The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-08-17

once Of saperintesdenf Of Streets,
CIrr OF RIcHMoND, Aug. 18th, 1851.
0EALRD PROPOSALS. viii be received q
u this once until Tkursday, the 18th day Of
August. 1852, to be exscuted during the Preienf
year:
L To hll and curb Wster street from Ash street
10 Giliies' Creek The earth 70 be taken from
Main street above Bloody Run street, and from
Bloody Run sire East OF Main street.
2. To curb and pave dished gutter on soutn
side Of Gerry sbout 100 feet East Of 22d street. and
curb on boeh sides OF 22d street from Cary 10 Wa.
Ter street. -,
;. To curb and pave dished gutter on each side
of Grace street from 18th to 2oth
4. To construct a stone arch over sno o.ss
Greek on Marshall street-as per plan and specin'
cat ons to be seen at this ONCE.
S. To build stone walls IN the kavine OF the
Boody-Run branch-one on the South line OF Main
and the other on the South line of Franklin street
Foundations of timber one foot thck-walis to be
laid thoroughly in cement and have suitable stacks
or openings for the passage OF the water. This
wanted as soon as practicsble-bid by the perch.
IN MADISON WARD.
l. To grade, curb, gravel and pave dished gut
tiers Leigh street from It'll to 9th. Surplus earth
to be deposited on 9th street between Clay and
Leigh.
q To grade 9th street, North of Leigh. Esti-
| mate taken on cuttings alone. All surplus earth
not wanted on the line to be deposited In the ra.
vine on 9th, between Clay and Leigh streets.
West of Marshall street-say height of feet.
4. To run brick culvert. 6 inches clear, in Mayo
street, crossing Franklin and dscharging into the
Exchange cuvert' at Trueheart Alley.
5. To repave the lower or EsxioE2 ioYuo: Of
Trueheart Alley.
s To move out curb stones on East side of 12,h
street. South of Cary street, to Office OF Haxall e.
Brothers and rePave by the said curb stones:
Z. To pave It'll street solidly from the Canal to
| Byrd street
3 To u.vs 9Th stree, soudIY rom Cary sueer TO
| the Cana.
a. NOVICE vAAD
Avenue and aeross 6Aksr srs.s sss,so M ssss"
| of Jacob Shook, about % yaras:
q To pave dished cutters on Duval street East of
ST. Peters street, about $50 yards.
g. To grade First street from Clay 10 Leigh, and
deposite the ea',h Foushee street. between Leigh
and Duval streets in regular form of footway, gut
| ter and crown. Estimate to be taken on cuttings
f. To grade, curb, gutter and gravel Leigh street
from 7th to I'd. Surplus earth to be deposited in
| gully North OF Leigh
5. To raise stone walls in gully North of Leigh
street-say 80 pc rches
6 To grade, curb, gutter and gravel 9Th street
| from Broad street to Leigh street
7. To run a culvert across Canal street at Adams
street, 81 by l-2 feet cear-abnut 100 feet long.
The estimates on curb stones have been placed
at 32c per lineal foot for cutters and other stone
pavements at 60c per square yard tor grading at
l5c per cubic yard (not allowed on deposites or fill
exception of 9th street. North of Leigh whiSh was
made at 16c, and First street, from Clay to Leigh,
with depostes on Foushee street, which was made
at zoe. The travelling, according to location, lat from
&c to &c per square yard.
For W. lis on Bloody Run-Timbers IL 1-2 per
lineal foot, and masonry at SO IS per perch For
the arch Shockoe Greek en- Marshall street,
with length of est feet-span 20 feet-abutments
feet thick-eliptica arch, dressed ring stone and
coping and end walls laid in horizontal courses
and all with best hydraulic cement-the bridge
constructed on string tmbers IL inches thick and
80 fee, long, &c. not to exceed the cost of $780,
No bids will be considered which placed at
rates higher than those above mentioned
The undertaken OF any of the above work will
be required to enter into contract with security
| embracing specifications and conditioned for the
prompt and faithful performance of the work
Payments will be made on monthly estimates
with deduction OF 20 per cent. until the compile.
ton OF the work.
If the contract be not signed by the principal and
his securities within ten days next after the award.
ing OF the work, the proposal viii oe Considered
as abandoned.
su l2-d:d M. BATES, Supt. Streets.
nISSOLUTION.-The partnership hereto,
II fore existing between the subscribers under
the firm Ut WORD, FERGUSON e. BARKSDALE
| is this day dissolved by mutual consent All per.
sons having claims against the will present
them and those indebted will please make pay
ment as early as possible:
J. b. FERGUSON, j.,
July LIST, 1852 l. X. BARKSDALE.
NO-PARTNEkSHlP.- subscribers have
" this day formed CO partnership under the firm
OF Word, Ferguson & CO., and will continue
the old stand, No 1913, Main street, where they viii
be happy to their old friends, psonnisng to do
all in their power to please.
They feel confident, as their Fall Stock will be
entirely new in the Fancy line, and purchased for
cash, that they will be able to offer greater induce.
ments than eve,. All orders will be promptly at.
tended to. QUIN M WORD
J. B. FERGUSON, JR.,
In retiring from the Mercantile business, 1 cor.
and friends the new ern, feeling every assu.
rance that not only justice and cheaS goods can be
had, but they will find them high minded and nL,-
July LIST, 1852. ISAAC R. BARKsDALE.
au4 Aim
EREsH WHITE SUI PHUR AND
i OTHER MINERAL WATERS.-We have jus,
received a supply Of White Sulphur Water from
the GSeenbrler White Sulphur Springs
Fresh Blue Lick Water, direct from the Blue
Lick Springs in Kentucky.
Saratoga Water. from the Congress Spring, Sara.
toga.
Oak Orchard Acid Mineral Water, from the Oak
Orchard Acid Mineral Springs, Genessee county
New York ''
This water is highly recommended by medical
men, and is coming rapidly into use for various dis
oaoeS' sucn as chronic anecoons OF the digestive
and urinary organs, and some OF the cutaneous dis
eases chronic dyspepsia chronic diarrhoea chronic
dysentery, chronic dinresis chronic cystts. dia
betes in cases of low typhoid fevers, in GONZALES
cence from proracted fevers excite the appetite
and promote digestion, piles, dropsy, &c
Ordinary dose for an adult a wine glass full a.
iuted, taken three times day.
Pamphlets embracing its analysis, by Professor
Silliman, opinions of medical writer's, and yari.us
letters as to its curative properties in certain dis
cases. furnished gratu,ously oy
to, ADIE & GRAY,