The national Republican., 1867-05-24
DROPoSALS FOR SEWERAGE IN
TIE FIRsT WARD.
-, MAIO.'s . oTyrsE. CIT i iiaI HaIL'

TIE FIRST WARD.
,MAIOl's oFYreE. CIR HALL,
wAsHiSoros ctTr. Nay 70, 1887
Proposals will be received By ths utdersignsd s
thousand ave hundred feet Of main sewerage, SID
Yors Avenue and Seventeenth street west, and con.
| meet with tho present sewer in said seyenteenth
about about T piSs hundred and twenty fest, te2o fsstD
thence along the south I'D: q p.n1'yl,,nn , avenue
oo OF ssS,esntS street % S..t thence il front Of
the north front Of Square No l about four hundred
and eighty feet (iso fss to the ner,seuon Of Nine
tesnth street west and street north, At the Union
Engins House; thence north along Hinsteenth west
about two husdred aud forty feet Gao fes to Penn
about four hundred feet 400 fee to the cas-: side Of
rwsntisth street west; also, from point In Penn
v,aS1, ,,,s.s ,,snSs %s por,h aoSs ssd Seventeenth
| street west about nine hundred and forty ct (s4O
fesp to street north thence west aosg SAID street
side Of RIghteenih street west, and from rOnt In "
PsnnsylvSniA avenue whore 1t intsrseels With kgh.
west about two hundred and any 2So fesO to the
intersection Of street north, aud from point on
said street north about nine hundred feet 900 fee
10 the east side Of Ninesenth street west that part
tthe SAD .wsrge ~ s 81 aar H. soa
street the south side Of New York avenue. TO be
the same size aud form a,ths present ..wo,i sey;
enteenth street west, three and half feet (3I feeD
By two and half feet (2l< f,eD inside diameter and
TO continue with that along Seventeenth street
Of PsDn.yTssis svsna. 20 Iis isStssnth strsst west;
hence In front Of the north front Of square No IA
the Intersection Of Ninstseuth street wet aud II
street north, at the Union Engine House; that part
from said sngite house along Nnsteenth street west
PsnI,y.I. ,S van t .'s1cs % a,oSs .,psst ws., sst
prrt in street north from the east side Of the alley
Square No. l27 to tho east side Of Ninsteenth street
west to be two feet inside diameter aud barrel form
that part where eonpeets at the intsrssotOn Of Sew
sntssnth street west and Psnusylvania avenue, and
north to the cast side Of Eighteenth street west and
In Eighteenth street west, from Pennsyysnia avenue
inside dismster barrel form the thickness Of ali the
walls to be nine inches 70 inehss) in the clear.
In the eIeeatlon Of the work above sPssihsd only
best quality must be used, earsfuiy excluding all
bats and shattered brick. The bricks must be we'll
must have full mortar Joints under bottom, sides,
. snd ends. The whole must be laid in mortar made
Yysr saad, frse from loan, which must be mixed in
the proportion Of not than two paris Of sand 10
one part o. cement and must be made AZ small guam
The bottom Of the trenches must bo accurately eut
the shape Of the exterior Of the sewerage and the
lateral culvsrs temples being used TO secure this
the haunshes up to the Level Of the outside crown Of
J. All aagways or other pavsnsnts, which in the exc.
eution Of the work II may be necessary 70 dlsture
regarded or resTayeed In the best manner, and 10
the satisfaction Of the c1mmissoner and assistant
p Ss me. css sausrS IN thS clear
and be worked In the arch Of the sewer In each
!, Of these two eurbstonss must be SET ihe size OF
which shall not be less than four and half feet long
" nine inches wide, and four Inches thick, set fair
With tbs inside crown Of the sewer to support the
aeh.s thcS Of brick, will be worked 10 within nine
inches Of the crown Of the street. to be coped with
i wide and nine inches thick, hsysd together at the
ends Of such length that they will enclose space OF
.na rabh haiti nm ha in aides receive
perforated iron cover, Of one inch thick with the
word ''mAn.hOis,' and the level Of the bottom Of
% The following arc the established grades for the
!. inside bottom ofths sewerage, viz;
Il At the Intersection Of Seventeenth street west
and Pennsylyania avenue. :;..,........; 4O Is
and Psnnsylvania aayenue.................4 IL IS
At the intsr,eeiiOn q Einetssnth street west .
tSS intsrsssoa .a % Of Hin:tssnii street west W
and Pennsyivania avenue ............... 90 90
On Penasyivlnia avenue, on the east side of
: On the east side Of Ninstssnti :irssi west and .
A. the inter- S Of EisGtssnii street west "
and n street. north. tb.............:........47 ~. 10
10 alley in square 10 i27.................... 81 10
and street north th........................4 81 90
On the east side Of Eighteenth street west and
on the % south SIDE Of New York avenue and ''''
Seventeenth street west. ........:::...,... 80 90
The following are the cuts at the different points
for the inside grade Of the bottom Of the sewerage,
viz:
Il Il. In.
70 Al the interse Ition Of Seventeenth street west
ID and Pennsylyani1 ayenue...............l5 "a
At the intersection Of Eighteenth street west
and PennsylyAnia ayenue..........,......l4 ~
At the Intersection o. NinsteeRth street west
tSS intsIsSstloS @ % Of Sn.tcontS stree, west ~
and PsnDsyivsaia avenue. .................l 81
At the east sids Of twentieth street and Penn
III At IL east SIDE P OF Nnstc:ntG and streets
north. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. "a
At the east side Of alley square ill., in
l. street .........................lsO
as A. the % east siGs Of RisGtssnti street west and
Ia the execution Cf ali or any part Of the Aforesaid
sewerage not more than three hnndred feet must be
PSpIh pPs .hs have % besH @ covered n the do%nisone1
Of the ward and Assistant Commissioners appointed
BY the Mayor must be fully satisfied that ne work
has been faithfully executed according TO the law
The traps viii be Of the same sire and shape the
t".H.S % srS.t Nv %.. % and Psnassiyaaia SVsHus, with
granite coping and iron cover, the drops to be COW
Ali iatsrals to be barrel form, two feet inside d.
Rmtter, with walls nine inches Thick
The above work to be provided with such traps,
=, drops, and iaterais branch sewers and an holes
~ as The City Surveyor may direct. All the above
on sewerage except the laterGs holes and trapa)
to be paid for by an assessment the property
n bsrderfpg thereon, (eEeopt that OF the ''Untsd
States, which 10 provided for by act Of Congress
approved February %, 1865
n, IT, All expense OF pumping and dAmming, or Auy
other loss or damage which may arise from the ma
tuTe Of the work, be caused by action Of the ole
ments, must be borne by the contractor
Bidders will state bat price per hneal foot foI
the construction OF the main sewerage also the price
per trap and man hole each, and per nneAl loot fol
r. the lateral branches, which shall include the
S5. psnss Of all excavation.
,w The right is reserved by tho Mayor 10 reject any
all bids and prescribe when any part Of said work
shall commence and when It shall cease
;, For further particulars map with location OF
n drops, mAu-hoisS, traps and IAtsrAls In tho City
tn Surveyors ONCE
he Bids will bsrsesiVSd from nons but practical brick.