The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-02-28

PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED at the OF
fee of the City Gas Works until IL o'clock. NJ the
9Th of March, for the following named buildings and
apparatus for the manufacture and publication of
Briekwcrk-RetortH House. about 1zexs5 PURIFYING
and Meter House, about 60xS these buildings to be
ready to receive rosf by June l: Coal House, about
1z2xS4; this done by August Foundations to floor
line for Retort Benches Foundations fer Condensers
work not herein named that will be included in the
above the last-named work completed by the lst cf
Cast and Wrought Iron Work for Retort House,
viz Window Frames cast iron, and Ventilation Stat
Work of wrought iron for same; Doors Of wrought
iron Door jams Sill plates for of iron there
NAV be other castings not herein nam~d that NAV
be necessary, which will be included IN the above;
these castings and wrought iron TO be delivered at
such times may be directed during the building of
the Retort House. Bids for the above 10 be made
per pound. Also
"a Benches of Retorts q of them to be SIS ard Of
them to Se So, IL Benches including the two5s ODE
delivered in Richmond. or on the Gas Works lot, by
the lst day of August, the other be delivered by
a2io lbs. "
Proposals viii also be received for the erection of
the Skeleton Benches; IL of them must be ready to
receive the Retors by LIST of September the 9TH
IL to be ready to receive the Retors by the ls OF
Also for Condensers and Washers; Condensers to
consist of about 81 tier of 10nch socket pe each
the With son
two tiers of pipe those 18th drip pipes fitted in them
and bonnets end; Washers to consist of tier
f1S-inch pipe pipes ia height and feet long each,
and join ed together at top with gooseneck pipe at
bottom with bonnets similar to those of Condensers
Washers to be connected to Condensers with stop
cocks and independent connections so they can be
worked separately. The bid for the above Conden-
and Washers to be per ton of 1000 lbs delivered
ia Richmond, at Rockets or on the Gas Works lot,
by The LIST of August with separate bid for putting
up; the foundations to be put up by the city ready
to receive them.
Also, Dry Lime Purifiers 10x15 feet, screens in
EACH by draulic SEAL &C., the whole to be complete
and put up ready for work, including comedians,
inlet and outlet pipes, stop cocks, &c. the whol6sfb
be delivered at Rockets. in the city of Richmond
ana put up by the lst of October.
Also, for Station Meter capacity oa,O00 feet To-
inch inlets and outlets put ready for work by LIST
of October the foundations to be put up by the city
ready to receive it.
Also, for about 5000 it, I4-neh Socket Pipe, inch
thick; to weigh $50 lbs. each, drips, elbows and
branches also for 600 feet 10-inch pipe inch thick,
the bid for the pipe to be per foot branches &c per
ton of 1000 lbs the whole to be delivered ia Rich
mend, at Rockets. by the 1st of May.
By application to the undersigned, detailed speci
fcstions and drawings can be seen any inforna-
ton had the above only general specifications
Twenty per cent. to be withheld for the faithful
performance of all work specified in the
when made and all work to be subject to the inspecr
ton and approval of such persons az the city may ap-
point for that purpose. ,s4 s
C. CAMPBELL.