A. The ground base for such sidewalks shall be made solid and permanent. When excavations or fills are made, all wood and other materials which are liable to decompose must be removed.

B. Fills must be tamped in layers of at all points where water is liable to accumulate under drains must be laid to the curb drain or gutter.

C. All forms shall be of lumber, free from warp, not less than one and three-quarter inches in thickness, dressed on one edge and two sides. All mortar and dirt shall be removed from forms that have been previously used.

D. The form for the walk shall be well staked and their upper edges shall conform to the finished grade of the walk, which shall have a rise from the curb of one-quarter of an inch per foot, unless otherwise ordered by the city engineer.

E. The forms for the curb shall be placed on both inside and outside except when the sidewalk extends to the inside line of the curb, in which case the sidewalk and curb shall be built as one. They shall be so staked and braced that the concrete can be thoroughly tamped. (Ord. 12-03, 2012)