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238 Noes, Trustees No~e Absents Trustees J.W. Tuhbs Attest: (SEA E. L. Vesel7 ...... Cl~rk of the uity of ~anta RESOLUTION NO. 1460. A RE~ LUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR A FORM OF SPECIFICATIONS AND A STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR PORTLAND C~ENT CONCRETE PAVE- 5~ENT (0Nw CO~S?) TO BE USED IN ALI. STREET WORK IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA The Board of Trustees of the City of Santa Aris do resolve as follows: SMCTION I. That the following set forth specifics- lions ~ball be the standard specifications for Portland Cement Concrete Pavement (One Course) to be used in all street work in the City of Santa Aaa, and shall, be known ss "Standard Speci- fication No. 100", ,s follows, to.wit: ca the plans or made necessary due to susponsio~ of the work (sneh as breakdowns, noon or night stops). These joints shall be ve~ical and placed either along or at right angle~ to the oenter line of the pavement, and file vertical surface shall be _~i~hed smoothly. These joints ehall be comtructed by placing a vertical tmlldtead or header well stalted or otherw~e held to line, and equal in width to the thickness of the pavement. ~C~IOll~ 10. C021tUOATIgD ¢0B~TRUCTIOI~ JOIl~'l'~. Corrugated construction joints shall be constructed when shown or indicated on the plans. They are intended to take the place ot the above described plain construction joints and shall conform to file above with the following additional requirements: All corrugated construction joints shall be constructed by neing a strip of standard corrugated iron or other tongue and grooved or corrugated metal strip of a design approved by the Superintendent o~ Streets. These strips shall be at least~_~t~e~W (20) gauge sheet ?tal cut with the corrugations running lengthwise with the str~p,~mnd ero~s section of the pavement. The strip of metal shall be one-half (~) inch less in width than the thickness of the pavement and not less than ten (10) feet in length. During the plac/ng of the concrete, these metal strips shall be supported by a bulkhead or header in the ~ manner as specified for expansion joint fillers. The metal strips shall be firmly held in position and when complete, the upper edge shall be not less than one-half (~) inch I~einw the finished surface of the pavement. ~B/21'IOB tr. CURIBG C01~¢RETE. Immediately after the concrete is finished as required by these specifications, it shall be covered with canvas or burlap, and kept moist by sprinkling. The necessary precautions ~hall be taken, while placing the covering over the concrete, to prevent marring the surface. Aa soo~ as the concrete has set sufficiently to permit the placing of earth d~e_~horeol~ -'-~ ' ' rem~a~d earth wtgwut damaging the surface, the canvas or burlap covenng shall be ~ shah be constructed. The entire surface of the pavement shall be floo~ed with water to a del~h of not less than one and one=half (l~) inches for a period of twelv~ (12) days. It shall then he allowed to dry for a period of four (4) days and then thoroughly cleaned o! all dirt and other debris. lu the event that the pavement is not thoroughly and satisfactorily floo~ for any reaso~ whatsoever, by noon 'of file day following the pouring, or that has become dry foe any reason and is not again flooded by noon of the day the dry condition w~s diseovered will be considered su/~clent grounds for the suspension of further pouring of concrete and all available men and necessary equipment shall be used to properly flood the pave- mes~ If it is not thoroughly and satislactorily flooded by three ($) o'clock of that after. aoo~ it will be considered su~clent grounds for the rejection of that portinn of the portent ~i~XOIl 12. PROTECTION. All traffic shall be barred from the paved portion of the street for a per~d o{ twenty- ~le (21) days. The Contractor, however, must arrange to take care of the j~i~ti~[ tra~c so as to inconvenience the general public as little as possible. Temporary by-pasts over · he pavement at cross streets shall be constructed at each alternate cross albert unless file Superintendent of Streets shall order a less number to be constructed, i~ whioh case they simll be at such cross streets as he may direct. Such by-passes shall be constructed within ninety-six (96) but not less than forty- eight (48) hours ~{ter the concrete has been placed, and shall consist of al least eix (6) ind~es of earth placed over the pavement and the earth covered with two~/~h planks.