The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-06-24
Specifications for Working
Streets of Grenada by Contract.

sidered streets of the second class.
Streets less than twenty (20) feet wide
not Belonging to private individuals,
shall be deemed alleys and shall be
worked by the contractor when so re-
quired by the City Board.
Sec. 2. Streets of the first = class
shall be raised in the center not less
than twelve nor more than eighteen
inches and slope gently to the side
drain so as to attain the most perfect
drainage.
Sec. 3. All second-class streets shall
be raised in the center not less that
nine nor more than fifteen inches and
, slope gently to the side drains so as to
attain the most perfect drainage.
Sec. /. Alleys shall be raised in the
center not less than six inches nor mere
than nine inches and slope as to attain
the best possible drainage.
Sec. 5. Surface waters of the City
drain shall be carried to the main sewer
for that locality by the very best avail
able route and the streets shall be SO
worked and the street-drains so main
tanned that the surface waters b.
drained OF the streets as quickly as
possible.
Sec. s. The street drain shall be
kept Well open and cleaned of all Oh
struction, and Of sufficient size and
proper fall to drain the entire length
and width of the street thoroughly.
Sec. Z. All drains and sewers shall
be kept in frst-class conditions at all
times, and the contractor shall examine
TIE culyerts. inspect each drain and
sewer after every rain and shall clear
same of any obstruction, or fill in any
cave-in or build up any ernbankment
: that may have been destroyed or in
jared by rain or storm.
Sec. s. All streets or alleys in damp,
wet or low places shall be elevated TO a
sufficient height and have drains OF suf-
ficient depth to drain same so as to
preserve them dry and compact,
Sec. 9. All trees on or extending
over the sidewalk or street shall be
trimmed to the height of fifteen 90
feet.
Sec. 10. The. streets for the purposeof
this contract shall extend from sidewalk
to sidewalk in width and to the expiration
boundary lines in length. Where there
is no sidewalk the Board shall designate
the width to be worked out by the Con-
tractor.
Sec. II. All culverts to the full
With of the street and bridges twenty
(20) feet or less in length shall be put
in or built by the contractor under the
directions of the Board. The Board
shall be the sole judge of the size or
length of culverts and bridges to be
built hereunder. Culverts shall extend
the entire width of the street. The
| City shall furnish all necessary lumber,
nails and material for such work, but
all of the hauling of same shall be done
by the contractor.
Sec. II. The contractor shall fill in
or make a fiat or rounded surface, as
| the nature of the ground demands for
symmetry, for a grass plat or each of
the streets on the side mex to the side
walk, and shall keep same in condition
| at all times, said plat shall be the width
for each street as designated by the
| Board and shall extend the full length
of the street, unless otherwise ordered
by the Board.
Sec. 13. All holes or washouts shall
be filled or repaired within two days
after the same shall occur. All rocks,
bricks, stones and clOds shall be pulver-
lied or removed from the streets at
the first working thereof, and the
streets shall be kept free from the
same thereafter.
Sec. IA. All drifts shall be kept from
the culverts and the bridges, ard the
abutment of bridges shall be kept in
frst-class condition so that passage
over the same may be made without
shock or jar to vehicles.
Sec. Is. All entertainments, hills and
high places shall be cut down to a level
required by the Board.
Sec. 16. The surface of the streets
shall be rolled with a roller Of not less
than ten (1O) tons in weight, or dragged
with heavy log drags, same to be OF
size and weight satisfactory to the
Board. The dragging and smoothing
of the surface of the streets shall be
continuous wherever d whenever
necessary.
Sec. II. t. cont actor shall within
six months from the date of this cor
tract pl t the s reefs and alleys II COZ
ditit, n requ 81 h. these specifications,
snd sh. MeeD ard mai0t&ln tHer2 IN
such condition during the continuance
OF this contract thereafter.
Sec. Is. The intention of these spec
ifications is to bring the streets and
alJoyc Of tbo City of Grenada into first