Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-03-20

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of ten oclocn "A. m of said day be and
| the same Is hereby fixed as the time.
and the offices of the Council Of the
| city of Ottawa be and the same Is
| hereby fixed AS the place for the pub.
| lie consideration of the matters here
| in contained, and that notice of the
| ;ime and place OF said public consider
alton or hearing shall be made in ac-
cordance with the provisions OF the
| statute in such case as made AMI
provided,
BE 1t further Resolved that this res
ohtion be at once transcribed on the
Local Improvement Record OF this
Council.
On motion the said resolution with
the said estimate attached were APP
proved and adopted by the following
vote.
Ayes; Bradley, Dougherty, Palmer,
S,icklen. Weeks.
Nays: None.
Mayor Weeks presented the follow
ing resolution for the improvement of
alley in block SO, States addition.
BE 1t Resolved by the Council of the
City of Ottawa, Illinois, sitting and
exercising the duties assigned by law
to the Board Of Local improvements.
that local Improvement be and tho
same is hereby ordered to be made by
special assessment, within the City of
Ottawa. Illinois, as follows;
l. That the aliey IN DiOCk eighty
nine tS9 States addition to the City
OF Ottawa, shall be paved with re-
inforced concrete pavement, the width
of said alley.
, There shall be constructed a
concrete pavement laid in one course
six CO inches in thickness, with an
intervening layer of woven wire metal
reinforcing The concrete shall be
mixed in the proportions Of one O.
sack Portland cement, two t2l parts
sharp torpedo sand, and three CD
parts water drenched limestone. The
material shall be mixed With sutti.
cicut water to produce concrete Of a
consistency such that mortar Will
flush to the surface under light lamp
ing. but the amount of water used
shall not be sufficient to cause a sep
aratiUn OF the coarse aggregate from
the mortar in handling the concrete.
After mixing. the concrete shall be
handled rapidly into place and success
>ire patches deposited upon the prop.
crly prepared subgrade. in cOntn-
uous operation, completing sections
between expansion joints without the
use Of intermediate crosstorms or
bulkheads The concrete shall be
struck off for the entire width OF the
pavement from back to back and
brought to the established grade by
means OF a lutte As soon as posi-.
Bile after the concrete has been struck
or, it shall be rolled with an approved
metal roller having smooth, even
surface approximately six 60 feet In
length, not less than eight (S> nor
more than twelve (i2l inches in diam,
eter and weighing not more than one
hundred ,lo0l pounds, Said roller
shall be divided vertically through the
center So that oneinch space Is left
to allow rolling on both sides OF the
projecting joint filler al the same time.
The roller shall be provided with a
frame to which ropes shall be at
tached on both sides, allowing it to be
pulled across the pavement
/ Transverse expansion joints one
/ half ~ inch in width, shall be
/ placed across the pavement at right
angles to the center line OF the street
not more than thirty 800 feet apart.
| The pavement shall be reinforced
/ with a mesh steel reinforcing fabric,
which shall have crOss-sectional
area OF not less than eight one-hun-
dredths (S-l0D square inch per lineal
/ foot OF pavement length computing
main tension members only; the spac-
ing OF parallel members of the fabric
shall not exceed eight tSl inches be-
tween such members, and no member
making up the fabric shall have
/ cross sectional area OF less than six
|onethousaudthS tG-l00GD square inch.
! Reinforcing fabric shall not be placed
less than two and one-half eye
inches from the finished surface Of the
pavement The reinforcement shall
not cross expansion joints and shall
be tapped sufficiently to develop the
strength of the metal Said reinforce
ment shall extend across the entire
/ width Of the pavement.
To the Council OF the City OF Ottawa,
Illinois.
Gentlemen.
herewith submit the following de-
tailed estimate Of the cost of the pro
posed improvement of the alley in
block eighty-nine (S9j, 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 cs-
innate Is hereby made a part
Said estimate is in the words and
figures following. to-wit:
EXcavating, rolling and pre-
pairing subgrade. lS5 Gu
yds materials at 800. 1890
Constructing HOP 81. yds. of
one course reinforced Port
land cement concrete pave
ment with all necessary
steel reinforcement and ex-
panSiOn joints, at S215. 800 80
Estimated cost ...,.. .s3,225.50
Court costs and expenses as
provided for in Sec. ga Of
Local Improvement Act, be-
ing 8 per cent of estimated
cost ............. 1888
Total estimated cost. $3,4l9.03
The foregoing estimate includes the
cost OF all labor and materials Of
evry kind required in the constitute
ton and completion of the improve
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