The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-04-07

OFrIcE OF COMMISSIONER or Pubic BUILDINGS
April l, lS45
PROPOSALS will be received at this office, un-
i til o'clock, Wednesday the Both instant,
for repairing and grayeling Pennsy vana avenue from
18th 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 1t 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 bammerlng. The sides also, must
be eIcayated, where required, TO proper depth to
receive the stone paving for the cutters, which must
be laid in a bed OF sand eight inches deep.
The gravel must be Of the best qualify and be spread
regularly and evenly and the large stones raked into
the holows, and covered with fine gravel and round
ed from gutter TO gutter. The gravel to be twelve
inches deep the centre and inches at the sides.
The old paving must be taken up and relad a
bed of sand eight inches deep, where necessary The
proposals must state the rates at which the graveng
(inciuding 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 DO necessary.
The work to be executed 10 the best manner, and
subject to the inspection and approval of such per-
the commissioner may appoint for that pur
pose. The contractor will be required to enter into
bond with two sufficient sureties for the faithful
completion Of his contract by the 18th of August next
The proposals to be sealed and endorsed Proposals
for repairing and crawling Pennsylvania avenue
from 18th street west TO the bridge Rock Creek
and making proper cutters and drains to carry off the
water from the same.
Proposals will also DE received for repairing aud
crawling the Pennsylvania avenue, from the south
gate of the Capitol square to 18th street east and
street south from lth street east to 18th street east
and for repairing and graveng 9Th street east from
Pennsy lvania avenue to the Navy Yard gate width
Of thirty feet more, as the commissioner may de-
termne on and for making the necessary stone
cutters. The gravel must be twelve inches deep in
the CENTRE and eight inches at the sides, prepared in
the descrbedin the proposals for graveling
from 18th street to Rock Creek bridge. The propo-
sails must the rates for graveng and stonepav
ing ncludng 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
pet ion of his by the 18th Of August next.
The proposals to be sealed and endorsed Propo-
sails for repairing and crawling the road from the
Capitol to the Navy Yard and to the Congress Burial
Ground" ....
To be published once week, until the 30th inst,
in the Nat. lntelligencer Madisonan and Consttu-
ton April