LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. ; SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1911.
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the proposed sewer system for. the
Uty of La Grande, Union County, Or
egon, shal be ascertained.
inn i it nr i n lirnnrto Tl,n rAt
as follows:
Section 1. That in the construction
of the proposed svstcm of sewerage
In said city, and for conducting the
sewerage to some, point outside the
city for which said city contemplates
the. issuance of bonds the following
plans and specifications be adonfed
for said sewers and the construction
thereof, drill AS n hneia nnnn n-Mofc
the estimate of the cost of such im
provement shal be ascertained.
WORK AD MATERIALS
ExcatrntlJiir and Backfilling:
Earth, per cubic yard -Gravel
and Boulder?, per cubic yard
Solid rock, per cubic yard - - -
Furnishing and Laying Fine:
P-Inrh. per linear foot - - - -
10- 'nrb, per linear foot - - - - -12-lnch,
per linear- foot -
11- lnch, per linear foot' - - -
15- inch, per linear foot - -
16- inch, per linear foot - - - -
Wnch, per linear foot - -22-Inch,
per linear foot - - - - -30-inch,,
per linear foot - - - - -
Furnishing and Latins V'.
-i-iufh. each - . - . - -llv-inch,
esch - - - - -
12fi-inch, each - - - ... - -14yfi-1nch,
each -' - - - -15vp.n',h,
each -, - - - - -
ifivP-iph, each - - - - - -
18x6!nch,. each - - - -
C.nittrupfnr Jnholei:
10 feet nr less in depth, each ' '- -Fc
Bd'tlornl nth c Manhole over
10 feet, per linear foot -Constructing
standard Flush Tank,
each - - - - - '
Constructing special Flush Tanks,
each - - - -
Furnishing and Laying 1 1-2 inch Gal
vanized Pine connections, exceed
ing 5ftfeet in length, per foot - -Jmp
Fo1, each -
Concrote, Masonry, ner cubic yd.
Peptic Tank and Disposal Plant,
cornolete - - - - - -
SPECIFICATIONS.
. Exeavatln and Pi-'-Wn. ,
PWipn 1. All excavations shall be
classified as earth, gravel and bould
ers and rock excavation.
2. Earth shall Include the remov
al of all earth, clay, hardpan, sand
and fine gravel. - v r - . . :-
. P.nyfl bmOoro ftba'l in-
tlxAa romoval of 11 coarse e-nvel.
boulder not exceeding one-half cu
bic yard, and cemented gravel, loose
rock, or oher material readily re-
ninvea oy mo ue ul r.R auu duuti
without the use of drills, hammers
or exnlnslves.
4. Solid rock shall include the re
moval of all rock in its original po-
sition. cemented gravel that cannot
be removed without blasting, and
boulders exceeding one-half cubic
yard.
5. The trench shall be excavated
eighteen (18) inches wider than the
inside diameter of the pipe, witn a
, minimum width of three 1 (3) feet
where Bolld rock is encountered, and
if in the ludsnnent of the Sewer Com.
mlttee it is impractical to reach
,itt, ttiot wMMi trpnch. the
trenched may be widened, providing
the written .consent and anroval of
th Kewer Committee be 'first ob
tained. .
, 6. The trenches shall be excavated
to the depth indicated by the engi
neer's stakes. When rock is encoun
tered it shall he excavated six (6)
inches below grade and the spa'ce to
grade refilled with sand, gravel or
other eood material, in a manner
which will afford a firm foundation
for the nine.
7. TV rP9.v?',Jn fcr thB Septic
Tank shall be to the exact Hn.es as
shown on the plans. Any excavation
in excess of the plans will not be paid
for
8. The contractor shall use great
carp 1,l"nr In th storing,
handling and. use of explosives. All
blastine shall be done by careiui. ex
perlenced, competent men under the
direct sunervision of the engineer.
9, The trench shall be properly
timbered by the contractor wherever
necessary to prevent tne siaes cav
in Vn tunneling will be permit
ted without the written consent of
the Sewer Committee. .
,, . t- tUa nlna la lflld ft fin ft II
hfl backfilled- to a depth or two ui
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toot with the finest material available
in a manner which will not injure the
pipe or cement joints or aisuiro tne
nnnltlon of the pipe. After the. pipe
Is tested the backfilling shall be com
pleted with good material well tamped
nr HPtiiPrt with water. All Curaes.
rtwrhpa and other property removed
or injured during the work shall be
restored. The surface of the ground
shall be graded and left in as near its
former condit on as practicaoie.
i ah rnrk removed in excavat
ing the trench shall be disposed of by
pnntmrtnr and none shall be
and the quantities paid for shall be
15 Fravatine and backfillln
hall be measured in the excavation
within the limits specified here'n or
hereinafter authorized or approved by
' the Sewer Commission
upr.
Sec 2. The pipe shall be of the
best quality salt glazed sewer pipe of
a manufacture approver oy iu -c-inopr
The contractor shall not
change the same during the progress
of the work without tne wrmro "...
mont nt tha rncrlneer.
2. The pipe shall be straight,
smooth, thoroughly vitrified, salt
glazed, free from lumps, blisters and
other Imperfections, of true cyllndrl-
romance ao. 512, Scries 191L '.cal shape and the inner and'outer
An Ordinance directing the manner surfaces shall be concentric,
in which the estimate of the cost of J 3. The standard length of pipe
snau ne not less than two and one-
half feet and shall conform to the
following dimensions: '
Size of .Depth of Cement
' Pipe Thickness Socket Sace
Inches Inches Inches Inche?
8 2 i '
10 ...... ... . 2V6 ; K
12 .1 3 .. k
14 1 3 -
is 3 ..:
16 3 i
18 ,..1 3 . : Va
2t ...... ...vi ' . 4: . 'm :
22..., 1. 4
24 ...... ...1 4 . Va
The curves, slants, tees and "Y
junctions shall conform to all ' the
foregoing requirements .regarding
quality, form and workmanship and
their thickness shall bt? e':ual to that
of the pieces, of the same calibre to
which they may be joined
4. If 20 per cent of any lot of pipe
furnished falls to pass the specifica
tions the whole lot will be rejected
Cement. ,
sec. o. The cement used in any
and all work done under this con
tract shall be high , grade Portland
r".; uuu outu oe sampiea, storea,
and stand the following tests before
eing used in Jthe work:
2. It 'shal be so finely ground that
ninety (90) per cent will pass through
number 100 sieve. -
3. Briquettes one (1) inch square.
made of neat cement, when seven (7)
days old. shall have a tensile strength
of not less than four hundred and flf-
y (450) pounds. ,
4. Briquettes one (1) Inch square.
made of one (1) part cement and
three (3) parts sand, when seven (7)
lays old, shall have a tensile stneneth
of not less than one hundred and fifty
(lf.O) pounds.
5. Pats made of neat cement and
immediately placed In moist air at a
temperature of 46 degrees centigrade
until set and then immersed in water
at the same temperature for three (3)
hours shall be sound and shall not
check or curl.
6. A barrel of Portland cement
shall contain not less than three and
two-tenths (3.2) cubic feet of packed
cement, and the net weight shall not
be less than three hundred and seven-
tv-flve (3751 nounda.
7." The Initial set as indicated by
the, Gilmore test on pats of normal
consistency shall not take place with
in les than 45 minutes after the ce
ment has been mixed , with water.
8. The final set as Indicated by the
Gilmore test on pats of normal con
sistency shall not take place 'within
less than two hours and thirty min
utes after the cement has been mixed
with water,
9. The volume of one (D barrel of
Portland cement (375) pounds . net)
will be assumed to be four (4) cubic
feet,
10. All cement after having been
sampled shall be protected until used.
Any cement that has not been nro
tected or that has been damaged in
any way shall not be used In the work.
11. Any brand of cement not hay
ing estaDiisnea ; good reputation, or
with which the Engineer is unfamil
iar, may be rejected ; without test; or
win be acecpted only after having
satisfactorily passed the 28 day test
Sand.
Sec, 4. The sand used in any and
all work , done under this contract
shall be coarse, clean, sharp Band,
free from earth, loam, or , foreign
matter of any kind.
GraTfl.
Sec. 5. The gravel or broven stone
used in any and all work done under
this contract shall be thoroughly
cleaned from dust, earth, or other ob
Jectionable matter by washing, and
none or me fragments snail be less
than three-eights () inch in least
nor more than two (2) inches in
greatest d'ameter.:
Mortar.
Sec. 6. Mortar for the pipe joints
and the cement plaster shall be made
of one (1) part of cement-and one
and one-half (1). parts sand. The
cement and sand shall be measured
in boxes and each measure shall be
struck. :'.
2. The cement and. sand shall be
thoroughly mixed dry. The proper
amount of Water shall be added and
the materials again thoroughly mixed.
The mortar shall be used within thir
ty minutes after the cement Is wet.
Pip Laying.
, Sec. '7. The sewer pipe shall be laid
on a firm bed true to line and grade.
The joints shall be made with oakum
gaskets and cement mortar.
2. The gaskets shall be . calked
tightly into the bell and the Inner sur
face of the pipe shall conform exact
ly at the Joint.
3. The bell shall be .filled flush
with mortar of such consistency that
it can be tamped solidly into the bell
with a steel calking tool. The joints
shall be Immediately beveled off at
an angle of about forty-five degreea
with mortar.
4. After the pipe is lnM.'-fhe inW
ior surface shall be corf'tiHr denned
and all dirt and ipo' removed.
fi. Th ?'Inf: ;."' made 'In the
best poss'bli ronrin".. "nrt they shall
be water tipht.
(1. Thr ccnt Join's shall be kept
dry ffr at lcvyt' twonty-four hours.
7. Hefore Jeming the work for the
night, or during a' storm, the end of
tho sewer shall bo clawd with au Iron
cover, fastened In w'h lay and mor
tar. 8. The- Crmt rartr rhnll r-io C-
inch Y branches for ho"e connections
at alL points Indicated by the Engin
eer. The Yf shall not "b covered un
til they are located
9. All Y branches and dead ends'
snail be covered , with a ealvanized
iron cover, cemented into the hub
with about one inch of cement mortar,
made of one part cement and three
parts sand.
Testing for Leaks,
Sec. 8. The sewer, when complet
ed, f aull be water tight After the
trench is backfilled for depth of two
feet, it shall be filled with water,
which shall stand for at least two
hours. All leaks that may develop
by this test shall be stopped immed
iately by the Contractor, and all de
fective joints renewed.
.Uuiihokvt, Flush Tanks and, Septic
Tanks. "
Section 9. The , Contractor shall
construct manholes, flush tanks and
septic tanks of cqnerete with cast-iron
covers, as shown on the plans. .
2. In order to have the work ex
ecuted with a fine smooth surface the
Contractor shall use collapsible Bteel
lOims for the Inside of an manholes
and flush tanks of a form approved
by the engineer.
4. The Interior surface cf all man-V.l-s
shall be grouted, or white
washed with, pure cement mixed with
e'ean water. . ,
.5. The interior surface of all flush
. ww ;..,i.7iva " . 1. a. wins-
half inch coat of cement' plaster.
6. The interior surface of the Sen-
tic Tank shall be coated with two
coats of damp proofing paint. All
exposed parts shall be trowel finished.
7. The surface of the concrete in
the flush tank Bhall be cleaned and
washed before the plaster is put on.
The plaster shall adhere perfectly
and not crack or blister.
8. i The surface of the plaster shall
be thoroughly, troweled before the
cement begins to set, and when fin
ished it shall be smooth, true and free
from trowel marks.
9. The Contractor shall furnish
"nd set on all manholes and flush
tanks, standard cast-iron ' manhole
covers with dust pans, as shown on
the plans. The covers shall be of
good quality cast-iron, free from
flaws, cracks or other defects, and
shall be perfect casting of trie form
and size shown on the plans.
10. The flush tanks Bhall be con
nected as Bhown on the plans with
a one-half inch galvanized pipe. The
Contractor will be required to exca
vate and backfill the trench and fur
niBh and lay the pipe from the connec
tion to the. flush tanks not to exceed
5Q feetin length eaeh. Each flush
tans Bhall be provided with a 5-inch
cast-iron automatic siphon, accepta
ble to the Engineer. The siphon shall
be firmly bedded in the concrete, set
plumb at the proper height.
Concrete Masonry.
Sec. 10. Proportions. All con
Crete used In the work under this con
tract shall be composed of Portland
cement, Band and broken stone in the
following proportions: Cement, one
(1) part; eand, three (3) parts, brok
en Btone five (5) parts.
2. Measurements. The sand and
broken stone shall be of the class
hereinbefore specified to be used un
der this contract, and the proportion
used in each batch of mixture shall
be carefully measured . in boxes, or
square and uniformly sized wheel
barrows, especially designed for this
purpose. The use of the ordinary,
round bottom wheelbarrow for the
measurement of materials will not be
considered satisfactory, and will not
be permitted and each measure shall
be struck.
3. Mixing. ' All concrete shall be
mixed in batch mixers except for the
manholes and flush tanks which may
be mixed by hand , and the results
must be satisfactory to the Engineer,
and Bhall be in such manner that each
fragment of the gravel shall be com
pletely covered with a coat of mortar.
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WE'LL
W. H. BOHNENKAMP CO.
Hardware and
"Afy darling," said he, "it can not yet be,
Though it does break my heart to postpone It.
A year or two mon, perhaps three before,
I can turnish the house, though own it.
all the coarser particles are driven
below and the mortar flushed to the
surface. '
4. Time. The concrete shall be in
place and rammed within thirty min
utes after the cement is wet, and any
concrete material which has been wet
for more than thirty (30) minutes
will not under circumstances be al
lowed to b-j used in the work.
5. Men employed. The whole op
errtion of mixing and laving each
batch of concrete shall be performed
as expedlously aa possible, by the em
ployment of a sufficient number of
skillad workmen.
6. Surface. The inner faces of all
openings In the concrete, and all ex
posed surfaces of concrete masonry
unless otherwise specified, shall be
smoothly finished by forcing all large
fragments of the concrete mixture
back from the surface of the forma,
with specially constructed tools for
that purpose, and allowing the mortar
portion of ,the mixture to corns in di
rect contact with the forms.
7 Protection. The Contractor
shall protect all ' concrete masonry
from the effects Of traffic for a period
of not less than ten days, by means of
barricades, .fences or nt
tut aucn a period as required by the
Engineer.
8. Sprinkling. The Contractor
shall keep the surface of all concrete
masonry moist by sprinkling or cov
ering with damp materials, and shall
protect all concrete from the effects
of sunlight and wind for a period of
not lees than ten days.
9. Proportions of Materials. It la
the intention to make the concrete as
dense and impervious as possible and
to secure this end the proport'ons of
sand and aggregate shall be changed
as the Engineer may direct, the pro
portion of the cement to the sum of
the volumes of sand and aggregate
remaining the same. If directed by
engineer the proportion of the cement
to the combined proportions of sand
and aggregate shall also be changed
and in that case a proper allowance
shall be made for the Increased or
decreased quantity of cement used.
10. . Damaged Cement All con
crete masonry that may for any cause
or reason become damaged in any
way before the final acceptance of the
work by the Engineer Bhall be Im
mediately restored to good and per
fect condition by and at the expense
of the contractor.. ,:. . . ,; ...,,.
Ferms for Concrete Masonry.
Sec. 11. Wooden Forms. All wood
en forms for concrete masonry shall
be made of planed lumber of such
size andthlckness as in the opinion of
tjie Engineer , the character of the
work demands.
2. Metal Forms. Metal Forms of
a Btyle ' acceptable to the Engineer
may be used; the faces of all metal
forms for concrete masonry shall be
cmnntri O a til a raA In mKAti
3. Setting Forms. All forms for
concrete masonry shall be set true to
line and grade and properly secured,
tied and properly braced in a ri&id
manner, to insure same against possi
ble movement before the concrete
masonry becomes set,
4. Coating Forms. ; The faces of
all forms shall be coated with grease,
oil, soap, or some other mixture ac
ceptable to the Engineer, each and ev
ery time said forms are used for the
moulding or shaping of work, to insure-the
non-adherence of the con
crete mixture to the surface of the
same. . . -
6. Defective FormB. Forms that
have become warped, racked, checked,
bent, cracked, or In any way defect
ive, (hall not be used in the work, ,
Cement Tlaster,
Sec. 12. Materials. Mortar for the
cement plaster shall be made of one
(1) part of cement and one and one
half (1 1-2) parts sand. The cement
and sand shall be measured in boxes
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Furniture
Bedding and Stoves
and each measure shall be struck. I
2. Mixture. One (1) barrel of ce-
ment and nix (fil piihic. fPif nf Bsnil i
nk.11 X. . L 1. 1 , , 1 I
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ded- and the materials again thor
oughly mixed. "The mortar shall be
used within thirty minutes after, tho
cement is wet
3. Grouting. . Before the surface
of the concrete shall have become
dry, and immediately preceding the
work of putting on the plaster, a thin
mixture of grout, made from equal
parts of Portland cement and sand,
shall be poured over and be thorough
ly rubbed with a trowel into the sur
face of the concrete.'
4. Troweling. The surface of the
plaster shall be thoroughly troweled
before the cement begins to set, and
when finished it shall be smooth, true
and free from trowel marks. Tho
plaster shall adhere perfectly to the
concrete and shall not crack or blis
ter. ...
5. Wetting. The plaster shall be
kept wet for six days after being put
on. ....:: '
Sec. 13; ' 30-Inch Sewer. The rein
forced concrete sewer shall h vn.
str"i'w.'wd vi concrete as herein speci
fied and reinforced with twisted bars
as shown on the plans. ; '
2. The forms Bhall be carefully re
moved not less than forty-eight (48)
hours after concrete has been depos
ited and in no case until the first
part of the backfilling has been com
pleted. After removing the forms on
the Inside of -the Bewer, all Tough
places or holes shall be Carefully
smoothed off or filled up with mor
tar made of one 1) part cement and
two (2) parts sand. r
Reinforcement.
. Sec. 14. Materials. The material
from which the metal reinforcement
Is constructed shall be equal to me
dium open-heartii Bteel. The finished
product, whether rods, bars, expend
ed metal, or other form of device,
shall have an ' ultimate tensile
Btrength of not less than 64,000
pounds per square inch. The elastic
limit shall be equal to not less than
one-half the ultimate tensile strength
and the percentage of elongation in
specimens eight (8) inches long shall
be not less than twenty-two (22) per
cent, .. ... .
2. ' Tests. The ' tested specimen
shall be capable of being bent cold
one hundred and eighty (180) degrees
around a diameter equal in thickness
to the specimen tested without frac'
ture on the outside of the bent por
tion.
Lampholes. 1
Sec. 15. Lampholes shall be con
structed as shown on the plans They
shall be located as indicated by the
Engineer. The refilling shall be care
fully placed and thoroughly rammed
by hand in layers not exceeding six
(6) inches around and to a distance
of three feet (3) each side of each
lamphole. Special pains shall be tak
en to keep the lampholes truly ver
tical. .
..:.-'.' ,' "'Plans.;';
Sec. 16. Plans. The plans will be
supplemented from time to time by
detail drawings intended to amplify
and explain the plans on which the
contract is based.
2. The specifications and all plans
are Intended to co-operate and agree,
but in case any discrepancy exist,
larger scaled plans shall take pre
cedence over those to a smaller
scale, figured dimensions shall take
precedence over measurements scaled
from plans, and the wording of the
specifications over all, except as the
same may be modified by the wording
of the contract.
Mcasnrements of Work.
Section 17. In measuring the
length of sewer pipe and concrete
sewer the measurements shall be tak
en alone the center line and shall be
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MAKER OF HAPPY HOMES
Building
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"Why George, she replied, "this ad, should decide
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They'll furnish our home from cellar to ' dome,
And give us our own time to pay, dear."
2. Excavating and backfilling
continuous throughout all manholes
ahull h
duuh aouju til iijc r: Av:a i Ail
. ...
and the, quantities paid ;cr shr-il be
wiuun ine minis spetmeu nereiu or
harpp't or ff approved by
the Sewer Commission,
.3. The Y's are to be paid for each,
and the price Is to be in addition to
the trW per lineal foot to be paid
for furnishing and laying pipe.
4. In measuring manholes the
height shall be taken from th flow .
Une of the sewer to the. top of the
cast-Iron cover, and the price b'd for
manholes Includes the foundation,
npnhole cover nd all appurtenances"
fip'shod v?tpplptp.
5. The contrppt nricpi for the Sep- -He
Tank xnd Diinnal Plant In for;
the completed work and Inclines
the concrete mnsonry, excavating,
pines, valves, reinforcement, and all
other materials, labor and exnense. of
constructing it comnlete as shown bv
the plans and specifications.
Sec. 2. Inasmuch as it is necpssarv
and , expedient that this Ordinance
trke effect immediately, now. thpre
fore. In nr'1'" ..to oroserv !.. --
ti" uwtun or tne citv and its in
habitants an emergence U hrhv de
clared to exist and this ordinance
shall be in toce tn ov pfft ftnr
Its approval by the Mayor and Its
publication for on in' in tp Ta
Grand Evening Observer, on the 7th
dav of 'amiary, 1911,
j',ioop,i tba Council on the 4th diy
of Japunry, 1911, by 8 members not
ing therefor.
Approved this 6th dav of January.
1911. .
'. A. I RICHARDSON.
1 , : Mayor.
Attest:
C. M. HUMPHREYS.
Recorder of the City of La Grande.
' Oregon. ,
; Ordinance Xo. 611, Series 1911.
An Ordinance authorizing the May
or and eRcorder to enter into a con
tract with J. L. Mars, for the macad
amizing Second street from the south
line of Harding street to the center
of Lake Avenue, and from the last
mentioned point to the west curb line
of north Cedar street, according to
the bid of Mars for said work, which
bid was duly accepted by the Council.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall be
published in one Issue of the . La
Grande Evening Observer and after
Its approval by the Mayor shall be in
force and take effect from and after
the 7th day of February, 1911.
Passed the Council on the 4th day
of January, 1911, by 8 members vot
ing therefor.
Approved this 6th day of January,
1811.
" A. L RICHARDSON,
" Mayor. :
Attest:--
C. ML HUMPHREYS,
Recorder of the Cit yof La Grande,
Oregon.
. V , Books lost"
E. E. Lewis last evening lost a set
of bookkeeping books Including one
ledger and one day book. Also a lad
les purse. Finder leave at the Grande
Ronde Cash company.
Every family hu need of a good, reliable
liniment. For sprains, bruises, soreness of
the muscles and rhenmatio pains there is
none better than Chamberlain's. Sold by
11 dplr. . .
ihr pay Rent ? We loav yco
; money to build, ana
pay us as yoo. would rent. '
' . R. OLIVER.
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