Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-05-30
TO CONTRACTORS.

CITY SURVEYORS OFFICE, Richmond, May 81.
SEALED Proposals will be eceived at this office
- until the hour of4 o'clock, P. VI, on the 9Th day
of June next. for the following work in the city OF
Richmond, to be executed during the present season.
IN JEFFERSON WARD.
To grade Goth street short distance South of Main
street, grade curb and pave cutters the West side of
23rd street from Main to Franklin; grade, curb and
pave cutters each side OF 25th street. from Grace
Broad grade 28h street from Franklin to Broad grade
and pave cutters Broad street from 18th to 24th
grade 10th street, from Broad to Grace, with earth from
sst between said Streets grade, curb and pave
cutters on Clay street. from 18th to the West line of
10th street, the grading to be executed with earth ia
ken from then orth side of Venabe street; grade, curb
and pave solidy Grace street from Union to 18th street,
grade, curb and pave gutter on Marshall street, from
18th to the bridge Shoekoe Creek; to extend the
arch about to be erected by Col Darlington Union
street over ShockoeCreek; to widen side walk the
North side of Broad street, from point below Mayo
to Union street, curb and pave gutter the Eas
tern side of 18th street, from Grace Boad curb and
pave gutter on the East side Of 10th street. from Main
to Water street; curb and pave gutter East side of
2lst street, from Main to Water street, and to grade
18TH from Broad to Clay street and pave cutters each
IN MADISON WARD.
To curb and pave solidy, Byrd street, from 10th to
18th curb and pave Canal street solidy from 18th to
18th; curb and pave Ross street soldy, East Of 18th
street; to grade, curb and pave cutters on 18th
street, from Capitol to Clay street the curbing and
guttering of 18th street, from Broad to Clay grade,
curb and pave cutters on Clay street, from 9TH to 18th
to Cay to curb and pave gutter on one side OF 9Th
street, from Leigh street to City Spring lot and to
raise the stone wall in the ravine North of Marshal
and on the East side of College street
IN MONROE WARD.
To grade curb and pave cutters on 9th street from
the canal to point near the ravlne North OF Leigh
street, grade and pave cutters Clay street, from
7th to 4th. and from the Brook Avenue to the copo-
ration line West grade, curb and pave cutters on Cary
street, from Eth Foushee street; grade, curb and
pete paved cutters on I'd street, from Main street to
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street, from 4th to I'd street; grade curb and pave
cutters on Sd street, from Marshall to Leigh pave
cutters on Canal street, from LIST to Foushee;
complete the grading and paving Of cutters
Foushee etreet, from Gary TO Broad; pave cutters
Main street at Madison and Monroe
streets; pave cutters Broad street, between Adams
street and the corporation line West raise wall
ravine, on 4th street. North of Leigh street; pave
cutters ST. James street, Charity street. grade
Baker street from ST. James street to Brook Avenues
grade Caharine street, from Henry street to corpora
ton line West, and pave cutters thereon; grade and
gutter Marshall street, from Henry street to the
city line West and grade and pave cutters on Adams
street, between Brook Avenue and Leigh street III:
Those making propositions for the above work will,
for grading and filing state the price per cubic yard Tor
furnishing and setting curbstones the price per lneal
foot; and, furnishing the materials and laying down
stone pavements, including the grading therefor, the
price per square yard separately each street proposed
for. The proposal will also state on its face the
willingness unwillingness OF the contractor to take
contract for part only OF the work proposed Tor by
him.
The curb stones are to be OF good hardsgrane, not
less than four feet long and average OF sixteen inches
deep we'll dressed to six inches thickness at top, four
inches down on the gutter side, and two and one-half
inches on the oot-way side, with square joints to the
depth OF six inches. -,
stones we'll ar udciousy selected, and laid bed
of coarse sand less than nine inches thick, and the
work is to be executed in neat smooth and durable
Payments for the above work will be made on month
Iy estimates deductng hererom 20 per cent until the
contract satisfactorily completed at which time the
balance due will be fully paid. M. BATES,
my 23-d2awtJune5 City Surveyor.