The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-21
BUREAU OF ToroenArHIoAL EsersKrRs,
Washington, SeptembeF T. 1910
TN conformity AN act Of Congress, approved

IN conformity with an pr Congress, approved
August H. 1913, offers tseaed and endorsed proposals
for paving the remainder of Pennsylvania avenue 10 10Th
street WIN be received at this Office until IL O'Clock, m
the 7th day of October next
The present cub,stones of the centre gravel way to be
and 70 be deposited in regular contiguous order
where required by the engineer both sides OF 10Th
street West, and the in front OF the Presidents
corresponding with the convexy of the men
so that when the new pavement is thoroughly ranmed the
(Which be removed) If filing should be necessary
in places instead of excavation it must be done with
of the description called hard-wate rolled, river pebbles
about inches long, and inches thick in the middle The
EARTH inches Deep and actual contact with each
other The pavement TO be three times ramned hrst dry
then second and third time alter being well sluced win
water Before each rammng the surface 10 be covered
with coarse clean sand, be subsequently removed by
careful sweeping Immediately after the completion OF
each square of pavement viii be covered with coarse
clean gravel Gree from clay eart) two inches thick,
which remain until month after the whole work is
finished, unless directed be removed by the engi
neer The work. and materially throughout the progress
on The work, to be subject the inspection and approval
OF the engineer; and when finished the work will not
be received until that officer shall have certified thai
II has been executed 10 MS satisfaction and m strict
CONFORMITY with the contract when the whole work
will be measured by him for final settlement. Ad-
yances cannot be made, but payments WIN be made on
the estimate of the engineer or work donc) once in
two weeks after deductng Is per cent to be retained for
the faithful execution OF the contract and not TO be paid nn
the whole work has been finished and accepted and all the
materials OF every description not used on the work. have
been removed at the expense OF the contractors from me
avenue and the adjacent streets and open spaces bidders
VIII state the price per superficial yard OF the whole ho-
zonta surface for which they will execute the work, I'm
Guiding the removal of the curb stone and the furnishing
OF materials and workmanship OF descrption,) ac
cording to the above specifications The amount OF paving
will be about IL, 500 superficial yards
the same time and place. for setting the curb-stones on
10th street in front OF the Treasury and ON the
street front of the Presidents House 18th street, The
curb be laid trenches 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 contact with each Other and the earth
around the sides 10 be well ramned. The proposals will
the price per linear yard Tor setting the curb, nclu
ding the gravel and workmanship, and the removal OF the
present 10 some convenient place which the
on the spot by the government The whole length of curb
stones vii be about ], 400 linear yards
the same time and place. paving 10Th front of
the Treasury Department. and OF the street In front OF the
Presidents House to 18th street,
Those streets will be graded in such manner that the
earth will be removed depth of l3 inches below the
cross sections showing the upper convex surface OF the
the engineer experimenting the work the roadbed Will
then be formed OF clean gravel cc rolled to depth o6
inches the upper surface OF which win conform TO the
CROSS sections above.
The proposals will Ist the price of excavation
dirt and Of the flag foot crossing places from the av
ID the price of gravel as above stated in
the road per cubic yard, (27 cubic feet)
The pavemcnts, including the side CUTTERS will be laid
in all respects in the before described for
the portion of Pennsylvania avenue, and tie con-
will be subject the conditions in every respect
The bids will the price of the pavement including
gravel, workmanship, and the relaying OF the agways
with the old stones, &c) per superficial yard The
of paving will be about 20 square or superficial
yards.
All the paving under this advertisement must be COM
per next and the laying of the and the gradua
The rapidly the engineer shall require
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Sept. 6-eodlOt