The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-04-26
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Apr, |, los5.
DROPOsALs will be- received at this Office, un
J. I'll 3 O'Clock, on Wednesday tho Goth instant
for repairing and grsvsliDg Ponnsy avenue from
18th street west To the bridge over Rock Creek, and
making proper sto0e CUTTERS and drains To carry ou
the water from the same The avenue must be pre-
pared 10 receive the gravel by trimming Oh the sur
plus earth al the sidcs four inches below the paving
and other places where II is too high, and Milling the
hoows so as 10 approximate 10 the proper gradua-
too of the and where large rocks or stones
found Ia the same they must be removed or re-
duced in size by bammering. The sides also, must
be eIcavated, 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 hne gravel and round
cd from gutter to gutter. The gravel 10 be twelve
inches deep In the centre and s,n inches at the sides
The old paving must be taken up and rela I'd on a
bed OF sand eight inches deep, where necessary The
proposals must state the rates al which the rayeng
Including the trimming and forming the road aud
the stone paving will be executed by the square yard
Also for taking up and relaying as much Of the old
stone paving as may be necessary.
The work 10 be executed IN the best manner and
subject to the inspection and approval of such per-
sou as the commissioner may appoint for that purr
pose. The contractor viii be required 10 enter into
bond with two sufficient surelies for the faithful
l..
The proposals TO be sealed and endorsed Proposals
for repairing and gravelng Pennsylvania avenue
from l7Ih street west TO the bridge Rock Greek
and making proper CUTTERS and drains TO carry of the
water from the same.
Proposals will also DC received for repairing and
grayeling the Pennsylvania avenue, from the south
gate OF the capitol square 10 llth street east, and
street south from lh street east 10 18th street east
and for repairing and grayelng 9th street east iron
Pennsy lssnia avenue 10 the Navy Yard gate, width
OF thirty feet more, the comm issioner may de-
tormne 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 la
the manner described in the proposals for grsselng
from l7th street TO Rock Greek bridge. The propo-
sails must state the rates for grayelng and stone
ing, ncluding 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 a
bond with two sufficient suretes for the faithful com
pletlon of his contract by the 18th OF August next
The proposals to be sealed and endorsed Propo-
sails for repairing and grayeling the road from the
Capitol 10 the Navy Yard and to the Congress Burial
Ground"
To be published once a week, until the 30th inst,
IN the Nat lntelligencer, Madsonlan and Constitu.
ton. April