The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-29

An ordinance amending section five (5) Of
ordnance NO. l62 entitled An Ordinance in
respect to sidewalks in the City of Lake
land, Florida, establishing sidewalk dis
trict and the quality Of sidewalks to be per-
mitted
BE 1T ORDAINED By THE BOARD OF CITY
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
LAKELAND
That section five of ordinance No. 1862 of
me City OF Lakeland be amended to read as
follows:
Material to BE Used-The material to
pe USED IN the work shall consist of Portland
cement, sand and broken stone each of which
shall be the best Of its kind obtainable in
South Florida
:. Portland Cement-The Portland cement
used in this work Shall be kept dry until II
Il used on the work. 1t shall pass the stand
ara tests OF the American Association for
| testing materials and the contractor shall suh
MT report from competent chemist to the
etfect that this cement has passed such tests
The tests shall not be furnished by The man,
utacturer or seller Of the cement, but by an
entirely Independent chemist or a CONNER
clal testing laboratory. No lumpy or caked
cement shall be used on the work.
. Sand-The sand shall be clean and
coarse, \ sand equal in quality to Lake
Weir sand will fill the specification. No fine
sand or any sand containing mnre than y
/
4 Broken Stone The broken stone shan ho
IN pieces Of not greater than one ana ono.
! nan inches in diameter and NOT less thnn
he-tourth inch in diameter 1t shah ha
Clean ana there shall he no sand ar orhor
ilile material mixed with it. The broken Stnnn
| Snali be hard and sound 4 good mality
% nl'lt rock or ebert will fulfill the specif.
cartons No soft limestone or other soft rocL
and no broken brick shall be used '0'"
.. hlNinE--The following shall a. Al
method OF hand mixing, and the results ,t
leaSt equal to those obtained in this wav ehom
De obtained by machine mixing; the sand AND
cement shall be mixed dry until the miy
.uio - ., an even color and there are no
slleakH' sufficient quantity of wafer shan
s,r,I ,nri NC auuea ana mixed with the mixture Of
Sahu ana cement and the consistancv NJ ,b,
mortar snail he such that it hattens ont wben
heaped up in pile. With two parts of sand
and one OF cement, this mortar shnuld r,nsti
lu'G lhe top Ut the coat for hpishinr side
VAIN. For a lower course there Shnula 10
auueu TO the above described mortar fm,r
paris oi broken stone which shall ne tbor'
S uus.lS mixed win the mortar by turning the
HnAIure over or otherwise so that All mo
pieces of rock shall be completely rna,o5 ,i. Ge
mortar oo"'eu win
., summary Of Proportion--As above 40
SCttUed' the upper course Of the sidevaT,
sial consist Of two portions Of sand and ",,N
u cement the lower course one part NJ oa
nleh'' No parts Of sand and four parts 80
bulk s''"' Oe by
:. Thickness-AS above Mentioned ~.
upper course shall he one inch in tbjo,,,1.1 Ule
me lower course shall be two inahoH
alley crossings. "ieleS Tor
s. Grading and drainage-Tbe rr,,,,,..
citv out ue u"ne 10 lhe stakes and lines of the
rrod !aS 'us'ngeI, Mhere NIL is made the snh.
erade snail be thoroughly tanned "a ~, SUI.
istaction Of The city engineer W. a'e sat
pineS are needed they shall he SET n ,be ui"tA Ia.
lSlactlon ot the city engineer. Tho ni,oy 'T'-
furnished by the city ''e p'pes 10 ne
v IreeS-Nhere there are roots - .-
theSe shall he removed 10 a dentb NJ siv 80 ,gI
Ir,b"- om u.e SuoSradlnE. space Of twelve
trunks of all trees. in which no rrr,est .t.E 'iy
he placed, This space shah ha brn,,t,, sHau
earth. 'operIF lamped
10. Joints-An open joint ey,qndfn, ,,,.-
through the concrete shall be m5Ia =, IsSg Igg
ever elsht feet This joint shan M, hS
n.e. r.one udh ohe,tourth inch in width A. CON
ioiut ny ''o.' not less than one-eighth inch
JOINT at least one-fourth inch IN ui5S n y
not more than three -eighths Of am IN iI, ana
NUN NUN Shall he left at all curhs ar III. -
we slap Is bhtlt on top Of a w3u ''+Sle
,,I II, = Appllcatlon Of Top Course and pI,,.
im ims Sonetele-Ihe top course should ba n,.,
IN place on The lower course as as so'r og plt
prac9cal iai 50 that the lower course shall ~. =.
in nNc M ta ,ba sci before the top course comes
Thoroughly tamped as it is plScSI l'iS' SnaH be
erete shall be placed after il bss con-
take its initial set. '"A begun to
section H. Ordinances in conflict ,r,.. -.
n,aie3 toiJs9'is, - heretofore placed. are berabr
Pe2ieI m 50 far as they conflict ''' To-
nance n'Ieos wss 5I certify that the foregoing ori
ing Of s the boaF5 oay p passed at regular meet
\. D. 1914 u'H OF August.
Attest: 1"-N thalrman.
tt. L. SwAFTS, City Clerk ,.,.