The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-01-18

tSt-whlch interest Is phyaDle dnItuaiy'
signed and issued by the Mayor OF 81.
Mar.inville. La. payable i'll one, two'
three and four years from date Of issu-
ance- which shall be within ten days
after the contract is complied with and
accepted. Said certificate snail be re
deemabe 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 AMI |
Recorders Office of the Parish Of st.
Martin, Id. and shall be secured by tir st
privilege and special mortgage oil said
assessed property, having priority to all
other charges except taxes; said certiti-
Gates shall be transferable carrying With
said transfer the lien aud privilege U!
the transferree at their full value 10 the
contractor i'll payment of work OF E.ate-
rial done and furnished OH said sid,-
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
| i'm the construction of Cement sidewalks and
curbing in the Town of ST. Martinville, La.
Isl.
When necessary to excavate or fill in to get
proper level for the concrete work the ground to
he tampcd hard, all excess of dirt belongs TO
contractor To hll up where needed.
7 Concrete work to be composed of the follow
{ ing material and proportions
list clean broken STONE gravel, not over 1 inch
thick -barrcl.
= md clean coarse sharp sand - barrels
8rd cement equality to De approved by CounciD
D - barrel
/, Samples of all materials To be used i'll said
| work To be Submitted to and accepted by thu
Mayor and Council OF any representative beior,
. being used. All sand and cement to he wei
. mixed. TUNED over times, then the whole sand
d cement and gravel or broken stone 10 he turned
over times before using.
3rd.
Concrete To he laid To uniform thickness U
II g. inches and not over feet square, with ex
is pansion seams every l. feet, Oh side walks
. feet wide and every feet On side walks over
feet wide To be built with slope of "a inch to tn
T. foot towards ditch. The whole To be we'll lamp
l. ed. The cement To bc composed vi one an'
r. one-half barrels of CLEAN coarse sharp sand I,
4. one barrel of Portland other cement
Both sand and cement To be thoroughly site
J" mixed dry before water is applied, alter appli
10 cation of water cement must lie laid within Nv
) hours and within six hours after concrete LA
i, been laid, IL must be thoroughly uuweled 10
surface with the slope vi the concrete, wor
when completed To be inches thick.
9TH.
~ All cement to be used To be first clsss, not les
oe than W per cent of the cement by weigh
he shall pass through No. lU0 seiye. Having 100,
W. meshes to the square. Ien-e strength briquettt
. made of neat cement and sufficient water
w make still mass, shall after setting ia
"a IN air anu six ia wat develop tensile stTensi
III of 10 lbs per square inch suundnes, All q
an ment that cracks or checks when made I'M
cakes will be rejected. Time of setting h c.
nent that commences to set in 80 mirates Wi
III he accepted.
al 9Th.
Oh All work To he done in workmanlike N anne
hi All work 10 DE accepted by the Mayor and Cou
a.. Gil. Settlement to be made completion
the work, when the contract Is COZ
U pleted and accepted settlement to he ma,
IL therefor. All bids must be scaled. accomp
nied with "a certified check of one Of our loo
Banks, for ten per cent of the bid All certih'
checks of unsuccessful bidders will he return,
he at once.
IN 9TH
10, The successful bidder will be required to flu
nish bond of some responsible Surety Compal
o' equal to 80 per cent of the amount of the b
Ter and work to be done, said bond to remain
&C. force for II months after the completion al
,st acceptance of said work, under these specific
lions. rs a guaranty of the quality of the wol
-" This contract and work herewith, as per fol
iiu going specifications and accompanying copy
in Ordinance calling for the building of said 81
walks and curbings. must be completed with
ten months from date of signing of the contra
and furnishing of said bond, or in defaultthere
he the contractor to forfeit 500 per week to t
Cor poration of ST. Marlinville La.
eth.
Drive ways, or wagon crossings shall be
" inches Thick of concrete Of cement. As