The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-19
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contractors shall be required 10
main,ain said roads and keep the
same IN repair until SO accepted and
the contractor shall make such re-
p4n as lac superintendent may or
DER lrlor 70 said acceptance.
The engineer shall set the
necessary line, grade and slope
siaN s, ana the contractor viii b.
required 10 construct said improve
mSnJs TO such stakes. such stakes
shall be carefully preserved In place
by the contractor
IL. In the event OF any differ
enees arising in the Interpretation oil
these specifications. the interpreted
lion or the perintendent shall be
the accepted one
RIGHT or WAY.
II. The right OF way OF said
roads shall BE thirty 800 feet inl
width, excepting that said right OF
Way shall be- Increased TO include
the slope OF excavation and embank-
ments extending beyond such limits
at The slope as hereinafter specified |
said right OF way shall be cleared
OF an distractions OF any kind what
sos er. 20 the public utility of said
roads. An brush, timber and stumps
shall bee removed from the roadbed,
unless otherwise specified.
ROADBED.
lj. The roaaDei shall consist Of
eighteen tlS) feet OF the right OF
way. measured nine 90 feet on
either side az right angles TO the cen
ter Ike of tle ris of way, exclu
site Of side ditcfes gAe center lin,
Cf aid road' "a shall conform a.
81 D.. ft. q h.. /
lnC 0t SAID right OF way The road
bed ,hail be- made 90 conform 10 the II
sab rade rs indicated on the pro 3
niles thereof and snail be dressed D
in smooth and workmanlike man ;
rcr The crown Of the road bed shall
te raised four t4) inches in the ].
center ana slgped % the sub-grade b
ai tle shoulders thereof After the i
roa bed has D sen graded TO a smooth d
10 True surface, no material shall
be placed upon said roadbed until in j.
spe ed and approved by the super 5,
intendent 81
DRAINAGE.
"a bitches shall be constructed
en- each side of the roadbed in such
manner as not 20 permit any water %
10 stand therein at any point The k
OF said bitches shall be Ia
aidth az top. three 49, feet. depth II
me tl) foot. width or base one a. h
DOT. excepting whenever in the oDin- at
on of the engineer the foregoing liz
dimensions a.all be changed. the II
Contractor shall construct said pr
.Hches 10 the dimensions ordered lin
the enginee. Changes of chan 10
U.s. approach channels to bridges by
nj culverts and outlet bitches in de
crsecting or cross roads shall be III
INSTRUCTED wherever the engineer of
hall require. Proper outlet con ne
nd culyerts
GRADE. ab
p. The roadbed shall conform lOl
. me sub-grade Of the road indi- les
ated by the red lines on profles, 80
men represent the top OF the fin 'ro'
,hed grade. The existing surface Jr'
the roads shall be excavated OF ir'
lied as shown TO conform to said scr
rade. Upon the portions OF SAID in
Dad where no excavations or en-
ankments are shown the roadbed
hall be dressed and crowned as ma
Dove specified. AT all points tho inc
~ OF the roadbed shall be eighteen cos
lS) feet exclusive Of side bitches lagc
,cept where otherwise specified. thi
AND EMBANK- Iof
MENTs. am
l6. At all points where indi-
tied on the prOfiles OF the respec-
We roads, excavations and embark NIT
ehts shall be constructed and al
! other places necessary TO make
e grade OF the road way eighteen
- feet wide on top, except where
hsrwise provided herein, exclusive
SAID bitches. Excavations shall Sta
I've width of base or eighteen
- feet plus the width OF side Let
tches and all other excavations ally
all have a slope at ratio of one gin
OF horizontal 10 one foot verti- Ira
Embank ments shall have 2 cdg
dth OF crown OF eighteen (1S) feet por
"a the sides thereof one and one the
ii feet horizontal TO one foot YER liey
al. All said elevations and de-
essions in the ground shall be
Yelled where necessary in order
az the roadbed be Of an uniform
dth al all points on a true line A
mere excavations are in excess OF LING
lbankments the contractor shall lasid
spose OF the surplus as the engi- : il
er shall direct Approaches in ex- {
Vatlons or embankments TO inter- Ricl
ttlons or crossroads shall he'll.
"N'h ~ the Nluin or not less than 70 n
shteen f1S) feet and such an dam
caches shall slope at ratio not And
ceeding one in twelve. eva
CILNERTS. mad
~ Culverts shall be construct Ion
az such places and Of the diane and
and length as shown upon tho lin ii
Dhle' all pipes used i'm the con this
.uction of the culverts shall be oil 1905
lvanized American ingot iron sam
eets, transversely corrugated with lie i
o and one-half inch corrugations said
e sections shall not be less than pay,
cnty-six inches in length and Ian reno
q not less than two inches and So cont
rely riveted with not less than Boa
arter inch rivets, set not less than be n
inches apart. Not wider than whe
teen suase sheets shall be used drai
al culvert pipes twenty-four petit
hes in diameter and less. on cleo,
liter than tif4en guage sheets 1909
All be used on thirty inch culvert here
'es and not lighter than fourteen elect
age sheets shall be used on ALI seen