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walks vrithin the lines of excavation. The Contractor shall make all cuts by channeling machine, hand operated pneumatic tools or by such other methods a.s grill furn~_sh a clean cut in the pavement and base vrithout undue shattering. All concrete cur'oing, drivewa~rs or sidevalks vrithin the lines of excav~.tion sha:l.l be brol~en up and removed by Contractor. All such ~r;pork as above designated shall b e done at the Contractor ~ s expense ar~d in accordance with the rules and. regulations of the I~~ranicipality in which the wor]s is done, Tiie use of a ~~pear~~ or weight dropped on the pa.verrent for brealcing will not be allowed except by written perliiission of the ;engineer. (j) EXCAVATIi~,G iiY i.ir~.CHIRIr; OR BY Nr~l~~ : The use of excavating machir_ery vu~_11 be permitted excep+, in places where operation of same will cause damage to t~°c;cs j buildings or exis'tinf~ structures above or below ground.; in vrhicl> case hard methods sYiall b e employed, All work must be done in open trer_ch, no tiznnellirig; boring or forcing will be allowed without special ~oe-rrnit. The e::cavated material must be so piled as to not endanger the worlc, obstruct driv~~rrays and sidewalks ror inter- fere with proper drainage. The trench shall be dug only so far in ad- vance of pipe laying as the engineer shall permit. (k) BAP~RIC~~~FS, GUARDS 1t1~?D S??F'i;TY PROVISIOIdS: In order to protect persons, and property, adequate barricades, construction signs, torches, red lanterns and guards as required, shall be placed and maintained during progress of construction work and t?ntil it is safe for traffic to use the trenched highway. The vrork shall b e conducted so that the least inter- ference vrith traffic tivi11 result, Suitable bridges shall be provided over open trenches at street intersections and driveways. (1) OP~~RATIP:G TTALVES: The operation of all gate valves on existing mains for making connections, tests or for any other cause shall be done by the i!~Iaster Irieter municipality in v~hich the ~rrork is located or by the Division of l~~tater of the City of Cleveland. The Contractor shall give sufficient notice to the municipality or to the Division of ~:iater so that the vrorlc may be done vrith the minimum of inconvenience to the public and delay to the Contractor. All consume:cs affected by such operation shall be notified by the Contractor at least one hour before the operation and advised of the proba'o1e time vrher~ the service will be restored. Sec. 5 L•4YING CAST IRON PIPE: (a) G~AIERAL: Contractor shall provide proper implements, tools and facilities satisfactory to the 1!,ng2neer for the safe and convenient prosecution of the worlc. All pipe, fit~ings and valves shall be care- fully 1oti°rered into trench by means of derriclcs, ropes or other suitable equipment so as to prevent damage to pipe, fittings or the coating. Before lowering anal. vrhi7_e suspended the pipe shall be inspected for defects and rung v,2th a light ha:miner to detect craclcs, Any defective, damaged or unsound pipe and fittin~.~ slia,ll be re jected and replaced with a sound pipe ox• fitting in a satisfactory manner by the Contractor at his own expense, All dirt or foreign ;natter shall b e removed from pipe before being lowered into trench and shall be ].~ept clean during and after laying. t~llien laid all pipe and fittings shall conform to the lines and grades given Y~y the l~ngineer, and shall be laid to a firm and even bearing for its full length. -6-