The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-08-14
EDUCATION.
Once of superintendent Of Streets,
Cry OF RICHMOND Aug. Ilth, 1852.
NEALED PROPOSALS. will be recaived a

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SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
~ this ofiice until Thursday, the 18th day of
August 1852, to be executed during the present
years
IN JEFFERSON WARD.
l. To I'LL and curb Water street from Ash street
TO Gies Creek. The earth to be taken from
Main street above Bloody Run street. and from
Bloody Run sire East of Main street.
2. To curb and pave a dished gutter on South
side of Cary, about 100 feet East of 22d street. and
curb on both sides of 22d street from Cary to Wa.
ter street.
3. To curb and pave dished gutter on each side
of Grace street from 18th TO 20th.
4. 10 construct stone arch over Shockoe
Creek on Marshall street-as per plan and spec;f
cati ons to be seen at this Office.
5. To build stone walls In the Rsvine of the
Bloody Run branch-one ON the South line of Main
and the other on the South line of Franklin street
Foundations OF timber one foot thick-was to be
laid thoroughly IN cement and have suitable stacks
or openings for the Passage of the water. This
wanted as soon as practcab!e-bid by the perch
IN MADISON WARD.
l. To grade, curb, gravel and pave dished gut
tiers on Leigh street from 7th to 9th. Surplus earth
to be deposited on 9th street between Clay and
Leigh.
TO grade 9th street, North of Leigh. Esti-
mate taken on cuttings alone. All surplus earth
not wanted the line to be deposited in the ra.
vine on 9Th, between Clay and Leigh streets.
s 10 raise stone wall and stack College st :,
West OF Marshall street-say height of feet.
4. To run brick culvert, inches clear, in Mayo
street, crossing Franklin and discharging into the
Exchange culvert' at Trueheart Alley.
5. 70 repave the lower Eastern portion of
Truehe art Alley.
To move out curb stones on East side of l2k
street, South of Cary street, to Office of HaxaH &
Brothers and repave by the said curb stones.
10 pave 7th street solidy from the Canal to
| Byrd street
6 To pave 9Th street solidly from Cary street to
| the Canal.
IN MONROE WARD.
l. To pave gutters on Baker street near Brooke
Avenue and across Baker treet below the house
| OF Jacob Shook, about IS yards.
Z. To pave dished cutters Duval street East of
| st. Peters street, about $50 yards.
| g. To grade First street from Clay to Leigh, and
deposite the ear on Foushee street between Leigh
| and Duval streets. in regular form of footway, gut
| ter and crown. Estimate to be taken on cuttings
| in lst street alone
| T. I o grade, curb gutter and gravel Leigh street
| from 1th 10 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 perches
| To grade, curb, gutter and gravel 5.h street
| from hroad street to Leigh street
| T. 10 run d cuiyert across Canal street at Adams
street, 81 by 2 feet cear-about 100 feet long.
The estimates on curb stones have been placed
at 32c per Inca foOi Tor cutters and other stone
pavenlsns at 60c per square yard; tor grading at
l9c per cubic yard (not allowed deposites ill
| ings under the distance of two squares) with the
| exception OF 9Th street, North of Leigh, which was
made at l6c, and First street, from Ciay to Leigh
| with deposites on Foushee street. which was made
at &C. The travelling, according to location, from
| &c to &c per square yard.
| For W lis on Bloody Run-Timbers l2 20 per
| llneal foot, and masonry at So 10 per perch For
| the arch Shockoe Creek en- Marshall street
| with length OF 65t teet-span 30 teet-abutments
| feet thck-eliptical arch dressed ring stone and
| coping and END walls laid in horizontal courses
| and all with best hydraulic cenent-the bridge
| tFuCted string tlIuDers II inches thick
80 feet long, &c, not TO exceed the cost of $500
| NO bids will be considered which are 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 mace on monthly estimates
with deduction OF ~ per cent until the compile.
| ton OF the work.
II the contract be not signed by the principal AID
his curities within days after the award.
ing Of the york, the proposal win be cOnaidered
as abandoned.
au l2-d:d NJ BATES, supt Streets
TICE.-ULD HAVANA AND thINCIPE
~ CIGARS, TOBACCO, SNUFF, PIPES, &c
We call the attention dealers and lovers of good
Cigars and Tobacco to as fine an assortment as can
be found In the city, and at prices that will offer
great Inducements From his long experience in
the business he is prepa ed to sell accoInmo
dating terms any house in the city, liberal
discount to cash dealers. Our friends and fellJw
citizens will give him call, and try his good old
Havana and Principe Cigars, at 1874 MAN, corner OF
| 10Th street, Richmond.
100000 Cigars constantly on hand.
J. A HARRINGTON,
au l2-3t* Tobaccouist
| UST.-I dark green Port Monnlae, containing
Ia about 81
large size Mourning Ring, with the letters Z. B.
| R. to M. NJ. D.
l hair Bracelet with clasp containing hair set
| with pearl
gold Clasp with letters R. B.
l silver Fruit knife
ivory handle Pen
Turkish Dirk with coral set in the handle,
very uncommon)
silver Case in the shape of "a fish, very uncom-
NOM
silver Medal, presented to Rev VIM Duval by
| the Temperance Society at the Armory-words on
the medal not remembered
TIE above articles were lately stolen from resi-
dence on Grace street. Any IL formation that may
lead to the recovery Of the above, will be thank
fully received, and suitable reward paid upon ap-
plicaton 3 this Office. au !l-6t
A GKEhAbL BOOKS FOX SUMMER
IA IKE G.-NASH d WOODHOUsE,