Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-07-29
Ordinance No. 73.

ing. cutters. terraces and the width
of driveways on the several streets and
avenues OF said city and providing
how cost of same shall be paid. and
the penalty for payment thereof
The City OF Alma Ordains
Section 1. That on and after the
date of the passage of this ordinance.
all curbing, cutters and terraces con-
structed. repaired or rebuilt in said
CITY OF Alma shall be constructed. re-
pai red or rebuilt by said city. under
and by authority of its common coun-
Gil.
section g That all curbing and gut
tiers shall he constructed on such grade
OF the street or avenue as has been or
hereafter shall be established, but the
grade line ON both sides of such street
or avenue shall be uniform.
Section 3. That all curbing and gut
tiers hereafter constructed or rebuilt
shall be constructed or rebuilt of &C.
ment.
Section A. That all curbing and gut
tiers hereafter constructed or rebuilt
shall be constructed according to the
following specifications:
Spec. / Excavate to the proper depth
aud size to allow the building of the
curb and gutter in the proper line end
on the proper grade with all of the
sides far enough removed to allow am
pie space for the setting of the forms
Spec. 2 All of the forms to be set
straight and true to the line and
grade. and all to be well stayed and
braced to prevent bullying. all of the
forms TO be left into place until work
is completely set Except the face side
of the curb).
Spec 8 Place four az inches OF
well tamped sand in the bottom OF the
trench under the gutter where the
curb is adjacent to the sidewalk.
Spec Build the curb and the gut
ter according to the profile marked
Exhibit "a" and on file in the city
clerks Office. the same to be concrete,
to be composed of six (8) equal parts
(by measure) of which one ~ part
shall be good approved Portland
cement. and five (5) parts good clean
sand and gravel with no stones that
will not pass through one ~ inch
ring, all to be thoroughly turned three
80 times while dry. and to be
thoroughly turned three (3) times
while wet, the face and top of the
curb and the top of the gutter
to be faced with sifted sand. such as
will pass through screen with three
eights 1887 inch mesh. the facing to
be one 1) inch thick and to be placed
into the forms at the same time with
the concrete. the facing to be COM
posed of FIVE 90 equal parts by meas
ure) of which two (2) parts will be
good approved Portland cement to
three (3)parts clean sifted sand. and to
be mixed as described for the concrete,
and all to be made wet enough that
water will appear on the top while
being tamped into place.
Spec Remove the forms from the
face of the curb as soon as the cement
is sufficiently set to stand. trowel the
same with circular motion with the
face of the trowel fiat on t surface
of the cement. finish the same as well
as the top of the gutter with the ordin-
airy way of troweling. after which
lightly brush the same with smooth
fiat niece of burlap to remove the gloss
Spec g. ALI of the curb and gutter
to be cut into blocks four AZ feet in
length.
Spec. Z Behind all of the curbing
adjacent to the terrace there shall be
four az inches we'll tamped gravel.
Spec. All of the curb adjacent to
the sidewalks to be level on the top
with the top of the sidewalk. and all
curb adjacent to the terrace to be two
(2) inches higher than the terrace.
Spec All of the curb and gutter
to be we'll sprinkled during the first
fortv-eight (4s) hours after compile
tion commenced as soon as the con-
crete is sufficiently set that it will not
wash.
Spec. 10 All of the curbs and gut
tiers to he well protected during the
construction and finishing and until
the same are thoroughly hard.
Section D. That all terraces between
curb and sidewalk shall Re filled and
brought to a uniform grade surface,
with the top of curb not to exceed two
(2) inches above said terrace.
Section That the outside line of
the curb shall be a certain mum Ter of
feet from the center of the street or
avenue, varying upon the respective
streets and avenues as follows;
(a) On Superior street from Park
avenue east TO bridge over mill race, il
shall be twenty nine feet and nine inches
(29ft 9in) from the center of each side
thereof.
(b) On State street from the cross
walk at tn, northeast corner of Odd Eel
low Temple north TO the north line of
the alley in the rear of Wright House
Block it shall be twentv-nine feet and
nine inches (29ft oin) from the center
on each side thereof.
(c) On all streets and nven ues in
said city that are five 90 rods III width,
the said curbing shall be twenty-five
feet and niHe inches (22ft 9in) from the
center on each side thereof, thus making
a forty-four and one-half foot OK ftD
driveway on all five 81 rod streets and
avenues, except as provided in sub para
graphs (a) and (b).
(d) On all other streets and avenues
in said city that are four "a rods in
width, it shall be ninteen feet and six
inches 90 TT iu) from the center on
each side thereof, thus making thirty
eight foot (38 ft) driveway on all four
az rod streets and avenues.
Section Z. The committee on streets
shall haze supervision of the construc-
ton, repairing or rebuilding of all curb
ing. cutters and terraces in said city,
acting in all matters pertaining there
to as the council shall direct, and whose