The Winslow mail., 1923-08-24
LEGAL NOTICES
ORDINANCE NO. l2O

UbRVAAVEBLVUG VVO AEV
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR
THE LAYING OF CEMENT SIDE
WALKS ON ALL STREETS IN
THE TOWN OF WINSLOW.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and
Common Council of the Town of Win
slow as follows:
ARTICLE L
All persons owing real estate with
in the Town of Winslow, fronting on
any streets within the corporate linn
it's of the Town who shall hereafter
lay sidewalks, shall conform to the
sidewalk grade line established by
the Town Engineer, for the street to
which the property is adjacent; said
established grade and profile thereof
being ratified by the Common Coun-
Gil, and on file in the office of the
Town Clerk.
ARTICLE II.
All cement sidewalks hereafter con-
structed shall be built under the
supervision and control of the Sup
erintendent of Streets of the said
Town of Winslow, or his duly author
ized representatives, and according
to the following specifications and
requirements:
(a) Walks built in the business
district shall be built to the curb
line and extend continuously from
the street line to the curb line.
(b) The outer edge of the cement
walks in the residence district shall
be six CO. feet and six (6) inches
from the street line and parallel to
CIV ICn q
directed by the superintendent of
Streets; the walk to extend contin-
uously from a line parallel to and a
distance of one (D foot and six Co.
inches from the street line, to the
outer edge and to be not less than
five 60 feet in width.
(c) The outer edge of the curb
shall be placed ten (10) feet from the
street line in both residence and busi-
ness districts, with exception of both
sides of Williamson, Kinsley and
Warren Avenues between First and
Third Streets, which shall be eight
(8) feet
Cd The curbs at alleys and street
corners shall turn in and extend to
the walks, and walks at such corn
ers shall extend to the curb to meet
otherwise directed.
(e) Stakes shall be set by the
Town Engineer to define the edge
of the walk with grade thereon to
indicate the top of the finished walk,
which shall be furnished without
cost by the Town. All walks to have
slope toward the curb of one-quar-
ter % inch to the foot.
(f) All walks at the alley cross
/ ings shall be constructed so as to give
free ingress and egress to the alley
and flush with the top of the adjoin-
i ing walks and shall conform to
plans: see details on plan No. IA
Sheet No 2.
I (g) Openings for drainage shall
where necessary: the size of each
opening to be decided by the Town
Engineer.
ARTICLE III
All materials excavated in con-
| structing the foundations shall be
! ella ssified as earth. loose rock and
the embankment necessary to bring
the sidewalk foundation to the prop
er sub-grade, shall apply to all work
necessary for the proper grading of
the foundations
Wherever considered necessary by
the Town Engineer, some porous
material, such as gravel or cinders,
shall be used to bring the founda-
tion up to the proper sub-grade, and
proper drainage provided for the
same.
All foundations shall be cleaned
of all trash and vegetable matter,
and thoroughly rolled or tamped
and dampened before pacing any
concrete upon the same.
Retaining Walls
Whenever considered necessary by
the Town Engineer, stone or con-
crete retaining wall shall be built
to retain the sidewalk foundation.
ARTICLE "
| Cement
The cement used shall be Portland
cement and must conform to the re-
quirements and be subject to the
tests as set forth in Specifications
No. sc Of the Town of Winslow
Fine Aggregate
Fine aggregate shall consist of
sand or screenings from hard, dur
able crushed rock or gravel consist
| ing of quarzite grains or other
equally hard material graded from
fine to coarse, with the coarse par
ticles predominating and passing
when dry, a screen having one-quar-
ter (A) inch openings. 1t shall be
clean, free from dust vegetable or
other deleterious matter, and all fine
aggregate containing more than five
| 80 per cent clay or loan shall be
washed before using.
Coarse Aggregate
Coarse aggregate shall consist of
! clean, hard, durable crushed rock or
gravel. graded in size, free from dust,
loan, vegetable or other deleterious
matter, and OF such sizes as to pass
two and one-half (1a) inch round
| opening and be retained on a screen