Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-02-13
Mayors Office,
WASHINGTON. January 10.

e Washington, January 10, 1856.
DROPOSALS in writing, will be received At TINS
February next, for making pumps, hydrants, logs
for conveying water, and for sinking wells, including
all necessary materials and workmanship, in digging,
laying fixing and completing, in the best manner,
and for keeping the same in perfect repair for con-
slant use the First District composed OF the First
and Second Wards and in the Second District, COM
posed of the Third, Fourth, and Seventh Wardsi
and in the Third District composed Of the Fifth and
Sixth Wards leach district to be bid for separately
and to be given different contractors for the term
of one year, commencing on the INST Gay OF April
1856, agreeably to the following specifications
FOR WELLS.
Digging and waling wells, including materials and
removing the dirt per foot lneal. The walls to be
four inches thick, Of good hard brick
Cleaning out wells, each. FL
Sinking old wells deeper, per foot
Taking out old walls and putting in same per foot.
Gases Of eight feet length, do
Cases more than eight feet length do
Covering new wells including materials the COW
ernp to be of best Eastern Shore jost not less than
three inches thick, laid double.
Paving new wells including brick and pump stone
Opening old wells, and covering same with old
materials, each.
Do do with new TIMBER.
FOR PUMPS.
Keeping the pumps in repair, viz:
Stopping all leaks, &c, when it can be done with
out taking out the pump, each.
Taking out and putting in old pumps, per log, each.
Making new joints in old logs.
New logs put in old pumps per foot
New boxes and spouts in old pumps, each.
New pumps, per foot
Boxes and spouts for new pumps, each.
Copper chambers for pumps.
The top log of the pumps TO be Of the best seasoned
white oak and the remainder of the best yellow pine
FOR HYDRANTs.
Keeping the hydrants in repair, viz:
Stopping all leaks, &C.. all new valves and spouts,
repairing the old ones, and repairing the old irons
belonging to them when it can be done without taking
the hydrant ont, each.
Taking out hydrants and putting in same, each.
New hydrants, per foot.
Spouts for hydrants, each.
Spout stones do
Painting pumps and hydrants, each.
IRON WORK
Handles, aIes, spears plates, bands, and repairs,
per pound.
Spout and lower box irons for pumps, each.
New joints TO old spears.
New spout and vave-irons for hydrants.
The work and the materials to be all OF the best
quality of their respective kinds
No offer will be received that is not made BY o
practical pump maker.
Contracts will not be assignable. p#
The person OF persons whose offer may be accept
ed will be required 10 enter into bond for thou
| sand dollars, with two good sureties, conditioned
for the faithful performance OF his or their contract;
and should any contractor or contractors fail
fuse to comply with any the conditions terms Of
his or their contract or TO execute any work within
the time named in the order of the Commissioner di-
recting il to be DONE the Mayor is authorized to em-
poy any other person persons to execute the same
or to furnish the materials upon such terms as he
may deem expedient In which event the contractor
or contractors failing shall be responsible 70 this
thereby and the Mayor may at his discretion aunul
the contract Of such contractor or contractors
| @ JNO. T. TOWERS Mayo.
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