The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-08-16
once of superintendent of streets,


SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
~ this Office until Thursday, the 18th day of
August, 1852, to be executed during The present
year:
/. To fill and curb Water street from Ash street
TO GilIies' Greek. The earth to be taken from
Main street above Bloody Kun street, and from
Bloody Run sire East OF Main street.
2. To curb and pave a dished gutter South
side Of Cary, ABOUT 100 feet East of 22d street. and
euro on both sides OF 22d street from Cary to Wa
.s:- at:.ei.
J. To curb and pave a dished gutter on each side
Of Grace street from 18th 10 Goth
4. 10 construct stone arch over Shockoe
Greek on Msrshal street-as per plan and speclfi
catl ons TO be seen at this office.
5. To build stone walls In the Ravne of the
BIoody-Run branch-one on the South line of Main
aud the other on the South line of Franklin street
Foundations OF timber one foot thck-walls to be
laid thoroughly in cement and have suitable stacks
or openings for the passage of the water This
wanted as soon practicable-bid by the perch.
MADISON WARD.
l. To grade curb, gravel and pave dshed gut
ters on Leigh street from 7th to 9th. Surplus earth
to be deposited on 9th street between Clay and
Leigh.
2 To grade 9th street. North of Leigh. Est-
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.
3. To raise stone wall and stack on College st +,
West of Marshall street-say height OF feet.
4. d
street, crossing Franklin and discharging into the
Exchange cNEert' at Trueheart Alley.
). To repaG the lower or kls.o.a So1doa sf
Trueneart Alley
To move out curb stones on East side of 18th
street. South OF Cary street, to Office OF Haxall 81
Brothers and repave by the said curb stones.
z, To pave 7th street solidly from the Canal to
Byrd streeL
To osve 9Th street souniY from Cary street 10
sae Cana.
l. To pave xsnsrs :srsr .---s No. s--ass
Avenue ami aeIoss a.xsr aS~as~ s~us.
OF Jacob Shook about % yarus.
2 To pave dished cutters on Duval street East of
st. Peters street, about $50 yards.
3. To grade First street from CLAY to Leigh, and
deposite the ea' Ii on Foushee street between Leigh
and Duval streets. in regular form of tootway gut
| ter and crown. Estimate to be taken on cuttings
In LIST street alone
4. TO grade, curb. gutter and gravel Leigh street
from 9TH TO I'd. Surplus earth to be deposited 10
gully North OF Leigh
5. To raise stone walls in gully North of Leigh
street-say 80 pc riches
To grade, curb, gutter and gravel 5th street
from Broad street TO Leigh street
Z. To run a cuiyert across Canal street at Adams
street, 80 by ? feet clear-ab"ut 100 feet long
The estimates on curb stones have been placed
at BE per Inca foot, Tor cutters and other
pavements at 6Oc per square yard; Tor grading at
l9c per cubic yard mot allowed deposites or fill
| ngs under the distance of two squares) with the
exception Oh Stn street, Norm OF Leigh Wnien was
made at l6c, and First street. from Clay to Leigh
with deposites on Foushee street, which was made
at zoe. The gravelDg according to location attrom
| &c to DC per square yard.
| For W LIS on Bloody Run-Timbers 10 l-2 per
lneal foot and masonry at 50 IS per perch For
| the arch over Shockoe Creek en- Marshall street.
with length OF 653 teet-span 20 feet-abutments 6
| feet thick-elPtical arch. dressed ring stone and
coping and end walls laid in horizontal courses
and all with best hydraulic cement-the bridge
constructed on string timbers II inches thick and
50 feet long, &c, not to exceed the cost of $780,
No bids will be considered which are placed at
rates higher than those above mentioned
The undertaken OF any Of the above work viii
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 % per cent. until the compile.
ton OF the work.
1t the contract be not signed by the principal and
MS securities within ten days next alter the award.
Ing OF the work, the proposal viii os conslaereu
as abandoned.
au l2-dd NJ BATES. Suot streets