The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-06-11
ORDINANCE NO. 257.

regulate the building of sidewalks
and crossings in the City of Cald-
well, Idaho and repeating Ordinance
No. q of said city entitled, An Or
dinance to regulate the building of
sidewalks and crossings in the City
of Caldwell" passed by the Council
of said city on the 10Th day of No
vember, 1909, and approved by the
Mayor of said city on the 30th day
of November, 1909. as amended by
Ordinance No. PA of the City Of
Caldwell, Idaho. "An Ordinance
amending Section of Ordinance
No. l48 An Ordinance to regulate
the building of sidewalks and cross
passed by the Council of said city on
the 10th day of May, 1912, and ap-
proved by the Mayor of the said
city on the 10th day of May, 1912
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the City of Caldwell:
Section l. That section of an or
dinance entitled: "An Ordinance to
regulate the building of Sidewalks and
crossings in the City of Caldwell. Ida
no, and repeating Ordinance No. 81 of
said city" passed by the Council of
said city on the 10Th day Of November,
1909, and approved by the Mayor of
said city on the 30th day of Noyem-
Der, 1909, as amended by Ordnance
No 2l4 of the City of Caldwell,
Idaho, "An Ordinance amending Sec
ton of Ordinance No. 148. an or
dinance to regulate the building of
sidewalks and crosswalks in the City
Of Caldwell, Idaho, and repeating Or
dinance No. O. of said City" passed
by the Council of the said City and ap-
proved by the Mayor on the 10th day
Of May, 1912, be, and hereby is
amended to read as follows:
Section a:
CONCRETE: The concrete shall
be of a character as provided for in
these specifications and shall be plac-
ed in strict accordance Herewith I'M
der the direction of the City Engineer
q
CEMENT: The cement used shall
be of some standard brand of Port
land Cement, which has been in prac-
teal use for a period of not less than
five years, and shall have proven salts
factory therein No brand of cement
shall be used which the Engineer
deems unsatisfactory for the work, or
which when tested fails to conform
to the United States Government
specifications for Portland Cement. as
contained in circular 80 Of the Bureau
of Standards. Cement shall be deliv-
cred in sacks of "a pounds net weight,
and each sack shall be considered as
having volume of one cubic foot
Cement which contains Jumps, or has
been damaged in any way by exposure
to the weather or by any other cause.
lo11 l.
shall notify the engineer in writing
what brand he intends to use. and be-
fore ordering the cement, shall receive
as to the brand selected. 1t being I'M
derstood that the approval merely
covers the selection of the brand, and
that the cement itself may be rejected
if it fails to meet the above require
ments.
SAND: Sand shall be clean, sharp,
we'll graded and free from loan or
other deleterious matter.
a
COARSE AGGREGATE: The
course aggregate may consist either of
broken stone or gravel Stone shall
be sound, hard and tough, broken to
the size hereinafter specified, and
when used shall be free from foreign
material. Gravel shall be composed of
hard, sound, durable particles of stone,
free from loan, clay or other foreign
material of an Objectionable nature,
and shall range in size as hereinafter
specified.
PROPORTION: Concrete shall
consist (by volume) of part cement:
z parts sand and a parts broken stone
or gravel The latter ranging in size
uniformly from II inch up to inch.
The above sizes refer to the largest
diameter of the stone used.
Pit run gravel may be used, which
in the opinion of the Engineer con
forms closely to the above proper
tions, and where there is a reasonably
uniform graduation from the coarsest
allowable to fine sharp sand; and if
the correct proportions do not occur in
the natural formation A sufficient
amount of the particular material
lacking should be added to bring the
mixture up to the requirements.
g
PREPARATION OF FOUNDA-
TlON: The ground base shall be
made as solid and permanent as pos
Side. Where excavations or fills are
made. all wood or other materials
which will decompose shall be remov-
ed and replaced with earth or other
tilling which will pack as solid as the
rest of the foundation. Fills of clay
or other material which will settle af- |
ter heavy rains or deep frosts shall
be tamped and laid in layers of not
more than inches in thickness so as
to insure solid embankment.
Porous material, such as coal ashes,
granulated Stag, or gravel or other ma
terial that will allow an accumulation
of water under the walk, and in case
a hll is encountered where the ma
terial is of the above nature, the fiji |
shall be removed or tile drain placed |
in such a position that the water will |
drain off into the nearest gutter.
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MIXING: The mixing shall pre-
terably be done with an approved |