Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-29


Local Improvements.
We respectfully recommend that
the said improvement be made AMI
that the said estimate OF the cost be
approved and that the ordinance here
with submitted be adopted by the
Council of the City Of Ottawa.
Dated this 18th day of May, A. ID.
1920
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
OTTAWA.
GEORGE V. b. WEEKS.
WILLIAM BRADLEY.
EDWARD j. DOUGlIERTY.
DANA NJ. PALMER.
CHARLES j. STlLKLEN.
! herewith submit the following de-
tailed estimate of the cost of the pro-
posed improvement of the alley in
block eighty-nine (S9), States addi-
ton to the City of Ottawa, Illinois, by
the grading, draining and paving the
same, in accordance with the fOrego-
ing resolution, and of which this es
timnte is hereby made a part.
Said estimate is in the words and
figures following, to-wit:
EXcavating, rolling and pre-
pairing subgrade, 1S5 Gu
yds., materials at $l00..$ 1880
Constructing 1902 So. yds. of
one course reinforced Port
land cement concrete pave
ment with all necessary
steel reinforcement and eX.
pansion joints, at $2.75... 3,040.50
Estimated cost .$3,225.5O
| Court costs and expenses as
provided for in Sec. 81 Of
Local Improvement Act, be-
ing & per cent of estimated
cost ................ 1898
Total estimated cost. S9,419.03
The foregoing estimate includes the
cost Of all labor and materials of
| every kind required in the construc,
ton and completion Of the improve
ment hcreinbefore described, and |
hereby certify that in my opinion said
estimate does not exceed the probable
cost of the Improvement proposed and
the lawful expenses attending the
same.
GEORGE l.. FARNSWORTH,
Public engineer and engineer of the
Council Of the City of Ottawa.
An Ordinance.
For the Improvement Of the alley
F.! in Block Eighty-nine $3.50, States Ad-
dltion to the City of Ottawa, by the
grading, draining and paving the
same, providing for the levy of a spe-
cial assessment to pay the cost OF
said Improvement.
| he II ord inpl nv tho Cnupoi1 Nf n
City Of Ottawa. Illinois:
Section I. That local improve,
ment shall be made within the City
of Ottawa, County of La Sale. ami
State OF Illinois, the nature, charac-
ter, locality and description of which
local Improvement is as follows
Par / That the alley in Block
| Eighty-nine (S9). States Addition to
the City OF Ottawa. shall be paved
with Il reinforced concrete pave.-cn
the width of said alley.
/ Par. 2. That wherever the alley is
above the established grade it shall
be eXcavated to within two ca inches
OF Snbgrade and brought to the true
| grade with roller, the weight of
which shall not be less than six ca
tons. If the earth is too hard to re
ceive compression through the weigh;
of the roller, it should be loosenei
with pick and hauled away. Any
depressions below subgrade caused
by the roller shall be filled with Sc
lected materials and then rolled to
| the true grade. All subgrade when
/ finished TO be six 60 inches below
/ the surface OF the finished pavement
! Earth in embankmont, or below sub
grade shall be applied in layers nor
/ exceeding one % foot in thickness
and every layer thoroughly rolled, and
/ in both excavations and embankmcnt
/ the Subgrade must be Of uniform
density,
/ Par. 3. Upon the subgrade. com,
pacted, surfaced and otherwise pre-
pared as herein specified, and imme-
diately after srrinkling said subgrade
with water there shall be constructed
a concrete pavement, the surface o,
which shall conform to the grades as
herein specified said pavement shall
/ be laid in one course with an inter
vening layer of woven wire metal
reinforcing.
Par. 4. That the cement shall meet
the requirements OF the Standar,.
| specifications for Portland cement
adopted by the American Society for
Testing Materials. August 10th. 1909
with all subsequent amendments and
additions thereto. adopted by said so
clety. Said cement shall be deliv.
cred in original packages having the
manufacturers name thereon. Said
/ packages shall weigh not less than
"a pounds, and four packages should
/ be eQuiralcn. to one barrel, or -four
cubic feet
Par. >. That the fine aggregate
should consist of sand or screenings
from hard. durable gravel graded
/ from fine to coarse, with coarse pai-
ticles predominating, and passing
when dry a screen having one fourth
/ ~ inch openings, 1t shall be
/ clean, hard free from dust, soft par
ticlcS, loan, vegetable and other dele.
teriouS matter and no more than five
per cent shall pass a screen sieve
having one hundred meshes per lineal
inch. Fine aggregate shall be of such
| quallty that mortar composed of one
part Portland cement and three parts
line aggregate, by weight, when made
into briquettcs shall show a tensils
strength at least equal to the strength
of , mortar of he Same cons iCt pupl