Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-30

When the work is completed the Con;
sn~n WIN Whahsr re all
and leave the sidewalk, gutter and
roadway free and unobstructed. =
The Contractor will be required to
keep all work done by him in good re-
the satisfaction of the City Council
and any portion of the work that be-
comes defective by cracking, breaking
excepting the ordinary wear and tear,
shall be removed and replaced with new
work by the Contractor at his own ex-
The City Street Commissioner shall
have the power to condemn any mater
ial or work not in accordance with the
specifications, instructions, and orders
shall be at once removed by the Con-
tractor and replaced at his own ex-
pense. In case the Contractor: shall
any rejected material or. work, they
shall be removed and replaced by the
City Street Commissioner at the Con-
tractors expense and the cost of such
Quoted from any money that may be
due or may become due the Contractor.
The Contractor shall notify the City
Street Commissioner before beginning
upon each piece Of work and he shall
not place any filing. or concrete until
the City Street Commissioner has check
for him to proceed with the work
The Contractor shall have charge of
and be responsible for the entire work
until its completion and acceptance.
make an assignment Of any part of the
work under these specifications.
The Contractor shall at all times
es here Who mus
have full powers and to whom orders,
instructions and directions may be Civ
Properly skilled workmen only shall
be employed on the work and the Con-
tractor shall dismiss any employee who
may in the opinion Of the City. Street
or perform his work in an improper
manner All work while in progress
must be protected by the Contractor
against injury from the hs rain fr oS
must not be used until, in the opinion
of the City Street Commissioner 1t has
set sufficiently, to receive travel. The
red lights at all work until notified to
open the same by the Street Commits
sioner.
The sand shall be clean, sharp, gritty
and coarse and be free from loan, dirt,
sticks, and other impurities and of a
quality satisfactory to the City Street
Commissioner: The sand shall be hard
# too much fine sand or dust is in the
and approved BY the Street Commits
sioner before being used.
The gravel to be used may be pit
run gravel if the proportions Of sand
to pebbles ranging from n inch to
inches c size are sbd in the Pr fSs
proportion does not closely conform to
the requirements the Street Commits
sioner may order all the gravel to be
screened before Dc 16a used and these
All cement to be used shall be Port
land cement, of approved brand and
manufacture: well seasoned and subject
Society Of Testing Materials.
The grading for all crosswalks order
ed in by the City Council will! be done
by the City Street Commissioner; he
grade and at the proper locations. He
will excavate eighteen (18) inches below
the grade Of the finished work. The
grading and excavation necessary for
ordinary sidewalks, driveways and curb
will be done by the Contractor and the
cost Of this work will be included in
for such work. Grading required for
ordinary walks, either cement blocks or
soft walk will be eight inches below the
finished grade given; and 1t; the grade d,ai for
inches below the grade given for the
finished work.
The foundation for all sidewalks,
either concrete blocks or soft walk shall
consist Of layer Of good sand not less
than five (5) inches in depth.
The bed for the concrete blocks shall
consist of a layer Of concrete one inch
Portland cement to five parts Of gravel.
The gravel and, cement shall be thor
oughly mixed dry and then wet. with
clean water to the proper consistency
for bed for the concrete blocks and
the blocks must be laid before the bed
sets so as to make a good bond between,
zthe bed and the blocks: The bed must
be leveled out. and tamped soll ~ IN
~ the weight Of the blocks without
Blocks may be made eighteen (lS) or
twenty-four ga inches square and md
ness ness The main body Of the blocks.
shall be made Of concrete, composed Of.
one part Of Portland cement to hve parts
Of gravel thoroughly mixed and lamp ?,
be not less than one-half inch thick
and composed Of a mixture Of one part
of Portland cement to one and one-halr
parts of screened sand. The blocks
shall be thoroughly cured and aged be-
fore being used on the WORK. s5s5sS*<$$5s
In laying the blocks, they must. be
held IN close contact with each other
and after being laid, all joints must be:
filled with neat cement grOut@by sweep
Ing. the grout well into all of the joints.
us IN laying soft walk, the above speci-.
}ern. After the foundation is well lamp
ed and sleveled off u the concrete COM
posed OF a mixture OF one part OF Port:
land cement to ye parts Ct graysl pno
sistency shall be spread over the foun-s
sdatiOn and thoroughly tamped and lev;
@eled OF not less st nan.