The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-07-03

blocks which are bf0iSen. SPLIT. Or
otherwise damaged or defective or
|displaced shall be rean9ved imm6di'
ately after rolling or ramming aud Re:
placed with sound blocks
is. After thef blocks have been
laid and properly rammed, their
joints for a space Of three feet wide
adjacent to and parallel with each
curb shall be filed completely full Of
hot bituminous cement filler as here
matter Specified All other joints be
tween the blocks shall first be filled
half full of said hot bituminouS filler.
Said fiuersshallsbe of temperature to
flow qlitesfreely and it-shalL be~thor,
oQghlya swept and rubbed into said
joints with approved hand squeegees
untilyak the bituminouswfller is clean
ed from the surface spf the pavement
Tie entire surface Of thesapevement
shall thereon addressed off and all
jointssshal be scompletely allied with
clsan coarse perfactly adrH sand and so
as tes lea Ye N unf form aver thereof
ioHe.half ifich&f3z9 inch thickness all
over the entire surface of the pave
ment. OK q 81 q
~. Expansion Joints shaH bescon-s
structed between the curbs and the
wood paying blocks to provide for the
possible. expansion, and contraction of
the blocks by heat sorg cold forS other.
wise!a These sexpansion Joints ssshall
Fbe constructed fronf1 three quarter
ca inches wide, according to the
width Of the street as directed BY the
City Engineer, and@shall extend the
kwhole5 depth of the blocks, and shall
be filed withs al suitable bituminOus'
paving joint cement acceptable to the
City Engineer, Expansion joints Of
lanysredaired Width shall be- constructs
ed at such other locations as the, City
Engineer may direct, 'ExpansiOnI
joints must be completely filled with
suitable strips Of woods previous to
filling the joints with the paving
joint cement TheGfllers fer the eX1
pansion and all other joints shall be
regular Coal Tar Pitch or other api
proved bituminous cement that the
City Engineer; considers equally as
good. In absence of instructions to
the contrary, the pitch filler shall be
of straight coal tar run to a melting
point of 1875 degrees-140 degrees F.,
carrying not less than rs per cent. moi
more than 35 per cent. of free carbonl
Brittle point to be Is degrees F.
Section 5. The contractor will BID
required to execute bond with surety
to be approved by the Mayor in the
penal sum of twenty per cent. of the
amount of the contract price for said
work, guaranteeing said .wefh~ against
defective werlzm anship and material
ford period of fiTe years from the
date of the conapletion and accept:
anoe of said work, and agreeing to re-
pair and replace anysdefests appear.
ing III said street during said periet
because Of any 'deafec3ive work
\ manship o. naterial. I
ssFhe contractor will also be. required
execute bond to the city with su
tresygto be approved blythe Mayor
agreeing to protect and indemnify the
| city against and from any Toss or dam
age which it may sustain because OF
any negligence on the part of the con
tractor. -
Section 6. The Mayor is hereby
directed and authorized to receive
bids for the doing of said work or
Thursday, July Is, 1914, and is fur
Their directed to advertise for bids fol