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

sharp sand. and five parts OF good
durable limestone, broken 10 pass
through a one inch ring Such coL-
crete shall be- mixed dry in the above
proportions ana sufficient water add
ed TO make II work well. The con-
crete shall be laid in the forms ln
rammed until the mortar Is flush.
The exterior walls shah be neatly
travelled
BRIDGES.
Is. Bridges OF steel II" beam
pattern with steel railing shall be
constructed at such places in the
roadbed and of the length OF span
and depth OF foundation as shown
on the profile.
The foundation shall be OF the
steel leg pattern upon six by twelve
inch mud stills. with wings on each
side OF each abutment OF the length
If eight feet or as designated on
profile. constructed in the same man
ser provided for abutment founda
ions. Each set OF wings shall be
anchored together through the road
way. by two anchor rods three
fourths OF an inch in diameter. The
abutment foundations and wings are
10 be OF concrete filed in around the
steel less. proportioned 1:2: ), to the
anne thickness of steel legs and di-
mensioncd as per profile. The clear
width of roadway shall be sixteen
feet. Bridges shall be designed tO
sustain a live load OF one hundred
pounds per square foot floor slg-l
ACE. Flooring TO be three inches
hick. white oak. Working dra -
ngs OF all structures shall Re sub /
nittei 10 the engineer and superln- /
,ndent for their approval before tie
york OF erection begins.
ROAD MATERIAL.
10. pom the roadbed grad 4
nd com pacted as provided for IN
rticle thirteen G3) shall be spread
ctween shoulders Of dirt. whicnIr
nan bc eight inches high. eight feet
part equidistant from the ceutcril
lie of the Tnadbed, a layer OF clcan II
M e I II Ell
rec from dust aud dirt TO 4 depth Ii
not less than eight inches; said
one TO be an even depth over tho !
idth of said space OF eight feet oil {
I'D roadbed as provided herein The !
one shall be OF a uniform quality
nd durable, broken as nearly a cube
possible, and Of size to pas
trough ring OF dimension de- I
ending on the rock used and TO be >
'termined by the engineer The n
yer OF stone shall be layed in q a
inform and even manner. Not less n
an IO43 cubic yards Of ROCK as 81
'oNe provided shall be used on eacn
zeal mile OF this improvement Al
BON the layer Of stone as above i
divided shall be spread a layer OF Ip
nestone screenings or river gravel
uniform depth TO be determined j;
he kind Of stone used as above Is
signated. and approved by the en-
leer and superintendent in charge
construction.
ctions shall be made at bridges
After spreading such screening as
Owe provided the same shall be
by roller weighing not a.
IS than twelve tons and all depres- q
ms appearing in the surface OF the \
ldway shall be filed as the rolling =
ogresses. Not less than FIVE hun &
ed and twenty cubic yards of 4
'eening shall be used on each A.
cal mile of improvement.
ESTIMATES. p
We further report that the esti- u
te OF cost OF said improvements. 81
luding bridges. culverts, survey, &C
i OF election, attorneys fees. dam :,
IS. grading and rocking and every y
ne necessary for the completion m
the same. according to the plans W
specifications is as follows. 10
no l Depot Road, s9S4.OO. -
All Of which is respectfully sub a. a.
tied. 1t,
JOHN BETZ. st
KERR TRAYLOR. 81