The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-04-29
OyricE on cosxisslosxs % PusLic BrilDiso'

April l, l545.
DROPOsALs will be received at this ONCE, IN
il iii 8 O'Clock on "Wednesday tho 10Th instant,
foT repairing and srsvellDg Psnosy avenue IRON
l7lh street vest 10 the bndse over hoek cfeoA sna
making proper stone cutters aud drains 10 carry on
the water from the same The avenue usost be pre-
pared TO receive the gravel BY trimming OF Tho sur
plus earth al tho sides, four inches below INC paving
aud other places where Is Too high, aud niiins the
hollows 10 as 10 Approximate " The proper srsdus-
too Of the and where large rocks of Stones
found in the sane, they must be removed OF 10
duced In size by hsmnserin6. i he sdes also, must
be encAvated, where required, 10 proper asp'h 70
receive the stooe paving ior the CUTTERS, wheh must
be LAID in a bed of said eight inches deep.
The gravel bs Of the bsst qualify, and be spread
regularly and esenly and the Large Stones rascd "ho
the hoOws, and covered with hoe gravel aud round
ed from gutter 10 gutter. The gravel 10 be twelve
inches deep 10 the oeatre and sia inches al tne sides
The old paving must be taken up and relad on
bed OF sand eight inches deep, where necessary The
proposals state the rates II which the sraseng
Including the trimming and forming the road and
the stone paving will be executed by The square yard
Also for taking up aud relaying as much oil Inc od
stone paving as may be necessary.
The work 10 be executed In the best manner, and
subjeetto the inspection and approval OF such per
500 the commissioner may appoint ior That Pur'
Jose The contractor will be required 10 eater into
bond with two sufficient sureues ior the iaithinl
The proposals 10 be sealed and epdors-d Proposals
for repairing and krsyeiins Pennsylvania avenue
from 7th street west To the bridge over Rock Greek,
and making proper cutters and drains 70 carry Cd the
water from the same.
Proposals will also be received foe repairing aud
graveling tb. Pennsy lssnis avenue, from The south
gate Of the Capitol square TO lith street east and
street south from th street east 10 18th street east
and for repairing and sraveling 9Th street east, from
Pennsy ssoia svenue 70 the Navy Yard gate, ~isth
OF thirty feet more, ss the commissioner may de-
termine and for making the necessary stone cross
CUTTERS. The gravel must be twelve inches deep IN
the centre aud eight inches at the sides, prepared IN
the described in the proposals. for yrs'oins
from 18th street 10 Rock Creek bridge. The propo-
sails STATE the rates for grsyeng and sooc paw
ing ncuding the forming Of the road by the square
yard The gravel must be OF the best quality, ard
the work executed In the best manner subject 10 the
inspection and approval Of such person the com
missioner may appoint for that purpose.
The contractor Will be required 10 enter into a
bond with sufficient sureuo- for the faithful com
pet ION Of bis contract by the 10Th Of August next
The proposals. 10 be sealed and endorsed Propo-
sails for repairing and grsyeing the road from the
Capitol to the Navy Yard and TO the Congress Burial
Ground"
To be published ouce a week, until the 30Sh inst,
in the Nat lntelligencer, Madsonian and Constitu-
ton. April