Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-01-26
May or's Once,
WaShSu1fou. Jauuary lS. ISH6.

Mayor Once,
Washington, January Is, 1886.
MDR0P0SAIS will be received at this Office, up 10
~ lSo'clock M, on the l4th February next, for
grading, trimming curbing and laying the brick and
flag footwayb and paving the cutters and alleys In
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 70 be gwen 70 an
day Of April 1885, agreeable 10 the following speci-
hcationsi
The curbstone to be Of the best New York river
curbstone or the best blue rock, in pieces OF not less
than three feet long, and not less than sixteen inches
wide and not less than three and a half inches in
thickness the upper surface or edge and sufficient
depth herefrom receive the bricks to be dressed TO
that thickness, and set in and well rammed TO the
proper grade, and the joints well htted.
The brick to be of the best quality hard, red, paw
ing brick to be laid bed Of sharp sand, spread
four inches deep bed of fine clean gravel, free
from clay or loam three inches deep, WIN TWO
courses edge next TO the curb and one course on
edge TO the inner line where the pavement Is lefs
than the full width. No extra measurement for brick
on edge will be made.
The stone pavement 10 be of common quartz, not
exceeding four inches in diameter except the stone
on the outside line of the cutters, which must be OF
six inches in diameter laid on bed of coarse sand
and clean gravel free from clay or loan, at least nine
inches Deep and TO 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 gravel 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 wide 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 stoDe to be laid
bed of fine clean gravel, free from clay or 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 to be done, and warranted to stand
| twelve months after its completion And upon the
failure of the contractor or contractors to commence
the work or to complete 1t within the time named,
uponhis their failure to execute the work the
Materials and in the mnnner herein required, the
Mayor to have the right of employing other persons
to do the same, upon such terms as he may deem ex
pedent in which event the contractor or contract
ors so failing shall pay any loss or damage the Cor
poration may sustain in consequences 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
missioner of improvements of the ward; and upon
failure of any contractor or contractors to make any
repairs or to relay any pavement within live days af
notice aforesaid the Mayor is to have the right Of
employing any other person persons to do the
on such terms as he may deem expedient; In which
event the contractor or contractors 80 fallnS snail
pay any loss damage the Corporation may sustain
In consequence thereof
For the due performance of the work, and the fur
nishing of the materials herein required bond and
security to the amount of two thousand dollars will
be required of the contractors.
The bidders will state the rates at which the curb
ing, paving and tagging win be executed including
materials.
For setting new curb of New York North river
curbstone, per running foot.
For setting new curb of blue rock or gneiss, per
running foot.
For laying new stone pavement per square yard.
For grading, whether excavating or tilling) per
cubic yard.
For trimming, per running foot.
For spouting-gutter, per foot.
For laying down blue rock Tagging, per square
foot
For laying down New York North river tagging,
per square foot.
For laying five courses of brick on edge, in cutters
and alleys, per running foot.
And the rates at which the following work, exclu-
sye of materials except the gravel and sand which
may be required:
For setting new curb, including dressing, per
ming foot.
For laying new brick pavement per square yard
For taking up and relaying old brick pavement
per square yard.
For taking up and resetting old curb per running
foot
For taking up and relaying old stone pavement,
per square yard
&For taking up and relaying old flag footways, per
square foot.
No bid will be received which does not include an
offer for each separate item of work and materials
Contracts will not be assignable
BY law the Mayor is prohibited from awarding
contracts for the above work to any person per-
sons who are not practical PAYERS;
JOHN T. TOWERS, Mayor.
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