Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-03-25

exceed One-eighth tA) of an inch in
width or depth, nor more than one
fourth % of an inch In length. pro-
vided that stretcher block and filler
specials of a type and quality similar
to the NclsOnvlle block and specials
shall be used along the inside OF the
rails OF all railways and street rail
ways. All brick shall be first class
PAYERS and shall be thoroughly an
nealed, tough and durable, regular in
size and evenly burned W'nen
broken they shall show dense. stone.
like body. free from lime, large air
pockets, marked Nominations or
cracks which would tend to weaken
the structure The brick shall not
lose of their weight more than TWEEN
ty-three OBJ per cent when subjected
to the Rather ties. conducted in ac-
cordance with the standard Spccica-
tons for paving brick adopted by the
American Society for Testing Mate
rials in 1918. The brick shall be laid
on edge and parallel with the rails,
and the intcrstices of said brick pave
men. shall be filled with an asphalt
iillcr The surface of the brick after
they have been rolled and inspected
shall be swept clean and the filler
shall be applied as soon after the roll
ing as possible All brick shall be
filled and completed on the day on
which they are laid.
The asphalt filler shall comply with
the same specifications as the asphalt
used in the asphaltic concrete pave
rlent. and shall be heated in a suit
able kettle equipped with a thermom
cter, which shall register the temper
ature OF the contents at all times
The asphalt filler shall at no time
be heated to Il greater temperature
than its nashpoint nor poured at q
temperature of less than three hun
dred t200) degrees Fahrenheit In
order to insure that the filler viii ad
here firmly to the brick they shall be
clean and thoroughly dry The hllei
shall be moved slowly back and forth
over the surface by means Of suitable
squeeeges until all the joints are
completely filled and the surface en-
tirely covered with thin coating
Sufficient time shall be allowed alte,
the asphaltc cemen' is flushed over
the surface before using the squeeze
to allow it to penetrate to the bottom
OF the joints. Care must be taker
not to squeeze partially cooled asphalt
filler over uncovered brick. thereby
bridging the top OF the joints and no
filling the bottom. All settlement II
the joints after the asphalt has coolc'
shall be corrected by adding filler be
fore placing the top dressing. A coat
ing of dry, clean washed sand shall
be spread over the surface to take
up the surplus asphalt. The bricl
pavement shall then be thoroughly
rolled to imhcd The surface drcssins
in the asphalt.
Par. 16. That the elevation of the
top edge of the combined curb am
gutter along the respective streets
and also the elevation Of the centel
lines Of the finished surface OF the
pavement therein shall coincide with
the established grades of said streets
as provided for by ordinance humble
one hundred ninety-eight 19S), anc
passed By The city council of the Cit,
of Ottawa, and approved by thu
mayor Of aid city on the 18th day o
May A. ID. 1898. now on file in the of
flee OF the city clerk Of the City o
Ottawa, Illinois, together with thu
map and plat. showing the elevation
of he same. which are also on fill
in the Office of the city clerk of tn,
City of Ottawa. said ordinance an,
map and plat being hereby made
part of this ordinance by reference
said finished surface of said pave
ment shall curve downward with
uniform curvature from said cente
lines to the intersection of said pave
ment with the curb and gutter OF
each side thereof. Said pavemen
shall intersect the curb and gutter
as aforesaid, at a poitn of place on'
% inch in depth below the top o
said curb and gutter. for each fou
(G feet in width of the pavement
upon The respective streets adjOinin.
said surb and gutter. provided tina
when the slope of the curb and quite
Is loss than three CD inches per on
hundred tl00) feet the depth of tn,
gutter along the curb shall be varict
to produce slODc of three CD inchc
per one hundred U00) fee, and in n,
case shall the maximum depth eXccct
nine (9) inches and the minimum
depth four tH inches; along the re
spective alley intersections the eleva
ton of the top edge of the curb an,
gutter. also the elevation of the fin
ishished surface of the pavemen
thereon. at the property line, shall
conform to the established Sidewalk
grade as provided for in Section asa
entitled Sidewalk Grades, Revised Or
dinances. Ottawa. 1906. and in ord
nance No. 1913, passed by the cit,
council of the City of Ottawa on TIT
lth day of May. 1893. and approved
by the mayor of said city on sal,
date. which said section of said Re
vised Ordinances and said Ordinance
No. 1913, together with the maps am
pats now on file in the office of thu
city clerk of the City of Ottawa, hi
nois. showing the elevation of SAT-
sidewalk grade. are hereby made
part of this ordinance by reference
and said pavement and curb shall
each slope thence at a uniform grade
the pavement to its intersection Will
| the pavement on the street intersec
ton, the curbing to its intersection
with the street curb and gutter a
each side of said alley intersection.
Par. Il. That the upper roadwa,
edge of the curb and the angle be
tween the curb and gutter flag shall
be rounded to radius of one anC
one-half ln) inches and the QUITE
edge of the gutter next to the pave
ment shall be one % inch highe
than the edge next to the curb Sait
combined curb and gutter shall b,