The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-12-04


shall be constructed by the owner of
the corner property. adjacent to said
slaeWalk. The grade of the walk shall
gtneer.
Section s.-All .curbs shall be
elshteen inches in depth, eight inches
In width. at the bottom, and six inches
eled or rounded on the upper and outer
edge. At all street and alley crossings,
the corners shall be Quadrants of four
feet radius.
Section 4.--The space over which the
walk, constructed under plan /, z, or
3, is to be laid shall be ,excaVated to
the proper sub-grade and thoroughly
|compaeted by rolling or ramming. Any
ob1ectionable or unsuitable material be-
low the sub-grade shall be removed and
the space alled with gravel or sand
well rammed into place. Care must be
taken in excavating to preserve the
proper slope parallel with the surface
of the finished walk.
Upon this foundation shall be laid
bed of concrete three inches in thick
ness, to be made as follows: One part
OF good cement to be approved by the
street committee aud three parts of
oughly mixed dry and made into mortar
with the least possible amount of wa
ter: to this shall be added six parts Of
broken stone or gravel; said stone or
gravel shall not exceed one and one
half inches in largest dimension, thor
oughly separated from dirt and 'dren-,
ched with water, but containing no
incorporated Immediately with the spe-
cited measure of mortar and thor
oughly mixed. 1t shall then be spred
and at once be made thoroughly COM
pact by ramming until free mortar APP
pears on the surface. The upper sur
face shall be made exactly parallel with
the surface of the completed walk. The
mortar and concrete shall not be mix
ed in greater quantities than is reQuir-,
ed for Immediate use, and none remain
ing unused until having set again be
remixed or used In any way. The
whole operation of mixing and laying
each batch OF concrete shall be per-
formed as expeditionsly as possible.
Upon this base the wearing surface
shall be laid an inch in thickness. II
cement and one part of sand. The sand
must be sharp, silicious and free from
Faluminous and other foreign sub
Ane wearing surface shall be made as
follows: The cement and sand shall
be thoroughly mixed dry and a sum
cient quantity of water afterwards add
ed to form paste Of proper consisten-
cy. 1t shall be expeditionsly mixed and
none of II shall be used after It has
been mixed one-half hour or evidence
surface shall be laid upon the concrete
base while the latter Is still soft and
adhesive, and must be thoroughly
worked and brought the uniform but
0AN-A8
colored and must be protected from the
action of the sun, wind rain and frost
until thoroughly set.
Section 5.-All crosswalks shall be
not less than four feet in width, and
shall be laid in line with the middle Of
the sidewalk at or near the zstdeltne
of the street, as the street COMMITTEES
shall designate. They shall be so cOn-
structed as to permit the water to dow
luninterrnptedly down the gutter and
shall extend from curb line to curl line.
They shall rest on stills Of four by six
Inches in dimensions and not less than
four feet in length and well embedded
In the earth. The top or the walk snail
be two inches above the grade of the
street. The crossing shall be twelve
inch plank three inches thick and shall
be laid lengthwises of the walk. The
walk shall be constructed with slipping
sides made of planks three inches
thick and twelve inches wide. and pc
| level with the top OF the walk and the
below the grade OF the street. The
PLANK tSa snail rb eXf Tbe e 20
shall be connected with the Sidewalk
by aprons Ave teet long, four feet wide
/ and made OF two Inch plank. The COW
ering plank of the aprons shall be Sc
curely spiked to the stills with not less
than forty-penny nails.
| Cement in lieu of board walks may
be constructed T Tas Ter s 1nS 30 se
for the best interests OF the said city
LOT Caldwell and they shall be construct
ed of Portland cement.
/ Section 6.-Upons q petition. being pre-
scented to the city council for the con-
struction of a sidewalk on any or tine
streets Of the city OF CALDWELL the clky
council may by resolution, oFoet Una,
said sidewalk or any portion theresa
be constructed said order shall sta.e
1.-THE plan under which the said SIDEWAYS
lis to be constructed, and the properIS
lin front of which the same Is to BE-
II Reconstructed, and shall require the prop
Ierty owners In front OF which the same
lis to be constructed to construct ths
same within 80 days after the pnplsee'
ton of such resolution. The said res.
lolution shall be published for one wees
lin the official newspaper printed ,ane
published in the city of Caldwell toa
Provided, that by a two-thirds yot'
Iof the council, the council may by res,
Iolution, order sidewalk construetet
in any portion OF the streets WINDOW
regard to q petition therefor. ..,
Section 7.1Whenever the 'propert.
owners In front of whose property IN
sidewalk has ben ordered as herelnDe
fore provided she'll cS Son nSdrr thew shai
on completion OF the, sidewalk notlIs
1.-THE street commissioners who shall I'M
mediately inspect and examine w
lconstructed according to the ,provisionl
IF this ordinances, he shall report eth
same to the city council who may as
lcept the same on behalf OF the city
In the same has not been constructed IS
Icording to the provisions OF this oral
nance, the street commissioner shal
notify the property owners OF any &c
lfects In such construction ana requtEl
them to complete such construction e
IauSh isIdewhlkbtin accordance win hh'
lproVislons of this ordinance.
Section S,~-WheneYar q sidewalk o
lany portion thereof, which has been OF
ldered as .hereinbefore provided shal
mot be constructed within the time spe
leifed IN. the notice provided for In Sec
ltIon 9 of this ordinance. by the owner
lof the lotB 81 front OF which the sai'
sidewalk Ia to be constructed, then N
city OF Caldwell shall construct %
same by contract, let to the lowest PIG
der after ten days notice given by IN
mayor, upon an order of the, city coun
ell, published In at least one issue 9
, 1.-THE official newspaper, which snouc
shall describe briefly the walk to p
CONSTRUCTED and the time ana place 70
1.-THE opening Of bids for such eonstruc
Ition. -. -
completion of any contract PROVIDED 70
lin this ordinance, the contractor shal
notify the city clerk. and, II the oWne
Tor owners of the property pay netor
1.-THE claim of the contractor 10 auoWe
, lby the city council the city clerk snel