The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18

4uSASStA'c DiiChS IouHu III the pave
ment shall be removed by the con
tractor and be replaced with gooc
1 ones.
Expansion Joints.
Section ID. There shall be expan
sion joints or cushions across the
pavement and at right angles to the
curbing, every twenty-five (25) feet
and continuous like joint or cushior
between the paving and the gutter
made OF hot asphalt or No. six (6)
pitch, one I'd inch thick, and extend
ing from the top of the paving dowr
TO the bottom of the bricks.
The Filler.
Section IA After the rolling of the
brick is completed, the filler or ce
ment grout, which SHALL be composed
of equal parts of clean, sharp sand
and Portland cement, shall be made
and applied in the following manner
! The sand shall be dry and not ex
ceeding one-third 1-3) of a bushej
thereof, together with like amount
OF Portland cement, shall be placed in
box and mixed dry until the mass
assumes an even and unbroken shade
and then Clean water shall be added
so as to form liquid of the consist
ency of thin cream From the time
the water is applied until the last
ldrop is removed and loated into the
Joints of the brick pavement, the
grout shall be kept in constant mo,
ton. The mixture siarl be removed
from the box to the street surface
with a scoop shovel the same being
all the while stirred in the box as the
same is being thus emptied, and from
the moment 1t touches the bricks. il
shall be thoroughly swept in to the
joints or crevices. The work of fill.
ing should be thus carried forward
IN line three (3) of such boxes as
above described, being used until an
advance of from fifteen (15) to TWEEN.
ty (20) yards has been made, when
the same force and appliances shall
be turned back and cover the same
surface again in like manner. except
that the mixture of the second coat
may be slightly thicker than the first.
This process shall be continued until
all of the spaces between the bricks
are thoroughly filled. After the
joints are all thus flush with or filed
to the top of the brick and sufficient
time for evaporation has been allowed
so that a coating of sand viii not
absorb the moisture. one-half (Ibl OF
an inch in thickness OF sand shall be
spread over the whole surface; and in
case the work is subjected to hot
summer sun, an occasional sprinkling
with water. sufficient to dampen the
sand should be followed for two or
three days. The grouting thus fin
ished must remain absolutely free
from disturbance or traffic of any
kind for period of seven Cd days.
Section Is. The finished sub-grade.
the concrete foundation, the sand
cushion and the brick paving thereon
shall be parallel to each other and
have the shape and curve above de.
scrihed and the center line Of the top
and finished surface of the paving
when completed shall be laid
to the grade of the said Eighth street
as given in section seventeen an
of this ordinance.
Section 1G The said finished sub.
grade, the concrete foundation, the
sand cushion and the brick paving
shall at all unpaved street intersec
tons, from the said west line of Ohio
street to the said east line OF Jeffer.
son avenue, be extended around AMI
out to the lot line on both Sides of
tho said Eighth street, in the manner
indicated for the exten.
sion of the said combination con.
crete curb and gutter at such street
Section H. In the description oil
the Improvement herein provided for
the word grade shall mean the
grade Of the said Eighth street as
now established by ordinance on file
in the office Of the city clerk of said
CITY of Cairo, unless a different grade
is specifically provided for herein.
Building Up and Repairing Existing
ManhoIes.
Section Is. Four (4) brick man
holes now in the said Eighth street
shall be built up with hard burned
bricks, laid fiat in Portland cement
mortar, composed Of one (f) part of
Portland cement and three CD parts
81 clean sand, and the inside of the
said manholes shall be plastered, |
one-half (i2) of an inch thick, with !
Portland cement mortar, composed OF |
'ne CD part of Portland cement and !
one % part Of clean sand, and the !
top surface of the said manholes |
shall conform to the top surface of !
he completed brick pavement, and |
he said manholes shall be fitted |
With cast-iron rings and covers
If not less than three hundred 5000 !
pounds combined weight each.