Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1919 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

center line of the main dime •provement, or to such an additional• distance as may be neoeaaary to bring the grade of approach** to four (4) to each on* hundred (100) Itaoal feot. | The contractor *hszU, •• as poestble, maintain all portions of the road in such a manner as not to Interfere with or to endanger the traffic of the I All grades shall bo completed with I a crown, as shown in the crow section , on the profile, at least 500 feet to advance of the macadamising and no m ecadatn la to be laid until Inspected . and approved by the engineer. I ! Any injury to the grade, or the ditches and drains, or any part thereof, Shall be repaired under the direc- . ,tions of the engineer so that when the work Is finished the road may present a neat and thoroughly workman Like appearance. { Drainage. | AU drainage pipes must be of the size and length and bo located as the i profUe Indicates. The pipe will be laid to such depth a* the engineer may di- 1 rect and outlet ditches provided to the same. Concrete header* must be built | at the ends of all croe* drain pipes as shown on the profile. AU pipe for this improvement must be of corrugated, galvanized Ingot Iron, or its equal, testing not less than 99.84 per cent pure. Sulphur, phosphorus, carbon, manganese, silicon, copper hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen will be con-1 stdered • impurities to any analysis. made. AU pipes must be thoroughly | galvanized with a coating of standard epelter not • lees than two ounces to ■the square foot and the quality of the coating must be such that it will not crack nor lift when being corrugated . and formed. Material. I The material for this Improvement shall be of crushed limestone and th* I best quality obtainable, and in all cases they must be (hard and compact textures of uniform grain.- The limestone must not be more than 30 per cent lime, of cubicail form broken crusher-run stone so as to pass through a ring not greater than one and one-half (1 1-2) inches in diameter. Stone to be tough, stfbng and uniform In color; no soft, spongy stone will be allowed on the improvement. Hfmuul mth. Wlh-erever -any .portion of the grade of the road, not less than five hundred (500) feet in length, shall have been completed to ‘the satisfaction of the engineer, 'he shall give permission to place macadam upon such portions of the road as in his judgment seems best. Upon the roadbed after being 'rolled, as directed by the engineer or superintendent, and the same compact and formed to the lines, of the subgrade, there shall be spread a layer of loose, crusher-run limestone measured of not dess than six inches to depth and nine feet wide, requiring not less than sixteen and sixty-seven hundredths (16.67) cubic yards of llmej stone per each one hundred (100) lineal feet. I • After the sub-grade has. been done .to comply with the specifications herelin set forth and the loose stone of the lower course spread to the given depth, thereupon limestone screenings shall be placed to the depth of four (4) inches, requiring not less than eleven and eleven hundredths (11.11) cubic yards of screenings per' each one hundred lineal feet. The size of the screenings shall be from dust to that passed by a one-half inch screen. The finished surface of the macadam nine feet In width shall have a crown of 'three Inches and be of the form of ayparaboUc curve. All material shall receive backing of earth along its outer edge to hold It to position. , The grade boards shall be set on both sides of it>he macadam in advance of the dumping, and are not to be removed until backing and leveling up flush with the of same will be completed. General Conditions. It is expressly agreed and understood that the entire Improvement Shall be done in a thoroughly workmanlike manner, and to the entire satisfaction of the engineer, commissioners and superintendent. The engineer to charge will furnish all stakes and instructions required during construction. He will inspect work and material at any and all times, and the instructions regarding material or operations shall be promptly carried out. Estimates will be made from time to time on the completion of one thousand dollars (31,000.00) worth of work, on which payment of eighty (80) per cent will be allowed; said estimates will not be in any sense an acceptance of the work. Said payments for said improvement will be paid in cash, according to law, at the county treasurer’s office, Jasper county, Indiana. No material will be included in any estimates except when in Its final and permanent place, and the work of final completion must conforn to the specifications set out and shown by the profile. The contractor is to make good any injury or defect found in the work at said completion. If, at any .time, during the progress of the work, any rejected or inferior material shall be found in the work, or any portion thereof being improperly done, such material and such work shall be removed and replaced by material and work at the expense of the contractor. • Notice of any imperfection in the work to any foreman, or any agent Ln charge of any portion of the work, to the absence of the contractor, shall be considered notice to the contractor. On tlhe detention by unforseen obstacles, or any difficulty which may be encountered in the prosecution of the work, or from the elements, the loss shall be. sustained by the contractor, who will be required without cost to any other than himself to replace all material, etc., displaced or Injured and remove from the roadway all rubbish, earth and surplus materials immediately, upon completion of the work. Upon all questions concerning the execution of the work in accordance with the specifications and measurements thereof, the decision of the engineer shall be final. • The map, cross sections and profile of, said work hereinbefore mentioned, are made a part of this, the viewers’ report, and are filed in the office of the auditor of Jasper county. Special Conditions. At station 0 there shall be placed twenty-two (22) cubic yards of additional stone in order to widen the turn, as shown on the profile, extending fifteen (15) feet along each road, and the coarse stone and screenings shall be proportioned the asmo as ill the main part of the report. At station 52 plus 71 there shall be placed twenty-two (22) cubic yards addi.tio.nal stone in order to widen the turn, as shown on the profile, extending fifteen (15)\ feet along each road, and the coarse stone and screenings shall be proportioned the same as in the main part of the report E. D. NESBITT, Engineer, T. J. PROUTY, Viewer. BEN D. McCOLLY, Viewer. You are therefore hereby notified that on September 2Oth, 1919, the polls of said Milroy township, in Jasper county, Indiana, will be opened for the purpose of taking the votes of the legal voters of said township as to Whether or not the highway described in the petition and report shall be graded, drained and' paved as set forth in said petition and report, and that the votes of the legal voters offered will be taken for or against the road, in this form: (After describing the road) For- the road (Yes) Against the road (No) The petition and report and all records pertaining to said improvement may be found at my office and are open to inspection. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand ..and caused the seal of the board of commissioners to be hereunto affixed this 18th day of August, 1919. ‘ . . (SEAL) JOSEPH P. HAMMOND, Auditor of Jasper County, Indiana. *