The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-13
BUREAU OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ENGINxKRs,

4,
IN conformity with an act Of Congress- approved
August H. 1913, offers (seaed and endorsed proposals
io NE remainder OF Pennsylvania avenue TO 18th
street. VIII be received at this office until IL O'clock
the 7th day of October nf f 'fr
The work to be executed in the following manner, vz
The present cubstones of the gravel way be
removed, and TO be deposited in regular contiguous order
where required by the ensineer On both sides Of oth
House The road bed to be graded to convex surface
,ss with the Of the int
crown will be two inches above the line OF the curbstones
in places instead of excavation, be done with
gravel The paving 10 be OF good spheroda shape
about inches long, and l. ohes thick In the middle The
stones must be bedded in slicous sand tree from
other The pavement 10 be three times rammed; first dry,
then second and third time after being well sluiced with
with coarse clean sand be subsequently, removed by
careful sweeping Immediately after the completion OF
clean gravel (ree from clay earth) inches thick
which to remain until month after the whole work ia
Tho work, (snd maefias) throughout the progress
OF the work. to be subject 10 the inspection and approval
be received until that officer shall have certified that
has been executed to his satisfaction, and in strict
will be measured by him for final settlement Ad
yances cannot be made, but payments will be made
the estimate OF the engineer (ior work done) in
weeks after deducting Is per cent be retained for
the faithful execution Of the contract and be paid until
materials OF description, used the work. have
been removed the expense OF the contractor, from the
will state the price per superficial yard of the whole hori-
zon!a surface for which they will the work. Gin
OF materials and workmanship OF every description,
codng to the above specifications The amount opaving
will be about IL, 500 superficial yards, n.sU
Proposals will also be received in the form, and at
the same time and place for setting the curbsones con
in front the Presidents House to l7 street, The
curbs to be laid in trenches to be sunk sufficiently deepo
admit layer of gravel inches thick which the cnrbs
be placed that their upper surface may be level
with the brick sidewalks The contiguous ctrbs be
nph r. nSa Nnh
around the sides to be well rammed The proposals will
state the price linear yard Tor setting the curb ncu-
present curbstones to some convenient place which the
engineer may designate The curb stone to be furnished
stones will be about !, 400 linear yards.
Proposals will also be received in the same FORM and at
the time and place, or paving 18th street in front OF
Presidents Hou.e to l7th street,
earth will be removed depth of ID inches below the
cross sections showing the upper convex surface of the
the engineer experimenting the work Inc road-bed viii
then be formed of clean gravel ,ce rolled to depth off
inches, the upper surface of which will conform to the
C loss sections as above i. -"
The proposals will state, ls the price of excavation
cubic yard (7 cubic ieet including the removal OF the
dirt and Of flag crossing places from the
I'd. the price of gravel Deposited as above stated in
the road per cubic yard, (27 cubic leet.)
The pavements, including the side cutters, will be laid
in all respects in the before described for
the portion of Pennsylvania avenue and the con-
viii be subject to the conditions in every respect
The bids will state the price of the pavement including
all materials stones paving sand inches deep, covering
gravel, Workmanship, and the reayng Of The hag-ways
with the old stones Ss) per superficial yard rna
yards. ff
an the paving under this advertisements must DO com
petey finished in all particulars by the LIST day OF Decem
Der and the laying Of the cnrbstones and the gradua-
ton OF the streets rapidly the engineer shall require
syvanian and the Times, of Philadelphia; the New York
True Sun and the Journal of Commerce, OF New York,
will please publish this and send their accounts TO this
office for payment
Sept 6-eodlOt