The national Republican., 1867-07-17
DROPOSALS FOR THE SEWER
l. AGE OF TENTH sTRBET WEST, FROM THE
CANAL TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF NEW
YORK AVENUE

1Ohh AVENUE.
Proposals will be received at the Mayors oniee
until 70 m on TUESDAY, July le 1897, for the con.
strucon Of about three thousand three rad feat
o. main Sewerage, to commence at the north side Of
the canal and Tenth street west and run north about
neen hundred feet to the north side Of street north
thence continuing along said Tenth street west about
eighteen hundred feet TO the south side Of New Yori
avenue the nrst described part Of the sewerage be.
tween the canal and street north TO be barrel form
inside diameter four feat the second described part
Of said sewerage from the north side Of street north
70 the south side Of New York avenue, to be barrel
FORM inside diameter three feet the thickness Of ali
the walls to be nine inches.
The following are the established grades for the
inside bottom Of the sewerage, viz;
south side New York avenue and Tenth street,
South side street north and Teath street, 40. "a
feet
South side street north and Tenth street, 81 80
feet
South side @ street north and Tenth stree, a, =.
feet Il 70
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Moth side E street north >. -, r.,,, .,,.., OF,
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for the wing the cuts at the different points
VII. srade Of the inside bottom Of the sewerage.
Tenth street west, south side New York aveazs, II
feet below northwest corner Of Square SS. -
Tenth street west south side street north, IL feet
below northwest corner Of square STA
Tenth street west south side stree: north, IL feet
below northwest corner ofsquare so
Tenth street west south side street NORTH q feet
below northwest corner OF Square S7o.
Tenth street west, south side street north, Is eS
feet below northwest corner Of square SIT.
Tenth street west north side street north IL feet
below southwest corner Square ST.
Tenth street west, north side ID street NORTH l6ll
feet below southwest corner Square 3Is
Average cut between street aud the canal will be
about 10 feet.
In the execution Of the work above specified only
tohoI, hand made thorough burnt red brick Qr The
best qualify must Be used, carefully excluding all
bate and shattered brick The bricks must Be cell
pef fmHsdidtsly before being laid and every brick
mus haps Ju mortar Joints under bottom sils and
ends. The whole must be laid In mortar n ade Of
the best fresh hydraulic cement and clean, sharp,
river san :, free from loam which must be mixed In
the proportion OF not more than two parts OF sand TO
one part Of cement, and must be made In small quan
titles, as 1t may be required for i'm mediate use
Should II be deemed necessary at any portion Of
Corporation shall be the judges, the work shall be
laid upon foundation on Il inch spruce or pine
planks not under inches wide.
The bottom Of the trenches must be accurately cut
to the shape Of the exterior Of the sewerage and the
lateral eulvsrts tempets being used TO secure this
accuracy. In rehlling the trenches the space over
the launches up to the level OF the outside Of
the arch must te we'll qlled, sanmed, and puddled.
AL hagways or other payemeHts which, In the exc
eution Of the work. 1t may be necessary to dsturb,
and also the surface Of the Streets must be repAye
regarded or regrayeled In the best manner, and to
the satisfaction ol the commissioner aud assistant
commissioners appointed to superlntsnd said work.
The manhOlss to be three feet square In the clear,
and to be worked In the arch Of the sewer In each
of these two eurbstonss nurt be the size Of which
shall not be less than four and half feet long nias
inches wide, and four inches thick fair with the
inside crown OF the sewer to support the arch and
Iop which the walls Of the Opohiags. NJ
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