The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-29
BuREAu OF TopoaRAPHIcAL ESGiNKERs,
Washington, September 4, 1875.


I'm conformity WIN, an act Of Congress, approved
August H. s4s offers tsealed and endorsed proposals
for paving the remainder Of anna ~ aocp M
the 7h day of October next
The present curb of the centre gravel way 70 p
removed and be deposited in regular contiguous
west, and font Of the Presidents
House. The road-bed to be graded convex surface
when the pavement is thoroughly ranmed, the
will be inches above the line OF the curb-sones,
places instead of excavation, must be done with
gravel The paving stones 10 be Of good spheroda shape
about inches long, and inches thick In the middle The
earth inches Deep and actual with each
other The pavement 10 be three times rammed first dry
second and third time after being well sluced with
water Before each ramming the surface to be covered
with clean sand, TO be subsequently removed by
CAREFUL sweeping Immediately after the completion OF
each square of pavement it viii covered with
clean gravel Gree from clay earh) TWO inches thick,
which to remain after the whole work is
finished unless directed to be removed by the eng
The work. (and materals.) throughout the progress
of the work, be subject the inspection and approval
of engineer; and when finished. the work will not
be received until that officer shall have certified thai
it has been executed his satisfaction, and in strict
conformity with the contract, when the whole work
will be measured by him for final settlement Ad-
the estimate of the engineer (ior work done) in
weeks, after deduetng 10 cent TO be retained for
the faithful execution OF the contract and not 10 be paid nn
the whole work has been finished and acceped and all the
OF every description, not used on the work have
been removed expense the contractor from the
and the adjacent streets and open spaces Bidders
will the price superficial yard oil Whoie
surface, which they will execute the work. tn-
Guiding the removal of the curb and the furnishing
of materials and workmanship of every descrpuon) ac
cordng the above specifications The amount OF paving
will be about 10 800 superficial yards
Proposals will also be received, in the same or and at
the and place, for setting the curbstones ION
18th front of the Treasury Department, and on the
street of the Presidents House to 18th street, The
be laid trenches 10 be sunk sufficiently deep TO
admit layer of gravel inches thick which the curbs
be placed that their upper surface may be level
with the brick sidewalks. The contiguous curbs TO be
brought into close with each Other and the earth
around the sides TO be well rammed The proposals VIII
state the price per linear yard setting the crbs nclu
ding gravel and workmanship and the removal of the
curbsiones TO some convenient place which he
ON the spot by The whole length of curb
stones VIII Ee about ], 400 linear yards:
Proposals will also be received in the FORM and at
the same time and place. 'or paving 18th front
the Treasury Department and Of the street IN front oil the
4 Presidents House to nth street,
\ Those streets will be graded in such that the
earth will be removed to depth OF IL inches below the
cross sections showing the upper conyst sG,nis o. the
the engineer experimenting the work the roadbed Will
then be formed of clean gravel peA rolled to depth OF
4 inches, the upper surface OF which VIII conform to the
sections above.
The proposals will lst, the price of excavation per
dirt and ofhe flag loot ways crossing places from the
3D. the price of gravel deposited as above stated in
the road per cubic yard, CT cubic eet) -
The pavements, including the side cutters, will be laid
in all respects in the manner before described for
the portion OF pennsylvania avenue and the con-
will be subject the conditions every respect
The bids will state the price Of the pavement including
gravel workmanship, and the relaying OF the flag
| with the old stones, &c) per superficial yard The
of paving will be about square or superficial
All the paving under this advertisement be
petey finished in all particulars by the lst day OF Decen-
Der next and the laying curbsones and the gradua
ton of the rapidly the engineer shall require
sylvannn 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
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