CONTENTS

PART I
SPECIFICATIONS
IntroductoryPage
Value of general specifications[1]
Theory of specifications[1]
Street paving work[2]
Specifications should be fair and just to contractor[4]
Relations of contractor to municipality[6]
Advertisements for proposals[7]
Instructions to bidders[9]
Relation between specifications and contract[9]
Specifications[9]
Preparation of specifications[9]
Engineer as arbiter[11]
Itemized unit prices[12]
SPECIFICATIONS
GeneralPageSection
General description of work[13]
Definitions[14]1
Changes in plans and specifications[15]3
Quality of material and work[15]4
Inspection[15]5
Injury to persons and property[16]6
Sanitary and public convenience[16]7–9
Disorderly employees[17]10
Order and progress of work[17]11
Pavement datum[18]12
City monuments and stakes[18]13
Old and new material[18]14–15
Adjusting street structures[18]16
Connection with existing pavements[19]18
Measurements and computations[20]21
Incidental and extra work[20]23–24
Guaranty[21]25
Preparing the sub-grade[22]26
Foundations
Concrete foundations—Portland cement[24]28–29
                    Sand[26]30
                    Stone[26]31
                    Care of materials[27]33
                    Ratios[27]34
                    Mixing Concrete[28]35
                    Placing concrete[29]36
                    Setting of concrete[29]37
Foundation of old paving stone[30]39
Foundation of broken stone[31]40–41
Sheet asphalt pavement
General note[33]
Crude and refined asphalts[36]43–46
Tempering agent[38]47
Sand[38]48
Pulverized stone[39]49
Asphaltic paving cement[39]50
Composition, surface mixture[40]51
Base course[42]52–54
Laying asphalt pavement[42]55–58
Plant[45]59
Asphalt block pavement
Sub-grade and foundation[46]60–61
Asphalt block[46]62
Composition and quality[46]63–64
Laying blocks[48]66
Granite block pavement
Granite blocks[50]71
Sand cushion[51]72
Setting blocks[51]73–74
Filling joints[52]75
Bridge and crossing stone[55]79
Brick pavement
Sub-grade and foundation[56]80–81
Paving brick[56]82–84
Delivering brick[58]85
Sand cushion[58]86
Setting the brick[59]87–89
Filling the joints[60]90
Wood-block pavement
Sub-grade and foundation[62]92–93
Wood-blocks[63]94
Creosote oil[65]95
Preservative treatment[65]96
Laying wood-blocks[66]97
Filling joints[68]98
Inspection[68]99
Expansion joints[68]101
Bituminous concrete pavement
General note[69]
Sub-grade and foundation[70]103–109
Bituminous concrete[71]110
Mixing and laying[73]111–112
Hydraulic concrete pavement
Sub-grade and foundation[73]113
Bottom course[74]115
Top, or surface, course[74]116–120
Expansion joints[76]121
Bituminous surface[77]122
Experimental or Untried Pavements[78]123–126
Concrete Curb and Gutter
General[80]127
Excavation and drainage[81]128–129
Concrete[81]130
Weather[82]132
Expansion joints[82]133
Circular corners[83]134
Steel protection[83]135
Finishing, forms, etc.[83]136–138
Payment for[84]139
Concrete Sidewalks
General note[84]
General dimensions[84]140
Grading[85]141
Drainage[85]142–143
Bottom course[86]144
Surface course[86]145
Expansion joints[87]147
Weather[88]149
Regrading[88]150
Repairing defects[88]151
Measurement and payment[88]152
PART II
INSTRUCTIONS TO INSPECTORS
Introductory note[91]
General remarks, inspection and inspectors[91]
General instructions[94]1–13
Sub-foundation work general[96]14
    curbing[97]15
    rough grading[98]16
    fine grading[98]17
    incidental work[98]18
    concrete foundation[98]19
        quality of materials[98]20
        storing materials[99]21
        proportioning[99]22
        mixing concrete[100]23
        placing concrete[100]24–25
Old paving stone foundation[101]26
Broken stone foundation[101]27
Sheet asphalt pavement[101]28
    inspecting at paving plant[102]29–30
    sand[102]31–33
    refined asphalt and flux[103]34–36
    asphaltic cement[103]37
    ratio, sand and cement[104]38
    mixing[104]39
    records[104]40
Inspecting on the street[105]41–42
    temperature of mixture[105]43
    preparing street surface[105]44
    laying binder-course[106]45
    laying surface-course[106]46–50
Asphalt block pavement[107]51–52
Granite block pavement[108]53
    blocks[108]54
    sand cushion[108]55
    setting the block[108]56
    ramming the blocks[109]57
    filling joints[110]58
Brick pavement[110]
    inspecting the brick[110]60
    sand cushion[111]61
    setting brick[111]62
    rolling[111]63
    filling the joints[112]64–65
Wood-block pavement[112]
    inspection of blocks[112]67
    mortar bed[112]68
    setting blocks[113]69
    filling the joints[113]70
Bituminous concrete pavement[113]71–72
Hydraulic concrete pavement[113]73
    foundation[113]74
    surface-course[114]75–77
    expansion joints[114]78
    care of work[114]79
Concrete combined curb and gutter[114]
    concrete[115]81
    removing forms[115]82
    corner protection[115]83
    patching[116]84
Hydraulic concrete sidewalk[116]
    materials[116]86
    drainage[116]87
    two-course work[116]88
    finishing surface[116]89–90

PART I
SPECIFICATIONS FOR STREET ROADWAY PAVEMENTS