The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-01-11


lance after the payment Of the TWEEN ty
per cent. shall be represented by certifi-
Gates bearing per cent (6) yearly inter
est-which interest is payable annually.
signed and Issued by the Mayor of st.
Martinville. La. payable in one, two.
three and four years from date of issu-
ance- which shall be within ten days
after the contract ia complied with and
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 and assessment of
said property under this ordinance,
shall be- duly recorded iD the Clerks and
Recorders Office of the Parish of st.
Martin, Lid. and shall be secured by Dir st
privilege and special mortgage OIL said
assessed property. having priority to all
| other charges except taxes; said eartih-
Gates shall be transferable carrying with
said transfer the lien and priv lege OF
the transferree at their full Walt to the
contractor III payment Of work Cr mate
rial done aud furnished OH sid side
walks aud curbings.
Those voting for: j. Ii. Duchamp, l..
j. puchamp, X. j. Guirard and p. j. Gary.
Those voting against: DIR. j. S. Martin.
SIDEWALKS AND CLUBBING
| 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 fill in to get
proper level for the concrete work the ground to
be tamped hard. all excess of dirt belongs to
contractor to fill up where needed.
| 2nd.
| Concrete work to be composed Of the follow
ing material and proportions
| l,t clean broken stone or gravel not over | inch
| thick barrel
| md clsan coarse sharp sand - barrels
3rd cement Quality to lie approved by CounciD.
i barrel
Samples Of all materials to be used in said
work to be submitted to and accepted by the
| Mayor aud Council OF any representative before
being used. All sand aud cement to be we'll
mixed, turned over times, then the whole sand,
cement and gravel OF broken stone to be turned
| over times before using.
| 3rd.
Concrete to be laid to uniform thickness of
| ga inches and not over feet square, with ex-
pansion seams every II feet, ON side walks 4
feet wide and every feet ON side walks over 4
feet wde to be built with slope of a inch to the
foot towards ditch. The whole to be well lamp
ed. The cement to be 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, after appli-
cation of water cement must be laid within two
hours and within six hours after concrete has
been laid, il must be thoroughly troweled to a
surface with the slope of the concrete, work
when completed To be inches thick.
| 4th.
All cement to be used to be first clsss, not less
than w per cent of the cement by weight
i shall pass through No. 100 seive. Having 1000
meshes to the square. Tensile strength briquettes
made of neat cement and sufficient water to
make stiff mass. shall after setting one day
in air and six in wat;r develop tensile strength
of I25 lbs per square inch soundnes. All &C.
ment that cracks or checks when made into
cakes will be rejected. Time of setting g. no &C.
ment that commences to setin 80 minutes will
be accepted.
All work to be done in workmanlike manner.
All work to be accepted by the Mayor and Coun-
Gil. Settlement to be made on completion of
the work, when the contract is CON-
pleted and accepted settlement to be made
therefor. All bids must be sealed. accompa-
MED with certified check of one of our loca
Banks, for ten per cent of the bid. All certified
checks of unsuccessful bidders will be returned
| at once.
| 9th.
The successful bidder will be required to fur
nish bond of some responsible Surety Company
equal to 80 per cent of the amount of the bid
and work to be done, said bond to remain in
force for IL months after the completion and
acceptance of said work. under these specifica-
tions. rs a guaranty of the quality of the work
This contract and work Herewith, as per FORE
going specifications and accompanying copy of
Ordinance calling for the building of said side
| walks and curbings. must be completed within
ten months from date of signing of the contract
and furnishing of said bond. or in defaultthereof
the contractor to forfeit 500 per week to the
Corporation of st. Mariinville. La.