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

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water and shall be especially REIN
ed to remove volatile and other mat
ter susceE tible to atmospheric influ-
ences.
Section 4. The Specifications for
creosoted wooden block pavement
herein above referred to are as fol-
lows: g
SPECIFICATIONS FOR WOODEN
BLOCK PAVEMENT.
The present wearing surface shall
be removed from the present
concrete foundation and all
material so remov ed shall
be deposited BY the ScontractoE
at the city quarry or at any sothef
points which may be selected by the
Mayors such points, however, to be
NO further distance from the point Of
removal than the city quarry. 4
Upon the present concrete founda-
ton shall then be laid the following:
MORTAR BED. !
1. The concrete, foundation. must
|sbe, wet by sprihkling Just previous to
laying the mortar bed upon IT'S m J.
L p The mortar bed. at least one
half (1A) inch thick will be laid upon
the concrete foundation. 1t will be
composed of one part Portland ce-
ment and, three parts sand or screen
|ingSs both of the qualities specified
for use i'm the concrete foundation, to-
gether with the least amount of wa
ter\ needed :, for the, best results. : 1t
must be thoroughly mixed and thick
1y spread, rammed or struck off to a
true surface. No mortar shall be laid
nor wood blocks placed in their final
position later than 80 minutes after
the mortar is mixed. .sa.F -,,F f'srea
3. The wood BLOCK pavement layer
shall be a inches thick as. required by
the traffic and conditions of the street
and CONSTRUCTED of materials and in
the manner hereinafter specified.
4. The wood from which the blocks
are made Shall be regular sound com
mercial merchantable long leaf yellow
pine, which shall be well manufactur-
led, Z saw -butted, free from large,
coarse knots or very coarse grain, and
| Free from the following defects I'm.
sound, loose and hollow Knots, worm
holes, knot holes. through round or
other !; Objectionable; shakes u wane,
bark incipiepta of other decay.
p s. No dead Ser second growth tim
! ber-WiH be ~aeeepted--and- all--timber
shall be cut-zin locality recognized
as produdngS4he timber specified.
The number oEAnnual rings shall av-
erage not less than six co per inch
measured rsdicsaly. All timber shall
be we'll air sse4soned. The City Kngi
neer or his fn8peeteE may at any time
reject in bulk al5imber that does not
fulfill these Sc ncations. The con,
tractor shall give the City Engineer al
/ least twenty days notice in writing
\ the time and place OF the beginning Of
cutting or treatment of leclsss,sss-7rze.-
l. 6. The paving blocks, cut from
i wood OF lIhiberl above specified; shall
1fbe We'll manufactured truly rectangu
liar and uniform -sFhey shall be dress
ed on one side. The top and bottom
Iboth shall be evenly and smoothly
J Isawn.. r. No blocks shall vary in WIDTH
4 and, depth more than one sixteenth Of
an inch, Gig from others used or
I the same street Or contract. The
ldepth shall be four inches in thick
1ness. The lengh shall not be less
THAN six I6) nor more than ten Go
Inches and shall average eight g.
iinches long. The width shall not bs
LESS than three 81 nor more thar
i four (4) inches,- provided that al
4 blocks used in one street or contract
Il shall, be of the same width. Tht
i blocks shall average at least 70 pc
4 cent. of hard wood, and no block vii
be accepted that has less than 6O Pc
cent. of hard wood, ...-.,5.. ....-.,-.
4 Z. The blocks shall be treated, pre-
Il served or creosoted as hereinafte
4 specifjed. and each block shall contain
\ at least 20 pounds of creosote Oil pc
u cubic foot of wood, or when bloc
u contains much natural pitch it shall
: receive as much creosote as can b.
) he forced into it by the same process
u and pressure as is used in the treat
, ment of the blocks of the same kin
: of wood which, will receive 20 pound
Il of creosote oil per cubic foot
81 &. The, creosote Oil shall be a dea
| oil of pure coal tar or wholly a pur
2 coal tar product. 1t shall not contal
: more than three per cent. or water
and if it does contain this amount Q
l water a corresponding correctlo
l must be more than three per cent. {
: of waer, and if it does contal
:! this amount of water correspondln
1 correction must be made so that a
Y equivalent additional amount OF cree
: sote is forced into the blocks. 1t sna
D contain only traces OF Acetlc an
: acetates. Its specific gravity at on
y one hundred degrees 600 degrees)
0 (3S degrees Cent? shall De
b least LOS and not more tina
: ITO SO as to assure
il thoroughly penetrating the woo
t blocks, The residue insolupl
l. naturalization with benzol and chi
e roform must not exceed 3 per cent.
d the weight of the creosote Oil. FRA
It tional distillation of 100 grams Oh IL
r creosote oil shall produce OF 9iy Q
e bv weight within the following limits
j. I'm to $50 degrees G.. (3O2 degref
e Fl. not to exceed 2 per cent.
d between $50 degrees, G. (9O2 q
d grees F. and 40 degrees CD (oSs q
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