The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-17

paeting the same under the body {
the pipe and not by blocking 4
weighing M. Before laying. the inter
or Of the bell shall be carefully wipe
smooth and clean and the annula
space shall be free from dirt or mCl
tar. A narrow gasket of packing shall
be properly calked into each Joint al
ter which Portland cement mortar
composed of one Cd part cf &C
ment and one % part Of clear
sand. shall be introduced therein, an
such gasket Snail be Of one piece O
sufficient length to reach entirely
around the pipe and Of sufficien
! thickness to bring the bottoms of the
two pipes TO the same level NJ
joint shall be cemented until the gas
ket Of the next two joints in advance
are properly inserted. Special care
must be taken To fill with mortar the
annular space at the bottoms and
sides as well as at the tons OF the
! Joints After such space has been
filled, the cement having been com
pacted with wooden on iron calkinc
tool neat finish shall be given To tha
joint by the further application Of
similar mortar to the face of the hubs
so as TO form a continuous aaG
even beyeled surface from The eXteu
or of the hub to the exterior of the
spigot all around As soon as the CO.
ment of any joint has been compacrcI
the bell hole under the hub must be
carefully and eompaetly filled with
sand or fine earth so as to hold the OK
terror mortar finish OF said joints So
curely in its place. The re-flliag shall
then be carried half way up the sides
of the entire length of pipe with Sc
lected earth and compacted with a
proper tamping tool While the pip,
is being laid in each section between
manholes or other permanent open.
ings light from the remote end of the
section shall remain constantly in
view.
Section { On both sides of the sea-.
er and as near the center line of each
lot or parcel Of land of me width oil
twenty-five (25l feet. there shall be Y
OF six 60 inches diamete.
laid or turned to an angle eff fortydve
f45} degrees TO receive the six 60
inch house connections hereinafter
provided for; and said house eonuee
tons shall be securely closed at the
lot line with an earthenware cap set
n cement mortar except where the lot |
lwner or proprietor desires to connect !
ais house or drain pipes herewith at |
once The exact location of alE Y |
ranches shall be carefully ascertaued |
~ the city engineer of the city or 4 e !
lther competsnt person. designate II
appointed by the city council. hs
he eoncealmenr of the said bralsA
oy back filling, by accurate meas -
nent from the center of the ma
next below in the same line of in 81
hat true and exact record MAD be |
reserved for future use: and nb Y
ranch shall be covered or concealed
efore its exact location mas been
oted and recorded.
Section 5. The sewer trench shall Il
q carefully filled, rammed and tamu. II
d in uniform layers of suitable earth {
r other suitable materials of not ex.
eeding twelve (l2) inches in thick J
ess; and in doing the back J
Hing care must be taken to =
u in and compact the earth !
round the body of the sewer pipe be. q
ire beginning with the twelve n2) [
ch layers which are TO be ramm4d S
nd tamped in the doing of which a
either the sewer pipe nor the line Of =
e sewer must be in anywise injured u
disturbed and the street surface S
'oye the sewer shall be made firm "
Id solid and altogether suitable TO D
ceiye street paving whenever the 81
me shall be ordered O.
Section 6. The work shall be car. "a
ed on and fully completed in sec. d
ms Of not exceeding two hundred u
oO feet at time ana the back filing I'
lst be finished complete mp to with -
one hundred t1o0j feet Of the com ~
tied pipe laying and If any part or ,.,
ction is left uncompleted it shall he -,
refully and fully protected by prop, o.,
barriers and at night time also by nv
table red lights. h.
manholes. r.,
Section Z. In the said sewer con. Iol
uc'ion work there shall be cylin- mr.
cal brick manaoles all alike one at st,
each street intersection and sa
p in the center of each block.
of said manholes shall be built - tn
grade OF the said street. and the tn
tom thereof shall be on a level W tn ST,
bottom Of the sewer inside. All of gh
4 manholes shall be constructed as Tv
ows: The walls OF the same shall or,
sist Of two ~ courses of hard
ned brick laid fiat aud in cement gr.
rtar. composed of one % part OF SCI
'tland cement and three 90 parts me
clean sand. They shall be of four Tn
feet diameter at the bottom sh;
decrease or taper to two (2l feet sol
meter at the top AMI be built on wh
ndations OF two ~ courses CT pin
] burned sewer brick. laid In the ina
% Kind Of mortar and the bottoms "ce
inside walls shall be uIastered An