The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-04-10

ApfH Il, 1919.
PROPOSALS win be received at this office, I'M
i I'll 3 O'Clock, Wednesday the Goth instant
for repairing and graveng Pennsy avenue, from
l7lh street west To the bridge Rock Greek, and
making proper stone cutters and drains to carry on
the water from the same. The avenue must be pre-
pared to receive the gravel by trimming off the
plus earth the Sides four inches below the paving
and other places where it is too high, and filling the
hollows Is 10 approximate 10 the proper gradua-
ton Of the 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 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 bellows, 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 reaid on a
bed of sand eight inches deep where necessary. The
proposals must state the rates OF which the graveling
Including the trimming and forming the road) and
the paving will be executed by the square yard
Also for taking up and reayIng as much oil 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 pur-
pose. The contractor will be required to enter into
a bond with two sufficient suretles for the ialthn
completion of his contract by the 18th Of August next
The proposals to be sealed and endorsed Proposals
for repairing and graveng Pennsylvania avenue
from l7th street west to the bridge over Rock Creek
and making proper cutters and drains to carry of the
water from the same.
Proposals will also DE received for repairing and
crawling the Pennsylvania avenue, from the south
gate OF the Capitol square to 18th street east, and
south from lth street east TO 18th street east
and for repairing and crawling 9Th street east from
Pennsy lvana avenue TO the Navy Yard gate, width
of thirty feet more, the commissioner may de-
termine 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 described in the proposals for crawling
from 18th street to Rock Creek bridge. The propo-
sails must state the rates for gravelng and
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 as the com
missioner may appoint for that purpose.
The contractor will be required to enter into
bond with two sufficient suretes for the faithful com
pleton of his contract 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 a week, until the Goth inst,
in the Nat. lntegencer, Madsonian and Constitu-
ton April