- ORDINANCE NO. 172.
- '-Au ordinance providing fur tile vie-
' cution of agreements for the pun-huge
or water lor tne city or. Medford, Ore
. gon, and tUa conatiuution of pipelines
. Sad reservoir, and providing Ihe terms
' and conditions thereof.
Th city of Medford dotli ordain as
; follows: 1
V'i Seotipn 1. That the mayor aud re
corder of the city of Medford are here
fey authorized and instructed to make,
- eater into and execute, on behalf of
' laid city, an agreement with I. L. Ham-
. ilton, in words and figures as follows,
: to-wit:
This agreement, made and entered
into this .... duy of November, 1908,
, by and between I. L. Hamilton, of
f Jackson .county, Oregon, hereinafter
called the contractor, and the city of
y. jueurora, urogon, a municipal corpora
tiga, hereinafter called the city,
Witricssetti, That, wher as, tho said
tontracto'r has heretofore submitted to
. the. people of en id city and to the city
council thereof a proposal to furnish
to the said city 300 inches of water
and to furnish and build a pipeline and
Teservolr, 'according to tho terms and
;.. conditions in aaid proposal set forth,
'which proposal is hereto annexed aud
. marked "Exhibit A " and made a part
of this agreement, and
'V WhereaB, the said proposal has been
accepted Dy a majority vote of the peo
ple of said city and by the city council
; - thereof,
. Now, therefore, the said contractor
' hereby undertakes aud agrees to fur--'
jiish to the.citv of Medfcrd a perpetual
; flow of 300 inches (rjeven and one-half
" 'cubic feet per second) of wnter at the
'Intake or the pipeline ucreinutter men-
tioned, on .the north fork of Little
. 'llutte creek, and to furnish all labor
7 'and miiiterials for and construct and
c '.complete, a pipelino from said intake
i,;to the reservoir hereinafter mentioned
:to be established near said city, to fur1
V 'nish nil labor and materials for and
",' 'construct and complete said reservoir
. and. a pipeline connecting same with
- .'the distributing system of said city.
'all . suck construction to be along the
' lines and tirades whieh shall be furnish-
,1' e4 by the supervising engineer of suid
city, and according to the specmca
Hons furnished by said supervising en
gineer, which specif icutions are hereto
''annexed and marked "Exhibit B," mid
' mado . a ; iiart of this agreement, and
unon the terms and conditions express-
' y'ed in Biiid proposal marked "Exhibit
" A. "
And the said contractor further un--t
dertakes and agrees to furninh to said
city, immediately after tho execution
'of this agreement, nn ngrceuicut.be-
, tween tho Kish luko Water company
' and said city, whereby tho said Fish
Lake Water Company agrees to furnish
' said water (in above sot forth, and guar
antees the said city against all litiga-
tion thnt that may arise out of such
"j furnishing of Baid' wnter to said city,
said agreoment to bo secured by a snt-
isfactory .surety bond in the sum of
.' fifteen thousand dollurc, conditioned
upon tho faithful performance of Bliid
agreement by naid Fish Lake Wnter
Company;
And said contractor further agrees to
'' furnish to said city u satisfuctory sure-
ty bond in the sum of one hundred
" thousand dollars, conditioned upon the
faithful performance of all that part
v of. this agreement relating to furnish
ing of materials and labor aud construe
tioji. as - horein provided,, according to
the terniB and conditions hereof nnd of
e-uid proposal nnd specifications,
If is further agreed tlmt all work
dono nnd services performed hereunder
" shall bo done and performed subject to
the supervision nnd approval of the su
pervising engineer of snid city.
- And in considerate n of tho faithful
performnuce of this agreement as hero
in provided, the city under
takes and agrees to pay thoro
fur to said contractor, in full com
pensation therefor, the sum of two hun
dred and fifty-four thousand ono hun
dred dollars (M4, 100.00), said mini to
be paid as follows,- to-wit: cmeoii
thousand dollars thereof for the wnter
furnished under this agreement, in three
equal payments, one tlicrof upon deliv
ery to said city of tho agreement with
the Fish Lake Water Company here
inbefore referred to, and the bond there
in provided; another upon July 1, 19011,
and the third of said pnyments thirty
days after the work has beon finished to
tho .satisfaction of tho supervising en
gineer of said city; tho romainder of
said compensation, to-wit: two hun
dred and thirty-nine thousand one hun
dred dollars, to be paid as provided
in said proposal and specifications.
In .Witness whereof, tho said contrac
tor has hereunto set hie hand nnd seal,
' and tho said city has caused these pres
ents to bo signed by its mayor and re
corder and its corporate seal to be here
unto affixed, pursuant to aa ordinance
duly enacted and approved tho day and
. year . first above written. .
A (Seal)
.''" CITY OF MEDFORD.
By
. Mayor.
. Attest: ,
Recorder.
In presence of:
Exhibit A.
Medford, Oregon, Oct. 15, 1908.
Honorable City Council, City Medford,
Or. Gentlemen: I herewith propose to
furnish the city of Medford with 300
inches of water at tho intake of the
pipelino on tho north fork of Little
Butte creek, build the gravity wooden
pipeline, including the head works,
trenching and back-filling and clearing,
a 2,000,000 gallon reservoir and a con
necting pipelino from the reservoir to
the present city distributing system for
the sum of two hundred and fifty four
thousand one hundred (Jo4,100).
:..(.,..;,,. , Spedfieatitras.. i n.
The intake of the gravity pipeline
shall be at a point on the north fork
of Little Butte creek above the ford
nt the head of Hanley's field, wooden
pipe running thence to a connection
with the beginning of the second survey
to 'jilodford by wny of Browonhoro,
profile of said survey being on file in
enfilneor's office and marked ...
" ' Prof le of
Preliminary Survey
Gravity Pipeline,! August
ldos.
Meaioru. vn-K"-The
wooden pipeline, hydraulic grade
i: t k;v, lmll he an shown on pro-
:.- mforrcd to. will connect with
. ..rvoir at the lower end of the line
,i ':n .timio thence to the junction
of Roosevelt avenue and East Seventh
street, a total lengin m " -
I AA vnnHcn mPC Ot RPOroX-
cniue-itauu - -
: ..I., oi 5 miles. At the mnctinn Of
nnd East Seventh
street, ,tj.e wooden pipo will connect
11 with a 12-incb oast iron pipe, whirl,
will" continue apprnximntely S30O feet
along East Seventh street to Riverside
avenue, where it will connect with vmir
nnnient distributintf Byntem.
Th fntiPhine-banded wowlen pipe
hall hare an inside diamettr of 1
inches iii.l ul.nll . . ... '..
i -. .- . '""""' witn I no spec-
ricatioiis covering same, that governed
the tenders previously submitted to vou
on August 0, 1908, now on file with
the city recorder.
i ..!?,''."i'.h C08t iro" P'P shall be
class " D" New Kngland Water Works
standard or its equivalent and with it
will be furnished '-.nd aef th e n
ing "special. - follow
TWO 12 iucll tffltP vnli'M
Two c. i. valve boxes.
One lO ineh to 12-iueh reducer
One la-incb to 8-inch reducer.
One 12-tuchxl2 ini?hTio.ink t
One 12-inchxl2-inchx8 inch T
Seven 12 inclixl2 iachx0 iDch Ts
Pour Eclipse hydrants.
48 feet 6-ineh cast iron pipe.
The reservoir shall have a capacity
of 2,000,000 gallona and nhall be con
atructed of concrete 0 inches thick with
two coats of ayphcltum on the inside
surface.
For your information and so that
you may know. I am well equipped to
carry out the terms of this proposal,
will state that the Fish Lake Water
Company has aifro-d to furnish the
amount ot water herein offered and
win guurnnteo the city airainst all liti
Katiou that may arise out of so fur
nishing this water: and also that ar-
rftngements have been made by which
air. c. U. Vincent and the Redwood
Manufacturers Com nan v will fumlah
and construct the system as herein set
rortn.
I understand that payments will be
made aa the work progresses, monthly,
based on the engineer's estimate as
ioiiows:
90 per cent of the value of material
furnished and work done to be paid
on or about tho first of each month
for the material furnished and work
(one during the preceding month.
10 per cent or whatever may then
remain to be paid thirty days after
rue worn jirk been mushed to the Bat
is. action of the engineer.
Owing to tho upward trend in mar
ket prices for tho matorinln involved
in tins construction, 1 must mako this
pronoun 1 subject to acceptance on or
before November 15, 1908.
iniiHt also stipulate that in case
this proposal ia accepted the city
through its proper authorities shall pro
unce satisfactory assurance that the
necessary funds uro available, to pay
for this construction.
As evidence of good faith. I herewith
attach certified check to tho amount
of fivo thousand dollars, made payable
to the recorder'of the city of Medford,
which is to he returned in case this
proposal h rejected, or to be Ticld in
use this proposal is accepted only until
such lime as a contract in duo form,
embodying the terms of this proposal
an lie executiKi.
Itespcrtfullv submit ted,
I. L. HAMILTON.
Exhibit B.
Specifications Medford Water WorkB,
tleneral ulausen:
1. Tho work heroin contracted to be
dono must be commenced within 1ft
lays after the date of this contract.
and sufficiently completed on or before
(tie ili-st dny of August, 190U, to onn
blc the main pipeline below the "Brail-
shaw Drop" to supply the city of Med
ford uninterruptedly; nnd tho entire
contract must he completed on or be
fore November first, 1909.
2. Time being nn essential part of
this contract, there will be charged by
the city of Medford, to tho contractor,
utter August 1st, IHOii, tho amount of
.(ii'iO for each and every day that the
main pipeline, below Bradshaw Drop,
lues not supply water at the full rate
possible according to size and pressure,
itnd the amount ot Jf;0 for each and
every dav that tho work is not wholly
ton pie ted nfter November 1, 1909, such
charges being hereby agreed to be
tween the parties to the contract as
the Hquidntcd damages for whieh the
contractor shall be liable to tho city
of Medford, in the event of his failure
to complete the work ns specified. If
the contractor shall have finished the
work sufficiently to enable supplying
water at the full rate as stated above,
from the Hradshuw Drop to the city,
prior to the Hist dav of .Tulv, 190D, nt
12 p. in., but not before the tilth day
of July, 1909, he shall be paid $50
for each and every dny that the main
pipeline supplies the city with water
uninterruptedly between aaid dates.
3. Where in the opinion of the engin
eer for the city, the employment of
skilled In borers is neeessury for tho
successful completion of tho work to
be done under this contract, then only
such as havo hnd experience in nnd can !
show themselves to be skilled- in their
particular line of work, shall bo employ
ed by the contractor, and whenever the
engineer in charge shnll decide thnt any
person whosoever, employed on any por
tion of tho work, is incompetent, un
skilled, disrespectful, disobedient, dis
orderly, or in any way detrimental to
the interests of the city, then such per-1
son shall be discharged by the contrac
tor, nnd not again employed upon any
portion of the work during its construc
tion. 4. The contractor must nno such
methods and appliances as will, iu the
opinion of the engineer, secure the best
progress and results attainable, and
whenever the engineer notifies the con
tractor, in writing, that I he appliances
used, and the methods adopted for per
forming, the work are not suitable for
obtaining tho best results, then the con
tractor shall immediately provide such
tools and appliances, and adopt such
methods for tho performance of the
work as are satisfactory to tho engin
eer; but the failure of the engineer to
notify the contractor that -tho. before
mentioned tools and appliances are un
suitablo shall not relievo tho contractor
in any way from his obligation to secure
i ne quality or the work set forth in
these specifications.
o. If it shall become necessary at
any timo to stop work on acconnt of in
junction suits, or any sufficient cause
whatever, tho contractor shall, upon
three days' notice in writing of such
suspension of work, without cost to
or against the city, obey such order.
When the city council sluill order the
work to be resumed, the contractor
shnll complete tho same upon the terms
of this contract,
6. Tho i-ontractor shall not be enti
tled to nnv claim for damages for any
hindrance or delay from any cause what-
the progress of the work or
:inv portion thereof; but such hindrance
or' delay may entitle him to an exten
sion of time for eompleting his con
tract, sufficient to compensate for the
detention, the same to he determined by
the engineer. ,
7. The contractor is io sustain, wun
out claim aKainst the city, all losses
or damages to the work arising from
the action of the elements, the nature
of the work to be done under these
specification, or any unforeseen od
strnctinns on the line of work which
may be encountered in the prosecution
of the same.
8. The contractor will be responsible
for the work or materials to the full
amount ot the payment made thereon,
MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OR KAON".
and any damage to same from any
cause whatever, not tho fault of the
nty or its employes, before the final
acceptance of the work, will bo requir
ed to be made good at tho expense of
the contractor.
. The'coatraetur shall put up aud
I T", ''""" 1 red lights
- 1 at dangerous place, along the line of
the work as Mill AffWimitf .-......,
accidents by day or night, for which
he city might be liable, and he shall bo
liable for all damages occasioned in
any way by his acts or neglects, or that
of auy of his agents, employes or work
men, i'
10. All fees or royalties for
any patented a rt iele nr a rranm..
meut that may be used upon
fications shall be included in tho price
ua.ncu u tne propoaais, and the con
iracior suaii protect the city agaiiiBt
ur iiu. un demands ror such fees or
royalties, and before the final pay
ment Ib made on the eontrnct. the en.
tractor shall furnish acceptable proof
Ul iwiMmaeiory release rrom all such
ciauns.
1 1. No sub contractor shall relieve
the contractor of hm hnhilit i nr oh.
ligations under his contract, and should
any sub-contractor fa1! to perform thf
work undertaken by him in a manner
satisfactory to the engineer, ami should
this provision be violated, the city
may, at is option, annul and terminate
such, contract.
12. Whenever any portion of the
work is completed tiie contractor shnll
dispose of all surplus materials and
mopish as designated bv the emmieer.
also remove all implements and plant
irora me suo or the work nnd leav
the finished portion in a neat nnd
presentable condition.
Id. Defective work tir material mnv
be condemned by the engineer, at nnv
timo before the final completion of
any portion or the work, or the release
or ten (10) per cent reserve. When
any work has been condemned, it shall
he immediately torn down bv the con
tractor and done over again in accord
ance with the plaus and specifications..
vtnen neieetive material has been eon-
emned, it shall be immediately remov
ed front the work to some place desie
uateu ny tne engineer, where it can be
Kept under his charge or otherwise dis
posen ot to ais satisfaction. In case
the contractor shall uegloct or refuse
to roplaco any rejected work or mate
rial after being served with a written
notice so to do bv the engineer, sueh
worn or material shall be removed or
replaced by the engineer at tho con
tractor's expense.
14. 1 he contractor shall provide suit
able passageways for traffic over all
st reels or roads, vhere sueh traffic
is inlerrupted by the progress of the
work, such passageways to be made to
t he sit isfaet ion of t he engi noer.
IS. At all times when tho work is
in progress, either the contractor him
self, or a competent foreman, must be
in direct charge of thu work: a complete
set of plans and specifications mimi
also be kept upon the w.ork, and any
irders given to a foremnn or superin
tendent will be considered ns having
heen given to the contractor himself.
HI. Oversight or failure on the part
of the engineer or nnv of his author
ized agents to immediately condemn or
reject faulty or bad work or mnterial
shall nut be implied or construed as nn
icceiitnni'o of the sam., it such faulty
work or material b"eomes evident be
fore the final acceptance of the work
uid release of the contractor from his
obligation.
it. No claim for extra work will be
onsidcred or allowed unless said work
has been previously ordered by the en
gineer hi writing, and, the price for
iloing the same agreed upon by the par
ties to the contract in advance. All
laims for extra work so ordered must
be presented on or heforo the 3d dny
of the month succeeding thnt in which
the work was done. In ease any extra
work has to be done, the city reserves
the right to let tho contraeffor doing
the same to whomsoever it sees fit,
unless nn agreement upon the prices
for doing such extra work can no speed-
ly reached between tho city nnd con
tractor.
IS. It is hereby distinctly under
stood that the measurements nnd esti
mates of the engineer are to be taken
is final and conclusive evidence of the
amount of work performed bfcho con
tractor. 1 he lull men miro of compen
sation to be received by tho contrac
tor. The estimate is to be based upon
the proposal for tho labor performed
nnd material furnished under tho con
tract, and iu accordance with these
specifications, nnd whenever there, may
be auy ambiguity therein tho engin
eer's instructions shnll bo considered
explanatory nnd shall be of binding
force.
19. In order to prevent dispute nnd
litigation, the engineer shall in all cases
be the referee to determine tho nmount
quality, acceptability and fitness of the
several kinds of work and material
which are to be paid for under these
Hpecificntions, nnd to decide upon nil
questions which may arise as to tho ful
fillment of said contract on the part of
the contractor, and- his decisions nnd
I'terminntions shall be final and eon
lusive. 20. It is hereby stipulated that if
the work to be done under this eon
tract shall be abandoned, nr if at anv
time the engineer is of the opinion, and
shall so certify to the city in writing,
that I he work is unnecessarily delay
ed, or that the contractor is violating
the terms of his contract, or is not
executing the contract in good faith,
then the city shall have tho right to
notify tho contractor to discontinue the
work, or such part thereof as tlio city
may designate, and to take possession
of the work, and either re-let the same
by contract, or furnish the necessary
tools and appliances for completing said
work under the direction of the en
gineer, and if the cost of so completing
the work is less than the amount due
the contractor, the amount left, after
deducting all the expenses for so com
pleting the work, shall be paid to the
contractor or his assigns, but if the
cost is greater than the amount due the
contractor upon his contract, then the
contractor nr his sureties upon the bond
shall pay to the city the amount of
money that the expense of so complet
ing the contract exceeds the amount
due upon tho contract.
21. The following documents are es
sentinl portions of the complete con
tract The proposal herein referred to
and described, these specifications nnd
general clauses, city ordinances, specific
contract, and contractor's bond.
22. Whenever the word "engineer"
is used herein it nhall be nnd is hereby
understood to refer to W. J. Roberts,
the engineer employed by the city of
Medford, nnd to bis duly nppointed as
slstants and inspectors, limited by the
particular duties entrusted to them.
23. Whenever the words "city" or
city council are used herein, they shall
be understood to refer to the corpora
tion of the city of Medford, of which
the citv council is the duly authorised
agent.
I ,
-. UlMMhVfi' the word ' 1 eoutrnetur '
is used heroin, it tdinll be and is under
stood to refer to tho party or parties
contracting to do any of thu work des
cribed herein, furnish materials there
for, or the legal representatives of such
party or parties or their assigns.
Plans aud .Superintendence.
I'laus and spet-ifiratious are intend i
ed to be explanatory of each other. All
dimensions, materials, lines, grades, etc ,
must be tu full accordance with these
ttpevifii'iitious. Tho plans and specifi
cations are intended to include what
ever thing, material, work, or skill
which may bo requisite to obtain com
plete aud finished work; and anything
nut herein specifically mentioned, but.
which may bo fairly implied as in
eluded in tho contract as necessary to
render tho works complete, of which
tho engineer hatl be judge, shall be
deemed to be included in the various
prices bid by the contractor, and must
lie furnished or performed by the con- '
tractor without extra charge.
Tests.
Whenever the engineer slm'l desiro to I
make tests of tho quality of materials
to be used in thu construction, the con
tractor shall furnish, free of charge,
all necessary materia), required for mak
ing such tests.
Clearing and drubbing.
For a distance of ajiout 14 miles it
will be necessary to clear and remove
tho brush and small trees now covering
the ground along the right of way. This
clearing will bo mado for a width of
20 feet, or wider if the engineer shnll
so direct. Tho brush nnd trees will all
be cut close to the surface of the ground
and removed ns tho work proceeds. No
burning will be required. No grubbing
will be necessary except lor space oc
cupied by tho trench.
Timner.
All sawed or hewed timer used in
uv part of the work, except for pipe-
I i ne, may bo of common nut 1 vo f i r,
sound and irec troni decay.
Cast Iron.
All iron eastings, unless otherwise
specified, shall be made from a superior
inalitv of iron having a tensile strength
of not less than IS.Oftd pounds per
square inch. All castings shall eon
torin to the shape dimensions required
by the detailed drawings to be furnish
ed by the engineer, and shall bo clean
ii ud perfect, without defects of any
kind. All eastings are lo bo coated
with a paint of nsphallum or other up
proved mixture.
uement.
The cement used shall bo the best
nality" of Portland cement, dry and
free from lumps and all foreign mate
rial, delivered in the original pack
in good condition, properly la
beled n nnd well protected from rain
and dampness, it sunn pe uenvoreu on
the work in such quantity in ndvanct
ns shall afford tho engineer opportunity
for making tests of its quality before
being used. The tests required by the
ily of Portland for acceptanco will be
icreptiihlc on this contract.
Sand.
Tho sand used for making mortar,
oiierete or plaster, shall be coarse.
sharp-grained sand, freo from deleter!
mis foreign matter.
Gravel and Broken Stone.
Kither clean screened gravel, quail
zite, basalt or granite when tree from
mica may bo used for concrete Work.
Acceptable sizes for gravel or broken
stone will be such as will pass a screen
'ff-inch mesh nnd be rejected by a
'I'cen of V.-inch, Knrthy in alter must
be n moved bv washing.
Standard of Measurement.
In making mortar or concrete, a bar
1 of :enieiit of not less than 100
pounds trross weiijht or tho equivalent
weight of cement in sacks, will bo the
unit of measure nnd is called herein
one quart. 1 he contractor is to pro
vide boxes holding four cubic feet each
by measure. One of these boxes full of
wand, struck measure, will be called one
part of sand. Therefore if mortar is to
onsist of one part cement nnd two parts
sand the proper portion will.be ono bar
rel of cement mid two boxes or sand.
Concrete.
('one role shall be composed of one
part, cement, three parts sand nnd five
parts broken stone nr gravel. Thorough
mixing and tamping will be rigidly in- i
sistod upon. j
Mortar shall consist, or one pare ee-
nt and two parts of sand. No mortar i
is to be used after tho cement has tnk- i
en its init inl set.
Reservoir Lining.
When tho work of trimming the bot
tom and slopes and laying all the pipes
uid accessories is comploio the oasin
is to be lined with concrete six inches!
in thickness of tho proportions named
nbove. Ilefore the cone ret o has sot n
shall be examined carefully and - nil
rough places and inequalities on its sur
face shall be smoothed over.
Asphalt Coating.
When the concrete has become abso
!elv dry. which will probably be in
three or four weeks after tho lining
concrete is finished, it is to receive
two coats ot asphalt, equal in ail re
poets to the " I) " grade asphalt of
tl. Tnion Oil Co., of San Francisco.
The asphalt, is to be heated to a tem
perature of X0 degrees, Fahrenheit, in
tanks placed close to the work. It
shall be carried to the work in pails
and applied to the surface of the eoa
crte with brooms or brushes, enough
men Tkhii? employed to do the work
Illicitly, so as not to give the asphalt
line to cool before being applied, i ne
ntiro surface of the reservoir is to be
gone over once hot or work is begun
on the second coat. No work shall be
lone during the rainy or damp weather-
or while the surface to be coated
is the least bit damp.
Gate Chamber.
The g:ite chamber for enclosing the
control ling gales will be located a
shown on llie plans. It. -will be built of
oncrete according to the plans of same.
Setting Valves and Appurtenances.
All work in connection with setting
-nlvcct nnd appurtenances must be (lone
n a most careful manner in order to
insure water tight work.
Gate-valves.
All gate-valves shall be iron body
bronze mounted, two faced, wedge
lives of one stfindard make. AH valv
shnll be
J'qmi
I to the best tvpe and
make of
valve
of Vi
s made by the 'Vance
rtlnnd, Oregon.
Staves.
otiipanv
All lumber for staves, whether for
continuous stave pipe or what is known
is machine banded pip', shall tie of hrl
lity live timber, known as W ash-
iugton. Op-gun or uougias nr. or rei
oud. and must be thoroughly season
l :iicl dried itlur in kiln or air. be
fore being milled into staves. I, timber
shall be sound, straight ruined, entire
ly free from all dead wood, kiiK drv
rot, crack", shakes or other defects,
that inn v impair its strength or dura
bilitv. Small pitch seams will be al
lowed not exceeding three inches in
length .and not extending more than
half way through the thickness uf the
stave. Hnpwood will be allowed only
on the inner side nf the stive, and then
onlv when it does not extend more than
FR I DAY, XOVRMI.KR R
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trestbrooK Orchard
Ten and. Twenty Acre
1MKHCTLY KOUTir AN 1) ADJOIN I KAMOUS
Hillcrest Orchard
can be liouht on terms. Lowest price of any small tracts in vallev, considering
location, soil and distance from Medford. Will plant and care for. Call on
Ore
one half of the way through the thick-
tie of the stave.
The stave shall be milled to true con-
I'ciilric lines, hoi h outside nnd innide,
and the edges shall bo planed to I rue
nidial planes. -
Staves may be milh'd from I'xl, 2x4
or I'xii inch 'lumber.-
The thickness for Ill-Inch pipe shall
be not less than 1 i inches for heads
up to l.'iil feet, uud dlmll bo greater than
1 1 ' inches, but not greater than 1 Vj
inches thick fur heads greater than IHO
feet.
Eroction.
The pipe when laid shall conform in
alignment and grade lo the ntaltes giv
en bv the engineer.
Blow-offs.
I How of I h four inches in diameter.
with special too castings are to be
placed on (be bottom of the pipe lit
such depressions as the engineer may
Indicate. With each blow-off tliero will
1. 1 furnished a four inch gale valve, six
I'.-ot of heavy Mntlieson pipe -I inches
in diameter, and a short i nst iron vnlve
box.
Aiv-Valvos.
At Mich summits along 1 lie lino ns
n:y be indtc-Hed by the engineer two
inch automatic air valves shall be plac
ed by the contractor. The valve to be
nsi-d most Jio equal in all respects to
the Coffin Automatic air valves inaatl-r.-icturcd
by the Coffin Valve company
uf Koxtnn. Mush.
Stand Pipes.
Where the wood stave pipe, is local ed
less than an feet below tho hydraulic
grade line there shall bo placed '2-inch
gnlvani.ed , iron KLand-pipes, with a 2
inch service cock locnled near the pipe.
These stand pipes shall be boX''d in
and have the box filled with sawdust.
Testing nnd Acceptance.
The testing of the pipeline will con
sist of filliiur the same with water,
from settling basin to reservoir, and
from reservoir to distributing system.
:nid closing any leaks tdmwing nfter
three
final
tnnde
been
dliy.H
eks limb'
full pressure. The
opt a nee
of the pipe will be
nlv after tho same shall have
in sat isfin-tory -operal ion for
nfter tin closing of nil leaks.
Knfilliug Trenches.
As
soon um the- loon is const rticted
md improved bv the oniMiiecr tho trench
shall be refilled by the best of excavnt
ed material, the earth be'm- t l.oioiighly
tamped lo tho middle diameter of the
pipe. Cam shall bo exorcised in back
filling that no iu.inry is caused to pipe
bv careless refilling with loose stone.
All of Mm malerinl excavated from the
liench shrill be placed over tho pipe
iii backfilling.
Measurement!! of Pipe.
All measurements of pipe shall bo
oiade parallel to I lie axis of the pipe
laid in trench, connected nnd ready
fur use.
Machine-Banded Pipe.
If machine handed pipe is used the
aperii rations for Btaves used in ertn
uuiious stave pipe fhall ripply. 'r1"'
itiicknc-si s fr the several heads used
shull conform to the thickness snb
i-iitod bv t he mamifact un-r nn J ap
proved bv tho oniMno'T before proposals
are op.pe.lt and will be approximately
1 , inches thick for Jowest heads nnd
I a inchun for maumum hradi;. being
varied to correspond to 1 he headH for
which it ii built.
The ends of all pipe shall be sawed
off square and fumed smoothly to cor
respond with the coupling. Tho ends
-hall 1-e made of proper size to make
a tight fit when the pipe is driven into
the coupling, gate or fitting.
The pipe shall, hf made in section
-if from M li feet in length, and not
mi ore than lf' per cent of serlions shall
he ls than tell feet in length.
Tin thickness of all shells for eonp
1inL shall he the same ns the pipe with
which it. is to serve.
Wire.
The "pJpe'shhl! be banded wirn With
rilvanizetl wire having a tensile
strength of nut les than (ID.nOO pounds
i,er square inch of r(.(fiun. The gauge
,.f wire hil! citrejtund to Washburn
V Moen's standard gauge, as follows:
n. 1- d.Cn inch diarnct.rr.
Band I n?.
In win-lit;;, ihe bands must havo silf
ri.-jent t Ti- .-u to in press the wire
digbtlv inl" 'If sineS. but wire- thnt
)ns bro!;.n the fiber of ti Wood will
tt.-h'ft (he -tciitifl uf nipo to roie'.tinn.
Thf wire n. ust In- t curely fastened.
l,y staple at the beginning of the wind
i.g ami ?,t 'l"' finishing of tho Wind
in!? on a sec! ion of pipe n clip made
uf Xorwav iruii or ipHd ft eel must be
used iu securely fasten the end of the
wire.
Wood Couplings.
1 couplings shall be mado nf 1h
1008.
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FOR SALE
iWIMvaiMBmBais
Orchards Syndicate
Selling Agents
PALM JUT I LI UNO..
same material as tho pipe sections Ihey
are intended to connect. Couplings for
111 inch pipe or heads up to l feet
j shall be il inches iu length, and for
all other bonds S inches iu length. All
.Ihe coupling shall In handed with in-
' dividual bauds of round mild steel,
I inch in diameter, each hum! having n
shoe of malleable cast Iron or drop
forge steel, which shall securely hold
the threaded end of band and head of
band iu (-tic It manner that tho band may
be cinched to its proper position, Tho
ni'.c uud number. f bands to be used
on couplings tiro to ho as specified.
Coating.
The outer surface of the pipe, ns
well as tho banding, shall be coated
with a mixture of asphalt fluxed with
suitable material, of proper consistency,
applied hot, by dipping iu bath. The
leiiou ends ns well as the inside of
pi pi shall be properly protected from
the coating. The coating must adhere
Wrongly to the pipe nnd bunding, show
ing no tendency to flow iu hot weatbor
or chip or scale in cold weather.
Spacing.
The spacing for the banding nnd the
number of the gauge of wire lo be used
for t he several heads will be as fol
lows
Hpneing
Size llccd in H.Uhs.
HI inch . . . , fill-foot 4S equals It inch
in hip :ti
in .....ion x
Id ... i(i..2U0 I", ,
HI lino 17
III 2ro i:i
in 300 II
in ' :t."o io
Hi . , . loo Kequnh 'j -Inch
Coupling;',
(inugo Hand. No.
o. 1 -inch I
Vo. 1 -ineh 4
So, 1 -inch fi
No. 1 -incli fi
No. 1 inch 7
No. 1 !ls-iiieh 7
o. 1 -inch 8
No. 1 -inch 8
Head Works.
The head works will consist of a di
verting veir, ici.lling basin, sluice gutcH
tint screens.
Thu urea to bo flooded, Iohs than one
icr;, shall be cleared and grubbed, and
ill vegetable mm er remi.ved to a point
below Ihe diverting weir.
Tho anas to bo o cupied by weir nnd
reening chamber lire to excavated
solid rock or solid foundation, ami
tho rock, if r.'iv, cleanei: otf perfectly
lean, nnd trendies cut therein ns shown
by plans. Ail pipeu must bo carefully
et uud enilndded in corcretn so ns to
name water tight work, lief ore con
ret o work is i oinmeuced all surfaces
hat are to receive it must be thorough
ly cleaned tr.vl sprinkled with u hec.vy
oatnig of neat cement.
The diverting weir will be a concrete
0 rue! ure, and with .:n intake am aereen
iag chamber as will be shown by. plnmi.
The quality of concrete work to be
lone shall lie cq;:::l 'u that specified fur
i he reservoir lining.
Ileiuf:i-cemeiit lo bo used ns required.
The asphalt coating to bo applied will
correspond with that, specified for the
reservoir.
Hacks aud gratings: A grating made
from burs "- Hi inches by 2 inches iron
U- steel, ;i feet, long, tr? IH pieces, is
lo bo placed in f:-unt of the Intake pipe.
In I lie interior of Ihe settling but '.in or
eroinirig tank will be placed two sets
uf gnlvani.ed wire sereenr:, one set to
be of No. H wne, having S m-shes in
the inch, nnd the other to be .of 'o.
Jil wire having 12 meshes to tho inch.
these screens will be .(0 melius wale
ami lour teel long, uisieaeo io n wicci
frame uf I inch angles, y, inch thick. I
I'lii' willing bi'.nin will be H lect
wide. A feel deep and 40 feet lu:tg, in
iido mer'taire, in.ule uf concrete S niches
(hick, cuated ne, aliove. ,
An IM inch sled pipe, about loo feet i
lung will connect the diverting weir:
ind settling bauiii.
Oiu IS inch, one 10-inch and one fl
inch "self contained Coffin sluice
vnlvra" shall be set us indicated.
The amount of concrete for head
rks i-i estimated at 00 cubic yards.
The bnsiit will be ioofed sublimit Hilly
ml provided wit h door.
Telephone.
The citv will construct nnd equip ft
telephone line nbmg the rtgln1 of wuy.
connecting the he.iit wprits nnu riry,
within 00 days niter the signing of the
contract, for its own use, but tho con
tractor will be allowed the use nf same
'luring the const met ion of the work
contracted bv him.
Cast Iron Distribution Extensions.
The t'onnoetiiitf pipe between the lu
Inch mscWne tmnrted nU.ve pipe enrttud
Iracts
Lots
ll t, Hie intersection of Seventh street
and Uoosevelt uvetiuu will bo 12-liich
class l cast iron, for about 2;!00 foot,
including filtiiign, gates, and hydrants,
is staled iu Ihe proposal.
Payments.
In oi'de lo enable the contractor to
prosecute the work successfully, the
engineer will maku an cntiumto on or
uhout tho first of each month of work
performed aud material did.vered. The
city will pay the contractor ninety per
cent (UU per cent) of such estimato on
or before Hie tenth day of tho mouth
succeeding that for which tho cstimuto
was made, 'Die final estimates and pay
ments will be made upon tho comple
tion of the contract.
Thickness of Shell, Machlno-Bnnded
Pipe.
deferring to pagj 7: "Machine-banded
pipe,' Ihe t-hicknesscn for tho heads
conteinplnlcif will bo as follows:
10-iuch, .-(O-lOO-l.'iD feet headu, 1 Vi
lli in.li, 200-2.10-feet heads, 15-10.
10-inch, :100 :i.')0-fmit heads, 13-8.
Section 2. Tho agreement for fur
nishing water to tut id city by tho Fish
Hake Water Com puny, thin day present
ed to the council, is hereby uppruvpd as
to form, contents nnd nubstauco, and
the mayor and recorder uro hereby au
thorized and instructed to endorse the
acceptance of Ihe city thereon.
Section II. Tho mayor aud recorder
are hereby further instructed to accept
tne boudH of tht United States Fidelity
and (tiaraiity Company when furnished
by the said 1. L. Hamilton nnd tho Fish
Lake Water Company iu the amounts
and upon the conditions respectively in
the foregoing agreement provided.
Section I. Al! ordinances nnd parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith are.
hereby repealed iu so far ns they con
flict, herewith.
The foregoing ordinance was passed
by the city council .November llth,
liliis, Trowbridge voting aye, Morrie.k
aye, Kifert aye, Olwell aye, Llufor ab
sent. Wort man absent.
Approved .November llth, 1M),H.
J. F. IIHDDV, Mayor.
Attest:
MKN.I. M. COLIJN8, Recorder.
IMPORTANT TO SHIPPEHa
The iuteiTtalo commerce commission
under circular .'1080 has ruled ns fol
lows: So. 1 Kuril package, bundle, or piece
of less than carload freight oxcept
brick must bo plainly and iudelibly
marked showing tho nnmo of consignee
and the name of the station, town, or
city nnd the stato t.i which destined
When tho character of the freight pre
vents marking as required pasted labels
or securely fastened cloth lined metal
or leather tags may bo used.
The old stylo cardboard or heavy
paper shipping tr.gs will not do, and
freight so marked will not be accepted
nt the office
Shippers will save delay by comply
ing with these instructions, aa the de
pot force must comply with the law
and hns no punsdictioti in tho mat
ter.
203-(12.
St. Mary's Acadomy.
A boarding ami day school, largo,
commodious and modern in Its equip
ments. Departments of instruction: Primary,
grammar, commercial academic, music
and art. The cnrso proper to each is
outlined in the "course of study of the
schools of the Sisters of the Holy Names
of Jesus and Mary," ar.d will be for
warded on npplicatiou to any address.
fho commercial department will open
Monday. November 2, nnd comprises
shorthand, typewriting, office methods
and practical bookkeeping, modern Pus
ness spelling nnd writing.
For particulars, npply to Sister Sit
penor.
208
Prepaid Railroad Orders. '
Something which is of considerable
interest to the public " generally ana
which is perhaps not generally knewn
is the svstem of prepaid orders now In
effect between stations of the Southern
Pacific company and all points m tho
United States. By means of this system
tickets may bo purchased at Medford
from nny place in tbo United States and
mailed or telegraphed direct to tno
party wishing to eomo here. Sleeper
accommodations and small amounts of.
cash in connection with these tickets
nny also be forwnrtleu at the., sam
m,'