The Ordway new era., 1909-10-29
SPECIAL MEETING OF 7owx soAsO

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Pursuant to call OF the mayor, u
special meeting was held In the town
hall on Friday evening, October 22nd,
1909, for the purpose Of making the
tax levy for the ensuing year and for
the consideration OF sidewalk and
street crossing business.
Present, Mayor Ward and Trustees
Besch. Cook, Ilgenfritz, Dannelley
and Steinmetz. Absent, Trustee Ross.
After the reading Of the call, a let
ter from County Assessor Adsmond
was read, stating that the assessed
valuation OF the town OF Ordway was
sl95, 9G2 and requesting that the tax
levy be certified up to the county
commissioners not later than Nov. LIST.
On motion 4 frontage tax OF 600
per lot was levied on all lots fronting
on water main and cents per front
foot on all acreage property.
On motion a tax OF 10 mills was
levied on each dollar OF the assessed
valuation OF all taxable property in
years levy.
The following specifications were
adopted for the building OF cement
street crossings:
All street and alley crossings here
after built by or for the Town OF
Ordway shall be made as follows: Be-
ginning at point four feet from the
curb line, all street crossings shall be
ten inches thick. A bed or cushion OF
Horse Creek sand two inches thick
shall first be placed in the bottom OF
the trench; this shall be wet and
thoroughly tamped. On top OF this
shall be placed six inches OF concrete,
OF the following proportions: Four
parts Manzanola gravel, four parts
Horse Creek sand and one part Port
land cement to be thoroughly mixed
by machine or by turning with shovels
at least twice before adding water and
twice after water is added. this TO be
thoroughly tamped and finish coat
two inches thick to be added before
the concrete has begun to set. This
finish coat Is to be two parts sifted
Manzanola sand and one part Portland
cement, thoroughly mixed before
water is added and again after water
is added. To be finished with wood
en- float and marked of in blocks four
feet long. each block to be separated
from the Others by cutting clear
through TO the sand with trowel.
Each crossing is to be four and one
half feet wide, 81 feet OF same to be
Hat and six inches on each side to be
beveled with slope Of two inches.
At the ends OF the crossings as
above described shall be an arch for
the purpose OF conducting flood and
ditch water underneath. The top
surface of these arches shall be Hat
and four feet wide to correspond with
the adjoining sidewalks, construction
and proportions same as in the cross
ings.
Bids shall be based on so foot streets
which would require AZ lineal feet OF
crossing and two arches or 8 lineal
feet, total 56 lineal feet. Each bidder
shall also specify a price on the ad-
ditional 20 feet OF crossing for l00-foot
streets. Also price per square foot
on sidewalks from property line to
curb line, specifications for said walks
to be as follows: II inches OF sand or
good cinders, inches Of concrete,
two parts Horse Creek sand, one part
Manzanola gravel and one part Port
land cement, mixed and tamped as
specified for crossings and one inch OF
finish composed OF II parts Of screened
Manzanola sand and one part Port
land cement thoroughly mixed as
specified for crossings. Finished to
conform to adjoining walks and blocks
to be marked and cut through to
bottom with trowel.
On motion 4-foot cement sidewalks
were ordered constructed on the west
side of Lincoln avenue between Fourth
and Sixth streets, In front Of all lots
where walks are not already con-
structed.
! Adjourned at 9:l5 p. m.
| E. p. JOHNSON,
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