound. loose or hollow knots, worm or
knot holes. and creosoted with 10
pounds of oil per cubic foot. The Gre
o7oting oil and the process to be as
specified for the piles.
Pile caps to be secured to each
pile ny two 81 inch round drift bolts
passing through cap and extending
not less than IL inches into the
I''cs uOllS " nc SIdSSVA GU III Va IA
and 10 be inches on centers. The
braces. flooring, guard, hand rails,
supports. etc, To be permanently and
hrmly secured in place as shown, re
CURED and directed to make a sub
stantial, wOrkmanshiplike job, all as
approved by the officer in charge.
AAUtments. At each end of the
U9dge construct abutments as shown
me pillng, timber, plankS and logs
De or dimensions shown, and ere
Vsoated as specified for bridge timber
sAH constructed in a substantial ap
proved manner and filed to subgrade
roT Foadbed, all as directed and ap
proved by the officer in charge.
Road Specifications.
~ N'aulng. Clear the right-of-way fol
s Is iuil width of 40 feet, and cut Oh
s Ut true line and grade, with side
oopeS Of to 1, and to width shown
required for the roadbed for the
~~ w to the bridge and for the
"Sa"ay from the south end of the
se 10 the cemetery. The cuts
Gu, mis- 10 be made to subgrade or tC
- depth below established grade
rr, Slo"n or TO allow for the clay and
a. o'e, topping as required or direct
~ Harape or roll the surface true
smooth to subgrade and crown as
SHOWN or directed. The contractor tt
ssogpIE the deficiency in material OF
SePOslt excess at locations on the
cLerEauon directed by the officer II
ay- On The surface so prepares
fptedu layer of approved clay fres
vi, I'm -rayel, sand, loan or other OBJ
s 49, matter to the depth speci
~ and width shown. The clay L
- evenly spread, crowned and rolled
~ Tue smooth surface. Approache:
" surfaced TO floor of the bridge.
o. "Fa'el On this clay spread lay
So VI approved gravel of depth speci
.D. ana width shown, to be eyentll
sFFaH ana rolled to a smooth zifn
h,"ce. The gravel to be not largel