The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-04-19
PRICES FOR ADVERTISING.
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC BUILDING,

OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
April /, 1916.
PROPOSALS will be received at this office, un.
i ill 3 o'clock, on Wednesday the 30th instant
for repairing and gravelins Pennsy avenue from
Eth street west to the bridge Rock Creek, and
making proper stone cutters and drains to carry of
the water from the same The avenue must be pre-
pared to receive the gravel by trimming off the sur
plus earth at the sides; four inches below the paving
and other places where it is too high, and filling the
hollows so as 10 approximate TO the proper gradua-
ton of the avenue and where large rocks or stones
are found in the same, they must be removed or re-
duced in size by hammering. The sides also, must
be cxcavated, 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 hollows and covered with fine gravel and round
ed from gutter to gutter. The gravel to be twelve
inches deep in the centre, and inches at the sides
The old paving must be taken up and relaid q
bed Of sand eight inches deep, where necessary. The
proposals must state the rates OF which the graveng
Including the trimming and forming the road) and
the stone paving will be executed, by the square yard
Also for taking up and relayng 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 and approval of such per
son as the commissioner may appoint for that pnr-
rose The contractor will be required to enter into
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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 7th street west to the bridge Rock Greek
and making proper cutters and drains to carry off 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 Ilh street east and
street south from th street east to 18th street east
and for repairing and graveng 9Th street east from
Pcnnsy lvana avenue to the Navy Yard gate, width
of thirty feet or more the commissioner may de-
termne on and for making the necessary stone cross
cutters. The gravel must be twelve inches deep in
the CENTRE and eight inches at the sides, prepared 10
the manner as described 10 the proposals for gravepg
from 9Th street to Rock Creek bridge The propo.
sails must state the rates for gravelng and stone-pav
ing, ncludng the forming of the road by the square
ward 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 as the com
mis- sioner may appoint for that purpose.
The contractor will be required TO enter into 9
bond with two sufficient suretIes for the faithful com
plet ion of bis contract by the 18th of August next
The proposals to be sealed and endorsed Propo
sails for repairing and graveIing the road from The
Capitol to the Navy Yard, and to the Congress Buria
Ground"
To he published once week, until tho 3Oth INST
in the Nat. Iutelligenccr, Msdisonlan and Consuu
lion. April