Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-01-18
Mayors Office,
Washington, January Is, 1856.

PROPOSALS will be received at this Office up to
IL 10 o'clock NJ on the 14th February next, for
grading trimming curling, and laying the brick and
dag footways and paving the cutters and alleys in
the First and Second Wards Of the city forming one
district for the Third and Fourth Wards, forming
the second district; and the Fifth, Sixth, and
Seventh Wards forming the third district leach dis
trict to be bid for separately, and to be given to diff
ferent contractors for the year commencing the first
day Of April 1856, agreeable 20 the following spec
ficatons:
The curbstone to be of the best New York river
curbsone the best blue rock in pieces of not less
than three feet long, and not less than six inches
wide, and not less than three and a half inches in
thickness, the upper surface edge and sufficient
depth thererom receive the bricks to be dressed to
that thickness, and set in and we'll rammed to the
proper grade, and the Joints well fitted.
The brick to be of the best quality hard red, paw
ing brick to be laid on bed Of sharp sand, spread
four inches deep on a bed of fine clean gravel, free
from clay or loan, three inches deep, with two
edge to the inner line, where the pavement is less
than the full width No extra measurement for brick
on edge will be made.
The stone pavement to be of common quartz, not
exceeding four inches in diameter except the stone
the outside line of the CUTTERS which must be of
six inches in diameter, laid bed of coarse sand
and clean gravel free from clay loan, at least nine
inches deep, and 10 be twice well rammed the second
time after being well wet and, after being examined
land not before) by the Commissioner, to be covered
with fine clean gravelor coarse sand and the inter-
stices between the stones well filled with the same
material.
The tagging to be Of the best quality blue rock or
gneiss or New York North river tagging, in pieces
of not less than two feet six inches long by eighteen
inches wde and not less than three inches thick for
the blue rock gness and not less than four inches
thick for the New York North river stone, to be laid
on bed of fine clean gravel, free from clay loan
sharp sand, six inches deep, and with close joints.
All grading not exceeding one foot to be rated as
trimming
The work to be done in the best manner and to the
satisfaction of the Mayor and to be commenced with
in ten days after the order is given to the contractor
and to be completed within the time named in the
order directing It to be DONE and warranted to stand
twelve months after its completion. And upon the
failure Of the contractor contractors TO commence
the work or to complete il within the time named,
uponIhis their failure 10 execute the work or the
materials, and in the manner herein required the
Mayor TO have the right Of employing other persons
TO do the same, upon such terms as he may deem ex-
pedient in which event the contractor or contract
ors SO failing shall pay any loss or damage the Cor
poration may sustain in consequence thereof
Any repairs or relaying which may be required be-
fore the expiration Of the time for which the work is
warranted to stand TO be done by the contractor free
Of charge within FIVE days after notice from the Com