The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-15
BUREAU ToPooRAPHIcAL ENGINEERS,
Washington, September 4, 1913.
n con formity with act Of Congress, approved

IN conformity with act Of Congress, approved
August L. ISiS, offers (eaed and endorsed proposals
r paving remainder Of Pennsy vania avenue 10 10Th
treet) will be received at this office until IL o'clock, IN
the 7th day of October next
The work TO be executed in the following manner viz;
The present cub-sones OF the centre gravel way be
emoved and be deposited in regular contiguous order
where required by the engineer, both sides of l5tl,
street west and the in front OF the President
House The road bed to be graded to convex surface
corresponding with the convexy of the pavement
50 that when the pavement thoroughly ramned, the
crown will inches above the line of the cub-sones,
(which be removed) II filling should be necessary
in some places instead of excavation must be done with
gravel The paving stones to be OF good pheroida shape,
Of the description called hardwaer rolled, river pebbles,
about inches long, aud inches thick nrhe middle The
stones be bedded in pure slicous sand, free from
earth two inches Deep contact with each
Other The pavement 10 be three rammed first dry
then second and third time after being well suiced with
water Before each ramming the surface to be covered
with coarse clean sand be subsequently removed by
s eaSh susae Of pavement viii be covered with
clean gravel Gree from clay earh) two inches thick,
finished unless directed be removed by the eng
neer The work. (and materially throughout the progress
of the engineers and when finished the work viii
be received until that officer shall have certified thar
has been executed TO MS satisfaction, and In strict
conformity with the contract when the whole work
will be measured by him for final settlement. Ad-
cannot be made, but payments will be made on
estimate OF the engineer (ior work done) once IN
two weeks after deductng 10 per cent to be retained for
faithful execution OF the contract and not to be paid unt
whole work has been finished and accepted and all the
materials of every description, not used on the work, have
been removed the Of the contractor, from the
and the adjacent streets and open spaces Bidders
will the price per superficial yard OF the whole hor
zona surface which they will execute the work, On
Guiding the removal OF the curb stone, and the furnishing
materials and workmanship of every description,)
cordnS the above specifications The amount OF paving
will be about Il, 500 uperiicial yards
Proposals will also be received, in the FORM and at
the time and place, for setting the cub-sones ION
18th front OF the Treasury Department. and on the
street the Presidents House 18th street" The
curbs be laid trenches be sunk sufficiently deep
admit layer of gravel inches thick on which the curbs
be placed that their upper surface may be level
with the brick sidewalks. The contiguous curbs be
brought into close contact with each other. and the earth
arouid the sides to be well rammed. The proposals Will
state the price per linear yard setting the curb ncu
ding the gravel and workmanship the removal OF the
present convenient place which the
on the SPOT by the The whole length of curb
viii be abou, ], 400 linear yards.
the time and place, or paving 10th street In front
the Treasury Department. and OF the street in front OF the
Presidents Hou 18th street."
Those will be graded in such manner that the
earth will be removed depth of IL inches below the
sections showing the upper convex surface OF the
the engineer experimenting the work Inc road bed viii
then formed of clean gravel ,ceH rolled depth of6
inches, the upper surface OF which VIII conform to the
sections above.
The proposals will is the price Of excavation per
and ofhe flag ways crossing places from the
I'd, the price of gravel deposited as above stated, in
the road per cubic yard, (27 cubic ieet)
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
will be subject to the conditions in every respect
The bids will state the price oil the pavement including
save worsmsn.hip, and The reayng Of the dag ways,
with the old stones, &c,) per superficial yard. Inc
OF paving will be about 10000 square or superficial
yards
All the paving under this advertisement must be com
peey finished in all particulars by the LIST day OF Decem
Der and the laying of the cubsones and the gradual
ton OF the rapidly the engineer shall require
The Baltimore SIM and the Baltimore Argus; the Penn
syvanan 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
Sept. 6-eodl0t