Evening star., 1867-05-22
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR SEWERAGE IN T
FIRST WARD.
MAYORS OFFICE, Cry HALL

PROPOSALS F9R SEWERAGE IN THE
MAYORS OFFICE, Cry HALL,
" AsHINGToN CRY, May %, 1857
the Mayors Office until IL clock M SATURDAY
lst of June, 1871, for the construction of about i've
thousand five hundred feet of main sewerage said
sewerage to commence at the south side Of New
meet with the present sewer in said Seventeenth
street west and run north to Pennsylvania ave-
nue. about nine hundred and twenty feet {925 feetD
thence along the south side of Pennsyv ania avenue
about seven hundred feet 7Co feet to the intersec-
ton of Eighteenth street west; thence in front of
the north front Of square No. i4l about four hun
dred and eighty feet $50 feet to the intersection of
Union Engine House; thence north along Nine, rn'
teenth west about two hundred and forty feet Gao
feeD to Pennsy lvania avenue; thence along Penn
to the east side Of Twentieth street west; also
from point In PENNSYLVANIA avenue, where it in
teTsects with Seventeenth street north along
said Seventeenth street west about nine hundred
andfory feet tsiDfeet to street north thence
along said street north about six hundred feet 800
feeDto the east side of Eighteenth street west
it intersects with Eighteenth Street west. north
along Eighteenth street west about two hundred
and NIFTY feet t250 feet) to the intersection of
street north, and from point on the east side of
the alley in sguare No ~, along said street
side OF Nineteenth street west that part of the said
sewerage in Seventeenth street west from where it
connects with the old in the said street ON the
south side of New York avenue to be the same size
and form as the present in Seventeenth street
half feet IN feet) inside diaInerer and to continue
with that size along Seventeenth street west to
Pennsylvania avenue; along the south side of Penn
syiyania avenue to Eighteenth street west thence
intersection Of Nineteenth street west and street
north, at the Union Engine House; that part from
Pennsylvania avenue; along PENNSYLVANIA avenue
to the east side of Twentieth street west that part
square No M to the east side Of Nineteenth Street
west, TO be two feet inside diameter and barrel
tion of Seventeenth street west and Pennsylvania
avenue, and running north TO street north thence
street west and in Eighteenth street west, from
Pennsylvania avenue to H street north, to be two
form the hieknese Of ali the Walls tn e nps p
ches % iDches) in the clear
| whole. hand made thorough burnt red brick of the
wet immediately before being laid, and every brick
| must have fpl mortar joints under bottom, sides,
OF the best fresh hydraulic cement and clean. sharp
rlyer sand free from loan, which must be mi Hed in
to one part OF cement and must be made in small
quantities, as it may be required for immediate
The bottom of the trenches must be accurately
The lateral cnfverts, temples being used to Secure
over the launches up to the level of the outside
| puddled, All fagways or other pavements, which
IN the execution of the work it may be airy to
repaved, regarded or regravelled in the best man
ner and to the satisfaction of the commissioner and
assistant commissioners appointed to superintend
The holes to be three square in the clear
and TO be worked in the arch of the sewer In each
OF these two curbstones must be set, the size of
which shall not be less than four and half feet
fair with the inside crown of the TO support
the arch and from which the walls of the openings
nine inches thick of brick win be worked to within
nine inches of the crown of the street to be coped
with four pieces of rough hannle red granite, nine
inches wide and nine inches thick halyed together
at the ends o fsuch length that they will enclose
space Of three feet in the clear clanped together
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 Pennsyl vania avenue ..............,, A. 25
At the intersection of Eighteenth street west
l.. am and pennsyivanis s avenue 4i.ss
At tue intersection OF Nineteenth street west
At the intersection of Ninteenth street west
and Pennsy ania avenue.................... 80 90
On Pennsylvania avenue, the east side of
Twentieth street west. % 90
At the intersection Of Eighteenih street west DIV
and street north. :..............:... Flo
alley in SQUARE No ~. 52lo
On the I east asst side "Sfh Of street west
On s he south side IF New York and S
The following are the cuts at the different noipts @
for the inside grade Of the botton Of the Sewerage
viz: .E.H
At the intersection Of seventeenth street west
an and Pennsyiyanis avenue. E ~
At the intersection oi Nnessenih street west
At the intersection Of Nineteenth street west
At the east side Of twentieth street and %
Pennsylyania avenue. .;;-.........H
AT the east side OF Nineteenth and streets
h north asi s;ds oS So
At the east side Of Alley, square III in
At the east side Of EsRteenfh street west
At @ ssSs sds of street west
the ssss d ali or any part Of the afo9e
SAID sewerage; not more than three hundred feet
fore any part shall have been covered in the Com
missioner Of the ward and the Assistant Comms
fed that work has been faithfully exeented ,S as
ccrding Td e. to the IA law and specifications,
ses afsP t the War Of
covered with tn an iron crate ~
A sh ss fs hine nssss hsf feet
The above work to be provided with such trans,
as h Gty sras and holes
sewerage except the laterals man holes and traps
70 dc ib ey an the
which proydsd for by Of Congress
other loss damage which may arise iron. the a na
mantS mrs b f. & vi pe caused ey action of the ele-
Bidders will state but price per neal foot for
the construction Of the main sewerage. also the
price per trap and man Shple EACH and per iineai
foot for the lateral branches which shall include
the expense of alfexcayatioa - - .'e--i,Tr !
The M right is reserved by the Mayor, to rejset any
or all bids, and prescribe when any part of said
W9Ih snaii commence and when 1t shall cease:
fof lnrther particulars see map With location o
sSaps traps and IN the Git
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