Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-05-23
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CITY SURVEYORS OFFICE, Richmond. Nav 81
a. EALED Proposals will be eceived at this office
- until the hour of4 o'clock, P. NJ, on the 9Th day
Of June next. for the following work in the city q
Richmond, to be executed during the present season,
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IN JEFFERSON WARD.
To grade Goth street short distance South of Main
street, grade curb and pave cutters the West side OF
2Sfd street from Main to Franklin; grade, curb aud
pave cutters each side of 25th street from Grace
Broad; grade 18th street from Franklin to Broa grade
and pave cutters Broad street from 18th to OATH
grade Goth street, from Broad to Grace, with earth from
olst street 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 them orth side of Venabe street, grade curb
and pave solidy Grace street, from Union 10 18th street
18th to the bridge Shockoe Creek; to extend the
arch about to be erected by COL Darlington across Union
street over ShockoeCreek to widen side walk on the
North sac OF Broad street, from point below Mayo
street TO Union street, curb and pave gutter on the Eas-
tern SIDE OF 18th street, from Grace Broad; curb and
pave gutter on the East side of Goth street. from Main
10 Water street, curb and pave gutter East side OF
18TH from Broad to Clay street and pave cutters on each
side thereof
IN MADISON WARD.
To curb and pave solidy Byrd street from 10Th ia
18th curb and pave Canal street sodly, from 18th to
l3th curb and pave Ross street solidy East Of 18th
street; to grade, curb and pave cutters on 18th
street, from Capitol to Clay street; the curbng and
curb and pave cutters Clay street, from 9TH to 18th
grade curb and pave cutters 9th street, from Broad
10 clay 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.
10 grade curb and pave cutters 9th street from
Inc canal to point near the ravine North of Leigh
street; grade, curb and pave cutters Clay street. from
9TH to 4th, and from the Brook Avenue to the corpo-
ration line West; grade, curb and pave cutters Cary
street. rom nh to Foushee street; grade, curb and COM
pete paved cutters I'd street, from Main street to
Canal street; grade curb and pave cutters on Canal
street, from 18th to I'd street, grade curb and pave
cutters on Sd street, from Marshall to Leigh; pave
complete the grading and paving of cutters on
Foushee etreet, from Cary TO Broad pave cutters
across Main street at Madison and Monroe
Streets pave cutters on Broad street. between Adams
street and the corporation line West; raise stone wall
in ravne, 18th street, North of Leigh street; pave
cutters across St James street, on Charity street, grade
Baker street, from ST. James street to Brook Avenue;
grade Catharne 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
Those making propositions for the above work will
tor grading and filing state the price per cubic yard
furnishing and setting curbsones, 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 its face the
willingness or unwillngness of the contractor TO take
for part only OF the work proposed for by
him
The curb stones to be OF good hardsgranite not
less than four feet long and average of sixteen inches
deep, well dressed to six inches thickness at top four
inches down on the gutter sde and two and one half
inches on the foo-way side, with square joints to the
depth of six inches
The stone pavements to be made of good pebble
stones well az d judciousy selected and laid on bed
OF coarse sand not less than nine inches thick and the
work is to be executed in neat smooth and durable
manner
Payments for the above work will be made on month
ly estimates, deductng thererom 20 per cent until the
contract IS satisfactorily completed at which time the
balance due will be fully paid, NJ BATES.
my So-d2awtJuneo City Surveyor
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