The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-01-25

Gates bearing per cent (O) yearly lIter-
interest is payable annually. |
signed and Issued by the Mayor OF st.
Mar.inville. La. payable in one, two.
three and four years from date Of issu-
ance- which shall be within ten days
after the contract is complied with aid
accepted. Said certificate shall be- re
deemable by the owners. at their option,
sooner than their respective maturity;
which said certificates shall name the
present owner, described the property
against which they are issued. and
which said certificate aud assessment of
said property under this ordinance,
shall be duly recorded in the Clerks and
Recorders Office of the Parish Of ST.
Martin, Id. and shall be secured by fir ST
privilege aud special mortgage OH said
assessed property. having priority to all
other charges except taxes; said certifi
Gates shall be transferable carrying with
said transfer the lien and privilege OF
the transferree at their full value to the
contractor in payment of work or mate
rial done and furnished Oh said side
walks and curbings.
Those voting for: j. Ii. Duchamp, l..
j. puchamp, K. j. Guirard and Z. j. Gary.
Those voting against: DIR. j. 5. Martin.
SIDEWALKS AND CURLING
SPECIFICATIONS:
Specifications of material and labor to be used
in the construction of Cement sidewalks and
curbing in the Town of st. Martinville. La.
When necessary to excavate or NIL in to gel
proper level for the concrete work the ground to
he tamped hard all excess Of dirt belongs to
contractor To ill up where needed.
md.
Concrete work to be composed of the follow
ing material and proportions
| LIST clean broken stone or gravel not over 1 inch
thick barrel.
| md clean coarse sharp sand - barrels
| 3rd cement Equality To lie approved by CounciD.
| - barrel
| Samples of all materials to be used in said
| work to be submitted To and accepted by the
Mayor aud Council or any representative before
being used All sand and cement To be well
| mixed, ned over times, then the whole sand,
cement and gravel or broken stone To be turned
| over 5 times before using.
| 3rd.
| Concrete to be laid to uniform thickness of
| So inches and not over feet square, with ex-
pansion seams every II feet, ON side walks 4
| "A
feet wlde To be built with slope of "A inch to the
| foot towards ditch. The whole To be well lamp
| ed. The cement u he composed of one and
one-half barrels of clean, coarse sharp sand to
| one barrel of Portland or other cement.
| Both sand and cement to be thoroughly sifted
| mixed dry before water is applied, alter appli-
| cation of water cement must be laid within two
hours and within six hours after concrete has
| been laid, il must he thoroughly troweed to a
surface with the slope OF the concrete, work
when completed 10 he A inches thick.
| 4th.
All cement to be used to be first clsss, not less
than w per cent of the cement by weight
shall pass through No. IOO seive. Having 1904
meshes to the square. Tensile strength briquette,
made of neat cement and sufficient water I,
make stiff mass, shall after setting one da.
| in air and six i'll water develop tensile strength
of ~ lbs per square inch soundnes. All ce
ment that cracks checks when made into
cakes will be rejected. lime of setting g. no ce
ment that commences To set in 80 minutes viii
be accepted.
| 9TH.
All work to be done in a workmanlike manner
| All work IA, ha accented hy tho Maynr and 'oun
Gil. Settlement To he made OH completion o
the work, when the contract is com
pleted and accepted settlement to be mad,
! therefor. All bids must DE sealed, accompa
MED with "a certified check of one of our loca
Banks, for ten per cent of the bid. All certihe,
checks of unsuccessful bidders will be returned
| at once.
| 9th.
| The successful bidder will be required to fur
nish bond of some responsible Surety Compan,
equal To 50 per cent of the amount of the bid
and work to be done, said bond to remain in
force for II months after the completion and
acceptance of said work. under these specifica.
tions. AS "a guaranty of the quality of the work
This contract and work Herewith as per fore
going specifications and accompanying copy o
Ordinance calling for the building of said side
walks and curbings must be completed within
ten months from date of signing of the contrac
and furnishing of said bond. or in defaultthereo
the contractor to forfeit 500 per week To tn,
Corporation of St. Marlinville. La.
| 9Th.
| Drive ways, wagon crossings shall he
inches thick of concrete of cement As 1
| IL