19161219 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
REGULAR MEETING.
A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the city of
Vernon~ Oounty of Los Angeles, and State of California~ was held
on the 19th day of December ~ 191 6 ~ at Z 0' clook P. M. of
said day at the regular meeting plaoe of said Board in said city
of Vernon. which said time and plaoe is the time and plaoe fixed by
ordinanoe for regular meetings of the said Board to be held.
There were present at suoh meeting Trustees, Furlong, Leonis
and Yl.l1iffin.
There were absent from suoh meeting Trustee~ stevens and Durbin.
President Trustee Furlong
presiding.
The minutes of the meeting , held on December
5th, 191 6, were: read and approved.
Ordinance No. 177 being an ordinance entitled an ordinance to
reimburse the City of Vernon in a reasonable sum for the considera-
tion of applications which are rejected, was introduced, read and
passed its first reading.
Ordinance No. 178 entitled an ordinance declaring the intention
of the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon to change and es-
tablish the grade of East Twenty-seventh street from the East line
of Santa Fe Avenue to the Easterly line of the Day star Tract, in
the City of Vernon, County of Los Angeles, State of California, was
introduced, read and passed its first reading.
Ordinance No. 179 entitled an ordinance decla.ring the intention
of the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon to change and es-
tablish the grade of East 52nd street from the West line of Santa
Fe Avenue to the East line of Alameda Street in the City of Vernon,
County of Los Angeles, State of California, was introduced, read and
passed its first reading.
Ordinance No. 180 entitled an ordinance declaring the intention
of the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon to change and establish
the grade of East 37th Street from the East line of Santa Fe Avenue
to the West line of Boyle Avenue, in the City of Vernon, County of
Los Angeles, State \of California, was introduced, read and passed its
first reading.
Ordinance No. 181 entitled an ordinance declaring the intention
of the Board of Trustees of the City of Vernon to change and establish.
the grade of East 29th Street from the East line of Santa Fe Avenue to
the East line of the Day Star Tract, in the City of Vernon, County
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of Los Angeles, State of California, was introduced, read and passed
its first reading.
Thereupon the following specifications were adopted by the
Board of Trustees.
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FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ;SPHALT CONCRJ~TJn
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S P E C I F I CAT ION S NO. 14
ON A CEM.ENT CONCRETE BASE IN THE
C1 TY OF VERNON.
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PLANS, ETC.
The work herein provided for is to be done in accordance
with the plans, profiles, and cross-sections on file in the
office of the Ci ty 'Engineer of the Ci ty of Vernon, and in
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accordance wi t.ll the ordinance therefor, and all work s,nall,
during its progre$s'Cdl1d on its completion, conform to the lines
and levels which may, from time to time, be given by said City
Engineer.
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WORK.
The work tobe done is as follows:
1.( To excavate or fill in the area upon which the pavement,
hereinafter provided for, is to be constructed, to auch an extent
and in such a marmer as may be required by the plana, profiles.
cross-sections and specific,:ttions.
2. To lay thereon the pavement as provided for hereinafter.
3. '1'0 furnish ail tne materials necessary to perform said
;,ork.
4. To do wllatever else is required by these specificatioas.
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SUB - GR..DE .
The sulJ....grade for that portion of the roadway which is ~",be
paved, shall be such distance below a.nd pa.rallel witn the finished
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surface tilereof as is shown upon the adopted cross-section.
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Grading shall include all filling, the removal of all earth,
stone, or all other material, of whatever' nature it may be, that
may be encountered in prep~lring the street, and ahall also include
all trimming;a and Shaping required to bring the surface of the
street to grade and croas-section.
When mud or oUIer soft material is encountered, it shall be
rOlled until the surface of the foundation ceases to sink under
or creep in front of the roller.
The Contractor, however, will
not be required in such cases to excavate the mud or other soft
material toa depth gre{"ter tnan two (2) feet below sub-grade.
All filling shall be done with good sound earth or gravel.
Whenever a fill ia to 'be made, the emba.nkment shall 'be brought
vpin layers not exceeding one (1) foot 1n depth and eaCh layer
shall be thoroughly dampened and rolled with a roller weighing
not less than two hundred (200) pounds per lineal inch width of
tire until it is firm,ly compacted.
When special flooding is required, the Contractor ehall
perform the same 1.n accordance \11i th the requirements as specifie4
on the plans.
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No material of a perishable, spongy, or otherwise improper
nature, shall be used in filling. The space over which fills are
to be made shall first be cleared of all brush, timber, trash,
or debris unfit for foundation.
During the process of grading the street shall be maintaine4
in a reasonably good condition for traffic, care being taken to
remove the surplus material as evenly as possible over the whole
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surfaoe of the street.
Not more t,tlan one-half mile in length of any street shall
be ploughed up before the laying of tne concrete base is begun;
nor shall more than one..half mile in length of a.ny street be
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plOUgh.ed up in advance of the laying of the concrete base, except
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where there are car tracks on the street, in which case one
side sha.ll be held intact until concrete base is begun on the
other side. The Contractor shall at all times maintain proper
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drainage on the street.
The width of the street to be graded, unless otherwise
specified on the pla.nsor in tlle Ordinance of Intention, sha.ll
be held to mean the entire width of street from prop erty line
to property line, nut the rQadway between the curb s and. prop erty
lines shall be fini shed for its use as specifi ed herein.
The spaces between the curbs and the property lines in
cases where no cement walks are laid shall be graded to a plane
rising at a rate of one quarter (1/4) inch in one (1) foot from
the established grade at the curb line, and in cases where cement
walks are constructed the spaces between the curbs and the walks
or the walks and the property lines, as the case may be, shall
be surfaced evenly wi th the tops of the curbs and walks.
After a. block or section has been graded,a.s above
specified, the surface shall be thoroughly drenched. with water
and when sufficien Lly dry shall be rolled wi th a steam or
gasoline roller weighing not less than four hundred (4~O) pounds
to the lineal inCh width of tire until the surface is unyielding.
Whenever pra.cticable the street shall be cross-rolled as well as
rOll$d longitudinally. Depree sions J1'rade by rolling shall be
leveled up with good earth and ~sain rolled. Such portions of
the street. as cannot be reached by the roller, and all places
exeavatedbelow sub-grade and refilled, and all pipe trenches
and other places that cannot be properly compacted by the roller
shall be tamped solid t and in cases of wet weather or soft or
muddy ground making the use of the roller unsafe or impracticabl'4
the rolling shall not be undertaken until the ground has become ,.
suffiei ently dry.
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The Contractor shall notify the City Engineer when a block
or a. section ,has ('leen -prought to SU()_grade, when the latter will
check the elevation of the sa.me, and if the work is found to be
in accordance with the specifica.tions and grades given, the
Contractor shall proceed as hereinafter mentioned.
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CONCRETE 13.5:&.
Upon the sub-grade prepared as abOVe described, and thoroughly
dampened, there shall be laid a concrete base of the thicknes8
shown on tne cross- section and composed of the follOwing materi.a.lB,
to wi t:
1. Fortland C~nent .......... ...... 1 part by measure
2. Sand or Stone Screenings ........3 partB by rueasure
3. Gravel or Broken stone ...... ....6 parts by measure
A sack of CE'..ment weigning 94 pounds net shall be
considered as havi.ng a volume of one cu"n1c foot. The cement must
be durn;ped from the sack directly into the mixer.
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CONCR]jTE llu,.TERIALS.
Cl~lENT. All cement used s1'lall be ;portland Cement. and must
conform to the following requirements and be sullj ect to the
follow:ing teste, which will be open to the Contractor and will be
made by the methods and under the condi tions prescribed by the
Coromi ttee on Cem.ent Testa of the America.n Society of Civil
Engineers.
(a) CONSISTENCY. All c elJ1ent for set tests, test pats
and nea.t briquettes will -be mixed N:i th suffic:ient water to reduce
the cement to normal consistency as prescribed by the Committee
of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Neat briquettes will
be pressed into the molds by hand, and the mortar briquettes will
be compacted by light tapping. Mortaroriquettes ell-all be mix.ed
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to a state of plastici tycorresponding as nearly a,8 possible to
normal consistency in neat 'briquettes.
(b)FIh'ENESS. The cement must 'be evenly ground, and
when tested with the following standard sieves, must pass at,
lea.st the follOwing percentages by weight;
!\foe 100 sieve, having 100 meshes per lineal inch . . . 92%
No. 200 a1 eve, ,ha:ving 200 meshes per lineal inch . . . 75%
(c) TIME OF FETTING. It shall develop initial eet in
not less t.t.l.a.rl thirty (30) minutes, but must develop hard set in
not less than one hour, nor more than ten (10) hours.
(dl TENSILllJ STRENGTH. Neat briquettes one (1) inch
square in section shall attain a minimum tensile s,trength as
follows;
At 24 hours in moist air .. '....... ...........175 rose
At 7 days ( 1 day in moi st air, 6 days in water) . . 500 Ib s.
At 28 days (1 day in moiet air, 27 days in water) . .600 Ibs .
~riquettes one (1) inch ~quare in section, made of one
(1) part of cenent to three (:3) parts of standard testing sand,
sha.ll.attain a mininlUIll tensile strength a8 follows;
At 7 days (1 day in moist air, 6 days in water)....200 Ibs.
At 28 days (1 day in moist air, 27 days in water) ...275 lbs.
The sand test must in all cases show an increase in
strength 28 days over the seven (7) day teste.
(e) SOUNDNESS. Pats of neat cement about three (3) inohes
in diameter, one half (t) inoh thiok at the center, and tapering
to a thin edge, will be kept in moist a.ir for a period .of twnety-
four (24) hours.
A pat will then be kept in air at norma.l tempera.ture and
ObserVed at intervals for at least twenty-eight (28) days.
Another pat will, after having been kept in moist air
twenty-four (24) hours, be pla.ced in water at normal terllperature.
The water shall then "be heated to boiling temperature "ncj. ~;nlai~Ji~
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These pa.ts, to satisfactorily pass the requirements, must
remain firm and lIard, and must show no eiu;ns of distortion,
checking, cra.cking, blotching or di sin tegratinl~'
SAIU). All sand fiuet "be free from oil or organic matter
and must not contain more than seven
(7 ) per o en t , by volume, of
(90) per cent, by weight, of
clay or sil t. Not less than ninety
the sand shall pass a screen having four (4) meshes to the linea.l
inch; at least fifty (50) per cent, but not more tha.n eighty-five
(85) per cent, by weight, ahalll)e retained. on a screen having
thirty (30) meshes to the lineal inch. Briquettes one (1) inch
square in section made of one (1) part cement, conforming to
these specifications and thrE:e (3) p.arts of the above sand, shall
attain aminimUIn tensile strength equa.l to that reqtired for
standard sand at equal periods of time.
STONE SCRFmNnmS.. Stone soreenings shall be such as are
obtained in the crushing of clean, hard and durable stone, and
shall be that portion Which has passed through a one-quarter (t)
inch mesh screen, and shall otherwi se conform to the requirements
for sand above s.pecified.
GRAVEL. Gravel shall be clean, hard, free from rnore than
fi ve (5) per oent, by weight, of sand, and shall have sizes ranging
from one-qu.arter (i) inch minimum up to a s~ze passing through a
two (2) inch ring. Not less than thirty (30) per cent of its
volume shall be material v{hi en will pass a three quarter (i) inch
screen.
If soreened gravel is used, it shail be composed o:f'sizee
between the allowed limits as they occur in nature.
BROKEN STONE. Broken stone snaIl he the run of' the crusher,
exoept, however, that not more than :five (0) per cent of, its volume
shall be mater! alwhi eh will pass through a one quarter (t) inch
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mesh screen, and not less than thirty (30) per cent of its
volume ahall he material which wil~ pass a three quarter(t>
inch mesh screen. It shall he clean, hard and durable inquali ty.
shall range in size from t,he minimum noted above to each size
as will pass a two (2) inch ring, a.nd s1l,a11 pass the fallowing
test:
TESTI~G BROKElI STONE: The broken stone tests for all
stone used under these sp ecifi cationssha.ll be made in accordance
with the methods proposed by the American Society for 'Testing
Material s.
The rock used in the test shall he furnished by the
Contractor and shall be deliVered by him at the testing macnine
wben required by the ];ngineer.
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MIXING AND PLACING CONCRETE.
lvUXING. EXcept where prohibited hy the width of the
roadway to be paved, all rnixing of concrete shall be done in a
batch mixer. No continuous mixer shall be used.
The mixer shall be charged with one (1) sack Of cement,
three (3) cubic feet of sand or stone screenings.. and not more
than liIi" (6) cubic feet of gravel or broken stone at every b"tch""
and in no other manner, unless the raker 1. too SInall to take a
batch of thi S size, in Which ca.se measuring aevic.. shall be
provided whiCH will uqiformly maintain the above proportions.
When a mixer ae
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be depo si ted on
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thickness of not greater than twelve (12) inches, and snaIl then
be mixed by turning three (3) times o.ry and two (2) times wet~
'fhe concrete shall be of euch cona! stency Lila. tit can b4f
spread and ru,n into place Wi'Ul as little t_ing as pOssible an""
such devices and methods snaIl be used as are necessary to bring'
the surface of the concrete to trqe and eVen grades and cross..
sectione. The con!lrete shall he tamped SUffiCiently to provide
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The surface shall then be artificially roughened.
No concrete shall be used that shows evidence of having
set or that has become unfit for good work from standing too long,
or from any other cause, and no r~aixing of concrete shall be
allowed.
The surface of the concrete shall be thoroughly watered
for at least five (5) days after la;yinSt and shall be protected
for ten (10) days from all unnecessary traffic by means of suitable
barriers. No wearing surface shall be laid until the base is at
least ft ve (5) days old.
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ASPHALT CONCRETE WEARING SURFACE
Upon the conorete base prepared and laid as above described
and thoroughly swept free from all rubbish, shall be laid the
asphal t concrete wearing surfac et prepared as hereinafler specifiecl>
and anposed of the following materials;
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2. Sa.nd
3. Stone dust
4. Broken stone.
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concrete wearing surface shall be mixed in such proportion th~
The sand, stone dust and broken stone composing the
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percentage composition by weight shall be within the following
limits:
Per cent of Weight.
Passing 200 mesh to the inch screen - - - - - - - - 5 to 7%
Passing 10 mesh to the inch screen and retained on
a 200 mesh to the inch soreen - - - - - - - -
26 to 35%
Passing 1.4 inch mesh screen and retained on a
10 mesh to the inch screen - - - - - - - - - -
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12 to 18%
Passing 1-2 inoh mesh screen and retained on a
1.4 inch mesh screen - - - - - - - - - - - - -
14 to 22%
Passing 1 inch mesh screen and retained on a
1-2 inch mesh screen _ _ _ __ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - 28 to 36%
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The amount of asphaltic cement used in each batch shall
be from six and one.half (6i) per cent to eight (8) per cent.
by weight oft.he weight of the asphalt ooncrete surface mixture.
and Shall be accurately weighed and 'used in sueh proportion as
will thorougbly coat each particle of stone and fill all voids
in the mixture.
If the composition contains the ingredients a.foresaid, and
wi thin the percentages above :t'ixed, it will he accepted as in
complianc e with this paragraph.
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PAV1C)(ENT MATERL ,LS , ASPHALT IC CEM1iJNT
1'11e atsphal ti c c em en t must be ,prepared from California
products. It snaIl be a mixture of a. refined liquid aephalt
witb a retined solid asphalt or be an oil a.spha.lt, and must be
free from admixture with any residues ,obtained by the artificial
dil!ltil.lationof coa.l, ooal tar or para.ffine oil.
The asphaltio cement mUst he homogeneous and its con.iatency
at the time of i t.e use must fall wi thin the lim! ts of 150 degrees
and 60 degrees penetration by the District of COlUDlbia standard.
I.t, must be adb.eaive and ductile and' also slightly elastic at a
temperature of thirty two (32) degrees Fahr. When twenty (20)
gr$mmes are heated to a tenperature of three hundred (300)
degrees J$.hr. for five (5) consecutive hours in an uncovered
oylindrical dish three a.nd one-half (3 i) centimeters high by
f.ive and one-half (5,,) centimeters in dia.meter, it must not 108.
more than one (1) per cent in weight, and its penetration must
,not be reduced. as a resuI t of such heating more than 00 per cent.
It must, when ready ror use, 'b e SolU"ble in cold carbon
tetrachloride to tne extent of at least ninety. eight and one-
half (gal) per cent when two hundred (200) cubic centl.e~ers of
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and the mixture is allowed to stand for eighteen (18) hours 8.t
a temperature of twenty-five (25) degrees c entigra.de and filtered
at twenty-five (25) degrees centigrade. Not leas than seventy
(70) per cent shall be soluble in eighty..s1x (86) degre4U5naptha
when one l1undred fifty (150) cubic centimeters of the solvent are
poured on one...half (1/2) grammes of the finely divided aapl;1.a.ltic
cement and the mixture is allowed to stand for eighte.n (lS)
hours at. a t.emperature of twenty...five(26) degrees centigrade.
It shall noteontain more than fiftf3en (15) per cent ot fixed.
carbon on ignition.
When the asphal tic cement is prepared by miXing a solid.
oil asphalt with a liquid asphalt, the solid oil a.sphalt shall be
prepared by distilling the crude oil until the a$phaltlc resi.duum
hae a pene,tration not less tha.n fifty (50) degrees by the Distriot
of Oolumbia st;indard, and shall not be prepared by mixing or
fluxing 8. more solid asphalt with a liquid or satter asphalt.
The re"fined liquid asphalt used in so(tening a 801id.
aspbal t must be a stiff residuum of petrol eum oil with an alphal'b
base. It xnust be free from water a.nd troxn light oils volatile at
less than two hundred fifty (250) degrees Fabr. When twenty (20)
grammes are heated to a temperature of three hundred (~OO)degrees
Fah.r. fOr five" (5) coneecutive hours in an uncovered cyli.ndrioal
dish three and one""half (3 1-.2) centimeters high by five and one...
half (5 l...2)oentixneters :in diameter, it must not lose xnore than
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three (3) percent. in weight. It must oontain not less than
ninety....:ine(9.)per cent ot bitumen soluble in oarbon d1sulphide.
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The sand tor wearing surface shall be clean, hard-gra~.
mesh to the inch screen.
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and aharp.and shall c'ontain not more than three (3) per cent of
loam, Clay or other earthy im.puri ties; :it must all pass a ten
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sand shall pass a forty (40) mesh to the inch screen, and :fro.
fifteen (15) per cent to thirty (30) per cent, of the, sand shall
pa 8 8 an eighty (80) me sh to the inch ser een.
STONE DUST.
The stone dust for wearing surface shall 1)e a finely PQwdered
limestone, granite, quartz or other mineral material, and aha.l.l be
of such finenesS that all of it will pass a. fifty mesh to the ineh
screen. and at least sixty...sLx: (66) per cent shall pass a. two
hundred. (200) mesh to the inch screen.
BROKEN STOB.
The brOken stone shall be hard, tough rock, roughly cubical
in shape, freEl from loam or orgEalic matter, and shall stand the
test herElinafter prescrib ed.
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PRlIP i4J1ING THE ASJ?HALT CO:NCRETE WEAIUNG SURF ACB
The sand and broken stone shall be heated in Buitable dryers
to a tenperature between three hundred (300) and three hundred
seventy...f!ve (3'15) d.,egrees Fahr., and shall pass through the
following scre~m sections:
10 mesh screen
1/4 inch mesh screen
1/2 inch mesh serrean
1 inch mesh screen.
The material from eachecreen section shall pas. into a
separate bin or receptaene, and th,e stone from each bin shall be
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accuratel;y' weighed or m,easured, and the several sizes Qf stone,
$and and stone dust for each batch of surface mixture combined.
in the proPQrtions as set forth in pa.ragraph 6 of these specl:f-
ica.ti.ons.
In preparing the surface mixture, the stone dust, hot ,and
and broken ..tone paning 11 "ne-quarter 11I4) in~,l>t~*,~~f,ti'.
l:'etall'led. 01'1 .. ten ~ lO).rneoll screen ~~ll Ire, tllOro.u~... '.,."~\i.\.) <\....'.' r".~'
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togetbe.r in a. 8uit.able mixer. Hot asphaltio cement equal tQ.ten
(10) per oent by weight of tIde mixed aggregate sh.all t,l:len be a.deltd,
and the whole ma.ss thoroughly mixed. The hot broken stone passing
a one (1 )1nc11 meeh screen and retained on a o.ne-quarter (1/4) lnqh
mesh scrllutn. and the remainder of the a.sphaltio cement n.ces.~
fo r the b a. tOh anf';' 11 then 'il e ad d ed and th e who 1 e mas s shall be xnixed
until eVery particle ot stone dust. sand and broken stone is
thoroughly coated with a IH,yer of asph.a.ltic cement. In no oa.. after
refinin~ shall the [~,ephal tic cement be heated above three hundred
twenty-tive (325) degrees Fah.r.
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The surface mixture prepared as al>ove.. shall be. brought to. the
work in sU.i table carts or dump. wa.gons, and shall not be oold.r th~.~
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two hund:red and twenty...five (225) degrees Fahr., or hotter than
three hund:red (30Q) degrees Fahr.. when it reaenes tne IItreet.
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It $hall at One e be uniformlJ spread oVer the (.'I_ent concrete
base with hot shOVels and hot rakes to sU.ch a. depth tha.t afteX'
receivi:n:g its ultimate co~pression, the tini.shed asphalt conaret.e
wea~ing surface shall have a. thickn.ess of not less than tWQ (2)
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It shall be iD1ll'1eQ.iately :rolled by a roller weighing not le$'
than two bundred and twenty-five (225) pound. to the lineal inch
width at tire until the surface if:3 unyield:1rlg. true to grade and
'.rose- section.
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Thecompl eted asphalt concrete \flearing surface shall be a
SOlid, denae concrete, <and sHall have a~ least ninety (to) Per qent
of tbt sp~itic.gracity of the solid roc.k.
Nop$.vement sha,ll he laid in rainy weather or when the cement
COncrete aset s wet from rain or any other cause.
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Upon the aSl:>ha.l t conorete wearing surface, "hi 1 e ~3t1U.,a.rm,
shall 'be spread a. thin uniform coating of asphal t1c. cementhy m.eans
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ofa spreadingma.chine so eeigned as to spread quiCkly and evenly
theasphal tic cement over the wearing surface. This asphaltic
cement shall have a penetration wi tnin the limi t s of fif ty..fi ve
(55) degrees and seventy (70) degrees by the District of Columhia
8ta,ndard, fLnd 611a11:,e applied at the rate of at least one.si~th
(1-6) gallons per square yard of paving surface at a temperature
sufficient to ca.use the asphaltic cement to flow freely, but not
exceeding two hundred fifty (250) degrees Fabr.
While this agphaltic cement is still warm, fine gravel,
coarse sand, or stone screenings, having a temperature of two
hundred degrees (200) to two hundred fifty (250) degrees Fahr~. anall
be spread in sufficient quantities to thoroughly and uniformly cove)i'
the surface of the pavement. The surface shall then be rolled by a
roller weighing not less than two hundred twenty-five (225) pouncis
to the lineal inch width of tire. On grades over five (5) per ce~t
the asphaltic cement shall he mixed with one-quarter (1/4) blCh hot
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stone screenings, and shall he appli ed in suffic1 ent quanti ty to
uniformly cover the asphalt concrete wearing surface while hot and
rolled into the surface by .8. roller weighing not less than two
hundred twnety_five (225) pounds to the lineal inch width of ti.re~
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ABRASION TEST
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The broken stone used in the 8.sphal t concrete weari.ng
surface shall not lose more than twenty-two (22) per cent of its
weight after being exposed to abrasion and fracture in a cubical
testing machine nine (g) inches on a side inside dimension,
supported on trunnions at two diagonal vertices, and haVing one-
tenth (l-lO) inch circula"r openings at all other vertices. In
making tIle test the rattler shall revolve at a unifonn rate of 60
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of material worn off which will pass through a ten (10) mesh Bcreen
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The broken stone used in the teat sAall. 'be 9f .. st... Whieh will.
pa.s a one and one..hfJ,lf (1..) ;1nchring and will. be reta.inedoR & one
and one-fourth (1..*> inch ring. and the amou.nt of broken stone uay
when. mak.ing the te$t shall be one thousand {lOOO) gramm.a.
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HEADER
ften.....r the pa.vemcent does not terminate aga.;..n.t a O\1rb. gl1tt<<tr.
ra.ilwll.Y track or other pavement, the Contractor shall prOTide ancl
lay upon t.h.eline of "aid termination a. header not lefJ(11 than two (2)
inches in thielene.'. 8.IlQ, equal in depth to the thickness of the
pave:rn.ant.. the top edge of th,e header ahall conform. to the grades and
cross....eetion of the surface of the paving.
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CULVERTS.
C\.ll....rtsmall. lHl p1aee.d whereVer designate. on the It"!ile. or
plan.s<;>! 'the .tX"eet on fil e 1n tlHt off1,.,e of the <:1 tl' JJngineer. '1'11.y
Shall be of the charaCter and dimension. eho~ on the profil.e or p.lan
andel.scribed in the $pecif1oat1ons named in tn. erdlnanc..t
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GllNJRAL .a:n:\i11lt1WmTS~
'lOB.. The Cont~$.Ctor shall, for th.e prlQe bid, fum18hall
the ma:teriale and perf'o:rm all the labor ne(H...ary to ex.(u~t.the
work il1ff'fery respect in a thorQugh, WQrk:Inanllke m.anner. i.n
under the direction and
acoord_ce lJith the plana, ordinance an4 specifica.tion. andJ\tctthe
satisfaction or the Street $up.rint4imd..mt.
J(lVrJlRIii.L$ J\JiDSAMPLlllS: All Dta.terl a1 must b eepec1f1.4
.quallt1 a.mi fully equal to s&nlple$ when sampl.. are rfuluire4.'fhe
Contr&ctor shallfurni am to the City Engineer fer teat,. when.vet
ciLlled for tl.nd ft'e.eof o'iua.rge, sample. of a.ll tn.e material. prop.."
to be us_ intheworlc. ReJ Elated. lfiate1"l~ must be immediately
removedfra.the work by the Contrao1Jor.
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LABOR.
Any overseer. superintendent, lahorer. or other person
employed on the work by the Contractor, who shall perform h:i.s work :i.n
a manner contrary to these specifications shall be discharged
immediately, 8.nd such person shall not again be employed on the work.
EXAMINATION OF GROUND: Bidders must examine and judge for
themsel ves as to the location of the proposed work, the nature of the
excavation to be made and the work to be done.
GETTING ST.A.KES: The Contractor shall give twenty-four (24)
hours' notice in writing when he will require the services of the
City Engineer for laying out any portion of the work.
He shall dig all stake holes necessary to give lines and levels.
The Contractor Shall preserve all stakes set for the lines, levels or
measurements of the work in their proper places until authorized to
remove them by the Ci tyEngineer. and any expense incurred in re-
placing said stakes which the Contractor or h:i.s subordinates may have
failed to pr.eserve shall be borne by the Contractor.
.PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: The Contractor shall keep upon the
work a copy of the pla.ns and sp eci fications, a.nd access thereto shall
at all times be accorded the Engineer.
INSPECTORS: The Contractor shall prosecute work only in the
presence of an engineer or an inspector appo.inted by the Street
Superintendent. and any work done in th.c. absence of said engineer or
inspector w.ill be subject to rejection. The Contractor shall furnish
the engineers and inspectors rea.sonable facili ties for obtaining such
information as may be necessary to give them full information at all
times they d.esire respecting the progress <'l.nd ma.nner of the work and
tnecharacter of the ma.terials.
PRESERVATION OF MO~nnun~TS: The Contractor shall not disturb
any monument. or atakes round on the line of the improvernents until
ordered by the City Engineer, and he shall. bear the expense of re-
setting any mO.numents or stakes which Illay be disturbed by said
Contractor or any of his agents or employees without orders.
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OBSD.YING 01'llOlUJINAlfCE8: 'fhe contl"a.ctor shall <obsetYa a.U
the ()r~Un-.noes or theOity of Vernon in :relatlon to theoostJN.ot:l.on
~_$tt'eet8, k...plngopen passageways, a.nd protecting the $8Illtwn.ere
..y~e..Jt,Po...d, or dangerous to t.ravel, and .ucb. other ord.ln...nees
&. 1" e.la.teto the comfort and convenience of t llepUb 11 Q ..
BAiUU:EREf. tlGllT$, B't€h The Contractor shlLll take all
neoese.a.ry .e~sur.s to protect the work and prevent accidents during
construction. :aea9hal1proyide a.nd maintain all necessary ba.rriers,
gt,lards,temporary bridges, watchmen and lights.
CBOsa S'1'BUTSt No more t. ~n one (1) cross str.etshall. be
closed at a.n.y onetlDl..
PU'BLtC U''rlI..l'1'l1JS; In cas. it should 'be necessary to move the
l'fropeJ"ty of any owne1" of a public utillty or franchise. lJ\leh ooe.r
will, uponpro)er a.ppl.lca.ticm 'by the Contra.ctor, be notified by
the City :$~lnee:c:' to mov.e INOb. property within .. IJP e.Qit"ied
reasonable time. and the Contractor shall not interfere with said
1)1'.per~7 u;1t4.1 afte:c:' tbe expiration of the time speci!ltct...
'lheright is reJect.ea. to the owners of public uti:U. tl.s ana.
franchises, to enter upon tbestreet for the purpo.. of IllliLkitlS
:repaireor emmgesof their p.roperty that may be m.aACl ne.ce.ssary by
the _rat.. the City' sMll &.110 have the pr1..,.11ege of er1tering upon
the street for thepurpos. of repairing .ewers. and wat.r pip.. or
other .ork such. a.$ m.aking houseeonneetions therewi th, or repai.ring
culve.rtsor storm drains.
LOSS QR J)/\J(AOllt All 1.0.8 0'1' damage arising from. 4It1)T unforeseen
obetnetion or difficulties either na.tura.l "1" artificial Which amy
be ene.ounte1"ed 1n the proantetion of the work, or frODl an1 ac:ti.otl of
th..1..entsp)"ior to final a.ec.,tance of the wqrk or fr.-any- act
or o.i.sil)l'1 n()tauthorlze<i by these .pec.ifi(l4tions on the p~t .t?
the Co.ntraetor or anY' agent or pers.on employed bY' him, $ball b.
.u.taine<i by the Contra.ctor..
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construct~on,or deficient in any of the reqllirements. of th~n3e
specifications, will be considered as accepted in consequence of
the failure of any officer of the City or inspector connected with
the work to point out said defects or deficiency during construction.
and the Contractor shall correct any imperfect work, whenever dis-
cOTered. before the final acceptance of the work.
PROTECTION OF WORK AND CLEANING UP: The Contractor shall
care for all work until final completion and acceptance.. He snall
remove all surplus material and rubbish from the work after its
completion and before he makes application for the acoeptance of
the work.
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FINAL INSpECTION: The Contractor shall notify the Street
Superintendent when he desires a final inspection of tne wor~t when
the latter will, as soon as possible make the necessary examination
and if the work is found in compliance with these specifications,
the Street Superintendent will furnish the Contractor with a
certificate to that effect.
AL:J.,OWABL:re VARIATION: When in the sp eci fications a rnaximum
or minbfluTll. e1 ther in size. percentage or thickness, or relating to
quality of character or other matter, is allowed or prescribed, the
work .w111 be accepted as 1n compliance therewith if within such
TIlaximum or minimum so allowed thereby.
DEFINITIONS: Whenever the word "City" is used in tnese
specifications, it refers to the City of Vernon, California.
When the word "Contractor" is used in these specifications.
it refers to the party or parties of tne second part in the agreement
for tne construction of the work herein specified.
Whenever the word "Street Superinte~dent" or"City Engineer"
are used in these specifications, they refer respectively to the
Superintendent of Streets or the City Engineer of tne City of Vernon.
I nereby certify that the a.bove specifications were adopt.ed
by the Boa.rd of Trustees of the 01 ty of Vernon. by lh..olution
NO. at its meeting held
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The following warranta were audited and ordered paid:
T. W. Garr. salary for November. 1916
$80.00
2.50
T. W. Garr. Board for prisoners
Herman Scheider, sala.ry for November 20.00
T. J. Volz 10.60
Helen J. Canby, typewriting ordinances etc. for
November, 1916 19.00
J. B. Weil, salary for November, 1916 48.00
Fred Harris. salary for November. 1916 150.00
Willis I. Morrison, return on deposit made Aug. 12,'16. 20.00
Fairchild-Gilmore-Wilton Co. 15.00
J. F. Soliday, 6 days cleaning street 13.50
Geo. W. Lane, 6 days cleaning streets 13.50
P. Doyle, teams 20.00
Howard McCurdy 42.50
M. W. O'Donnell, salary for November, 1916 25.00
Woods. Inc. printing 7.75
Pete Asthouer 1.00
Gesner Williams, salary for November 1916 etc. 62.00
Burt Yager 1.00
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