The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-02
AN ORDINANCE

In Relation to the Construction Of
f. Sidewalks in the City of Greenwood
and prescribing specifications there.
for.
Be it ordained by the Council Of
the City of Greenwood, Mississippi:
Section l. That those contemplat-
ing building sidewalks along the City
streets must notify the City Clerk,
Mayor or City Engineer and before
beginning the construction Of same.
pay to the City Clerk $3.50, for in
spection fees.
Section II. No sidewalks to be re-
placed or constructed anew, shall be
done with any material except con-
crete, except on streets which are not
considered important enough to justi-
fly concrete sidewalks at present, and
on such streets, a temporary board or
cinder walk may be laid, after secur
ing the permission of the Superintend-
ent of Streets in writing.
Section III. The temporary walk
SO constructed can be replaced with
concrete when ordered by the City
Council.
Section w. The Council shall have
the right to condemn the present walk
not considered safe for pedestrians
and. order same replaced with new
walks, or repaired to the satisfaction
of the Council.
Section V. All walks r to be
constructed according to the following
specifications, towit:
First: Excavate, or grade walk to
a depths of seven (7) and "a inches
below the surface of the level of the
intended finished walk, and any and
all filling required to bring the sub
grade to the proper grade of the Sec
ond course, and shall be made in thin
and each layer thoroughly
rammed over until it becomes compact
and solid.
Second: Upon this graded surface
ito serve as a drainage course for
water, frost, etc. shall be evenly
spread four az inches of furnace
Stag, stone, brick or cinders, broken
to pass a two-inch ring in the greatest
dimension. This shall be thoroughly
rammed to a uniform surface to re-
ceive the conrrete rourse.
Third: Upon its course shall be
laid a cours of concrete three (3)
inches thick, proportions Of this con-
crete layer is to be one 10 cubic yard
of river run sand and gravel to four
az sacks of cement. This surface is to
be trowled over and made even and
level with no grains of sand lying
loose on the surface.
Fourth: The third or wearing
course, coming on the concrete, Is to
be three fourths%(3-4) inch in thick.
ness, composed Of sharp clean river
sand mixed with approved Portland
Cement in the proportion Of m part
portland cement to 2 of sand
(mixed dry) and then moistened sufi-
to work into a homogeneous
mass and applied as follows: Evenly
on the concrete course with a
trowel and straight edge and thor
press on the concrete course
so as to make a perfect adhesion Of
the two layers, the thickness when
compressed and floated over, shall not
be less than three-fourths Of an inch.
In no Ease shall the third on con-
crete course be allowed to take its
final set before the wearing course Is
applied,
Fifth: A dust or finishing coat Of
cement is to be sifted carefully and
evenly on the wet surface, after which
it shall be foated down to a level,
smooth and uniform surface. When
finished, the total depth Of all the
materials, thoroughly consolidated,
shall not be less than six (6) and
three-quarter (3-4) inches.
The cementing must be done in an
expeditions manner, in order to pre-
vent an undue setting Of the parts,
and the finished surface must be
thoroughly protected from the sun
and weather by spreading over it one
or more inches Of clean sand and cov-
with boards, which must be kept
in place for ten days, Of until the
has become hard, after which
The boards shall be removed and the
pavement thoroughly cleaned.
Sixth: The side walk shall. be
thoroughly laid as nearly as possible
uniform lengths, and shall be cut
for expansion in, Joints, as directed
BY the City Engineer.
The pavement shall be evenly and
perfectly jointed and, shall be laid
with a lateral slope Of o~ne-quarter Of
IN inch per foot.
The laying Of such pavement and
he materials and component parts
shall be under the inspection
Ind subject to the acceptance Of the
City Engineer, and no such pave
shall he taken IN have heAn