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PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR SEWERAGE IN THE
FIRST WARD.
MAJORS OFFICE, CITY HALL,
WASH NGToN CITY, MAY %, lsT.(

l. FIRST WARD.
MAJORS OFFICE, CITY HALL,
WASHINGTON CITY, May %, l8T.5
Proposals will be received BY the undersigned at
the MAJOR s ONCE until u O'Clock N. sATURDAf
thousand fye hundred feet of main sewerage, said
sewerage to commence at the south side of New
York avenue and Seventeenth street west and =
meet with the present sewer in said Seventeenth
street west, and run north to Pennsy ylvanis ave
nue. about nine hundred and twenty feet tf2t feet
thence along the south side Of Pennsyly ana enue
about seven hundred feet 7oj feet to the intsrsec
the north front of Square No. i41 about four hun
6red and eighty feet 4O feet TO the intersection of
Nineteenth street west and Ii street north, at the
Union Engise House; thence north along Nine
teenth west about two hundred and forty feet Gao
syvania avenue abont four hundred feet 900 fect)
from point in Pennsyivanis avenue where it ia
tersects with Seventeenth street west north along
aDdorty feet 4e feetJ to street north thence west
along said street n9rth ah2nI .ix hundred feet 90
and from a point in Pennsylvania avenue where
it intersects with Eighteenth street west, north
along Eighteenth street west about two hundred
and nifty feet csc feet) to the intersection of II
street north, and from point on the east side OF
norh About nine hundred feet s eet to the east
side of Nineteenth street west that part Of the said
connects with the old in the said street the
south side of ew York avenue to be the same size
west three aud half feet ls }setj by tWo and a
half feet (2h feet inside diameter and to continue
Pennsy Ivania avenue; along the south side of Penn
syiyania avenue to Eighteenth street west thence
in front Of the north from. of Square No al to the
intersection vi Nineteenth street west and
north. at the Union Engine House; that part from
said engine house along Nineteenth street west to
Pennsyivania avenue; along Pennsylvania avenue
the side of Twentieth street west that part
Square No. ~ to the east M side @ Of Nneteents s street
west to be two feet inside diameter and barrel
ton Of Seventeenth street west and Pennsy lv ania
avenue, and running north to street north; thence
street west, and in Eighteenth street west, from
Pennsylvania avenue TO Il street north. TO be two
form. the thickness Of all the walls to be nine in
ches 70 inchesj in the clear.
In the execution 1.-THE work above specified only
whole, hand made, thorough burnt red brick Of the
best quality must be used carefully excluding all
wet Immediately before being laid, and every brick
must have full mortar joints under bottom, sides,
of the best fresh hydraulic and clean, sharp
river sand, free from loan. which must be mixed in
to one part Of and must be made in in sa
Quantities as it may be required for immsiate use
The bottom of the trenches must he accurately
cut to the shape of the exterior of the sewerage and
the lateral culverts, tempiets being used to secure
this accuracy. HI refillihg the trenches the space
the launches up to the level of the outside
crown of the arch must be we'll filled, ramIned aud
In the utien Of the work it may he ary to
disturb and also the surface of the streets, must be
ner and TO the satisfaction of the commits ssoner and
assistant commissioners appointed to superintend
The man holes to be three feet square in the clear
and to be worked in the arch of the sewer In each
which shall not be less than four and -a-half feet
long, nine inches wide, and four inches thick set
the arch and from which the walls of the opehpss
nine inches thick Of brick, viii be worked to within
with four pieces of rough hammered granite nine
inches wide and nine inches thick, halved together
at the ends such length that they will enclose a
space of three feet in the clear clamped together on
the outer sides and rabbetted the inner sides to
receive perforated iron cover, of one inch thick,
with the word Man hole, and the level ofthe bot
tom of the sewer.
The following are the established grades for the
inside bottom OF the sewerage, viz
AT the intersection of Seventeenth street west
and Pennsy yania avenue ................. A.. .25
At the intersection of Eighteenth street west
and Pennsylvania avenue-.................. II .5S
At the intersection of Nineteenth street west
At the intersection Of Niniseni street we.
and Pennsyivania venue............-...... 81. 90
On Pennsylvania avenue, on the east side Of
Twentieth street 5S 90
On the east side Of Nineteenth street west ,,0
At the Of Eighteenth street west q 10
and street north..... Il 10
In street HErh opposite the east side Of the
At the intersection Of seventeenth street west
On he fha s'fsss side Street west $40
and street north ;-............... 300
The following are the cuts at the different points @
for the inside grade Of the bottom of the sewerage
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AT the intersection OF seventeenth street west
At the intersection Of Eighteenth street west "a
At the intersection Of Nineteenth street west %
and street north ::.......................I3 9ls
At the intersection of Nineteenth street west
and Pennsylvania avenue...........A 5x
At the east side Of Twentieth street and
At the east side of Nineteenth and ii streets
At the east side Of Eighteenth and streets
At the east side Of Alley, square IL in
At the east side Of Eishfesnfh street west
At hs ina east sde of west
In the execution Of ali or any part OF the afope
and hs ms ed s
fore any part ar t shall have been covered in the Com
sioners appointed by the Mayor must be fully salts
fled that the work has been faithfully executed ac-
cordng to the law and specifications
the new trap at the war Department, corner s Of
with granite coping and iron cover the drops to be-
covered with an iron CRATE:
All laterals to be barrel FORM two feet inside di-
ameter with walls nine inches thick.
The above work to be provided with such traps,
ss the %s Hsa nd I aSaSs
sewerage texcept the laterals man holes and traps
Sa OF the
States which is provided for by act of Congress
All expense of pumping and damming, or any
other loss or damage which may arise from the ma
ture OF the WORK or be caused 10y action OF the eie
ments. must be borne by the contractor.
Bidders will state but one price ineal foot for
the construction of the main sewerage, also the
price per trap and hole each and per lineal
foot for the lateral branches. which shall include
the eX rense of all excavation
The right is reserved by the Mayor to reject any
or all bids and prescribe when any part of said
work shall commence and when it shall cease
For further particulars see map with location 0
drops nsan. holes. traps and laterals, in the Cit
Surveyors Office.
Bids will be received from none but practical
bricklayers.
my22 ,25+n RICHARD WALLACH. Mayor
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