The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-08-18
once of superintend ent Of streets, I

CITY OF RICHMOND, Aug. 11th, 1852
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
- this Office until Thursday, the 18th day Of
August, 1852, to be executed during the present
year:
IN JEFFERSON WARD.
/. To fill 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 dished gutter on South
side Of Cary, about 100 feet East Of 22d street. and
curb IN boln sides OF 22d street from Cary to Wa.
Ter street.
g. To curb and pave dished gutter ON each side
of Grace street from 18th to 20th.
4. To construct q stone arch over Shockoe
Greek on Marshall street-as per plan and speci6.
cati ons to be seen at this ohice.
5. To build stone walls in the Ravine 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-walb TO be
laid thoroughly in cement and have suitable stacks
or openings for the passage of the water. This
wanted as soon a. practicsble-bid by the perch.
IN MADISON WARD.
l. To grade, curb, gravel and pave dished gut.
ters on Legh street from 7th to 9th. Surplus earth
to be deposited on 9th street between Clay and
Leigh
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.
g. To raise stone wall and stack on College ct
West of Marshall street-say height Of feet
T. To run brick culvert, inches clear, In Mayo
street. crossing Franklin and discharging into the
Exchange culvert' at Truehesrt Alley.
s. To repsve the lower or Ea;ssa portion Of
Trueheart Alley.
g 10 move out curb stones on East side of 18th
street. South OF Cary street, to office Of Haxali &
Brothers and repave by the said curb stones.
7 To pave 7Ih street solidly from the Canal to
Byrd street
. To uavs eth street solidiy from Cary "a ssrro
Ehe Cana.
l. To pave gsI,srs ossss ssyss 'sssv sF1ess
Avenue and across BAsw sr-sss~sSs ~ sssss
of Jacob SHOOK about % yaros.
2 To pave dished CUTTERS on Duvai street East Oh
St Peters street, about $50 yards.
3. To grade First street from Clay 10 Leigh, and
deposte the ea, III on Foushcc street. between Leigh
and Duva streets, in regular form OF iootWay, gut
ter and crown. Estimate to be taken on cuttings
in 1st street alone.
4 To grade, curb gutter and gravel Leigh ssrest
from TIN 10 3D. Surplus earth to be deposited in
gully North of Leigh
5. To raise stone walls In gully North Of Leigh
street-say 80 perches
g. To grade, curb, gutter and gravel 9th street
from Broad street to Leigh street
T. To run culyert across Canal streef at Adams
street. 81 by 4 l2 feet cear-ab"ut l50 feet long.
The estimates on curb stonts nave oeen placed
at 32c per inea foot; for CUTTERS ana otner stone
pavemants at 60c per square yard; Tor grading az
lac DER cubic yard (oot allowed on depostes or I'LL
;ros nnder the distance of two squares) with the
exception OF 9th street, North OF Leigh, wblsh waS
made At I6c, and First street. from Clay TO Leigh.
with deposites ON Foushee street. which was made
at 20c. The grsveng, according q location
4c to &c per square yard.
For W lis on Bloody Run-Timbers - l-2 per
lineal foot, and masonry at Is IS per perch For
the arch over Shockoe Greek en- Marshall street,
with length of 653 feet-span 70 feet-abutments 8
feet thick-elpncal arch. dressed ring stone and
coping and end walls laid in horizontal courses
and all with best hydraulic cement-the bridge
constructed on airing timbers II inches thick and
80 feet long, &c, not to exceed the cost Of sl600.
No bids will be considered which are placed ai
rates higher than those above mentioned
The nndertaksr Vt any OF the above work viii
be required TO enter into contract (wth security,
embracing specifications and conditioned for ths
prompt and faithful performance OF the work
Payments will be made on monthly estimates
with deduction oi ~ per cent. until The compls
Iion OF the work.
Ii the contract be not signed by the principal AM
his securities within ten days naxI alter the award
ing OF the work, the proposal wiil % eoassarrr.
rs abandoned.
au la-d:d N. BATES. supt Streets.