Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-06
nFFlCE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND
" INSPECTION OF SEWERS, CARRIAGE
WAYS, AND SIDEWALKS, &c. CITY
HALL, WASHINGTON, ID. c., JUNE 4,

HALL 3AsHfSGfoN. D C.. .G JUNE Sst !.
or &c until L TUESDAY, 10th june ,ne T for the
construction Of the following sewers
That the Mayor be, and Is hereby. autnoriasd and
y rt or south 81 she eS1t
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sail sewer to be three feet in dismeter in the clear
IN % then three
enue and then four feet in diameter to the canal or
river. with arms or branches of two fee. diameter
connecting with the said main sewer from the
met to Re LAID a. the between Squares
arms or branches Of two feet in diameter connect
ing ing with the sad main sewers from the east to be
~, and l23, and also on portions of Ninetee nth
s.sesr sst~sss ssusts' III .nd T., and l21 and
1875: which accompanies the aet; the work to be
s ,Tg ana edsonted in The papner and
order to deiray the expense Of constructing said
and imposed ali H0ii the s .ps
parts of lots bordering thereon to be assessed and
'hs ss Of hs
expense Of sOnssIIctins man holes, drops and lat
e the credit Of the FIRST WARD tU' out Oh any money
Mayor be- and HEREBY also authorized s ana the
gnss,sd to cause tive tset barrel sewer to be CON
. paint about forty feet south Of street, and es
tending southwark to the sewer in II street. and Q
sI, cOm r;s a. DS:nt eighty feet there
sewer in Pennsylvanis avenue the said 20 the
be contracted for and executed in the manner and
r the . provided by law and to
the cost OF the work j. hereby levied and mp posed
on al ,s iSls ssa psrts OF lots bordering thereon,
sEc AMI b !! snaSied. Tsa. the Mayor be, and
he is hereby, further authorized and req to
cause two feet barrel sewers to be CONTRACTED a.
follows In street north, at point thirty feet
With branch in Eighieenth street, between tween,
squares li2 and I69, the whole extending to and
str, ct from point forty feet east Of Min eteent IN
street to Seventeenth street and in street, be-
teenih street, with a branch northwsrd in Eigh-
teenth street, CONNIE ncing at point about eighty
extending south in front Of the vest line Of she
IN TO street, and thence along street Seven.
dated March 10. 1855, accompanies this act and
heretofore referred to; the sewers authorized in
the manner and under the superintendence bro o.
yded BY law; and in order to dsfray the pense of
and imposed NAP ssHa apSa t nj
the lots and parts Of lots bordering thereon to be
Visions d The 'S n'h tne RTS
rid That the expense Of constructing holes,
drops, and lateral sewers for said drops shall not
out Of any money 10 ne credit Of the rirst Ward.
Ia the execution Of the work above specified,
only whole hand .i made, thorough brick o. hard
Low I'd in the construction of any Of the aforesaid
sfss I'M fsi 10 Ss M ps or
laid aud every brick must have full mortar joints.
uPder bottom, sides and ends.
The mortar shall be n ale OF sharp river sand and
flesh hydraulic cement. 10 the proportion Of two
Snn6iss for m%sde Tse sottam Of ,b 10
trenches must be cut accurately to the shape of the
templers being used TO secure this sc sn
In rehling the trenches the space over the
the arch N ust be well filled, rammed and pudaied
All fss footwsys and other pavements which, in
Tn execution Of the work, it may be necessary to
disturb and also the surface of the must be
repsyed, regrsded. or regTavelled in the best
an Inspector. and another qnscsr OF the Corpora
uOn TO be appointed BY the Mayor to superintsnd
The man holes to be three feet square in the
clear, and to be built from bottom, with open
sIls Of the man holes and all the sewers 10 be nil
idohes thick; the walls of the holes to be COW
grsTite, nine inches wide nine inches thick haIved
log. ther At the end; OF such lensth that they will
together on the outer sides and rabbeted on the
iEner sides to receive an iron grating, the bars Of
which shall be wrought iron, one inch square and
on inch apart
The lateral branches will be eighteen inches
in.ie diameter. walls nine inches thick, the wals
% the drops shall be covered with circular cover of
E ;Sns for the e hs walls and
IN he execution Of the aforesaid sewerage not
mor thar three hundred feet must b. sPsnsi at
covered in the 81 perintendebt and Inspector, the
Con missioner OF the ward, and assistant commits
sioners appointed by the Mayor, must be fully
cuied, according to the law and speci neations.
The traps will be the same size. shape aud Of the
SAME materials az the new trap At the War Depart
ment grounds, corner of Seventeenth street
trage except the laierals. oles, traps drops
% lie paid for by sn assessment on the property
Their on exec that Of the United States which is
provided for by act OF Congress approve 23i Feb
ruAry. 1855 and act Of the Dor pOration relating
tospecisl taxes, approved izth october
All expense Of pumping, damminG, or any other
loss CT damage which mag sfise nom the nature OF
the work, OF be caused by action of the elements,
Nehic!e or vehicles, person or parsons, gas and
water pipes, Individual or individuals, shall be
Bidders will state but one price per linea foot for
the main sewerage In Twentieth street vest, from
point tfty feet south OF Penueyl avenue, and
rnpning into either the Canal the Potomac
With the sevsrsee In front Of Squares lol, I03 ls,
o south Of lea, rs, izo. III. l, also iii ia la
Per man hole, per trap, Per drop each which
shall include all excavations, and making GOOD All
work which may be disturbed. - contemDiatsd bv
| TIE nrst section of this act. - W
Bidders viii al 20 BID per linssi foot for the sew
ersge in Eighteenth street west. between and
Pennsylvania avenue, and between street and
point street north, sccsrding TO the second
| section of this act go. -. -
construction Of severe, In aocsrdasce with the
third section of this Act per foot for main and lat
eTal branc hes, which shall be eighteen inches
| inside dian ster, With walls nine Inches thick;
per man. hole per trap, per drop each, all Of the
The right is reserved to reject any or oil bids
shouid ID be deemed the interest Of the Csrpora-
n,eneed and When il sSaii be COS Dlsesa - : =
For further inaermatss alS!I % the espsria.