The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-02-19

hilfu 40 SHOWN 10 conform 10 salt
grade. Upon al, portions OF sal,
road whore NO excavations or en-
hankmtnte a.r SHOWN the rOadbe,
shall b. dressed and crowned a
gbOvc specified. At all points IN,
top cf the robbed shah bc eighteel
I tle) feet csclus!.c oi size ultc4es
except where otherwise specified.
EXCAVATIONS AND FMBANK
NENTS.
10. AZ all points where ind
Gated on the pf1flles OF the resp a.
tive roads. excavations aud embank
lments shan be- constructed and al
lali Other places necessary TO max.
the grade & the roadway eigh,ee.
y tlND feet vide on top. except wher,
otherwise provided herein exclusive
lOf said bitches Excavations shall
have q width of base of eighteer
! tlNl feet plus the width of sid,
bitches. and all other excavations
snail have slope al ratio of one
root horizontal TO one foot verti.
'al Embankmcnts shall have 3
width or crown OF eighteen GS) feet
iand the sides thereof one and one
ldit ieri horizontal 10 one foot yer
Teal All said elevations and DC
pft ss'oEs IA the ground snall b,
'tfeiled whore necessary in crdpi
mat the roadhed be OF an uniform
width az All points on true line
Where excavations IRE in excess ol
embellishments the contractor shall
dispose on the surplus as the engi-
neer shall direct Approaches in ey.
caVations or embankmerts 10 inter.
sections or crossroads shall he
sraded TO the width OF not less tha,
'lsh'een tlN) feet and such az
proacnes shah slope al ratio no,
exceeding one In twelve.
CuLNERTS.
~ Culverts shall be construct
.el al such places and of the diane
.'r and length as shown upon IN.
ROME all pipes used in the con
uucton OF the culverts shall be %
salvanized American ingot iron
'heets. transyersely corrugated viii
.Mo and one-half inch corrugations
me sections shall not be less thar
"eniy-siN inches in length and Ian
ped not less than two inches and g..
'ureiy rlveted with not less than
quarter inch rivets. set not less thai.
TX inches apart Not wider Than
sixteen guage sheets shall be usnn
an culvert pipes twenty-four
nchts in diameter and less OH
lighter than fifteen guage sheets
3hal be used on thirty inch culvert
plpes' and no; lighter than fourteen
suage sheets shall be used ON ali
ulN"rt pipes over thirty inches II,
diam eter. Such pipes shall be- Iaid
Il trenches brought to grade indj-
Gated By the engineer. And az tha
bottom such trenches shall be eyca-
'dted so as TO fiji the shane az ,he
)ipe The earth in the bottom OF \
ne trench and the back Filings shah
DE- compace by ramming. The and
d all pipe culyerts shall be protect
2" Nv construction OF masonry ahnt-
Heht walls. twelve inches In thick
less ana projecting one foot above
'hu eighteen inches on either side.
ioTllonfrH beyond the ext.rnol
ma ! meter OF the pipe. and to such
'vl'h az VIII insure against wash
'uls. Wen depth shall be deter
ilned bF the engineer. All masonry
man De constructed OF the best ouai-
~ OF Portland cement concrafa
Imposed OF one part of saiIor.s
Cortland cement Cor any coma,S Il
guar In quality, two parts OF main
harp sand. and five parts OF good II
,urable limestone broken to mas
hrough one inch ring. Sncn COZ, u
rete shall be mixed dry in the obova K
roportions and sufficient wafer ada-
q TO make II work we'll The con
-. =. snall be laid in the forms in
~ nlo,e than six inch layers. WE'LL
,i,.leu uh'll the mortar is flush.
rowelled. Aea''9
BRIDGES.
brldg $ OF steel "G'' beam
a,lern with steel railing shall b.
instructed az such places in tba q
1ldoed and of the length OF snan {
"a oepfh Of foundation as shown
ne foundation shall be OF the a
eel leg pattern upon six by twelvs b
',h ilnd sills. with wings on eac' :
ue or each abutment OF the Iopgtt y
'isht rect or as designated on a
oHi'. constructed in the same mon
provided for abutment founda- u
ohH zach set OF wings shall he u
iOn"I'' together through the rnod- r.
~ ny Two anchor rods thraa-
urths OF an inch I'm diameter tn
'ut ment foundations and wings arc 70
% OF concrete filled in around Tho
-eI legs. proportioned 1.2.5 IN he a
NE thickness OF steel legs and al r.
'nslohed as per profile. The cIaa, -
u'h OF roadway shall be sixteen -
bridges shall be designed 10 -
stain a live load OF one hundred It
uhdS per square foot floor eur- vi
- Flooring to be three inches
ch' white oak. Working draw VA
IS OF all structures shall no srh bg
'ied 70 the engineer and super,n. Of
cent for their approval before tho he
rk or erection begins. in
ROAD MATERIAL. tn,
>. Upon the roadbed yradcd 1 :
! coinpacted as provided for fr vol
icle thirteen G3) shall be spreaJ Wa
Meen shoulders of dirt. which,
" be eight inches high eight feet 10
'rt equidistant from tho centar Uni
OF the roadbed. layer of clea y TOW
a limestone or other stone equally pay
emclent approved BY the engineer nei
from dust and dirt 10 a den,h tie
ho' less than eight inches: said '
pre- 10 be an even denth over the ale
w OF said space OF eight feet n Cot
roadDed as provided herein. TIL. 'et
ne snail be OF uniform ouaIitv
durable, broken as nearly cmh.