VOL. V.—NO. 39. PATTON, CAMBRIA CO. PA.,, THURSDAY, S SEPTEMBE R 1, 1893. $1.00 PER YEAR. eA BE AA BoM Ee HC A arm Hi BT Those $3 to §5 Suits at 99 Cents at the K TY STON K CLOTHING CO. tax was put on tobac quantity and propose to gi WAGE AVE. TO BE PAVED. Boro. Engineer Authorized to Advertise for Bids, TO BEGIN WORK SOON. The Specifications of the Proposed New Pavemint as Adopiad by Council Patton, Pa., Aagust 27 In pursuant to a call by the President Patton Bor. ough Council met in special session this evening for the purpose of arranging for bids for the paving of Magee ave the pavement for the purpose of build- ing inlets or other public work in. advance of the paving. 17. The work shall be so constrocted that not more than one square shall be torn ap at once, at the discretion of the engineer. 18. At the expiration of four days after the completion of each squire if deemed advisable by the engineer, it must be thrown open to the public. 19. Streets shall not be closed to travel until the contractor is ready to lay brick, without permission from the engineer, 2. The contractor must put up signal lights and otherwise guard I bought before: the war nue in the Borough of Patton. The against accident during the progress of my customers the benefit. ~ Weytnan's Cut and Dry ’ : Honest Weight . c BACCO ee AT THE OLD PR i 1h ICE Ea y lon Pharmacy. Headquarters for J — Confectionery, ! Cigars BP Tobacco. Ovponie Schoo! Building. Re ie i Hi \ Repair Work, Etc. P. Jones, J. D. Blair, Frank Anderson and John Scheid. On motion of Blair and seconded by | Jones, it was unanimously carried that the Borongh Engineer, EC. Brown, be authorized to advertise for bids for the paving of Magee avenue in the Borough of Patton in accordance with plans and specifications. Council then adjonrned. Next regular meeting Monday night, September Sth IRGX THE SPECIFICATIONS { Polls wing are The Spa Reatines as Ado prted ; by Patten Borough Coanell, 1. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check of 8300 00 2. The party to whom the contract is awarded. shall, within five days enter into a contract with the borough for the work called for by these speci fications, and shall, before starting work, give an approved bond for an amount equal to the entire estimated ocst of the improvements, for the faith- fal performance of the work. 3. The work must be started within 5 days from the time of the signing of the contract, and completed within 20 days from the time of the starting of | the work. The sam of $5.00 per day for every day that the work remains gncompleted, after the time set for its completion, shall be paid by the contractor. 4. The Borough Engineer, or his assistant, shall set all grade stakes and stake out the work, and shall make all measurements and estimates, and all stakes set by the Borough Erica, « or main tained by the contra wetor and his yn until the services of the same ‘are no longer needed. 5. The contractor ander these speci. fications is to farnish ail materials, labor and tools necessary to complete the construction of this work. 6. The work and mauterisl tre done and furnished in striot accordance with these specifications and plans ander the direction of the Borough Engineer, 7. In case it becomes necessary the | Engineer can make alterations in the grade or plans of the proposed work and the contractor shall be allowed | payment for work actually done at the | contract ; 8 Should there arise soy misunder- ‘standing as to the interpretation of i plans or specifications, the matter in dispute shall be referred to the borough | engineer, whose decision is final and wiiall 9. The contractor shall give his personal attention to the execution of : the work, or in case of his absence he work of all kinds. shall put a duly authorized person, who | closets HD, Slosets laser, Estimates furn- solicited. aad mee the quality of, Stoves and » 2, Doors, Sash, Fanta, new line of window Oc, 15¢, 25¢, 40c, Hoc, B0c, | a $1.00 each. is competent in this kind of work, in charge, who shall observe the instruct. ions of the engineer. 10. Any person employed on the ‘work who shall refuse or neglect to obey the instructions of the engineer or who shall be deemed incompetent ‘shall at once be removed from the work when so required by the engineer. 11. So far as practicable the con- ‘ tractor shall employ laborers who are citizens of the borough. © 12. The material delivered on the street to be paved must be piled in ‘such a manner as to cause the least in- convenience to property owners. | public alleys, street crossings or fire ‘hydrants. The side walk at all times must be left open sufficiently wide for 13. The contractor will be required’ No material is to be piled at private or Co a large following named members were present go. work ye 38 per roll call: President Monteith, DD. 21. Auy damages arising from his work shall be borne by the contractor. 22. The work shall be guaranteed for one year from the date of | coptance and during said period the contractor shall make all necessary repairs and make good any defects arising from fanity material or con. straction, aad at end of sald period shall tars over to the borough a good pavement withoot additional expense. Five per cent of the cost of the work shall be tained for this purpose = 1% ae xrael on enfitract the whole ins the work ie inspected and if it will be Na portion of any antl When wil be accepted finally finished completed, it will approved by the arcepted, Fags council Preparation far Road bed, i. The rondbed shall be excavated or filled as the case may be, so when thoroughly compacted it shall be at a sub grade below the prescribed form of complete pavement. The cross section of the roadbed to conform with the cross section and plans given hy the | engineer. 2. In order to bring the sub grade to proper shape and grade, a pattern made to conform with the above men- | tioned cross section shall be continually i umed as a guide to the grades 3. The contractor shall be obliged pon the completion of the grading to . notify the engineer, who shall proceed | to examine whether it agrees with the i above specifications. 4. Rhould there be any spongy or vegetable matter in the bed thus pre pared, all such materiale shall re. moved and (he space filed in with clean gravel or broken stone 5. After the roadbed has been ex. cavatead to the sufficient deptn it shall be thoranghiv rolled with a r weighing at least 256 pounds per lineal inch, or tamped with an 3 poand tam pe may be required the The sub grade being rolled or tamed shall b he made wet when con side rad neoeseary. A. The material excavated shail be ased to lil the space between the curb Fur asd roller AR hy sng nesr and grade of side walk which shall be brought to a true and even sarfiwe or the material excavated shall he re. ‘moved to such a place or places as shall be directed by the engineer, the hanl not to exceed 2,000 feet. This cost to be included in the price of exca- Only the area covered by the finished pavement will be paid for as J xeavation. 7. When the roadbed must be filled, the material for filling and the manner in which it is to be done is as follows The material for filling shall be a shale ‘or heavy soil to be approved by the street committee and engineer. 5S. The material must be deposited in aniform layers not more than 8 inches in thickness. Each layer must be thoroughly rolled and if required by the engineer must be made wet before rolling. Foundation. 1. The roadbed having been prop. ‘erly rolled shall then be covered toa ‘uniform depth of five inches with clean sharp sand, which, when thoroughly tamped, the top surface of the sand ‘shall be four and one-half inches be low the finished surface of street 2 Where a different foundation than the S5-inch sand is required by the engineer it shall consist of gravel or broken stone stone to pass through a 24-inch ring’ 8 inches thick, thoroughly compacted and sand to fill voids. This CHAIRS from $1.00 to ‘to set aside plank crossings stones, material after being properly puddied 8%, $5, nea of ‘brick or any other material that may ‘bein the street, and he shall deliver SUITS gi, ne $18, $20, ‘mame where directixd, the length of leaf and exten pr od free haul to exceed 200 feet. 14. All dirt and rubbish made dur. ing the progress of the work shall be immediately hauled away at the con- 1 Jine of Hardware and tractor's expense. Give us a c and see for yourself i all 15. All materials furnished by the | contractor intended for this work shall : be subjected to the inspection of the | engineer. Such inspection shall be ‘final and any material rejected must be | 16. The engineer shall have the, | right at any time to suspend work on shall be thoroughly rolled or tamped as directed by engineer and shall be 84 inches below and parallel to form of completed pavement. After this haa been prepared as specified, two inches clean dry sand to serve as cushion for brick shall be placed thereon, which, when tamped, shall be the thickness of brick below the finished surface of pavement. 5 inspected by the Borough Engineer, and kept 50 feet in advance of the stone foundation. After the foundation has More may be allowed No stone or sand shall be pat in _ piace until after the sub-grade has been make a close fitting joint, which joints . immediately removed from the work. and said sub-grade must be prepared been inspected and approved by the Borough Engineer, it shall be covered with a layer of clean sharp sand five inches deep, and tamped with tampers | having a cross-section of 64 square inches, before putting on the brick. grade or slope at least 50 feet in ad- vance of the paving. The latter must be laid in sections the full width of the street, and not lesa than 100 fest in length at one time, Paving. 1. The bricks shail be laid in close contact with cach other, in parallel courses across the siepet, on their edges, with the longest side a’ right angles to the axis of the street directed by the engizor 2 Whole brick oniy shall be used satirse or making a paving around man exvept in starting a « closure and in holes, inieds, ole 3. After the brick are laid they must be wettied to a firm bearing by rolling with the road roller or by ramming on a plank not lees than S inches wide, 30 inches long and inches thick, the hammer weighing not lesa than 49 pounds as the engineer may direct. 4 The paving, after roling or ram- ming, must Bave a troe and aniform shape and must conform to the grade and crown of ef reat established 5 Any defects afler pavement is rolled or rammed must be relaved at contractor's expense, 8 No paving shall be done on grad. ing which has been filled for two weeks after completion of grading aniess per mission is received from the engineer, 7. After the rolling or ramming, the joints are grouted with cement grout ing until the joints are filled flush with the surface of brick grouting to be composed of two parts cement fo one part sand or the joints to be filled thoroughly with sand as required. 8 At street intersections the brick shall be placed at an angle of 45 degrees on the line of the street, and those in | joining rows so set as to regularly break joints. 8 All cgrbs moved or displaced by grading or paving must be set by the contractor at his own expense, uniess they were ordersd so moved or dis placed by the Borough Enginesr. 1. When embankment is necessary to make a foundation for the paving it shail be made bv the contractor with out extra cost 10 the borough from taken frien the <% - aterial street aXCava- sight inches they shall be thoroughly hard tions, placed in laters deep at a tliee, whan rolled antl they and compact 11. Acres the whether shail be placed 5 stone ux and not less than two feet long, to be in good shape, with paraliel sides and straight tops, but in the rough without dressing, except as made with a ham- mer. They shail the ground with the tops level with the brick paving. Card Ne'ling. 1. The curb must be set alongside of pavements as directed by engineer. APE of s i miliaris OF IAIN atule aii paving, streets there butting or baseoking LW inches thick, fost deep 2 The trench for setting curb must be made sufficiently deep and wide to allow sand to be rammed under and on siden. The bottom of the trench shall he made six inches below the lower sdge of curb and the space thus formed shall be filled with sand wet and thor oughly tamped. On this bed curb shall be firmiy set in a vertical posi- tion accurately to line and grade of street. No joint aball exceed one- fourth t inch. The space adjacent to the curb shall then be filled with sand, wet and well tamped. 3. All joints must be filed with cement mortar one part cement and one part sand. 4. Dressing of ourbs necessary for filing at trees, inlets, efe., most be done by the contractor 5. All curbing shall bBave a backing of not less than 1% inches, three itches from the top. 4. The price for curb shall lgelude all curb, ail refilling, removal of waste wbor and expense to work. The curbing sball be of good hard sandstone or limestone, wo feet deep, six inches thick and feet jong. The top shall with a chisel, the front for nine inches, and back dressed for a depth of four inches from the top. They shall be neatly and and selling eXiavating, niaterial, complete ali the not fess han fonr dressed A depth of hie] a ae Ain firmly set to a grade line given by the Borough Engineer, and all backing thoroughly tamped. The end joints shall be chisel dressed, so that they will shall be filled with cement mortar com- posed of one part cement and one part sharp sand. i quality, hard burned, | brick, repressed and especially burned In paving, the contractor must keep | the mand foundations to the proper . brick, ir as otherwise be placed down in No allowance can be | made for ditches dug below the bottom | of the curbing. Material i. The brick shall be of the Lest | vitrified paving for street paving, and shall stand all reasonable tests as to durability and fitness for this kind of work. 2. The brick at the street connec tions shall be standard size paving and the balance of the brick shall be what is known 4! inches wide and 34 inches thick, but not to be less in dow than the measurements given above 3. The bricks for the paving of a grade exceeding 4 per cent. shall be beveled | inch on all sides except the ends. 4. The brick of the respective sizes shail be of anitorm size, hard, and uni formiy burned, free from warp and fire cracks 5. Three bricks of the sis and Rind proposed to be used for the paving shall be furnished with each proposal, also a statement giving the tests made of the brick. and information as to where the brick have been used for street paving, amd the length of time they have bes in wervice 8. The borough reserves the right £0 have such teats made at the expense of the contractor as satisfy them of the tines of the brick submitted. 7. The sand used shall be a sharp river sand free from animal and vege table matter 8 The enrb shall be mmde of good sandstone, the top face or width to be dressed 8 inches wide; length not tp be jemn than 4 feet long and depth not lees than 24 Inches. The inside must be dressed 10 inches below top and oateide 8 inches below top of curb End face must he dressed so as to make a closed sari t} Wiis joint 9 Nochange will be allowed to be made unless in writing and signad by the Borough Engineer. 10. The new pavements and founda- tions are to be absolutely the property of the borough, and the borough is entitied to exercise all rights of owner- ship, without incorring any Hability to the contractor, Or in any way éxoner- ating him from Liability er his contract. Arm Hrokoo, White Mrs. Wm. MeFarlin, Rr, of this pince, wan visiting her daughter, Mpre Joseph Lee, at Windber, Pa, last week feinting which ragmead her suddenly she recived apa] Yall off her daughier's A of the porch-step of remidence, sustaining a fractare of lef arm. Notwithstanding vanced age of 890 years, she stood the severe shook well Her friends in Patton trust that will ot be dom. pelied to suffer much from the injury received her her aad she Oh moan venenoe Primed at Jersey Shore Mes. Maggie Bastian, wife of Harvey T. Bastian, died at her home at Jersey Shore, Friday, August 28, after an ill ness of about two months suffering from consumption. of Mrs. T. N. Nagle, of this place and ‘was aged 27 years. Besides her hus. hand she leaves a father and mother, Mr and Mrs. John O'Hara, who reside at Pittsburg and two sisters and tlree brothers. Her remains were taken to Clearfield where interment occured in the Catholic cemetery at that place Monday. Pouit Rail for Pallia. Patton will have a strong foot ball tesan the coming season. evening for the purpose of organising and the team will be chosen from the following named players: Gilliece, Harve Lingle, Frank McTigne, I. Courtright, W. Merriman, A. Dillon, Prank McEwen, 8. Simmons, Frank L. 1H Harry Custer, W. mg Baker, John Wolfe, as § paving blocks, the size to be about 34 inchew long, ‘indy who She was a sister J A meeting was held at the Patton hotel Monday James | WOMAN KICKED T0 DEATH. A Sad Accident Near Winter- set, this County. MRS. SAMUEL WILLS, Of Near Chest Springs, Meets With A mest Instant Death A sad accident occurred near Winter- set, this county, Tuesday about 12 o'clock, in which Mrs. Samuel! Wills, a much respected and highly esteemed lived near Chest Springs, met with almost instant death by being kicked by a ferocious horse. Mrs. Wills, who was accompanied by another lady who resides pear Chest Springs, were driving in a buggy to Ehensburg and on nearing the railroad a short distance from Winterset, the borse became [(rightened al a moving ncomaotive and began to prance (nan gly manner, throwing both the cco. pants ont of the cotvevancs, After alighting ground Mm ‘Wills ravely attempted to hold the animal and doing so was kicked in the region of the abdomen resulting as above stated, Her companion, whose name was not learned, neeived buat slight injuries from her fll Mrs. Wills’ remains were at once removed] to her home. A husband and several children survive Inter ment will take Ashville Thursday on the in her, piace at Street Paving Bids Sealecl bids {or the paving with brick of Magee avenue to the west side of the right of way line of the Cambria & Clearfield railroad in Patton, Pa, will Ise received by the undersigned until 8 o'clock pm, September 12 188% Plans and specifications can be sen at the office of the Borough Engineer, i. Brown. E. Wir, GuErNg, Clerk of Council. To Buy Fall Millinery Look out for the large millinery ad of Mrs. Anna Dartt next week an she has gone to Philadelphia to purchase a inrge line of goods, TRIUMPHANT TAILORS. E. \ + kt + is A Our line of suits, for quality and work defles competition. They are ust what vou have been looking a AS to style, they are away up; as to price they are moderation itself. Be fore buying do yourself the justice to examine our offers We have our full line for fall and winter suitings. We also s full line of samples of the most on eairable goods in the market. CALL AND SEE US Dinsmore Bros., PATTON, PA. WORK GUARANTEED LaPorte, Harry Potts and Mr. lddings. 1 The manager of the team, will arrange | for dates and an game may be looked for early eho! Exansinstion, The COURIER has heen requested fo announce that on Saturday, September 10th an examination will be heid in the Patton High fur the members of the junior class who dosire enter the senior class. All who school room 8 expect to parvipitate are reguested to 3a; be at the piace of examination at m, sharp and to brings with them paper, pencils, pens and ink. Notioe for Lids Bids Patten Public Schools for the term will he received by the Becretary o'clock noon Saturday, All up to 12 3d, 1368, con! furnished must certified to before settlement will be made. The Board reserving the right | to reject any or all bids. G. H. CurrMan, Sec. for furnishing coal for ase of coming | Sept. | be clean and of good quality aml weight | wren PVE A LERE IN General Hardware Stoves, Ftc, Tin, Copper and Iron Work. Yeager Building, PATTON,
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