The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-25

the said district, fee Of one dollar for tn
cost of inspection and grades shall have bee
paid and permit for the laying of wall
granted by the city clerk.
Section Specification for sidewalks-San
fine aggregated used in walks, shall be cleal
and free from deleterious material or matter
Coarse Aggregate-COarSe gravel shall con
sist Of inert materials, crushed stone and tn
like, retained on a screen, holes one fourth O.
an inch in diameter. Gravel used shall b.
durable material for sidewalk building, fre'
from deleterious matter. Maximum size fO
pieces of coarse aggregate shall be such az
pass through one and half inch ring.
Waterfall water used in making walks in
| the mixing of materials shall be clean and
free from animal or vegetable matter.
Cement-Cements used in walks shall be
within requirements Of Portland cement, ac-
| cordng to the specifications Of the American
Society for Testing Materials and by them
adopted as requirements Of standard num-
| Der one"
Thickness Of walk-All walks shall be not
less than four inches in thickness
| Expansion Joints-Al walks shall have ex-
pansion joints at intervals Of not more than
six feet one-fourth of an inch in width.
| Edges of Walk Sidewalks shall have
rounded edges, the arc Of curvature to be as
that of the arc of circle one inch in da-
meter.
Sidewalk Base-All sidewalks shall have
bases not less than three inches in thickness,
made Of cement one part, fine aggregate two
and a half parts and coarse aggregate five
parts.
| Wearing Course of Sidewalks The wearing
course of sidewalks shall be not less than one
| inch of Portland cement one part AMI two
parts coarse sand.
! Coloring materials-C oloring matter for
sidewalks if used, shall be good mineral color
| Ing matter,
| Mixing of Mortar-Mortar for the base of
sidewalks shall be mixed wet enough to flush
well and readily upon light tamping and not
50 wet that upon handling will permit Separa-
tion of the cement from the coarse aggregate
of the mortar. The wearing course shall have
/ consistency which will permit easy spreading
without tamping, and in every instance shall
follow the base within fifty minutes. All NOR
tar must be placed before it has begun to
harden.
Section 5-nspection Of Sidewalks-The
city engineer shall have power upon inspec-
ton of walks to require alteration or relay
ing when walk is not deemed within require
ment of this ordinance, or for other reason is
imperfect.
Section 6-Al ordinances or parts of ordi-
| nances not consistent with this ordinance are
repealed hereby.
Section ANY person connected with the
violation of this ordinance or with the de-
struction of any cement sidewalk upon CON
yicton thereof in the municipal court. shall
be fined not more than one hundred dollars.
Section S-The board of commissioners shall
order the placing of walks after failure of the
owner upon one months notice to build the
particular sidewalk required, and the entire
cost of the said walk shall be certified to the
board of commissioners by the city engineer.
then to be assessed according to law to the
abutting property owners for payment in equal
payments one, two, three, four, and five
years, from day of assessment installments to
bear not more than eight per cent interest
from issuance of certificates Of indebtedness.
| hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance
was passed by the city commission on March
4, 1914.
HL.SWATTS,
City Clerk.
Approved by me this 9th day Of March, 1914
222S Wed. 0. NJ. EATON. Mayor.