The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-04-15
Council Chamber, City of Virginia. Mimi.
April S, 1910.

Council Chamber, City of Virginia. Mimi.
April S, 1870
Resolution NOT.
Resolution authorizing and directing the
| construction of cement sidewalks on Chest
| nut street.
By Alderman Boylan.
Resolved: BY the City Council of the City
| of Virginia. Whereas the City Council of
| the City of Virginia, deenine it necessary
and expedient that sidewalks as herein
after more specifically described, be con-
structed in said city, it is therefor, upon it's
own motion. hereby resolved:
That cement sidewalks be- and the same
are hereby ordered to be- constructed on
Chestnut street as follows. to-wit: Com
mencing on the West side of Central ave-
nue. on Chestnut street and continuing
along on both the North and South sides
of Chestnut street to Lake Boulevard.
Said sidewalks, and all thereof, are to be
constructed in the following manner: said
sidewalks including the curb stones, shall
be fourteen (14 feet wide and the side of
said walks toward fine center of the street
must be fourteen (14) feet from the respec-
tive side of the street upon which the
same is built; the topside of said sidewalks
shall be according to grade and shall be
constructed out of cement of the compost
ton hereinafter specified and shall be con-
structed as follows; to-wit: The sidewalk
space within the limits of the sidewalk to
be built shall be excavated or filled in to
bring it to the sub-grade eleven O1) inches
below the finished grade of the walk and
the drive ways to be fifteen u5) inches be-
low the finished grade of the walk Where
ever wet, spongy or soft material is en-
countered which does not afford suitable
foundation, such material shall be ex-
Cavated below the sub-grade to such depth
as the engineer may direct.
A drain of three inch virtirfied or hard
burned tile shall be laid along the sub
grade, and set at such depth below it as
the Engineer may direct; with an outlet
into the gutter, catch basin or other place
where it will not be obstructed. The tile
shall be laid to true lines and grades and
shall be bedded in and surrounded with
gravel or broken stones and the joints pro-
tected from the entrance of sand and clay.
After the sub-grade has been thoroughly
tamped or rolled. it shall be covered with a
foundation of six inches of crushed rock,
clean gravel or stones.
On the foundation shall be spread and
| thoroughly tamped in alternate sections
| of not exceeding Is square feet a layer of
Portland cement concrete four "a inches
! thick for sidewalk and eight 80 inches
| thick for driveways.
The concrete shall be composed of one
part of approved Portland cement. two
part coarse sand. and three parts of wet
clean crushed trap or granite rock or ap.
proved gravel free from sand.
| The surface layer shall be one inch thick
| and shall be composed of one part of Port
| land cement and one and one-half parts OF
coarse sand.
| All of the said sidewalks shall have a
curb stone on the side fronting the street,
| said curb stone to be not less than six 60
| inches wide on top and not less than twelve
C1O inches deep, set firmly IN the ground
! made.
Said sidewalks and all thereof, shall be
constructed on or before the 24th day OF
May, 1910, and further this resolution shall
be served on or before the 9Th day of May
1870 upon the owners of all lots. parts Of
lots and parcels of ground fronting on
Chestnut street where said sidewalks are
| hereby ordered to be constructed and
whose names, with their respective hold
ing, are hereinafter stated, said service t.
| be made az is in such case provided BY
law.
All of the following described property i.
in the Original Townsite of Virginia, Coun
tv of St. Louis and State. of Minnesota, to
wit:
Description of Propert,