Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-19
Mayors Office, ,
WAsHINSToN, January fS57 {

PROPOSALS IN WRITING WILL BE RE-
L ceived at this Office up to ~ O'Clock m, on
the 9TH day Of February next for making Pumps,
Hydrant-, Logs for conveying water and Sink.
Ing W els Including all IL ,cessary materials and
workmanship, In digging, laying, fixing and
completing, In the best manner, and for keeping
the same In perf repair for constant In the
First District, composed CT tn First and Second
Wards; and in the Sc ;ond Dis ,lct, composed OF
the Third, ourth, and Seventh Wards and in
The Third District, composed " the Fifth aud
Sixth Wards leach district to be bid for separate
ly, end TO b given to different contractors for
the term Of one year. commencing on the LIST day
OF April 1857, agreeaoiy to the following specif-
cations. No bid from any but a practical pump
maker will be considered, and the contractor will
be required 10 conform rigfdly.
FOR WELLS
Digging and Walllng Wells including materials
and removing the dirt, per foot, lin.al The
walls to be four inches thick, OF good I'd
brick.
CT, aiming out Wells, each.
sinking Old Wells deeper, per foot.
Taking out Old Walls and putting In same, re-,
Gases CT eight feet length, per foot.
Cases more than eight feet length, per foot.
Covering New Wells; including materials; the
than three inches thick laid double.
Paving New Wells, including brick and pump
stone
Opening Old Wells, and covering same with old
Opening Old Wells, and covering same with new
timber.
FOR PUMPS.
keeping the Pumps in repair, viz stopping al
leaks, &c, when II can be done without taking
Taking cut and puitlrg in Old Pumps, per log,
each. o.
Making new joints In old logs
New logs put in Old PUMPS, per foot
New boxes and spou,s In Old Pumps, each.
New Pumps, per foot
Boxes and gpouts for New Pumps, each
Copper Chambers for Pumps.
The top log Of the Pump to be Of the best season
cd White Oak, and the remainder Of the b, st
Yellow Pine or White Oak.
FOR HYDRANTS.
Nee Ping the HydIants In repair, viz: stopping all
iSdfs &c ali new valves and spouts, repairing
me oid ones, and repairing the old irons belong
s 20 thera, when II can be done without king
Ns, n,Ig out ayd,ants and putting In same, each.
Wv a ydrants, Per foot
| Spouts Tor Hydraats, each
> cut stones, each
"i'''''s Tuhps and Eydrants, each.
u IRON WORK.
nS nafIs Axles' spears, Plates, Bands and Re.
Spout ard ard Lower e, Bo1IrOns for Pumps, each
| New spout enc Valve-irons for Hvdr,n,.
me Wolh ara the materials to be ali Of the hs.,
quality oi ,h.ir respective kin6s ''''
NO offeI will be received tina, Ia NO, ,o.s.,
pract. al pun D. maker oy
CONTRACTS Will not lie assignable
Inc psfsen or persons whose offer NAV l,e ar
cep,ed VIII be required to enter into bond for on
thousand dollars, with two good sureties. condio
tior ed for The faithful perform irce Of his or
contract and should any contractor or contra .tors
fall or refuse 10 comply with any Of tie ondit,ons
or terms 81 hi or their tract or 10 ex cute anv
work within the time named in the order of The
order OF the Commissioner directing II 10 be done
the Mayor Is authorized to employ any OTHER psr
son or persons to execute the ssme, or to furnish
the materials upon such terms as he NAV deeu,
eIpedisnt; In which event the contractor or cor
tractors SO railing shsl be responsible to this Cor
porstion for any loss or damage II NAV su,.ai,
tnereoy, and the Mayor msy ct his deere ion az
hul the contract OF such contractor OF c0ntraato,s
W. D. MA0RUDER,
1sa "~WH soI Mayor.