Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-05-16
TO CONTRACTORS.

PROPOSALS will be- received at the office of the
l. Secretary of the Commissioners of Streets gene
rally, until IL oc lock NJ. Tuesday next the 18th inst
tor the following work. viz:
For the grading and masonry necessary for
ing new street. to be called Tredegar street extending
from the south end ofscventh street. to the Western line
of the Armory grounds The estimate for the filling has
been made twelve and half cents per cubic yard the
rock excavation at so per cubic yard and the
four dollars per cubic yard. 1t is desirable
the Commissioners of Streets to receive bids for this
tire work in the aggregate.
Also for the construction Of calvert Dock street.
extending from the West side of Twenty second
Shockoe Creek The masonry has been estimate at three
dollars and sixty cents per nea foot including the
necessary excavation, filling &C., and also allowing
the contractor the benefit OF the material in the old cul
Also for the construction of n cuIvert on Marshall
street extending from the West line of Second
Sixth street, and connecting with the Clay and Sixth
cuvert hemasonry has been estimated at three
dollars and fytwo cents per lnea foot. including the
necessary excavation, filling, &c
Plans specifications &c of the above ok can be seen
at the office ofthe CT y Engineer.
The individual to whom the work is awarded. will be
required to into contract with approved security
for the prompt and faithful execution of the work. and
unless the contract be signed within days after the
date ofthe award it will be considered abandoned.
No bids will be considered which exceed the estimated
prices and which do conform particular to the
foregoing stipulations.
By order of the Commissioners of Streets generally
my ll-d6t W. GILL, City Engineer.
DROPOsALs will also be received at the sasae
Il place and time, for the following work:
In Jefferson Ward-l05O cubic yards of excavation
Elm street. of Bloody Run street, l20 perches of
masonry the walls across Bloody Run Branch,
the South lines of Main and Franklin streets; 1895 Gu
bic yards of grading 25th street., between Main and
Cary IS perches ofwang do and us feet ofcuvert and
stack p and feet d. 2640 feet of curb stones and
Grace street, from Odd 2St 1900 cubic yards of
grading do 5000 square yards OF gutter paving and
oGo square yards OF graveng 1000 cubic yards OF filling
goth street, between Broad and Grace $50 feet of
curb stones do and 44o square yards CUTTERS and
loosquare yards of gravel on do perches of wang at
the wall side of Valley street. opposite the
old Distilleye perches of wang end of bridge
Shockoe Creek 18th street, $50 cubic yards grading
Poplar street, of 5th street, the Valley; 1850
yards of grading 22d street. from Franklin to Main;
407 square yards onew CUTTERS and 407 square yards of
old to be reaid and 100 yards graveng PIG feet OF
curb stones 18th street, from Main to Cary and
1l25 yards of stone pavement. to be relad.
In Madison Ward-2ooo square yards of new stone
pavement Byrd street. from 18th to sh and 800 wards
old stones to be read 254 yards gutter pavement
west side of 9th street, from Byrd to Arch street, 600
feet new curb 18th street. south of Main and south of
Cary streets and 1880 square yards OF stone pavement to
be relaid
In Monroe Ward-45O feet csrb stones on east line of
5h street, north of Leigh and $50 square yards of gutter
paving on do gravel Baker street the length of two
squares west of cd street, $50 cubic yards of earth cnt
and filled Sd street. from Leigh the bury
lime OF the city; 1886 feet of curb stones dos 1924
square yards ofguer paving do, and travelling do;
32D feet of curb stones Marshall street. west of Nom
street. and 1900 square yards of gravelng do $40
square yards of cutters Jefferson street, from
Main to Franklin: 1880 feet of curb do; $50
square yards gutter paving and square yards
OF graveng 40 feet of curb stones and corners 18th
street, south of Byrd and 2450 yards solid paving
Estimates for the above work have been made fol-
lows for wang 81 per perch for cuvert 25th street
80 50 neal foot; for '2c per nea FOOT
for pavemens 6oc and for relaying old pave
ments SOC per square yard for grading taking only
way 2oc per cubic yard and for travelling inches deep
6cpe square yard aadin proportion for less greater
thickness.
Tie individual to whom the work is awarded will be
required to enter into contract with the city of Rich
mond, with approved security for the prompt and faith
full performance othe work. and unless the contra ct be
signed within days from and after the date of the
award, it will be considered abandoned.
The Proposal should state the time which the work
bid for can be completed.
No bids will be considered which go beyond the prices
above named and proposition entertained which does
not come within the requirements above stated.
BY orlerot the Commissioners of Streets generally.
my 12-dtd NJ BATES, SUIT