The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-04-24
ID. SATURDAY MORNING. APRIL "a. 1852.
OFFICE OF THE CITY GAS WORKS,
RICHMOND Va, April 1e, 1852,
&EALED PROPOSALS viii be reeered b,

&sahE Ed ft1OPOSALS VIII be received Dy
~ the subscriber at this Office, until 10 o'clock Nj
OF. the first day of May, for excayating Tank pit
OF such width and depth the nature of the earth
may require, within which to build cylindrical
stone wall of 81 feet diarnefnr nv ahant % fapt
depth.
The bids will specify the rate per cubic yard for
earth, graveh loose rock and solid rock egarding
any rock less than one cubic yard as loose rock
BIDS VIII state at what price If the material exca-
VaIeo are lett on the lot aud at what price if carried
away. Said excavation to be coulnleted within o. x
weeks after the date Of the contract
Also, Will be received within the ssme time, seal
ca proposals Tor building stone wall OF tcyiindrcal
torm the diameter of which cylihder is 10 be "a IT,
inside ana Its height about "a feet said wall to be
OF good granite rabble, 4 feet wide at the bottom
and gradually falling of to thickness o. 2 feet
at the top. No stone will be admitted over cubic
feet to be vertical the inside and laid with sharu
SAND mortar or hydraulic cement. There will be
SIX pieces TO extend outward feet including the
wall, placed in regular torn opposite each other:
IN each OF these piers there viii be walled in 4
wrought iron bolts, inches diameter 10 feet long;
SAID bolts to be fastened at the bottom with castro
plates IA inches square by Il inches thick: the bolts
ana plates will be furnished by the CITY,
The top OF the tank wall is to be covered with
cut nag stone feet wide and not less than inches
thick.
Also, will be received within the saroetin,e scaled
proposals ter facing the stone wall On the inside
with nine inch brick wall, leaving a space of Il
inches between the two walls, which space is to be
hiled with groutins made of the best quality by.
drsulic cement.
The bricks to be hard burned ard laid in hydrau-
lie cement; the bottom of the tank is to be paved
with three courses of hard brick laid flaways the
lower course to be bedded in concrete one foot
deep; the other courses in hydraulic cement; the
whole interior of TIE tank to be plastered with one
coat of hydraulic cement.
The stone wall TO be completed within six weeks
after the pit is ready for the masons and the brick
work and plastering to be completed within two
weeks after the stone wall shall have been fashed
The cement will be furnished by the city.
Also, will be received, until IL O'Clock NJ. on the
Nth day of May, 1882 sealed proposals accomps-
MED by plans for Telescope Gas Holder, with all
the fixtures thereto necessary.
The lower section to be 90 feeti in diameter by 2 p
feet in height; the iron netween the upper and low
sheets 10 be not less than II wire guage; the up
per section to be 78 feet in diameter by a2 feet 10
height; the iron 70 be same as above, II wire
guage.
Said Gas Holder to be completed and ready for
use by the 30th day OF Sept; 1852.
Bond and security {or reserved paymente) will be
required to ensure the faithful performance of
contracts.
ap 20-3taw4t c. CAMPBELL, Supt
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