Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-04-22

at the head of their special line OF
work in street improvements.
-Ae first, and by no means the
least important move. will be the
taking down of all light and tele-
phone poles and wires from the i'm
provement district and laying all
wires in conduits beneath the walks
and streets. AS rapidly as this work
can be completed will follow the ce-
ment and concrete work upon the
sidewalks and curbs. All walks now
in shall be extended to the twelve
| foot point from the property line,
and at all street intersections the
corners shall be rounded to radius
of five feet, and at alley corners the
curb shall be rounded to curve
having a radius of two feet. The
top Of the curb line shall be six
inches above the gutter line, in
stead of about fourteen, as now Is,
and the crown at the center of Sixth
street shall be one foot higher than
the gutter line; and on F and G
streets the crown shall be nine inches
above the gutter line, with the same
height of curb along all streets i'm
proved.
At the time the concrete work up
on the walks Is in progress will be
installed the latest pattern Of cast
iron cluster light posts at the street
and alley corners. While these
things are being pushed forward as
rapidly as is consistent with good
workmanship and supervision, and in
advance of the paving proper, comes
the laying of the storm sewer along
the center line of Sixth street, which
shall be connected with system Of
inlets and catch basins by means of
six inch sewer pipe extending to the
upper corners of each street inter-
section, and where required between
the tracks of the railroad. This main
line shall be of twelve inch diameter,
and is intended to carry only the sur
face or storm water from the half
blocks on either side Of Sixth street
for its entire length, which is an
area of fifty acres. All of these pre-
liminary improvements shall be
started as soon as men and materials
may be assembled. Already a rep
resentative Of the paving company is
in the field arranging for teams,
wagons, laborers, and investigating
costs of materials in the local mar
ket, and will be prepared to begin
the rough grading for the sub
foundation as soon as the concrete
construction is completed and cured
a few blocks in advance.
The beginning of the paving will
be in bringing the surface of the
street to line parallel with the
finished surface Of the pavement,
and shall then be thoroughly rolled
with steam roller weighing not
less than twelve tons to line six
inches below the finished grade of
the improvement. Upon this pre-
pared sub-foundaton shall be rolled
the bituminous foundation materials
then spread the binding material,
and the wearing surface. All Of this
work will be conducted in such a
manner as to be the least possible
hlndrance to traffic, and not 10 ex-
ceed two blocks, shall be excluded
from travel. at one time. At each
street intersection shall be placed
: and embedded into the paving a
standard cast iron intersection and
grade monument, exactly to line and
grade for that point, and from these
= monuments shall be carried all lines
and grades for future street improve.
ments and building purposes. Al
the work shall be finished precisely
10 carefully prepared set OF grades
curves and angles, taking into con
sideratlon points Of durability. drain
age, sanitation and general appear
= ance.
Aside from a few skilled laborers
from thirty to seventy-five men and
a proportional number OF teams vii
/, be employed for a period Of about
T. three months, and as far az possible
5 these will be procured in the loca
= market.
- Btullthic pavement 10 be laid re
e qures rather interesting process
10 requiring the manipulation OF som'
! odd looking machinery and other ap
3 plances, as we'll as the exercise o
r great care in the preparations OF th'
I mixtures under certain temperature
- OF heat, and the first cost Is as mucl
per square yard as any other pave
ment now in general use.
4 The entire Improvement will cos
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