The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-08-15
MISCBLLANEoUs
no CONTRACTORS AND LUMB'

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i DEALERS.-proposals will be received at the
office OF the Secretary Of the Commissioners OF Streets
generally until l2 o'clock, NJ. on Monday next, the
For the construction of Stone Bridge, with an
arch of forty feet spa across Giies Cree on Wharf
street. The masonry of the Bridge has been estrna.
ted at eight dollars per cubic yard including coping,
ring stones, iron railing, sheeting and centering.
Also for the construction of four small Culverts
eng the creek at the Bridge about 80 feet long each
The estimate for these Culyerts has been made at
81 25 per neal foot, including excavation and filing
Also for the construction of about 573 neal feet Of
Cuvert, connecting the Dock street cuivert at 18th
street with the cuvert Virginia street. The es-
innate for this culvert has been made at $5.75 per
lneal foot, including excavation and filing
Also, l6o feet of culvert 2x2 on Byrd street, ex-
te nding from the side of 7th street westwardy
and connecting with culvert near the canal The es
innate has been made at 81 per nea foot, including
excavation and filing.
Also. for waIling about 100 feet of Wharf Just west
of the Baltimore Steamboat Company landing This
wallns viii have to be built piles and has been
timated at 3.50 per cubic yard.
Also, for Planking Wharf street from Peach street
eastwardly to the corporation line.
Also, for Planking street extending from Lester
street southwardly to Wharf street. q
The above jobs viii require about go 900 feet board
measure plank pne or oak, 20 feet long and inches
thick, and has been estimated at Sl8 per M. feet,
Plans and specifications of the above work together
with all necessary information be obtained by ap
piication at the office of the undersigned.
1t highly important that all the above work should
be executed at an early day. Bidders will therefore
state when the work bid for will be commenced and
when completed. The individual to whom work is
awarded, will be required TO enter into contract, with
approved security for the prompt and faithful execu
ton of the work. and unless the contract be signed
within ten days after the date of the sward it win be
considered abandoned No bids viii be considered
which exceed the estimated prices and which do not
conform to the above stipulations
By order of the Commissioners of Streets gene
rally. VIGIL, City Engineer.
Proposals will also be received until the time men
toned above, for filling Peach street from Water
street to the lower lime of the city, with earth be
Cary street, below east of 22nd street, and from
Bloody Run Street east of Rockets street in such
manner the Commissioners of Streets generally
may direct. The earth is to be placed smoothly upon
Peach and Wharf streets such grades aud lines
may be marked out and directed by the Engineer
of the city or Superintendent of streets.
The estimate for the longest haul has been estna-
ted at 50 per cubic yard and no bid beyond that est
mate win be considered.
The individual to whom the contract is awarded viii
be required TO enter into with the city and
give approved security for the prompt and faithful
execution of the work within the periods of time
be specified and unless such contract be signed with
in ten days from and after the date of the award it
will be considered abandoned and the work relet
As is important to have the work executed
ly practicable, the proposal the time at
which the contractor proposes to complete the work
for which he bids.
The quantity needed viii be about $4,000 cubic
yards. M. BATES, Sec Com. Streets.
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