Evening star., 1867-05-25
DR0POSALS FOR SEWERAGE In THE
FIRST WARD
MAYORS OFFICE, CITY HALL,

MAYORS OFFICE, CITY HALL,
WAsHINqToN CITY, May 20, I8T.f
the Mayors Once until II clock No. SaTUKDNY,
lst OF june 1861 for the construction of about 1--WE
thousand nFe hundred feet Of main sewerage, said
FORK avenue and Seventeenth street west, aud con
Street vest and run north to
nue. about nine hundred and twenty feet. t92D feet
thence along the south side of Pennsy avenue
about seven hundred feet t7Ol feet to the inersec
ton OF Eighteenth street west; thence in front of
dred and eighty feet SO feet to the intersection Of
Nineteenth street west and street north. at the
teenth west about two hundred and forty feet I2ll
feGtt To Pennsl lYania avenue; thence along Penn
to the east side of Twentieth street west; also.
from a point in PENNSYLVANIA avenue, where IT in
andorty feet (9O feet to street north; thence west
t"ct t" III" east side of Eighteenth street west,
an! from point in Prnnsyl yania avenue where
along Eighteenth street west about two hundred
and nifty feet $50 feet t. the intersection Of II
the aIIey in square No IL along ~aid il street
north about nne hnntred feet t&n feet 10 the east
side OF Nineteenth street west that part Of the aid
sewerage in Seventeenth street vest from where il
connects with the old sewer in the said street on the
south side Of New York 70 be the same size
and form as the present sewer in seventeenth street
aff MI tres & ana & nalf ieSt t55a feet by two and
With that size along Seventeenth street west 10
syIyania avenue to Eghteenth street west; thence
in front Of the north front of square No Ill to the
intersection of Nineteenth stree west and ii street
north, at the Union Engipe House; that part from
said engine house along Nineteenth street west to
Pcnnsy lyania avenue; along PennsyIyania avenue
TO the side Of Twentieth street west that part
n II street H%rth from the east side of the alley in
west. 10 be two feet inside diameter and barrel
FORM that part where ii connects at the intersec
ton of Seventeenth street west and Pennsylvania
ayenue, and running north to street north; thence
along street north 10 the east side of Eighteenth
Pennsylvania avenue to street north, TO be two
and n. half feet IN feetl inside diameter, barrel
ches g inchesl III the clear.
In the execution o 1.-THE work above specified only
whole, hand made thorough burnt red brick of the
best quality must be used, carefully excluding all
bats and shattered brick. The bricks must be well
wet immediately before being laid, and every brick
must have full mortar joints under bottom sides,
and ends. The whole must be laid in mortar made
of the best fresh hydraulic cement and clean sharp
river sand, free from ioam which must be mixed in
the proportion OF not more than two parts Of sand
quantities as il may be required for immediate use
emf to tha "i Of me IN must I De cnratey
the lateral cuverts, templets being used secure
over the launches up to the level Of the outpide
eroTn Ts 9fthe ARCH must he well filled, rammed and
in the execution of the work may be ary to
disturb and also the surface Of the must
ner and 10 the satisfaction of the and
assistant commissioners appointed 10 supcrntend
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, lime inches wide, and four inches thick, set
the arch, and from which the walls of the openings
nine inches thick OF brick will be worked to within
nine inches of the Of the street TO be cOped
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
space of three feet in the clear clamped together or,
the outer sides and rahbetted on the inner sides
receive perforated iron cover Of one inch thick,
with the word Man hole, ~ and the level of the 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 and Psnnsy y ANA ayenue 40 %
At the intersection Of Nineteenth street west
At the the" interseeton ] Of Ynissnth street west II %
and Pennsylvania aVeuue....................5 50 90
On PsnnsylFsna Irae avenne on the east side of
On the east side of Nineteenth street west
At the Hterseetion Of Eightcenth street west IL
In street north @ opposite the east side Of the 10
At the intersection Of Seventeenth street west
On the east side At Of Eighteenth street west
On the south side 't Of +" New York avenue and o."
Seventeenth street west............ ........ 5000
The following the cuts at the different points
for the inside grade of the bottom of the sewerage
At the intersection Of Seventeenth street west
ths and Pennsylysnia ia 74
At the intersection Of Nineteenth street west -
At the set Of street west "a
a. and Pennsylvanis avenue. 81
Pennsylvania ue....................A 0
At the east side of Nineteenth and ii streets
At the east side Of Eighteenth and streets ~
At the east side Of Alley, square III, in
At the east side Of Eighteenth street west
nnrth
At the side q Eighteenth street west u
In the execution @ t Of ali or any part Of the ao9e
must be opened at one and the same time, and be
missioner Of the ward and the Assistant Hs Uom@is
ed sba pB S th Mayor be fully salts
ccrding to the law and specifications
~, The traps will be of the same size and shape
Seyenteenth street west and Pennsylvania avenue,
with granite coping and iron cover, the drops to be
All laterais to be barrel form two feet inside di
The above work to be provided with such traps,
drops, and aterals, branch sewers and man holes
the atersls man holes ana I trsps
to be paid for by an assessment on the property
States, which is provided for by act Of Congress
other los or damage which may arise from the @ na
ture OF the work or be caused by action of the ele
Bidders will state but price per ineal foot for
the construction OF the main sewerage, also the
price per trap and man hole each and per IinaaI
foot for the lateral branches which shall incnda
the expense of all excavation = ''
The right is reserved by the Mayor TO reject any
or an bids and prescribe when any part of said |
work shall commence and when it shalt cease
For further particulars map with location
Surveyors office. " wy "
Bids will be received from none but practical
my22,25,5l RICHARD WALLACE, Mayor.
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