The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-11
five (5) feet in width and
all of the side walks above re-

Oil u tAC pluc Walks ABOVE re-
quired on Jefferson Street from the
East side of Park Street to Madison
Street, and all of the side walks above
required to be laid on Walnut Street
! from the East side of MAcisoa stre.s
to Church Street shall be four feet (4)
in width; and all of the side walks above
required to be laid on Spring Street,
commencing on Franklin Street and
running South to Jefferson Street, shall
be laid five ~ feet wide, and all on
both sides of said street commencing
at Jefferson Street and running South
to St. Louis & Sanfrancisco r r. shall
be laid a width equal t that of3the
walks already laid on said Street; and
all of the walks above required to be
laid on West side of Broadway from
Franklin Street to the right of way of
the st. Louis & San Francisco r. r.
South, shall be laid five (5) feet wide;
and all of those On the East side of
said street commencing at Franklin on
down to Court street; shall be
laid five Isl feet wide; and
those required to be laid from Court
Street South on the East side of Broad
way, to Magazine Street, shall be laid
ten (10 feet wide: and those on the
Feast side of said Broadway, commenc-
ing at Magazine street, and running
South to the right of way of che St.
Louis & San Francisco R. R.shall be
laid five (5) feet wide:
And all those on both sides of Green
S.ree. from Franklin Street to Clark
Stree, and all those on Church Street
from = ackson SIRE It on asst side there
of to Main Street. and those on West
side thereof from the Northeast corner
of w. D. Anderson's front yard to
Main Street, and from the South side
of Magazine Street on the West side
of said Church Street to thesSolthesst
corner of J. M. Trice's lot. and those
on the East side of Church Street
from Magazine Street to the South
West corner of C.. J. Shum aker's 10.
shall be laid FIVE feet t5) wide, and
that required to be laid on the West
side of Church Street from Main
Street to Magazine Street and those
required to be laid on both sides o.
Madison Street, commencing at Wal
nut Street and running So 18th to Jeffer-
son Street, shall be laid four (4) feet
wide, and those on West side of Rob-
ms Street from Main Street to Jeffer-
son Street shall be laid five (5) feet
wide.
Section w. The Mayor and Board of
Alderm IN will have done at the expense
of the City, whatever grading and fl
Ing in with dirt may b. Necessary to
establish said sidewalk on the proper
grade. preparatory to the putting down
or construction of said idc-walks.
Section V. 1t shall be the duty of
the contractor or person who puts
down or builds any of the sidewalks
above required to be built. to fix or re-
/ place all water boxes or meter boxes
back to grade with said sidewalks when
completed.
Section vi. Said sidewalks shall be
laid and constructed as follows; and
out of the following material: of the
width above directed and shall have a
base of three and ~one-fourth CD inch
es and shall have a 0ve of three
iourths (i) of an inch and shall have
one-fourtn q inch fall to the foot to-
ward the street or curb and shall have
one (1) j nch expansion joints every
fifty feet and also where the walk
abuts the curb and where laid
five feet wide shall be cut in five
foot blocks and where four feet wide.
in Jour (4) foot blocks, except across
driveways. The base of such walks
shall be built or constructed OUT of four
parts gravel, stone or broken brick or
Stag, and three.parrs clean sand and
one part, best quality of Portland ce-
ment, and the cop of such walks shall
be composed of one part sand and one
ro~eNbort Dorf1ns, a.. n ont n od M ctnco
or brick or other material used about
building said walk shall be more than
two incnes in its longest dimensions
and no concrete or mortar that is set
shall be used in said wcrding. and no re-
tempered con:reteor concrete that mas
been mixed owe forty-iys minutes
shall be used.
The ingredients for the base shall be
mixed as follows: Tns sand. cement
and gravel or other aggregate shall be
thoroughly mixed dry by ~snoveling and
turning not less THAI twice, then water
added and mixture turned twice more
to secure a perfect mass. The mass
shall bedeposited in the frame PREPARED
to receive it and thoroughly talnped
until free morGar fiushes to the SURFACE
and the surface isexacily three-fourrh
inch below the finished grade of the
walk. Immediately after the surface has
been prepared and not exceeding forty
five minutes thereafter, there shall be
be placed thereon the finished coat or
wearing surface, this shall be brought
to a grade by a straight edge and then
thoroughly compacted by troweling
three times or more. No patches OF
ragged edges will be allowed and the
work must be finished ina neat, work
manlike manner.
Walk Reinforced for Driveway:
Shall consist of . one "a inch finished
coat or wearing surface laid on 4 three
and one-half (3a) inch concrete base
prepared as heretofore specified.
Protection-Th finished walk shah be
protected from the direct rays of the
sun and shall be kept moist in hot, dry
weather by sprirkling frequently dur
ing the first rwenty.four hours. Moist
sand, earth, straw. or sawdust may be
used for this purpose. The walks shall
be protected 1r)m freezing during cold
weather. Tbs walks shall not be
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