Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-01-08


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3. The Main street sewer was built by
David Stuhr, under contract for the same
He has completed his contract. except the
iron frames and covers for the shafts. which
are called for in his contract. lie has also
exceeded the amount contemplated in his
contract by ll3 perch more masonry, 70
perch Of which would not have been reguif-
ed had the excavation of pit confronted %
shape Of sewer arch. He hasalso put on 41a
square yards more of plastsring than reqnia-
ed by his contract This amount is all on
the upper half of arch. The extra wcrk
over amount required by contract is s66l ~.
4. In examining-.he work done by hessra
Brayton d Boies, done under contract tet
Games. Perry, and Bridge Avenue stfeets.
find they have done their work IS per assa-
tract 60 far as completed. there yet rerseins
to be done large arpoupt OF wprktk.si
Gaines- and Perry stsseia.1s {e~exAmihiaE
their work done under contract for grading
Brady and Front streets, | find that the
work is completed, except a culvert on Front
street, called for in contract. ! was, low
ever informed that before the cut was com
pleted on Bridge Avenue, from which the
material for embankment was taken for
Front street, that the limited amount TO te
spent on Front street, viz, 81 900, had been
exceeded, and that the culyert was conse
quently dispensed with. The same parties
have a contract with the city for builaing
culvert on Gaines street. They have com
pleted it in every respect according to the
plan and specifications. Annexed to this re-
port you will find an estimate Of the work
done by them up to Doc. lst. 1857. made
from the cross-sectisns in the City Engin-
eer's office, and from actual measurement Of
the work.
). The contract for grading Marquette
street was made with Claus Lage. Before
measuring this work. was requested By the
chairman of your committee to ascertain
carefully how much work had been done bv
the contractor, in the street. and how much
out of it. accordingly got n copy of re
corded plot Of street, and run out the same
as per record. and then neasur s.l up the
work. find Mr.. Lage has excavated 1852
cubic yds. in the street, and on lot said to
belong to g. c. r. Mitchell, 1909 cutie yds..
making allfogether SOL cubic yds. OF ex-
cavation done by Mr.. Lase, the first amount
only being done under HE contract. Had the
street been graded where the record calls
u
wing Of $6aS 40 over present location.
q. Claus Stetfen has complied in full with
his contract for macadamizing. The final
estimate as returned by me. is correc'.
I. In examining Mr.. La Franzs contract
on Harrison street. find there will be re-
qured to complete the embankment in the
r..vine, between Seventh and Ninth streets
1900 cubic yards of embankment, and llol
cubic yards OF excavation between Eleventh
and Twel tn streets, in side walks, which
makes 5000 cubic yards of excavation to bs
moved, whic! is worth at least S240O. By
the terms OF the contract the slopes OF EN-
bankment are to he one foot horizontal To
foot vertical, or | To |. The contractor il
order to save material and labor and to Civ.
the street the appearance Of being complete
has. to get the proper width, made walls Q
Jumps Of clay on the sides of the street -
The frost and rains will slacken these lumps
and during the wet season the sides will slid,
oil and leave tbs street muclf-less II -wids.
than required, and probably for time I.
Spring, leave 1t impassable. In examinin.
lis work on Perry street. done under con
tract for the same, find lie has complie,
with his contract, except the block bet " eel
Fifth and Sixth streets, on hich the mac
adamizing does not average over 10 inches
s. In examsning SIr. kinseila's work don
under contract, for macadamizing Leyee.
find that he has built n rip rap wall for pro
lection. AS it is at present, l should say i
was unfinished; as it is very irregular, d
line or surface to it. In his contract he ha
20 price for this kind of work, but has fo
protection wall. The rip rap can be bull
for from 81 to g less per yard than tn
protection wall. have been unable to a.
certain how he has been paid for this worl
The macadam on the Levee is not broke
according to specification, and is vet incou
piete. It will probably cost some $500 t
$500 to complete it.
9. | have been unable to find a contrae
with Mr.. McCainmon for grading the Lcve,
although called on the City Engineer f.
: it. ! cannot, of course, report on his worl
not knowing what he has to do
G. I. TAYLOR.
Davenport, Dec. os, 1857