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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #34 ORDINANCE NO. 34. AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE GRADING OF STREETS IN THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, AND DESIGNATING THE SAME AS "SPECIFICATIONS NO. 3." The Board of Trustees of the City of Huntington Beach do ordain as follows: Section 1. That the following specifications are hereby adopted for the grading of streets in the City of Huntington Beach, and shall be known as "Specifications No. 3," and all streets hereafter directed to be graded according to"Specifications No. 3," shall be graded according to the provisions and requirements of these specifications: - Specifications No. 3 for grading streets in the City of Huntington Beach, California. 1. 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 City Engineer of the City of Huntington Beach, and all work shall, during its progress and on its completion, conform to the lines and levels which may, from time to time, be given by said City Engineer. 2. Grading. Grading shall include all filling, the removed of all earth stone, or all other material of whatever nature it may be, that may be encountered in preparing the street, and shall also include all trimming and shaving required to bring the surface of the street to grade and cross-section. When mud or other soft material is encountered it shall be taken out and the space filled with good earth or gravel. The Contractor, however, will not be required in such cases to excavate the mud or other soft material to a greater depth than two feet below grade. All filling shall be done with good, sound earth. The embankments shall be carried up, of full width, in horizontal layers not to exceed one foot each in thickness, and the teams shall be made to travel as evenly as possibly over the whole surface of each layer, both going and coming. The formation of well defined ruts is especially prohibited. No material of a spongy nature shall be used for filling. The space over which fills are to be made shall first be cleared of all brush or timber. The width of the street to be graded, unless otherwise specified in the Ordinance of Intention, shall be held to mean the entire width of street from property line to property line, but the roadway between the curbs and property lines shall each be finished for its use as specified herein. The spaces between the curbs and the property lines, in case where no cement walks are laid, shall be brought to grade and evenly surfaced, and in cases where cement walks are constructed the spaces between curbs and the walks shall be surfaces evenly with the tops of the curbs and walks. ORD. 034 1 The required grade and cross-section, after being thoroughly compacted, of the surface of the natural material of the street in that portion of the streets which is to be oiled, shall be thee inches below the finished surface of the street and parallel thereto. The roadbed shall then be tested for grade and cross-section, and no further work shall be done upon it until a certificate shall have been issued stating that it is acceptable in these respects. It shall then be plowed to a depth to four inches and thoroughly pulverized by cultivating and harrowing. It shall then be tamped with a rolling tamper of a form described hereinafter, until it is solidly compacted up to with in two inches of the top, and all stone larger than that which will pass through a ring two and one half inches in diameter shall be removed from this upper two inches. A furrow four inches deep shall then be plowed alone the edge of each gutter, or along each curb where there are no gutters. 3. Oiling. Oil shall then be applied as follows: The area to be oiled shall extend from curb to curb where there are no gutters, and where there are gutters, then from gutter to gutter, including all intersections of streets and alleys, and to the property lines on both sides of said intersections. The roadway shall be coated evenly with the oil at the rate of one half of one gallon to the square yard of surface covered. It shall then be thoroughly cultivated, adding water as needed until the oil is well mixed with the soil. A furrow four inches deep shall then be plowed along the edge of each gutter, or along each curb where there are no gutters. A second coat of oil shall then be uniformly applied at the rate of one half of one gallon per square yard of surface covered and the area again cultivated until the oil and soil are well mixed. The roadway shall then be plowed four inches deep with a plow that thoroughly turns over the furrows. It shall then be recrowned with a road grader. A third application of oil shall then be made at the rate of one half of one gallon per square yard of surface covered, and the surface shall be cultivated longitudinally and diagonally until the oil s thoroughly mixed with the soil and the whole mass is of uniform color and no streaks can be detected; sprinkling to be carried on during the process of cultivating the oil into the soil as frequently as if is necessary to keep the whole mass thoroughly dampened. ORD. 034 2 Whenever the oil spread upon the roadway forms in lumps or balls and any of the materials composing the road surface is not completely impregnated with oil, the roadway shall be again thoroughly dampened with water and cultivate before the work of tamping shall progress. The roadway shall then be plowed across its entire width four inches deep with a plow that completely turns over the furrows. The street shall then be recrowned with a road grader and tamping again with a rolling tamper, which shall be immediately followed by a cultivator. This cultivator shall be reset as the tamping progresses to cultivate to a shallower and shallower depth, the purpose of cultivating is to keep the upper layer of the street loose to permit the shores of the tamper to effectively consolidate the lower part of the oiled stratum. As tamping progresses, the surface shall be sprinkled with water as often as required to facilitate the tamping of the lower part of the stratum and to effectively prevent the solidification of the upper part before the lower portion of the oiled stratum has been made absolutely solid. After the oiled stratum has been tamped until the shoes of the tamper will not sink in more than three (3)inches, use of the cultivator may stop, but the tamping must be continued until the shoes of the tamper will produce no further solidification of said oiled stratum, only sufficient water bring used to effect this result. A layer of crushed rock, the particles of which shall be as nearly cubical as possible and which will pass through a ring two inches in diameter and be retained by a ring three quarter of an inch in diameter, shall then be spread uniformly over the tamped sub-grade to such depth that, after receiving its final compression, it shall be three inches in thickness. This layer of crushed rock shall then be sprinkled and rolled with a stream roller weighing at least ten tons. The rolling shall begin at the sides of the road and shall gradually work towards the center and shall be continued until the stone ceases to creep in front of or sink under the roller. Depressions made me rolling shall be filled with fresh rock and the surface shall be again rolled as before. Oil shall then be evenly distributed over the surface at the rate of three-fourths of one gallon per square yard of surface covered. Stone screenings of such size as will pass through a ring three quarters of an inch in diameter, and will be retained upon a screen having four meshes to the lineal inch, shall then be sprinkled over the entire surface of the roadway until no free oil can be seen. After a lapse of not less than twelve hours, oil shall again be evenly distributed over the entire surface of the roadway at the rate of onefourth of one gallon per square yard of surface covered. ORD. 034 3 The entire surface of the roadway shall then be again sprinkled with stone screenings, as before, until the oil is completely absorbed, and shall then be rolled with a steam roller weighing not less than ten tons, until the surface is smooth and form. Such portion of the street as cannot be reached by the roller shall be solidly tamped by hand. The total quantity of oil be applied on the street shall not be less than three gallons net oil, by measure, for every square yard of surface covered, and in all cases sufficient oil shall be applied to thoroughly coat the material of the street. The contractor will be held responsible for all damage to the curbs, gutters or crosswalks that may be caused by him in the performance of the work. The purpose of these specification, crushed rock and rock screenings shall be defined as a firm, hard, tough rock which shows no tendency to disintegrate from the action of air and water. The Contractor shall thoroughly clean with distillate any cement curbs, gutters or sidewalks, that become spattered, coated or discolored with oil. 4. Oil. (a) The oil used shall be a natural oil of an asphaltic base, treated to remove water or sediment, or the residuum of such an oil from which the volatile material has been removed by distillation. It must not have been injured by overheating, and it must not be obtained by adding soil asphalt to lighter oils or distillates. (b) Temperature. All oil must be delivered at the point required for sprinkling at a temperature of not less than one hundred and fifty (150)Fahrenheit. (c.) Measurement. In determining the quantity of oil delivered, the correction for expansion by heat shall be as follows: From the measured volume of oil received at any temperature above sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit, an amount Equivalent to four tenths (4) of one (1) percent for every ten (10) degrees above said sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit shall be deemed normal temperature. (d) Water and Sediment. Deduction will be made for water and sediment in exact proportion to the percentage of water and sediment found therein, and oil shall not contained over two (2)percent of such water and sediment. (E.) Asphalt. After being freed from water and sediment the oil shall contain not less than seventy eight(78)percent of Asphalt, having at a temperature of seventy seven (77) degrees Fahrenheit a penetration of eighty (80) degrees, District of Columbia Standard. The precentage of Asphalt shall be determined by heating twenty five (25) grams of said oil ORD. 034 4 or residuum in an evaporating oven at a temperature of four hundred (400) degrees Fahrenheit until it has reached the proper consistency, then the weight of the residue shall be determined and the percent calculated. (F.) Volatility. The oil shall not lose in excess of one and one half(1 '/2) percent volatile matter when heated from a temperature of 77 degrees Fahrenheit to 220 degrees Fahrenheit, and maintained at 220 degrees Fahrenheit for fifteen minutes. The time required for heating from 77 degrees to 220 degrees Fahrenheit shall be one hour. (g) Sulphur. Natural oil shall not contain in excess of two (2.0)percent of sulphur, and residuum shall not contained in excess of two and onehalf(2 '/2)percent sulphur. (h) Organic Impurities. Residuum shall not contained in excess of two tenths (2) of one (1)percent of organic matter insoluble in carbon tetrachloride at ordinary temperature. (i) Tank Wagons. All tank wagons used for the delivery of this oil must first be submitted to the Department of Oil Inspection, which will gauge and stamp upon said tanks the capacity in gallon, and no figure of capacity will be accepted other than the official rating given by the Department of Oil Inspection. Q.) Testing Oil. All oil to be used shall be tested by the Department of Oil Inspection. 5. Rolling Tamper The rolling tamper to be used in the execution of the work herein specified shall consist of a roller, the outer surface of which shall be studded with teeth not less than seven (7)inches long, and having a surface area of not less than four(4) square inches each, the roller itself to be such a weight that the load upon each tooth shall be not less than three hundred (300)pounds. 6. Culverts. Culverts shall be placed wherever designated on the profiles or plans of the street on file in the office of the City Engineer. They shall be of the character and dimensions shown on the profile or plan and described in the specifications named in the ordinance of Intention. 7. General Requirements. Work. The contractor shall, for the price bid, furnish all the materials and perform all the labor necessary to execute the work in every respect in a thorough, workmanlike ORD. 034 5 manner, in accordance with the plans and specifications in accordance with the plans and specifications and to the satisfaction of the Superintendent of Streets. Materials and Samples. All materials must be of the specified quality and fully equal to samples when samples are required. The contractor shall furnish to the City Engineer for test, whenever called for and free of charge, samples of all materials proposed to be used in the work. Rejected material must be immediately removed from the work by the Contractor. Labor. Any overseer, superintendent, laborer or other person employed on the work by the contractor, who shall preform this work in a manner contrary to these specifications shall be discharged immediately, and such person shall not again be employed on the work. Examination of Ground. Bidders must examine and judge for themselves as to the location of the proposed work and the nature of the ex cavation to be made and the work to be done. Setting Stakes The Contractor shall give twenty four (24) hours' notice in writing when he will require the service of the City Engineer for laying out any portion of the work. The Contractor 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 City Engineer, and any expense incurred in replacing said stakes which the Contractor or his subordinates may have failed to preserve shall be borne by the Contractor. Plans and Specifications. The Contractor shall keep upon the work a copy of the plans and specifications, and 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 appointed by the Superintendent of Streets, and any work done in the absence of said engineer or inspector will be subject to rejection. The Contractor shall furnish the engineers and inspectors reasonable facilities for obtaining such information as may be necessary to give them full information at all times respecting the progress and manner of the work and the character of the materials. Preservation of Monuments. The contractor shall not disturb any monuments or stakes found on the line of the improvements until ordered by the City Engineer, and he shall bear the expense of resetting any monuments or stakes which may be disturbed without orders. ORD. 034 6 Removing Obstructions. The contractor shall remove all trees, stones, derbis and other obstructions that may be encountered in making said improvements. Observing City Ordinances. The contractor shall observe all the Ordinances of the City of Huntington Beach in relations to the obstruction of streets, keeping open passageways and protecting the same where they are exposed or dangerous to travel. Barriers, Lights, Etc. The contractor shall take all necessary measures to protect the work and prevent accidents during Constructions. He shall provide and maintain all necessary barriers, guards, temporary bridges, watchmen and lights. Cross Street. No more than one cross street shall be closed at any one time. Public Utilities. In case it should be necessary to move the property of any owner of a public utility or franchise, such owner will, upon proper application by the Contractor, be notified by the Superintendent of streets to move such property within a specified reasonable time, and the Contractor shall not interfere with said property until after the expiration of the time specified. The right is reserved to the owners of public utilities and franchises to enter up the street for the purpose of making repairs or changes to their property that may be made necessary by the work. The City shall also have the privilege of entering upon the street for the purpose of repairing sewers and water pipes, or making house connections therewith, or repairing culverts or storm drains. Loss or Damage. All loss or damage arising from any unforeseen obstruction or difficulties which may be encountered in the prosecution of the work, or from any action of the elements, or from any act or omission not authorized by these specifications, on the part of the contractor or any agent or person employed by him, shall be sustained by the contractor. Defective Work. No work which may be defective in its construction or deficient in any of the requirements of these 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 discovered, before the final acceptance of the work. ORD. 034 7 Protection of Work and Cleaning up. The Contractor shall care for all work until final completion and acceptance, he shall remove all surplus material and rubbish from the work after its completion and before he makes application for the acceptance of the work. Final Inspection The Contractor shall notify the Superintendent of Streets when he derives a final inspection of the work, when the latter will, as soon as possible, make the necessary Examination, and of the work is found in Compliance with these specifications, the Superintendent of Streets will furnish the Contractor with a certificate to that effect. Allowable Variation. When in the specifications a maximum and minimum, either in size, percentage or thickness, or relating to quality or character or other matter, is allowed or prescribed the work shall be accepted as in compliance therewith if within such maximum or minimum so allowed hereby. Definitions Whenever the word"City" is used in these specifications it refers to the City of Huntington Beach, California. When the word "Contractor" is used in these specifications it refers to the party or parties of the second part in the agreement for the construction of the work herein specified. Whenever the words "Superintendent of Streets" or"City Engineer" are used in these specifications they refer respectively to the Superintendent of Streets or the City Engineer of the City of Huntington Beach, California, or their authorized agents or inspectors. Approved as to form this 15 day of November, 1909 R.M. Blodger. City Engineer. Approved for adoption this 15 day of November, 1909 S.H. Finley City Engineer. Section 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance, and cause the same to be published once in the "Huntington Beach News," a newspaper printed and published in the City of Huntington Beach, and thereupon and there after it shall take effect and be in full force. Ed Manning President of the Board of Trustees Of the City of Huntington Beach. ORD. 034 8 Attest. C.W. Warner. Clerk protempore, of the Board of Trustees of the City of Huntington Beach. L C.W. Warner, clerk protempore of the Board of Trustees of the City of Huntington Beach, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was read to the Board of trustees of the City of Huntington Beach, on Nov. 8 , 1909, and was passed at a regular meeting of the said Board of Trustees, held on the 22 day of November, 1901, by the following vote. Ayes. Warner, Manning, Helme, Howard & Stewart Noes. None. C.W. Warner Clerk protempore of the Board of Trustees of the City of Huntington Beach. I, E.R. Bradbury, City Clerk and Ex officio Clerk of the Board of Trustees of the City of Huntington Beach, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach Numbered, "34" and entitles An Ordinance Adopting specifications for the grading of Streets in the City of Huntington Beach, and designation, the same as"Specification No. 3," and that the same was published in the Huntington Beach New a Newspaper published and printed in the City of Huntington Beach according to law on the 25 day of November 1909. E.R. Bradbury City Clerk. ORD. 034 9 phis Ordinance was reproduced from a handwritten original in its exact form to maintain its historicaCtntegrtty. This typewritten format allows for keyword searching. the handwritten originaCs can be vie wed in the City Clerks office on request.