Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-03-01
ROPOSALs FOR GRADING, TRIM
MINE. &c.

MAYORS OFFICE,
pnou ,;n WtsshiDston, + e9,nnsy =, 1861, D.,
IpE, trimming, ogTblns and laying the brick and
and W.a ho
| one district; tor the Third and Fourth Vases,
ssv tn %ds Sns The h shTd
(esch Cstrint 10 be bid for Separately, and to be
me6cins the first dsy Of 1prii iSs2, sgfosably to
the follOV ing specifications:
The ogIbst0ne TO be of the bsst New York North
RIVER cubatone, in pieces of not loss than two feet
lsns. and not less than sixteen inches wide, and
not e:s taan three and hat inches IN thicknsss,
thick asss, nd SET in and well fammsd with clean
sIave Tree t,om 1sI or loan, to the proper grade,
The b,ick to re OF the best quality h.rd red paw
ing brick. to be laid on bed of shsp liver sand.
s9Tea1 ur Inches Gee2 bed of ne O can gray
si fres from ol'y or loan, three inches deep, with
| two courses on edge next 70 curb, and one course
o. edke o. ths Innsr nne, where the pavement Is
e,s than the II width; : o extra measurement for
brick on edge will be made
exceeding four inches In diameter except the stone
On the OUTSIDE line Of the cutters, which must be
,and an ols an gravel, free fr en- clay or osm 81
least nine inches deep, am TO be twice well ram
SITTER being examined and not hsforel BY the Com
missioner, to be covered with hue clean gravel or
coarse nd and the iutersices bstween the stones
well n led VITA the same material.
or hs .sfnE S Be t6s sst s.at, 6Ss rock
inches long By eig hteen inches wide and not less
than TIRES inches thick, 20 be laid on a bed of ine
sand, tx II ohss deep. ana with CLOSE joints,
~ grading nolexce oding SIX inches to be rated
Ths wOIE 20 be done IL the best m.nr or and 10
Ihs sat siaesion Of the MAYOR, ana to be com
10 me Eh ten sa y s alter the STds sysa
% Hssd the he SfGs II e
completion And up the failure of the contractor
or Contractors to Commence the work or to DOM
pets II within the tins named or upon his or their
the m- ner herein required, the Mayor to have the
right Of employ ing other persons to do the same,
usoD such terms as ne may deem expedlent, In
which eIeGt the contractor or contractors go fall
Ing shall ray any loss or damage the Corporation
Eay sustain IN consequence thereof
AnJ repairs % r. cyiHr which may be required
tractor free of caags within FIVE days after notice
from che Comm 81 yer Of improvements OF the
tractors u make .sy sp,lrs or TO relay any pave
Elsnt wi il i've DAYS sitter notice aforesaid, the
o. 70 do the same on such terms as
he NAY deem expe1lent; IN which event the con-
or damage the Corporation may sustain In oonse-
For the duo er'orm.nce of the work and the
Furnishing Of tha materIas a. herein required bond
s1d security to the amount of thousand do lars
vii, be TcquIrsd Of the contractors.
The bidders viii stats. the rstes at which the
curbIng paving and tagging will be executed, in
For SETTING new curb Of New York North river
cuIbst7ne, per running foot
fO'tb laying new DICK pavement, per square yard.
For ing Iev stone paveme Mt, per square yard
For grazing, whether e1cavating or fllIng,D per
cubic yard. -
For trimming. per running foot.
For spOu; gutter, per foot
For laying down Tagging, per square foot.
For laylEs three aud i've courses Of brick 10
edge, "a Ies Gired by law, in cutters and alleys Der
running foot
And the rates a. which the following work, OK
elusive Of materials. except the gravel and sand
" hich Fay be required:
F0i ett5, IT. rew curb. including dressing, per
For lSyipg new brick pavement. per square yard l..
For taxing M and relaylns old b:Ick pavement
per square yaIs.
For laking up and ressttln. old curb, per run
per square ysr1.
For taxing up and relaying old Gag footvsys,
Per square foot.
No Did viii be received which does not inc ude
an otter tof each separate item of work and MAZE
Tlals '~
BY lay the Mayor IL prohibited from awarding
contracts Tor the above WORE TO any person or per-
sons who are not ersctica PAYERS.
1e Is law4w RICHARD WALLACE, Mayor.