The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-02-08

ordinance accepting said work, The Ia
lance after the payment of the twenty
per cent, shall be represented by certif-
Gates bearing per cent 90 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 is 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 III the Clerks and
Recorders Office of the Parish Of st.
Martin, L.l.. aud shall be secured by tir st
privilege aud special mortgage Oh said
assessed property. having priority to all
other charges except taxes; said certlh-
Gates shall be transferable carrying with
said transfer the lien and privilege vi
the transferree at their full value lU the
contractor III payment Of work or nate-
rial done and furnished Oh said side
walks and curblngs.
Those voting for: j. Ii. Duchamp, l..
j. puchamp, K. }. Gulrard and Z. j. Gary.
) Those voting against: DIR. j. 5. Martin.
SIDEWALKS AND CURBlNG
ii SPECIFICATIONS:
Al Specifications of material and labor to be used
in the construction of Cement sidewalks and
curbing in the Town of st. Martinviile, La.
When necessary to excavate or I'LL i'll to gel
proper level for the concrete work the ground tt
he tamped hard, all excess of dirt belongs Il
contractor To I'LL up where needed.
Il End.
I Concrete work to he COMPOSED of the follow
i ing material and proportions
= LIST clean broken stone Or gravel not 1 mel
| thick barrel.
y 2nd clean coarse sharp sand - barrels
u 3rd cement equality To approved By CounciU
v - barrel
., Samples of all materials to be used i'll SAT-
work 10 be submitted To and accepted by tn
Ma, OF and Council any representative befor
10 being used All sand aud cement to be wei
- mixed, turned over times, then the whole SANE
IA cement and gravel or broken stone 10 he turne
over 5 times before using.
3rd.
Concrete to be laid To uniform thickness {
Ia 81, inches and not over feet square, with %
l. pansion seams every II feet, ON side walks
feet wide and every feet on side walks over
feet wide to be built with slope OF "A inch to I'll
''' foot towards ditch. The whole to be well tamI
l. ed. The cement be composed OF AL
E. one-half barrels of clean, coarse sharp sand I
a one barrel of Portland OF other cemen
both sand and cement to be thoroughly slftt
:" mixed dry before water is applied, after appi
10 cation of water cement must be laid within w
- hours and WITHIN six hours after concrete hi
4, been laid, II must be thoroughly troweled 10
surface with the slope of the concrete, VOL
when completed To be inches thick.
4th.
All cement to be used To be first clsss, not lie
Oe than w per cent of the cement by weig
he shall pass through No. lUO seiye. Having 100
~. meshes To the square Tensile strength briquett
made of neat cement and sufficient water
-" make stiff mass, shall after setting one d
.. in air and six III wat develop tensile streng
III of ~ lbs per square inch soundnes. ALI {
Az | ment that cracks or checks when made in
:; cakes will be rejected. lime of setting ~ no
ment that commences to set i'll 80 minutes W
"' be accepted.
al 9Th.
Oh All work to be done in a workmanlike mann'
nd All work to be accepted by the Mayor aud Cou
t Gil. settlement to be made on completion
the work, when the contract is co
~ pleted and accepted settlement to be ma
IL therefor. All bids must be sealed, accom-
MED with a certified check of one OF our lot
Banks, for ten per cent of the bid. All certih
checks of unsuccessful bidders will be return
he at once.
an 9th.
,., The successful bidder will be required to fl
;, nish bond of some responsible Surety Compa
'o equal To 80 per cent of the amount of the
Ter and work to be done, said bond to remain
re- force for II months after the completion a