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FINISHING 



Screenings of broken stone about 1 inch in depth are then to be ap- 

 plied and well saturated with water, and thoroughly and repeatedly 

 rolled, while wet, until a wave is formed in front of the roller. 



Should the owner or owners desire to use gravel in place of broken 

 stone and screenings, the contractor is required to submit samples of 

 same to be used in place thereof. 



The widths of the road or roads to be as follows : 



The gutters to be built either of cobblestones, or pressed composi- 

 tion blocks, or of sod, or as otherwise directed, as shown in section. 

 If cobblestones or composition blocks are used, the same to be laid 

 on a stone foundation (the extension of the road width), as prescribed 

 before, and bedded in a sand cushion. 



Provisions for surface drainage to be made as shall be directed, while 

 the work is progressing, either by building stone culverts or laying vit- 

 rified earthenware pipes, and setting catch-basins. 



Contractors are required to bid on each item separately. 



The quantities herein stated are approximate only. 



The contractors will be paid for quantities of work actually done. 



Engineers' estimates of the work to be done, and by which the bids 

 will be tested, are as follows : 



1 square yards of broken stone foundation, as specified 



before, with 3-inch broken stones and 1-inch screenings on 



top, per square yard, the sum of $ 



2 cubic yards of earth excavation : 



per cubic yard, sum of $ 



3 cubic yards of extra earth, filling in excess of excava- 

 tion : 



per cubic yard, the sum of $ 



4 lineal feet of inch pipe, including laying : 



per lineal foot, the sum of $ 



5 lineal feet of inch drain pipe, including laying : 



per lineal foot, the sum of $ 



6 lineal feet of inch drain pipe, including laying : 



per lineal foot, the sum of $ 



7 lineal feet of inch stone culvert : 



per lineal foot, the sum of $ 



