Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-05-12
TO CONTRACTORS.

DROPOSALS will be received at the Office of the
4 Secretary of the Commissioners of Streets gene
rally until IL O'clock NJ Tuesday next the 18th inst.
Tor the following work, viz
For the grading and masonry for construct
ing eet be called Tredegar street. extending
from the south end seventh street, to the Western line
Of the Armory grounds The estimate for the filling has
been madeat twelve and half cents cubic yard the
rock excavation at 60 per cubic yard and the
sorry at four dollars per cubic yard. 1t is desirable
the Commissioners OF Streets to receive bids for this
tire work in the aggreg gate.
Also for the construction Of culvert on Dock street
extending from the West side of Twenty second street to
Shockoe Creek The masonry has been estimated three
dollars and sixty cents pernea foot, including the
necessary excavation, filling &c. and also allowing
the Contractor the benefit OF the material in the old cu
Also for the construction of culvert on Marshall
street extending from the West line of Second street
Sixth street, and connecting with the Clay and Sixth
street euvert has been estimated at three
dollars and ttytwo cents per lnea foot including the
necessary excavation filing &c
Plans specifications &c of the above can be seen
at the office ofthe CRY Engineer.
The individual to whom the work is awarded, will be
required to enter into contract, with approved security
for the prompt and faithful execution of the work. and
unless the contract be signed within ten 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 in every particular to the
foregoing stipuations
By order of the Commissioners of Streets generally.
my IDIOT w. GILL, City Engineer
DR0POSALS will also be- received ut the saae
Il place and time, for the following work.
In Jefferson Ward-05O cubic yards of excavation
street, percheS
masonry the walls Bloody Run Branch,
the South lines of Main an Franklin Streets 1895
bic yards of grading 25th street, between Main and
Cary perches ofwang do and l75 feet oe ulver and
stack q and feet do s640 feet Of curb and
Grace street. from Esd 2sth 1900 cubic yards of
grading do square yards OF gutter paving and
66O square yards of graveing 1000 cubic yards of filling
goth street, between Broad and Grace geo feet of
curb stones do and 440 square yards of CUTTERS and
100 square yards of gravel do perches of wang
the stone wall side of Valley street. opposite the
old Dstiery;9 perches of waing at end Of bridge
Shockoe Creek 18th street, $50 cubic yards grading
Poplar street. of .5h street. in the Valley; 1850
yards of grading 22d street, from Franklin to Main
4o yards ofnew cutters and 4o7 square yards Of
old to be read and 100 yards oil graveing 2l6 feet of
curb stones 18th street. from Main to Cary, and
ll25 yards of stone pavement. to be relaid.
Ia Madison Ward-sooe square yards OF new a" stone
pavement Byrd street, from 18th to oth and 800 Yards
old stones to be read 254 yards of gutter pavement
west side of 9th street, from Byrdto Arch street, 600
feet curb 18th street, south of Main and south of
Cary streets and 1880 yards OF stone to
be reaid
In Monroe Ward-450 feet csrb east line of
5h street. north of Leigh and $50 square yards of gutter
paving do; gravel Baker street the length of two
west of ad street, $3.50 cubic yards of earth cut
and filled on Sd street. from Leigh street to the bury
ing ground grading Leigh street from I'd street to west
line of the city; 1886 feet of curb stones do: 1924
square yards OF gutter paving on do and gravellng DO
$40 feet of curb Marshall street. of Mons
street. and 800 square yards Of graveng do $40
square yards of new cutters Jefferson street, from
Main to Franklin; 1880 feet of curb stones do 1850
yards OF gutter paving do and $500 square yards
of gravelng ITO feet of curb and 18th
street. south of Byrd and 245o yards solid paving
same.
Estimates for the above work have been made fol.
lows for walng 81 per pech for culvert a5th street
So so per neal foot for stones 32c per nea foot
for pavemens Soc and for relaying old pave
ments SOC per square yard for grading taking only
way zoe per cubic yard and for travelling inches deep
6cper square yard AID in proportion for less greater
thickness
Tie individual to whom the work is awarded will he
required 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 as abandoned.
The Proposal should 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 orderof the Commissioners of Streets generally
my l2-dtd NJ BATES, Suit
II AIDES FAIK-Thc ladies of the First Presby-
terrain Church, will open fair the sale offancy
articles refre shments Nc. in Isoshes Hall MondaY