Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-30

the west line of Christie street, eS
cept such portions OF Moore stree
as are included In the Catherine
State and Christie streets improve
ments heretofore described; together
with the roadways OF the severa
streets intersecting the above nance
streets and avenue produced from tn
street line to the line of the proposed
improvement on each side of sale
| proposed Improvement be and the
same are ordered improved as fol
lows, The word roadways as herein
after used shall mean that part Of
the street or avenue ordered i'm
proved with pavement and curb.
Par. 2. Each and every part and
portion of said roadways between the
curb lines hereinafter described shall
be so graded and brought to a sub
grade that when the pavement here
matter described shall have been
placed thereon the finished top sur
face of the pavement shall coincide
with the grade hereinafter estab-
lished; the subgrade shall be brought
to a firm, unyielding surface by roll.
ing the entire area with self-pro.
PEELED roller weighing not less than
five 90 nor more than ten tl0) tons,
and all portions of the surface of the
subgrade which are inaccessible to
the roller shall be thoroughly tamped
with hand lamp weighing not less
than fifty (50) pounds the face of
which shall not exceed one hundred
100) square inches in area. All soft.
spongy or yielding spots and all veg
etable or other perishable matter
shall be entirely removed and the
space retilled with suitable material;
and the surface shall then be re-
rolled, rammed and tamped as afore
said and this shall be repeated until
a roadbed perfect in form and Grade
shall be made and said subgrade
brought to the level herein estab
lished
Par. 8. There is hereby establish.
ed curb line on each side of the
roadway of First avenue, State street,
Catherine street, Christie street and
Moore street, and on each side of ali
streets; said curb line
shall be so spaced that the width of
roadways to be improved on First |
avenue, State street, Catherine street, |
Christie street and Moore street, and |
all intersecting street from back d
curb to back CT curb shall be twenty |
five (25) feet, the center line of the |
pavement shall coincide with the cen
ter line of the streets and avenue.
There shall be constructed as 4
part of and integral with said pave
ment Portland cement concrete
curb, the back lines of which shall
coincide with the outer lines of the
-oadways herein mentioned. Said in
.egral curb shall be six (6) inches
n height above the adjoining top sur
ace of the pavement. In any cross
section of said curb the top or ex
POSED edge shall coincide with a
horizontal line extending two and one
lalf (2h) inches from the back edge.
hence with an arc Of convex circle
angent to said horizontal line at said
,oint whose radius is three t3J
inches, to point two and thirty-flVe
G. 1864 inches below
aid horizontal line extended, thence
With an arc of concave circle tan
gent to said convex circle at said last
mentioned point whose radius is four
md one.sixteenths a 1-16) inches, ana
extends to a point six (6) inches be-
ow said horizontal line extended.
Said integral curbs shall be con-
tructed of the same material, mixed
n the same propositions as that specl-
led for the pavement and shall be de-
,osited and struck off at the same
ime with the concrete of pavement
he upper six inches, being that por-
ion Of the said integral curb above
be surface of the pavement, shall be
of the same materials and
mixed In the same proportions as that
pecifled hereinafter for the pave
lent except that the size OF the
oarse aggregate shall be such as tn
ass a one and one-quarter t1A) inch
ound opening. The said upper Sin
81 inches of said integral curb shall
e Immediately deposited after the
triking off of the said lower curh
nd of the pavement. The top and
inside surface of said integral curb
hall be given smooth finish. Said
integral curb herein directed to be
INSTRUCTED shall he constructed OF
he same material mixed In the same
as that specified herein
fter for the pavement except that
after the curb forms have
cen removed the curb shall be dust.
d with a dry mixture of one part
Cortland cement and one and one
alf parts Uh) of sand thoroughly
liked This mixture shall be APP
lied in sufficient quantity to fill all
ODDS and inequalities in the surface
( the curb by rubbing with a hand
'oweI.
Par. T. Upon the suhgrade, COM
acted, surfaced and otherwise pre-
AIRED as herein specified. and imme
lately after sprinkling said subgrade
it'll water, there shall be construct
4 cement concrete pavement seven
y inches in thickness, the surface
which shall conform to the grades
S herein specified, Said pavement
hall be laid in one course with an
Intervening layer of woven wire metal
Par. 5. The cement shall meet the
OF the Standard Speci-
cations for Portland cement, adopt
by the American Society for Test
lg Materials August 18th, 1909, with
II subsequent amendments and add
ons thereto, adopted by said society.
aid cement shall be delivered in orig
lal packages having the manufactur-
RS name thereon. Said packages