214 HOW TO PLAN THE HOME GROUNDS 



8 cubic yards of rustic retaining walls : 



per cubic yard, the sum of $ 



9 cubic yards of rock excavation : 



per cubic yard, the sum of $ 



10 catch-basins : 



For 1, the sum of $ 



About $20 (as per drawing). 

 Payments will be made as follows : 



Twenty per cent, of contract price, when road-bed is prepared 

 to receive road material, and drainage of road provided for. 

 Sixty per cent, of contract price, when road is finished. 

 Twenty per cent, of contract price, 3 months after road is 

 finished and accepted. 



11. The entire work to be done during working days. 



12. The work to commence within one week after the signing of 



contract. 



The parties of the first part shall have the right to increase or 

 diminish the quantities of the several items called for. 



SPECIFICATIONS FOR PATHS 



PREPARATION OF PATH-BED 



The path-beds shall be prepared in the manner specified for road- 

 beds, and when finished shall be left inches below the finished grade. 



FOUNDATION OF PATH 



After path-bed is properly prepared, a -inch thick layer of rubble, 

 or broken stone, inches in diameter, is to be spread and thoroughly 

 rolled, free from clay or earth. Upon this foundation a -inch thick 

 layer of broken stone, or gravel, inch in diameter, is to be spread 

 and thoroughly rolled, free from clay or earth. 



FINISHING 



Screenings f inch in depth of broken stone, or as otherwise specified, 

 are then to be applied, well saturated with water, thoroughly and 

 repeatedly rolled while wet until a wave is formed in front of the 

 roller. 



