Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-23

PROPOSALS FOR GRADING, TRIM.
Il H.. .H MING, &c. 1850. .......


mAYon's OYPIcE,
WARRINGTON. January "a 1865.
Proposals will be received at this once up TO
IL clock M, on THURSDAY, February lat, for
Grading, Trimming, Curbing, and Laying the
Brick and Flag FSotways and Paving the Gut.
the city, forming one district; for the Third and
Fourth Wards, forming the second district; and
the fifth, Sixth, and Seventh wards, forming the
third district, leach district TO be bid for sepa,
rately, and TO be given to different contraetors)
for the year commencing the nrst day Of April,
1855, Agroenbly to the following speci locations:
The Curbstone to be Of the best Now York
North river stone granite 10 pieces Of not less
than three feet 10 length and not less than twenty
inches wide or deep; not less than i've Inches
thick; the top surface, aud distance down on
each side Vf nine Inches, TO be we'll dressed and
closely joiuted together, and 10 be Of Uniform
The Brick to DO Of the best quality hard red
paving brick, 10 be laid on bed Of sharp river
sspd, spread four inches deep on a bed Of ane
deep, with two courses on the edge next TO the
| curb and one course on edge on the inner line,
| where the pavement is less than the full width
| no extra measurement for brick on edge will be
| made.
The stone pavement to be Of common quartz,
| not exceeding four inches In diameter, except
the stone on the outside line Of the CUTTERS,
which must be Of six inches In diam, ter, laid on
| a bed Of coarse sand and clean gravel, free from
clay or loan, at least nine inches deep, and to DO
/ twice we'll rammed, tho second time after being
| wet and htter DelnR examined lana not DelofeD
| by the commissioner, to be covered with me
| clean gravel or coarse sand, and the interstices
between the stones we'll Allied with the same ma
| terial
York tagging, In pieces not less than three feet
| In length by sixteen inches wide, and not less
than six inches thick the top surface and edges
to be well aud evenly dressed and ends closely
| Joiuted together, to be laid on bed Of sharp
sand and coarse gravel, Of not less than nine
inches thick, In equal proportion; all grading
| not exceeding six inches TO be rated az trimming
The work to be done in the best manner and to
the satisfaction OF the Mayor, and to be COM
| Inenced within ten days after the contractor re-
ceives the order, and to be completed W, thin the
time named In the order directing II to be done,
and warranted to stand twelve months after It's
completion. And upon the failure Of the con-
tractor or contractors TO commence the work or
to complete Il within the time named, or upon
his or their failure to execute the work Of the
materials and In the manner herein required, the
Mayor to have tho right Of employing other per-
sons to do the inc, upon such terms as be may
deem expedient; In which event the contractor
or contractors 70 falling shall pay any loss oil
damage the Corporation may sustain In conse'
quence thereof
Any repairs or relayIng which may be re.
uuIred before the expiration OF the time fol
which the work II warranted to stand to be done
by tho contractor, free Of charge, within Ave
days aftor notice from the Commissioner Of In
provements Of the ward and upon failure Of any
contractor or contractors to make any repairs OF
relay any pavement within ave days After notice
aforesaid, the Mayor IL 10 have the right Of EN-
ployihg any other person or persons 10 do the
same, on such terms ~ he may deem expedient
N which event the contractor or contractors GO
falling shall pay any loss or damage the Corpo'
ration may sustain In consequence thereof foi
the due performance Of the work and the furnish
iug Of the materials, herein required, bond anC
security to the amount Of two thousand dollar
will be required Of the contractors.
And It Is to be distinctly understood that al
. old material, such as curbstones and bricks, will
- Ia. IafN h.. -.
The bidders will state the rates at which the
eurbing, paving, and tagging will be executed
including materials.
For setting new curb Of New York North rive,
, curbstone, per running foot.
For setting new curb Of granite, per running
foot.
For laying new brick pavement, per squar
yard.
For laying new stone pavement, Ter squsr
yard.
/ For grading, whether exeavating or hllipg,
! | per cubic yard.
n For trimming, per running foot.
For spout gutter, per foot.
For laying down New York tagging, per squar
G foot.
wide, not less than ak inches thick, and Il
pieces not less than three feet long the top surfac
to be we'll dressed, and the ends closely joineC
together in all cross cutters aud alleys, per run
ming foot.
For laying New York tagging, twelve inche
wide, not loss than four Inches thick, aud 4
pieces not less than three feet long the top surfac
l. to DO we'll dressed, and the ends closely jointe
together In all cutters along the curbStones, pc
!, running foot.
" And the rates at which the following work, ex
elusive Of materials, except the gravel and san
which may be required:
For setting new curb, Including dressing, p,
running foot.
For laying new brick pavement, per squAl
. yard.
For taking up and relayipg old brick pave
ments, per square yard.
For taking up and resetting old curb, per run
ming foot.
For taking up and relRying old stone pave
Insnts, per square yard.
4 For taking up aud relsying old flag footways
y per square foot
: No bid will be received which does not includ
an offer for each separate item Of work aud ma
terialS.
= By law the Mayor Ia prohibited from awArdip
contracts for the above work TO any person q
: persons who are not practical PAYERS.
= The right to reject any or all bids Is reserved
y RICHARD WALLACE,
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