, 1924-04-09
Council Proceeding
March II, 1924.

X ~ Wyo., on March IL, l9Z4, at 4
S..Iock. There being present Mayor
T.nohIood. Councilmen Frost, Stump
and Thurston. -.
Minutes of regular meeting of
March 8 read and approved.
Meeting opened for discussion of
.,onosed water system. Verbal OBJ
actions entered by Loewer, Beck,
Kimble, Ref and Manlove.
Moved by Stump, seconded by
Tburston that bids be reconsidered
and that the contract be let to the
lowest bidder at last meeting. This
hid to be governed by the after read
snecifications. Motion carried.
The contract was let to Gothard
Hahn for the construction of A cross
mos and 1 alley crossing for the sum
of S597.
Reading of specifications As fol-
lows:
Town of Cody, Wyo.
Specifications for construction of
concrete crosswalks.
Materials
Cement-All cement shall be of the
hest quality Portland cement and shall
meet the requirements of the specifi-
cations adopted by the American So
ciety for Testing Materials.
SANDAL sand shall pass a A-inch
screen. 1t shall be clean. hard and
sharp. The particles graduated in
size and must not contain more than
s per cent by weight of clay, loan or
nerishable material.
Gravel-The coarse aggregate used
shall be clean, crushed rock or gravel
which will pass a 2 1-S inch rec
and be retained on a 2A-inch screen.
If sand and gravel are found in the
approximate proportion specified the
same may be used without screening
upon receiving the consent of the en-
gineer.
Water-The water shall be reason-
ably clean and free from oil, alkalis or
other injurious ingredients which
might prove injurious to the con-
crete.
Excavation and Foundation-Th
excavation shall be made of sufficient
depth and width to allow for the nee
essary forms and for the required
obstruction. The base shall be thor
oughly wetted and rammed before
any concrete is deposited on it. The
cost of excavating and preparing the
foundation shall be included in the
price bid by the contractor. He will
not be required to remove any surplus
material excavated which is not used
in backfilling.
Mixing and Placing-The ingredi-
ents for the base shall be mixed in the
proportions of / 2 4 of cement, sand
end gravel or crushed rock. They
shall be mixed into a homogeneous
mass of even consistency and only suf-
ficient water to make a workable mix
ture shall be used. The surface of
the ground and the forms against
which concrete is to be placed shall
be wetted before tn same is placed.
The concrete shall be placed before
any initial set takes place and it shall
be thoroughly tamped in place. A
spade or other suitable tool shall be
used in working the larger stones
be laid in blocks 5 feet in length and
of the width Of the crossing. +
The top coating or wearing surface
shall be composed of 1 part cement to
2 parts sand and shall be placed be-
fore any initial set takes place in the
62S, or in the top coating itself, in
lFTr that a thorough union may be
frsstaned. The surface shall be float
cd smooth to conform to the required
lines, after which n suitable rough
ening tool shall be used. The joints
IN the top coating shall be cut direct
y over those in the base.
Grades and Dimensions-The cross
ings shall be constructed according to
lines and grades as staked on the
ground by the engineer and of di-
mansions as shown on the plans which
are attached hereto and made a part
oil these specifications.
Protection-The contractor shall
assume full responsibility for the care
ana protection of the work until its
Ihal completion and acceptance by
the Town. He shall protect the ON
crete against injury fro mfrost. He
snail also protect it from drying too
rapidly by keeping it covered and by
keeping it well moistened for seven
aays after placing. He shall protect
II from use for ten days.
Inc contractor shall erect proper
oarricades and lights to warn and pro-
.ect the travelling public against acct
uent or injury and he will be held re-
sponsible for any accidents or injuries
winch may be due to his carelessness
or neglect.
inspection-All material and work
snali be subject to the inspection and
approval of the engineer employed by
une Iown or by the authorized repre-
sentative o fthe Town. Any rejected
material shall be removed by the SON
tractor ut his EXPENSE.