The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-19

walls, twelve inches in thickness and
: projecting one foot above and
eighteen inches on either side. hori-
zontally beyond the external diane
. ter OF the pipe. and TO such depth as
; viii insure gainst washouts, which
ldepth shall be determined by the
4 ngineer All masonry shall be con-
structed of the best quality OF Port
land Cement Concrete. composed OF
lone part OF sailors Portland Cement
,or any cement equal in quality)
twO parts OF plain sharp sand. and
lave parts OF good durable limestone.
\ broken 10 pass through an one inch
lring. Such concrete shall be mixed
larry in the above proportions and
sufficient water added TO make 1t
work we'll The concrete shall be
aid ia the forms in not more than
.ix inch layers. well rammed until
the mortar is flush.
i The exterior walls shall be neatly
ltrowe lied.
BRIDGES.
! is. Bridges of steel II" beam
pattern with steel railing shall be
J. Constructed at such places in the
ivoadbed and OF the length and span
and depth Of foundation as shown
on the profile.
4 TIE founuation shall be OF the
4 'teel leg pattern upon six by twelve
/ rch mud sills. with wings on each
side Of each ahutment of the lvng, h
! eighl feet on - desi signated on
I 1roflc. Constructed IN the same man
\ aer provided for abutment founda-
! ioh-. f.h SET Of wings shall be
.nshOred together through the road
a ay. by TWO anchor rods three
ourihs of an inch in dia amcter The
ibutmeur foundations and wings are
lfn be- Of concrete filled in around tie
teel legs. prOportiored 1:2:5. TO
The same thickness as steel legs and
dimensions IS per profile. The clear
I width Of the roadway shall be six
.een feet Bridges shall be design
tc 1Ista,n a live load of one hun
iL-ed pounds Scr square foot floor
urfa,r. iOorn- 70 be three
acheS hick. whi Oak. Worh ing
draw Iss {. ]. structures shall be
Submitted 20 tie engineer and su-
s-riu. hdent for their approval be-
,0re the work Of erection begins.
ROAD MATERIAL.
! Roads one, two, and three shall be as
follows.
19. Upon the roadbed graded
land compacfei as provided for in
iart!cle thirteen 13) shall be spread
4 between shoulders OF dirt, which
i shall be eight inches high eight feet
\ part eQuidistant from the center
line OF the roadbed. a layer Of clean
III a r a 80 q
free from dust and dirt. to a depth
lf not less than eight inches; said
stone 70 be OF an even depth over
the width OF said space Of eight feet
lof said roadbcd as provided herein.
1.-THE stone shall be Of a uniform
EQUALITY and durable broken as near
Ms a cube AZ possible. and Of a size
Ito pass through a ring of a dimen-
sion depending on the rock used and
lt0 be determined by the engineer.
THE layer of stone shall be layed in
Ia uniform and even manner. Not
less than .043 cubic yards Of rock
\ above provided snail be used on
leach lineal mile Of this improvement.
Cpon the layer Of stone as above
/ provided shall be spread a layer OF
limestone screenings or river gravel
20 a uniform depth 10 be determined
10y the kind of stone used as above
: designated. and approved by the en-
gineer and superintendent in charge
! lof construction.
Aftsr spreading such screenings
; land gravel as above provided the
r same shall be compacted by a roller
, weighing not less than twelve tons
, land all dcpressions appearing on
1.-The surface OF the roadway shall be
Z flled IS the rolling progresses. Not
; less than FIVE hundred and twenty
, Icubic yards of such screenings shall
1 he used up~n each lineal mile OF this
Improvement.
| For Road Nnmber'four material sf al
be a. folloSs
T Upon the road bed graded and com
) parted as provided for in Article thirteen,
shall be spread between shoulders OF
! dirt which shall be ten inches high. eigh'
, ieet apart. epuidistant from the center
inc vt the road bed. layer Of clean,
hard. river gravel, 10 depth Of not less
han ten inches said stone 20 be of an
even depth over the width of said spsca
: ioi eight feet Of said road bed. az provided
ner,in. The gravel shall be laid in 9
uniform and even manner. Not less
: ihan thirteen hundied snd four cubi,
wards of gravel ~ rboy- provided shall
/ be used on each lneal mile of this i'm
! provement.
ESTIMATES.
We further report that the esti.
mate OF cost OF said improvements
I including bridges. cnlverts. survey
ost OF election, attorneys fees, dam
ages. grading. rocking and every
hing necessary for the completion
of the same according 10 the plans
and specific tions is as follows
/, no. | Shoals Road ..s 5000 0t
p Nc. .. French Lick and
Jaspe~ r I'D . 1900 %
Z No g. Depot Road $500 500 %
! No. q. I'aysville and Jas
per Road .... 1900 0C
1 Total .. s23.SOO OC
All cr respectfully sub
i mitted.
4 'Nu' BETZ.
4 Gl TRAYLOh,
Z Viewers.
I L. c. LANDGREBE.
6 Engineer
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