2780 Memorandum, James Lawrence Carney and Town of Lexington, supplementary conditions, September 19, 1902

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NOW 01IMP two inches deep . The trenching having been done and the ground having properly settled the areas shall be lightly spaded up and dressed with Bowker's lawn Fertilizer at the rate of 80C lbs . to the ,acre . The Fertilizer is to be raked in with fine toothed rakes, care being taken that the surface is finely pulverized O�Ud smoothed to the proper shape . The ground is then, to be lightly rolled, lumps and hollows properly smoothed and the whole surface evenly seeded with Fresh seed selected, by the architects . T o surface is again to be lightly and evenly raked with a fine toothed rare and then given a final light rolling . Within one week after the grass has sprung up any spat or area when the grass has not come up well or where the surface has been washed or damaged in any way is tc� be graded and seeded as before. The seeding must be completed over all front and sine areas o-li or before r �. .thAand when seeded the contrac- tor is to water and care for tho grass until it is well established , at his own expense . ArelLnd the building„ walls, on either side of drive- ways, along the street: walk, and around all areas planted, to shrubs , a. band of turf twelve inches wide is to be laid . The turf is to be of the best quality pasture sad, clean and free from weeds Emd cut two inches thick. The sods are to be laid flush with the fin .shed. surface of drives and walks, and they are to be see: -'i 1y in place by raining on a, board placed upon theri and the .gad afterwards kept watered, until established . s L i