The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-20
BUHEAU OF TOFos GRAPHICAL EsGsEhAs,
Wash,l sion, September 4. ls4.
In eonfsraaitY an Of CSaETcas. aRprOved


August L. Isss ofes (-ealed, and endorsed proposals
or paving the remainder of Pennsylvania asenne 20 Foh
stTeet will be received at ts Office until IL O'CLOCK IN
the 7lh day Of Octoter next
The present OF the gravel way 10 be
removed and 70 be deposited ia Tegul eon'o o.seI
sre, west and on the avenue ia frnt Of the Presidents
House The road bed 10 be graded convex surface
thai when the pavement thoroughly arnmed the
Will be inches above the line OF the curbsiones,
(Which are 10 be moyed) II filing should be necessary
places instead of excavation, be Zone win
gravel The paving be OF good spberoal shape,
VI the description called hardwster rolled river pebbles,
bout inches iong aud riches thick middle. The
stones be bedded in sIicous sand Tree from
ea inches deep, and set In actual contact IN each
other The pavement be three times rainmed first dry
then second and third time sfler being well slueeS with
Before each rammng the surface to be covered
fh coarse clean sand be subse iuenty removed by
careful sweeping Immediately after The completion OF
each square OF pavement, II wih be covered WIN coarse
gravel (fee from clay eartb) two inches thick,
which remain until one month after the whole work
finished directed be removed by the eDgi
The (and materials) throughout the progress
Of the work. be subject 10 the INSPECTION and approval
of the engineer and finished, the work Will
be received until that officer shall have cerhed thar
has been executed TO ms Satisfaction, and "a street
conformity with the contract, when the whole WORK
viii be measured by him for final settlement Nd
cannot be made, but payments viii be made on
The estimate Of the engineer (lor work done) In
weeks after deducing 10 per cent to be retained o
The faithful ofthe contract and be paid until
the whole work has been finished and accepted and all The
materials of every description, not used ON the work have
been removed the % The contractor, from the
avenue and the adjacent streets and open spaces Bidders
viii state the price per superficial yard oil me whole hof-
surface, Tor which VIII execute Tue
Guiding the removal Of tie curb and The furnishing
of materials and work nsnshp of descnPton) ae-
cong the above specifications The amount OF paving
will lie about 10, 500 pericial yards.
Proposals will also be received, in the form, and a,
the time and place. for setting the curbsones ION
street Presidents House 18th street. The
curbs be laid trenches be sunk sufficiently deep
admit layer of gravel inches thick which the curbs
be placed that their upper surface be level
with the brick sidewalks. The 1guous cufbs to be
broug into close with each other, and the earth
around the sides be well rsnned. The proposals Will
the price per linear yard Tor setting the cnrbs ncu-
ding the gravel and ship removal the
present cufbstones convenient place which the
engines may designate. The curb to lie furnished
the spot by the The whole length OF curb
( stones viii be about !, 400 linear yards
Proposals w also be received in the same form, and al
time and place. fo paving 18th front Of
The Treasury Department and OF the street IN front OF the
President Houfe to 18th street"
Those will be graded in such that the
earth will be removed depth of Is inches below the
cross sections showing the upper convex surface OF NE
when laid, which sections vii! be furnished ts
then be formed OF clean gravel rcen rolled depth of6
inches, the upper surface Of which VIII conform 10 the
cross sections as above.
The proposals will state, lst the price OF excavation per
cubic yard (27 cubic iee) including tbs removal of the
dirt and othe agoot crossing places from the
I'd, the price OF gravel deposited as above stated,
the road per cubic yard, (27 cubic ieet)
The pavements, including the side cutters will be laid
in all respects the before described for
the portion Of Pennsylvania avenue, and the
will be subject the conditions
The bids will the price of The pavement, including
gravel Workmanship, and the reayng OF the flag ways,
with ,he old stones, ci,) per ,a snPeIncia yard me
yards.
All the paving under this advertisement, must be
peey finished in all particulars by the list day of Decem
next and the laying of The curbstones and the gadua
ton OF the rapidly the engineer shall require
ylvanian and the Times OF Philadelphia; the New York
True Sun and the Journal Of Commerce, of New York,
viii please publish this and send their accounts TO this
Office for payment
Sept 6-eodlOt