The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-04-17
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
April ls45.

OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
April |, lS45.
PROPOSALS will be received at this Office I'M
i til O'Clock, on Wednesday the Both instant,
for repairing and grsvepg Pennsy lvnnia avenue from
18th street west to the bridge Rock Creek, and
making proper stone cutters and drains TO carry OIL
the water from the same. The avenue must be pre-
pared to receive the gravel by trimming off the sur
plus earth al the Sides four inches below the paving
and other places where il is too high, and filling the
hollows so as 10 approximate 10 the proper gradua-
ton of the avenue and where large rocks or stones
found in the same, they must be removed or re-
duced in size by hammering. The sides also, must
be srcavated, where required, to proper depth to
receive the stone paving for the CUTTERS which must
be laid in bed of coarse sand eight inches deep.
The gravel must be of the best quality and be spread
regularly and evenly, and the large stones raked into
the hoows, and covered with fine gravel, and round
ed from gutter to gutter. The gravel to be twelve
inches deep in the CENTRE and SIX inches at the sides
The old paving must be taken up and relaid on
bed of sand eight inches deep where necessary The
proposals must state the rates at which the grayeng
Including the trimming and forming the road) and
the stone paving will be executed, by the square yard
Also for taking up and RELAXING as much OF the old
stone paving as may be necessary
The work to be executed in the best manner, and
subject to the inspection nd approval of such per-
son as the commissioner may appoint for that Pur-
pose. The contractor will be required to enter into
a bond with two sufficient sureties for the faithlnl
completion of his contract by the 18th of August next.
The proposals to be sealed and endorsed " Proposals
for repairing and graveling Pennsylvania avenue
from 18th street west to the bridge Rock Creek,
and making proper cutters and drains to carry Oft the
water from the same
Proposals will also be received for repairing and
crawling the Pennsylvania avenue, from the south
gate of the Capitol square to 18th street east, and
street south from th street east to 18th street
and for repairing and grayelng 9th street east, from
Pennsy lvania to the Navy Yard gate, width
of thirty feet or more, the commissioner may de-
termne on and for making the necessary stols
cutters. The gravel must be twelve inches deep in
the CENTRE and eight inches at the sides prepared in
the manner as described in the proposals for graveng
from 18th street TO Rock Creek bridge. The propo-
sails must the rates for gravelng and stone paw
ing (ncIudng the forming of the road by the square
yard The gravel must be of the best quality, and
the work executed in the best manner subject to the
inspection and approval of such person the COM
missioner may appoint for that purpose.
The contractor will be required to enter into
bond with two sufficient suretcs for the faithful
pletion of his contract by the 18th Of August next
The proposals to be sealed and endorsed "Propo-
sails for repairing and graveling the road from the
Capitol to the Navy Yard and to tho Congress Burial
Ground" '.
To be published once week, until the 30h inst,
in the Nat lnteIIigencer, Madsonian and Consti,u-
lion. April