The Cairo bulletin., 1912-09-09

down TO coarse sand. and the same
shall be graded so that the gravel
and sand shall not contain more
than twenty t2G) per cent. voids.
Said concrete foundation for said
railroad track or tracks and switches
or turnout tracks of the said Cairo
Electric and Traction Company, up
on the said Hoihrook avenue, shall
be constructed al the cost and ex.
pence of the said Cairo Electric and
Traction Company and the same shall
be of the depth of six GO inches be-
low the bottoms of the eross-ties of
the said Cairo Electric and Traction
Company upon which said railroad
track or tracks and switches
or turnout tracks of the said
company are laid, and the
same shall extend under and
between the said cross-ties of the
said company and for the distance OF
twelve tl2i inches outside of the
rails OF its tracks, and between the
said crossties and the ends thereof
and for the distance of twelve 12l
inches outside or the rails of It's
tracks, the said concrete foundation
shall extend above the bot toms OF
the said cross-ttes to such height
that with the said concrete founda-
tioa and the concrete foundation fol
this brick pavement. hereinafter pro-
yidod Tor. the said cross-ties shall
be completely incased In said con-
slete. ea ...ass.-s = 4.
The railroad track or tracks of the
said Cairo Electric and Traction
company, upon the said Holbrook
avenue shall be located upon said
avenue as the same are now located
thereupon
Said concrete for said foundation
for the said railroad track or tracks
and switches or turnout tracks of
said last named company shall be
IltANh daNl lala ia thE
as is hereinafter specified for the
mixing and laying OF the concrete
for the foundation OF the brick pave
ment. hereinafter provided for.
Catch Basins.
Section 4, One I'll brick catch
basin shall be constructed on each
corner Of all blocks on each corner
of all blocks Oh both sides of said
Holbrook avenue, between the north
line of Twenty tirst street and the
north line Of Charles street, in said
City OF Cairo, aud all Of the said
catch basins shall be of the same size
and description, in all respects. and
they snail be constructed as follows,
to-wit: They shall be set upon
foundation of two y courses of
hard burned brick. and the inside
dimensions thereof snail be twenty
four t24l inches. by twenty four
t2D inches by forty-two t42l in
ches In depth, measured from the top
OF the gutter-flags to the bottom Of
the said catch basins: the walls of
said catch-baslns shall be nine tal
inches thick. ard the same shall he
constructed of hard burned bricks,
laid In Portland cement mortar. COM
posed Of one CD par: Of Portland
cement and three t3l parts of clean
sand, aud the inside of said catch
basins shall be plastere1. one-half
(tsl an inch thick, with Portland
cement mortar, composed OF one a.
part of Portland cement and one (D
part of clean sand; said catch basins
shall be fitted with east-iron traps.
fifteen (1a) inches long, twelve
tt2J inches wide and six (61 inches
deep, constructed of cast-ir0n one
fourth " } of an inch in thickness,
and shall be provided with cast-iron
covers, twenty-eight t2s) inches
square and one-half "a } Of an Inch
in thickness, weighing not less than
one hundred (100l pounds each;
said carch basins shall be connected
with the sewer hereinafter provided
for, by means of vitrified tile sew
er pipe, of ten ll0) inches inside
diameter
Curb and Gutter.
Section s. concrete curb and
gutter, of the kind and pattern
known az the combined curb and
gutter, shall be constructed on both
sides of the said Holbrook avenue,
al the outside edges Of the brick
pavement, from the said north line
Of Twenty-first street TO the said
north line of Charles street
1t shall be made OF one On part
Of Portland cement and five 81
parts of washed, river gravel OF sizes
ranging from gravel of two (2l in
ches in diameter down to coarse
sand, and the same shall be graded
so that the gravel and sand shall not
contain more than twenty t20l per
cent Roids, The curb portion above
the gutter-aag shall be six GO in
ches high and six (6) Inches thick,
and the gutter flag shall be twenty
four f24) inches wide and six (6)
inches deep. and it's curvature shall
be continuation of the curvature or
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