The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-02-15

ordinance accepting said work, the la
lance after the payment Of the twenty
per cent, shall be represented by certih-
Gates bearing per cent 90 yearly inter
est-which interest is payable annually. |
signed aud Issued by the Mayor Ut st.
Mar,ipville. La. payable in one. two.
three and four years from date OF issu-
auce- which shall be within ten days
after the contract ia complied with aid
accepted. Said certificate shall be re-
deelnable 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 aud
Recorders Office of the Parish Ut st.
Martin, Lid. and shall be secured by Gr st
privilege aud special mortgage OH said
assessed property, having priority to all
other charges except taxes; said certli-
Gates shall bs transferable Carrying Win
said transfer the lien aud privilege vi
the trausfprree at their full value tu The
contractor III payment Uf work or male
riai dOus and furnished On said sld,-
walks aud curbluRs.
Those voting for: j. Ii. Duchamp, l..
j. l'uchalnp, Il. j. Gulrard aud Z. j. Gary.
Those voting against: Or. J. S. Martin.
SIDEWALKS AND CURLING
SPECIFICATIONS:
SPECIFICATIONS of material and labor tu he used
iu the construction Of Cement sidewalks and
curbius in the Town Of ST. Martinville, LA.
| When necessary to cxcavatc or fill i'll to get
| proper level for the concrete work tho ground to
bc taInped hard. all excess of dirt belongs to
contractor Ia bill up whore needed.
Ind.
| Concrete work 10 be composed vi tbs follow
lng material and proportions
. tst clean broken stone ur gravel not over 1 inch
thick barrel
mi San coarse sharp sand --- barrels
jrd cement equality 10 ~ approved by CounciD'
- barrel
Samples OF all materials to bc used in said
work 10 he suhrnitled TO aud accepted by the
Mayor aud Council vi any representative before
o rcIug used. All sand aud cement to be wei
5 mixed. III, ned over times then the whole sand
4 ccuonl aud gravel VI broken Stone to DC turned
over timeo before using.
! 3rd.
Concrete to be laid to uniform thickness o
U ., inches aud not over feet square. with ex
. pansion seams every IL feet. side walks
- lcct wide and every feet on eide walks over
ieet wide. to te built with slope of a inch To tn,
'' tvot towards ditch. The whole to Inc well lamp
cd. The cement To be composed ut one an,
unc-haif barrels oi clean. COARSE sharp sand tt
one barrel of Portland or other cement
u, 10th sand anu cement Ia be thoroughly, site,
" mixed DIR. before water Is applied. after sppli
% cation Of water cement must bc laid within tw'
j. hours aud WITHIN six hours after concrete la
y boon laid. II luuet be thoroughly troweied to
surface with lhs slope uf the concrete. wor
when completed To be inches thick.
All cement to lc used To be first clsss not les
~ than W per cent vi the cement by weigh
IL shall pass through No. iUV seIye. Having l0.UJ
y. moshes To the square.I strength briquette
i, made vi neat cement and sufficient water
make eth mass, shall after setting da
~ IA air aud eIx i'll water develop tensile strength
u ot 10 lbs per square inch suundnes. All u
" ment that cracks or checks when made int
"a cakes will bc rejected. lime of setting t. no CO
mcDt that commences to set i'll ~ minutes wi
'o he accepted
IL 18th.
~ All work To bc duuc in a workmanlke mamie
id Al work To bc accepted by the Mayor and CvuI
n. Gil. Settlement To bc made Oh completion
the work, when the contract is CON
pleted and accepted settlement to be mad
l. therefor. All bids must he sealed, accomp;
MED with a certified check of one of our luci
Banks, for ten per cent of the bid All certihe
checks of unsuccessful bidders will be rcturnc
10 at once.
A 9th.
Of The successful bidder will be required To fu
nish bond of some responsible Surety Compau
~ equal To 80 Der cent Of the amount of the hi
et and work TO lo done, said bond 10 remain
= force for ~ months after the completion an
st acceptance of said work. under these specifics
:, lions. as n guaranty of the quality of the wor
This contract aud work herewith, ne per for
III going specifications aud accompanying copy
10 ordinance calling for the building of said sid
walks and curbings. must De completed with
ten months from date Of signing of the contra
and furnishing of said bond, ur in dcfaultthcrc,
~ the contractor To forfeit SlOO per week to q
r Corporation Of ST. Mariinvilc. La.