The Cairo bulletin., 1912-09-06

Socticn II. After. he golling OF
the brick Is completed, the filler or
ceIneas grout, which shall be con
posed Of equal parts oi. clean. sharp
sand and Portland cement; shall be
'made and APPLIED in the following
manner;
The sand shall be dry and not eX
cealins one-lhird (I-3) Of hushef
Thereon, together with a like AMOUNT
.of Portland cement. shalt be paced
ia box and mixed dry until the
mass assumes ah even and anbfdkdn
shade and then ,leaA water shall he
added So as 10 form iiauid Of the.
consistency Of Thin cream From the
time the water is applied uutil the
last drop is removed aud floated into
The joints of the brick pavement,
the gront shall be kept in constant
notion The mixture shall be re-
surface with scoop shovel. me
same being all the while stirred IN
the box as the same Is being thus
emptiCd, and from the moment 1t
touches the bricks, it shall be thor
pu2hly swept INTO the Joints or
creyices. The work OF filling should
be thus carried forward in line,
three IS OF such boxes, as above de-
scribed, being used until an advance
al from fifteen (tal 10 twenty 2ol
yards has been made, when the same
force and appliances shall be turned
back ana rover 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 he continued
luntil ali Of the spaces between the
bricks are thoroughly filled After
the Joints are all thus flush with
or filled to the top Of the brick and
sufficient time for evaporation has
been allowed 80 that coating OF
sand will not absorb the moisture,
one-half tla) Of an inch in thick
ness of sand shall be spread ovel the
whole surface. and in case the work
is subjected 10 a hot summer sun. an
occasional spginkling with water
sufficient to dampeu the sand,
should be followed for two or three
days. The grouting thus finished
must remain absolutely free from
disturbance or traffic of any kind
for q period Of seven ~ days.
! Said brick paving. including the
gutter-fags OF said combined curb
ana gutter, shall he Of the width be-
tween the inner faces OF the curbs,
Of thirty-six (2Gl feet east Of Com
mercial avenue and thirty t20) feet
west Of Commercial avenue
I Section Is The finished sub
grade. the concrete foundation. the
sand cushion end the brick pave
ing thereon shall se parallel to each
iathar and have ,ho shape ard curve
above described and tho center line
Of the top and f,nished surface of The
paving whom completed shall he
l.id 10 the following grades, to-wit.
| At the west line Of Ohio street
1.-THE Grade shall be equal in elevation
to an elevation OF eight and ninety
five hundredths $3.50 feet above
the elevation OF the top surface Of
the certain stone monument located
near the southwest corner of Sixth
street and Commercial avenue, in
said city af Cairo; from thence the
grade shall descend uniformly to the
east line of Commercial avenue,
where the grade shall be equal in
elevation Of the top surface Of said
stone monument above specified;
| from the west line Of Commercial
Iayenue 10 the east line OF Washing
ton avenue the grade shall be equal
in elevation to the elevation Of the
top surface of said stone monument
above specified
Section rs. The said finished
suhgrade, the concrete foundation,
the sand cushion and THE brick pay
ing, shall, at all uppayed street in
tersections. from the said west line
of Ohio street to the said east line Of
Washington avenue, TO be cXtedned
laround ana ont to The lot line on
both sides OF the said Fourth street,
lin the manner bereiubefore indicated
for the extension OF the said combi-
nation concrete curb and gutter at
Esach street intersections.
Section H. In the description Of
1.-THE Improvement herein provided for,
1.-THE wcrd grade shall mean the
grade Of the said Fourth street as
Established by section IS of this or
dinance
Building Up and Repairing Existing
Manhoies.
Section 49, The two (2l BRICK
Emanholes noW in the said Fourth
Istreet shall be built up with
Hard burned bricks, laid flat in Port
land cement motar, composed OF one
ltD part Of Portland cement and
three t3) parts of clean sand, and
the inside Of the said manhole, shall
be plastered one-haIf ga Of an
inch thick, with Portland cement
Imortar, composed OF one Gu part Of
Portland cement and one en- part 81
|elcan sand, and the top surface OF
1.-THE said manholc shall conform Il
The top surface of the completed
hrir1 uaypmput and thp said man.