The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-05

improvement, ana the furnishing OF
all material and labor necessary there
to, by one publication in the Earl
ington Bee, directing attention to this
ordinance and the specifications here
matter contained, and calling for
such bids, TOR not less than fifteen
days before the regular June netting,
or any adjournment thereof, of the
City Council, and at said meeting or
at any adjournment thereof of any
subsequent regular meeting Of the
City Council said City Council shall
award the contract for said improve
ment to the lowest and best bidder
and shall require the accepted bidder
to execute bond to the City with
good and sufficient security to be APP
proved by said Council for the faith
full performance of his contract.
Section 3.--The description and
specifications of said work and i'm
provement, roadway and street, are
as follows,
Approximate length of streets to
be improved one mile.
WORK TO BE DONE-The
Contractors are to furnish all tools,
machinery and labor, and to do ali
the workin connection with the pro-
posed improvement of said street
except as herein Notwithstanding
all drainage Structures, grading and
surfacing, in accordinance with these
specifications and plans and re-
quirements Of the City Engineer.
Said plans are to be approved as
to details of construction by the Fis-
cal Court Of Hopkins County and by
the City Engineer of the said City,
and form part of these specifca-
tons. The Contractors are to leave
the street and immediate vicinity in a
neat and preSentable condition ready
for use. Il
EAR THWORK-T h e roadbed
shall be graded for wild h of "a
feet in conformity with the plans,
profles and cross sections that &C.
company and are a part of these
specifications.
Embankments are to be made in
layers. not exceeding II inches in
thickness, until the proper grade is
reached, unless otherwise ordered by
the Engineer.
Al measurements for earthwork
are to b. made in excavation. All
surfaces and slopes are to be left
smooth and neat
PIPE CULVER > S -1he trenches
are TO be excavated to the grade
shown on the plan and profile and as
as given by the City Engineer, so as
to insure true alignment for the
pipe
Care must be taken that each
section of pipe has a firm bearing
through out its length All pipe
will be, furnished hauled and placed
by contractors
SHAPING ROADBED--In cuts
and fills unless specially directed the
sub grade is to be graded to a width
as shown on cross section and is to
be free from all spongy and vege
table matter, roots and stumpS. The
roadbed prepared for the broken
stone surface is to be IS feet wide as
specified on drawing, and brought to
the grade and cross section shown on
plans and rolled with a roller
weighing not less than ten tonS)
until firm and hard, All depresSionS
that may appear during the rolling
are to be filled with earth and rolled
until an even surface is obtained, and
to the satisfaction of the Engineer.
Where no change from the present
grade of those portions of the street
not already surfaced with stone is
shown on the profile, the roadbed is
to be shaped to the proper cross
section and rolled to firm, smooth
surface before the application of
broken stones. The price for this work
is TO be included in that for shaping
roadbed and is TO include all excaya-
ton and work that may be necessary
for removing Slight elevations and
depresSiOnS and also for