[1983 Code § 163-21]
The sidewalks are to be regulated and graded from the curbline
to the property line to the proper grade. Such portions as are abovegrade
shall be excavated, and such as are below the grade shall be filled
in. Where the fill is more than one foot, it must be done in layers
and thoroughly tamped and compacted. All grading for the walks must
be of sufficient depth to allow for a six-inch foundation of screened
gravel being placed under the concrete flag, said gravel to be used
subject to the approval of the Borough Engineer.
[1983 Code § 163-23; New]
A. Upon the foundation, after being properly prepared, shall be placed
a layer in accordance with the current NJDOT Standard Specifications
for Road and Bridge Construction.
B. In the case where hand mixing shall be done, all material specifications
must be in accordance with the NJDOT Standard Specifications for Road
and Bridge Construction and submitted to the Engineer for approval.
C. The concrete, when placed in the trench, shall be well rammed and
tamped until the mortar flushes to the surface and shall be three
inches in depth when finished and in place. Expansion or sand joints
shall be placed every five feet and shall be cut clean through the
base. Steel plates may be used to form such joints and shall be 1/4
inch in thickness.
[1983 Code § 163-24; New]
A. The surface of the walks shall be corrugated transversely not more
than 3/16 inch deep, as may be directed or approved by the Borough
Engineer, so as to prevent smoothness.
B. Retempering mortar or concrete, that is, remixing with water after
it has partially set, shall not be permitted.
C. Workmen shall not be permitted to walk on freshly laid concrete,
and when sand or dust collects on the base, it shall be carefully
removed before the wearing surface is applied.
D. The application of wet cement to the wearing surface in order to
hasten the hardening is prohibited, and any work so done will be rejected
and replaced.
E. After the addition of water to the concrete mixture it shall be handled
rapidly to the place of final deposit, and under no circumstances
shall concrete be used that has partially set before final placing.
When completed, all walks shall be kept moist and protected from traffic
and the elements for two or three days, according to the weather conditions.
The forms shall be of two-by-four-inch timbers and set to grade and
concrete put down to said forms, and when the concrete shall be thoroughly
cured, the forms will be removed with great care, and upon their removal,
the edges of the walks shall be protected in a suitable manner by
banking same with earth to the surface of the concrete and rammed
hard, and the protection must be such as to prevent any damage or
intrusion by animals on the work until it has hardened. The forms
used in constructing sidewalks may be approved sidewalk forms now
on the market, or wood strips. If wood strips are used, they must
be thoroughly staked, etc., and shall be not less than two inches
by four inches.
[1983 Code § 163-25; New]
If concrete driveways are required in sidewalks, they shall
be constructed of the same quality as the concrete sidewalk already
described, but the concrete shall be six inches thick with six inches
by six inches reinforcing wire mesh. The portion between the outer
edge of the sidewalk flag and the curbline shall be filled with concrete
and sloped down to a line that is five inches below the top of the
curb grade. Expansive joints shall be placed at a maximum of 10 feet
by 10 feet.