The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-02-12

laHu 1fiufiN AWnAItlts AOiuUoStQ VI
one part OF sailors Portland Cement
cor any cement equal in quality
two parts OF plain sharp sand. and
five parts Of good durable limestone.
broken 70 pass through an one inch
ring. Such concrete shall be mixed
Ury In the above proportions and
sufficient water added 10 make II
work Well The concrete shall BE-
laid in the forms in not more than
six inch layers well rammed until
the mortar IS flush.
The exterior walls shall be neatly
trowelled.
BRIDGES.
is. Bridges OF steel II" beam
pattern with steel railing shall be
constructed at such places in the
roadbed and Of he length and span
aud depth OF foundation as shown
on the profile.
The foundation shall be Of the
steel leg pattern upon six by twelve
inch mud sills. with wings on each
side Of each abutment OF the length h
OF eight feet or as designated on
profile. constructed in the same man
ner provided for abutment founda-
tiOns. Each set OF wings shall be
anshored together through the road
way, by two anchor rods three
fourths Of an inch in diameter. The
abutment foundations and wings are
to be OF concrete filled in around <se
steel legs. proportioned 1925. to
the same thickness as steel legs and
dimensions as per profile. The clear
width OF the roadway snail be six
DrfI a
ed TO sustain a live load OF one hun
dred pounds per square foot floor
surface Flooring 10 be three
inches thick. white oak Working
drawings OF all structures shall be-
submitted 20 the engineer and SUI
perintendent for their approval be-
lore the work OF erection begins.
ROAD MATERIAL.
10. Upon the roadbed graded
and compacted as provided for in
article thirteen fl3) shall be spread
between shoulders OF dirt. which
shall be- eight inches high eight /et
apart equilistant from the center
line OF the roadbed. layer of clean
hard limestone or other stone equally
as efficient approved by the engineer.
free from dust anc dirt. TO a depth
of not less than eight inches; said
stone 10 be Of an even depth over
the width OF said space of eight feet
OF said roadbed as provided herein.
The stone shall be of a uniform
quality and durable, broken as near
~ cube as possible and OF a size
10 pass through a ring of a dimen-
sion depending on the rock used and
to be determined by the engineer
The layer of stone shall be layed in
a uniform and even manner. Not
less than l.043 cube Yards Of rock
IS above provided shall be used on
each lineal mile of this improvement
Upon the layer of stone as above
provided shall be spread a layer OF
limestone screenings or river gravel
to a uniform depth to be determined
by the kind Of stone used as above
designated. and approved by the en-
gineer and superintendent in charge
Of construction.
Afbr spreading such screenings
and gravel as above provided the
same shall be compacted by roller
weighing not less than twelve tons
and all depressions appearing on
the surface of the roadway shall be
hlled as the rolling progresses. Not
less than five hundred and twenty
cubic yards Of such screenings shall
be used upon each lineal mile OF this
Improvement.
ESTIMATES.
We further report that the esti-
mate of cost of said improvements
including bridges. culverts. survey
cost of election, attorneys fees. dam
ages, grading. rocking and every
thing necessary for the completion
Of the same according TO the plans
and specifications is as follows
No ] Shoals Road .s 5000 90
No >. French Lick and
Jasper Road .. 1900 90
No. 3. Depot Road 500 90
No. 4 Haysville and Jas
per Road .... 12.1O0 90
Total . .S23.SO0 90
All OF which is respectfully sub
mitted