The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-10
BUREAU or ToPoGRAPHICAL ENGINEERS,
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IN conformity with OF Cong ress, approx Cd
August IL, 1913. offers Sealed and endorsed proposal
for paving the remainder OF Pennsyv 1911
street WIN be received at this Office until IL O'Clock,
| the 7th day of October next
The present curb stones of the centre gravel way be
removed and to be deposited in regular iguous ode
street vest and the avenue il font Of the President
House. The road-bed to be graded IA convex surface
SO that when the pavement thoroughly ranmed the
will be inches above the line Of the
in places instead of excavation must be done with
gravel The paving stones be of good sPheoda shape
OF the description called hardwaer rolled river pebbles
about inches long, and inches thick in the middle. The
stones must be bedded in pure sicous sand, free from
other The pavement to be three times rammed first dry
then second and third time after being well sluiced with
with coarse clean sand to be subsequently removed by
careful sweeping. Immediately after the completion Of
each square of pavement il will be covered with coarse
clean gravel Gree from clay earh) two nctes thick
which Is to remain until one month after the whole work is
hnshed unless directed be removed by the eng
neer The work, (and maerias) throughout the progress
Of the work, TO be subject to the inspection and approval
be received until that officer shall have certified thai
II has been executed to his satisfaction and in strict
will be measured by him for final settlement. Adj
yanees eaano, Dc made but will be made on
two weeks after deductingl5 per cents be retained for
the whole work has been finished and accepted and all the
materials of every description, used the work. have
been removed at tue expense of the son,rac,o from the
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wiz state the price per superficial yard Of the whole hor
Guiding the removal of the curb stone and the furnishing
OF materials and workmanship of every descIp9n ao
will be about II, 800 superficial yards.
Proposals will also be received in the same form, and at
the time and place. for setting the curbs,ones son
street in front Of the Presidents House to 18th street. The
curbs to be laid in trenches be sunk sufficiently deep
be placed that their upper surface may be level
with the brick sidewalks. The contiguous clrbs be
around the sides to be well rammed The proposals will
the price linear yard Tor setting the curbs nclu
present curb-stones convenient place which the
engineer may designate. The curb. furnished
on the spot by the government The whole length OF curb
Proposals will also be received in the FORM and
the Treasury Department and of the street in front of the
Presidents House to l7th street."
Those streets 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 the
the engineer experimenting the work Inc road-bed Will
then be formed OF clean gravel ceA rolled, to depth of6
inches, the upper surface of which will conform TO the
The proposals will state, ls the price of excavation
sS s the
enue 3D. the price of gravel deposited as above stated in
The ss neSns the will be laid
in all respects in the before described for
the centre portion Of G and the con
The bids will state the price OF the pavement including
all materials stones, inches deep covering
gravel, workmanship, and the reayng OF the flag
with the old stones, &c.) per superficial yard. The
amount of paving will be about 90 oO square superficial
yards
All the paving under this advertisement must be COM
petey finished in all particulars by the LIST day of Decem
Der next and the laying Of the and the gradua
The Baltimore Snn and Baltimore Argus the Penn.
syivanan 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-eodlOt