The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-01
PRopoS Ais.
PROPOSALS. FOR sEwBRAGE IN
THE PIRsT WARD.


WAgHHoroN CIII, Nay 20, 1857 }
the Mayors ofh,e until IL o'eloek, m, SATURDAY,
lat Of June, 1857, for the construction OF about ave
thousand ave husdred feet q main ''ysrsgs s s:id
York avsnus and ssvsnisenth street west. and con-
meet with the present sewer In ssid s.ysuteenth
sScs, T ~. hSudr.a snd sw.ssy lei, tsao f.si
about ssysn hundred feet GOO feep 70 the istsrsse.
he north front Of square No III about four hundred
tenth street west and street north, At the Union
Engine House; thence moth along Nineteenth west
about two buhdred and forty feet (3to fse TO Penn
sylyania avenue; thence along Pennsylvania ayenue
about fOur hundred feat 900 fee0 to III. ss, side Of
syiyania avenue, where It interseet. with Seven
tsenth street west, north along said Seventeenth
iss, to street north Themes sss, sioos s.d sr..s
north about sig bundled feet ZOO fesp to the east
side Of Kghtseh'h street west, and from roint In
Pennsylvsnis avenue where II intersects with kigh.
tenth street west, north along Eighteesth street
west about two hundred and any feet 2so fee 10 the
intersection Of street north, and from point on
said street north about nine hundred feet 600 fee
10 the east side Of Ninetssnth street vest that part
Of the said swersge In ssysnesnth street west from
street the south side Of New York avenue, 70 be
the same sire and form a. the present sswe Sew.
sn'ssn,h ,,rsss ws:. @ iY'. and nsm IT,
to continue with that siis along Seventeenth street
west to Psnnsylvsnia ayenuej along the south side
81 psnnsy,m , s 70 s a, =, sa,.,s NJ ns
10 the intersection Of Ninssenth street west and
street north, at the Union Engine House; that part
70 Pssnsyiysnis svsnue; along Pssnsyivsnis are.
nu. 10 the east side Of Tveptieuth street west that
prrt In street NORTH rsm the east sde Of the aley
In Square No. l77 to the east side Of Ninseenth street
west. to be two feet inside diameter aad barrel form
that part where connects at the intersesOn Of Sew
entesnth street west and Penasylvania avenue, and
north TO the east side Of Eighteenth street west and
In Eighteenth street west from Pennsyyania avenue
g stree, north to Be two and hall Zee. f:,,
walls to be nine inches 70 inehss) In the elear.
In the execution Of the work above specinsd only
Whole. hand made thoroush.b red brick Of The
bats and shattered brick. The bricks must be we'll
wet Immediately before being laid and every brick
and ends. The whole must be laid in mortar made
Of the best fresh hydraulic cement and eleap sharp
river sand, free from loan, which must be MIXED In
one part Of cement and must be made In small guam
titles, a. IL may be required for Immediate use.
The bottom Of the trenches must be accurately cat
70 the shape Of the exterior Of the sewerage and the
lateral eulVsrs tsmplsts being used to this
accuracy. In Tenlling the trenches the space over
me srsh @S, Z, asli siisd I.nS.a ma SpSsS a.
All nAgways or other paysments, which In the exc
euhon Of the work IL may be nsesssafyto disturb,
regarded or regravsled In the best manner, and 70
the satisfaction Of the commissioper and assistant
eommissiouers appointed to suPerintend said work.
The holes to be three feet square In the clear
and to be worked In the arch OF the sewer In each
Of these two curbstones must DO set, the sine Of
Which .hai not be les, than fo and ,h hall feet long
with tbs inside crown Of the sewer TO support tho
arch, and rom which the walls Of tbs OPENINGS, nine
inches thick Of brick will be worked 10 within nine
inches OF the crown Of the street. 10 DO eoped with
four pieces Of rough hammered granite nine inches
vide and nine inches thick, halysd together At the
L.. ~ L.. tAaNN H.. al -
three feet in the clear eiampsd together on the outer
sides and rAbbettsd on the Inner Sides 10 receive
perforated iron cover, Of one inch thick with the
word man. hols,' and the level Of the bottom 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 Pennsylyania ayenue... ::......:..... 10. %
and Pennsylvania aysnus.................4 a IS
At the erection Of Finetesnth street west
and III street north. ::..................... IS 90
and PennsylyaniA avenue. 80. 90
Twentieth street wet ...:................ t6 90
On the east side Of Nineteenth street west and
street north. ....................... o. 10
and street north. q. 10
alley in Square No. l27. 81 10
At the ihtsr.eetion Of Seventeenth street west
On the cast side Of BIsRt.snti street west and "
On he south Side Of New Ycii avenue and w."
The following are The cut: al Ii: different point.
or the insde grade Of the bottom Of the sewerage,
'iI:
n. In.
It the interso iiion Of Seventeenth street west
and rennsylyania ayenue,,,,,,,,,, "
It the Intersection Of Eighteenth street west
and PennsylyaniA avenue, "
II the Intersection OF Nineteenth street west
and II street north, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IL
II the Intersection Of Nineteenth street west
and Peppsy yania avenue ..........l IA 5Ik
Al the east ada Of Twentieth stre,t and Pam. "a
,yIynnia .xepn. ~ N ,o
A. Rs EAT sIaa ~ Nin.i::nih ~ II .,,.i
norm 'o " N '''"'' anu u ''o or
Al tbs east .ida ~ Eisbi..nth IA n .t,..t. "a
north . 50 ,as
A. the east ada az Ala, son.,a is7 In n
street '' afu' IN
Al tbe ss.t "a. a. R.bt..,h -, 80,
stree, noIth. A '"''' "''
Al the east sac Of Ri9ht,.n,h .irs.t Val .ni
/ stree, norm 'en'A '"se' "e
Ia the execution Of all or any part Of the Aforesaid
sDsess moi more a man three ndIsd fses must be