The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-07-03
An Ordinance
Ordering the Improvement of
Main Street, in the City Of
Paris, Ny. from the South
Side of Tenth Street 70 The
North Side of Bank Row,
with 'BituIithic Paving or
CreosOted Wooden Block
Pavement Upon the Old
foundation w xg
THE following ordinance is to take
the pacegof the Ordinace published
on page SIX, which Is seid.l

The following ordinance is to take
the placeNof the Ordinace published
on page six, which Is void.]
Be It Ordained by the Board OF
Council of the Clay of Paris, KY:
section l. Main Street i'm the City
OF Paris, Kentucky, from south side
of Tenth Street to. north side of
Bank Row, is hereby ordered
improved by the removal of
The present wearing Esurfaee thereon
and by the construction of bitulithic
having, or of creosoted wooden block
having upon the present concrete foun-
datiOn, the material to be used inNthe
Improvement of said street to be de-
termined and selected by the Council
upon receipt of bids. Said improve
nent shall be made in G. accordance
with the specifications for the materi-
Al to be selected as hereinafter provid-'
ed, and the present concrete founda-,
lien shall be repaired OF : replaced
wherever necessary to place same in
proper condition for reception of the
having.
Section 2 The said Improvement
shall De done at the exclusive cost of
The City of Paris, and shall be paid for
III cash upon completion and accept
ance of the work. = - AvkFN u
Section 3. The specifications for BIZ.
tulithic paving, herein above referred
10 are as follows sa eff+ ri ~, d., :
SPECIFICATIONS FOR BITULTHIC
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The present wearing surface shall
be removed from the, 81 presents con-
crete foundation, and all material so
removed shall be deposited by the
contractor at the city quarry or at-any
other points which may be-selected
by the MayorsSuch points, howeyer,
to be no further distance from the
point Of remoYal than the city quarry
Upon the present cencrete FONDA
ton shall then be laid the foll6wing
wearing surfaee: 49,
Such wearing Surface shall be com
posed of hard crushed stone, sand and
bituminous cement, and shall have
the thickness, when compressed, of
two inches. saiss -alsi-zss- = -
In preparing the acknowledgements
for the above wearing surface the fol
lowing method and apparatus shall be
UsedtUp sd UiW IL .AHed sE2ihI6
The several grades and Sizes q of
mineral aggregate shall be accurately
measured in proportions previously
determined by laboratory tests to
give the best results, that is, the most
dense mixture of mineral aggregate
and one having inherent stability,
heated in a rotary mechanical heater
so designated as to keep each. batch
by itself until heated and then pass
into a rotary MIXER or the varying
sizes of stone approximately proper
toned shall be fed into an elevator
terminating and discharging into a TO
tary dryer, and, after heating, the
stone, shall be elevated and passed
through a rotary screen having sec
lions. With various size openings. Inc
minimum screen opening. shan pc z
one-tenth inch, and the maximum IA
shall not be greater than one and one
half inch. The, difference in the WIDTH
of openings in successive sections
shall not exceed one-fourth inch il
sections having openings smaller thar
one-half inch, and shall not exceed
one half inch in sections having open
ings greater than one7half inch. Tht
several, sizes of stone thus, separates
nv the screen. sections shall pass int
bin containing sections or compart
ments corresponding to the screei
sections. From these compartment
the stone shall be drawn into Welgl
box resting on a multi-beam scale IN
several sizes of mineral aggregate, al
ter being separately weighed am
measured as above, <hau be droppe'
into a twin pug or other approve,
form or mixer. In the mixer btu
Gthic cement shall be added In suIncl
ent quantity to coat all particles an
fll such Voids as remain unnlleu o
the proportionment of the mlneral az
gregate. The aggregate Shall De
proportioned as to secure IN the az
eregate inherent stability, denslt
freedom from voids and resistance I
displacement, and mixture whlc
when combined with the bitulithlc c.
ment and compacted = together WI
form a bituminouS street paVemeI
structure containing mixed mineral II
gredients of such grades as VIII CIV
the structure inherent stability, an
one in which the largest and smalieS
piece are associated with each otne
indiscriminately throughout u
structure, and in which the plastlc
luminous composition permeates tl
entire mass, uniting the various SIZE
particles thereof; filling the voids an aI
forming the wearing surface. III u
crushed stone does not contal
finely divided particles to MI I,
small voids in the aggregate, the q
fciency of these finely divided par,
cles shall be made up by the addltlt
of sand or other suitable fine miner
matter. .,se ,
The mineral aggregate snan
heated and mixed with a bltulltn
cement at a temperature conslsse
with good workmanship. Inc WIZ
mixture shall be hot enough Mh'
reaching the street to be capauie
being spread and raked without q
ficulty. and not SO hot as TO lnJure =
bitulithic cement. .ho
There shall be spread over the
tulithic surface mixture a sea- Co