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Ordinance No .01Z
An ordinance amending ordinance No. 16, passed by the Board
of Commissioners of the City of Fort Worth June lith, 19070 and
repealing ordianoes in conflict with same:
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of the City of
Fort Worth, Texas, .
S a o t i o n 1
That Section 1 of ordinance No. 16 passed by the Board of
Commissioners of the City of Fort Worth dune 11th, 1907, and en-
titled "An ordinance adopting specifications for side-walks, curb-
ing and guttering made of cement, and specifications for side-
walks and guttering made of brick, as standard specifications
for side walks, curbing and guttering of said material in the
city of Fort Worth" be amended as follows:
First
That the paragraph of standard specifications for cement side-
walks providing for cinders or gravel cushion under sidewplks be
ama;i1c-d 6,) as to read a8 follows:
"After excavation as above described has been completed and
the ground well rammed and compacted a base of screens-Isteam coca
cinders, or suitifble gravel, not less than one-inch thick shall
be placed as cushion between concrete and sub-grade.
"The prepared gravel base shall, in every case, be well
wetted just before commencing to place materials thereon."
Second
That the paragraph of standard specifications for cement
gutters providi g for a gravel base under the gutters be amended
so as to read as follows:
"After excavation as above described has been completed and
the ground well rammed and compacted a base not less than one-inch
thick, of good pit gravel, tamped, smooth, containing no gravel
larger than pne-inch shall be spread evenly over the sub-grade
and well rammed and compacted, face of this gravel base shall con-
form to the grade given for the finished gutter.
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"The prepared gravel base shall in every case be well wetted
just before commencing to place materials thereon."
Third.
That the paragraph of standard specifications for concrete
base of cement gutters providing for 4 inch layer of Portland
cement concrete be amended to read as follows:
"Upon the prepared base shall be placed a layer not less
than five inches in thickness of Portland cement concrete, com-
posed of one part of Portland cement and eight parts of first class
pit gravel, containing a proper proportion of clean, sharp sand,
and no gravel larger than 2 inches." And that wherever in
these specifications there is reference to a 4 inch concrete base
there shall hereafter be understood to be a concrete base of not
less than 5 inches in thickness.
Fourth.
That the paragraph of standard specifications for cement
curbing providing for a layer of gravel 4 inches thick under the
curbing shall be amended so as to read as follows:
^Upon this base or sub-grade shall be placed a layer of gravel
not less than one inch thick and thoroughly tamped and compacted,
and on this foundation the form in which concrete is to be placed
shall be ereceted."
Fifth.
That said section 1 of said ordinance No. 16 be further amen-
ded by adding thereto the following: gffienever any street in the
city of Fort Worth shall be ordered paved the paving contractor,
having. charge of said paving shall give written notice to the City
engineer of said city at least 40 days before beginning work on
said street or avenue, stating when such work will begin, and no
such work shall be begun until such notice shall have been given.
Said city engineer shall within ten days from receiving the
above notice and at least 30 days before paving shall begin as above
provided for give notice in writing to all persons, firms or cor-
porations authorized to lay gutters, curbing or sidewalk in the
city of Fort Worth, stating when the paving of such street or
streets will be begun; and all such sidewalks, curbs and guttering
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shall be completed Within 30 days from the issuance of the notices
as last above provided for and after the expiration of said period
of 30 days the paving contractor shall not be XV4102W hindered
in any way by the laying of curbs, gutters or sidewalks."
,Section 2.
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
Section 3. from
This ordianoe shall take effect and be in force and after
its pasege.
I hereby certify that the above and fore going; ordinance was
duly presented and unanimously passed and adopted by the Board
of Commissioners of the City of Fort Worth at a session of said
Board held November 14th,1911.
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