The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-27

vhs Contract FOR the Now Grand Reservoir
OPENING OF TIE BIDS AT THE sNeiNRn's orSroI
-MBeeRs. HAIRCHILD, COLEMAN, wALK8R BROWN
TIE PROBABLE SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS.
The proposals for building the new Grana n servoi'
were opened noon the office OF the Eogneol
Of tho Croson Board the presence Of largo number Of
contractors.
The following the specifications for the work 70 be
done The letters In parenhesis indicate the column In
the suboined table, in which the estimate given for tina.
portion Of the work.
(E) For all excavation, whether haYdpau, quicksand,
stones bouders otherwise excepting solid rock which
requires blasting excepting boulders more than half
cubic yard In capacity and for dsposng the maseals
excavations made obtain materials, embankment,
puddle bank puddle, 10 be measured In excavation,
estimate In cents per cubic yard.
blasting and OF bouldes Of capacity Of more than half
cubic yard, and dsposhg the materials according 70 the
specifications 70 be meaaured In excavation estmA'e In
(G) For pudd bank, and all pudding required lnclud
Ing nng seams In The r,ck when required 10 addition 70
the price pad for excavation Of the materials under item
F. furnishing materials under item ~ be measured
In embankment, estimate in rent. per caoc yard.
III For embankments, Including the s,n one foot In
depth onhe outer Slopes and exclusive of all puddle a
all mssopry and bros stone on the Slopes In addition 10
the prioe paid for excavation in Item E. or for iu.nishsg
rails to be furnished from outside tho Reservoir ground
to be measured in embankmenI estimate In cents per
For the lining OF BROKEN stone the inner slopes Of
the embankms ns and placing the same as directed and
for oil labor connected there 70 DO measured In en-
ban mt, estimate in cents per cubic ard.
(K) For paving constructing slope wall the stone 70
be taken from the rock excavsaed, asr supplying the
Cro Aqueduct Der armept With whatever they may
qui according the specification and for labor
ssrucpg the same 70 DO measured In the WALL estimate In
TX ~ For the same luid in cement mortar including
furbvhipg all labor and materials, 70 be measured in
the work, estim ale In GEMS per cubic yard.
the stone for the excavation houd not DO deemed suita
BILE for paving by the engineer, 10 addition 70 the price
above stated In item K to DO measured in the WALL est
M For ali clay, EARTH rand and gravel 70 be furnished
for puddle should the engineer the material from
ere BE- in The % OBJ
tanned within the outer slopes Of the exterior reservoir
banks. BY the engineer in addition 70 the price paid for
paddle In item q, TO be measured In embankment, est
mate In cents per cubic yard.
N) For earth to be iurnished for embankment sh ould
the ground addition The price paid for
bankment In item II, TO be measured in embankment,
estmste In cents per cubic yard
(O) For constructing the brick wall IN the middle bank
Including Furnishing oil labor and materials, estimate In
cents per cubic yard
Up For concrete for all purposes required In the spe
cnca,ionr including furnishing materials he stone may
be taken from The rock excavations not oshesw want
ed and for all labor connected herewith, 10 be ured
In ,ne bed where pac 3D. estimate In cents per cubic yard
20 For eseh square foot Of sheet pllDg coustrue cd
coraing 10 the specifications estimate In cents per square
loot
The following the table Of bids. At the head OF each
column given the amount Of each kind Of work 70 be
done, per specoa IONS and In the columns the
tin aes In cents Tho Last four bids ruled out In
formal In consequence OF irresuary in the suretes,
where only OF the contracting parties took the
quired OATH The Comptroller objected 70 these latter
for raid he, "who knows but the party Who does not mako
oath that public official Interested In the contract has
made an arrangement with the Comptroller" No les
than three bids were received by letter, and, OF
course, entirely irregular They did up
the specification and not scaled One genius sent
teesraphc despatch from hontrea Offering 10 do the
work for 100000. II only creatsd laugh. Menrs Fair
child Coleman, Walker and Bro supposed TO be the
successful parties; but the award will DO finally made 10
day, when the question the informal bids II be deter
mined The following Ia the table,
ABSTRACT OF BIDS RECEIVED BY THE cRoTos AoUE.
DUCT DEPARrNANr YoR TaB INV GRAND RgsKR-
voB.