Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-09
" INSPECTOR OF SEWERS, CABBAGE
WAYS, AND SIDEWALKS, &c. CITY
HALL, WASHINGTON, ID. O., JUNE

HALL, WASHINGTON. u. O.. JUNE 4.
Sealed Pre- posals will be received At the M.vor,s
once until !: m !, Tuesday, 18th June. for the
construction Of the following sewers:
of csoa Sosr. s sg ~ ~ sHd 6o@rd
That the Mayor be, and is hereby, authorized and
IN Twentieth street west commencing at point
fifty feet or thereabouts south Of the Intersection
thence extending south to the canal or river; the
said ts be three feet in diameter in the Gle
feet and one half feet in diameter TO New York av.
and then four feet in diameter to the canal or
connecting with the said main sewer from the
west TO be laid along the streets between Squares
arms or branches Of two feet in diameter Connect
ing with the said main sewers from the east to be
IL, and i.s, and also on portions Of Ninstesnth
wts ,s ,nd M and 2 and
is5s, which accompsnies the act tbe uort fo To-
contracted for and executed in the manner and
Hpdsf me 2; saT a provided by law and
sever, q special tax equal to the cost thereof is
parts Of lots bordering thereof to be sn9
Ish the prey.oHs Of The
expense Of constructing man holes drons ana In
ers sewers Tor said drops shall not be assessed on
ths eIs Of lie DOR out money
MAYOR Be-. and AMI sS I.o ANAL That the
questcd TO cause two feet barrel sewer to be con-
.S IN .s,
tendins southw ard to the sewer street ana ,s
hAs sewer TO be constructed in Eighteenth street
nopS 81 fs or there re
sewer In Pennsylvania avenue; the said sewers TO
rLder the superintenden provided BY law; and to
defrsy the e pense thereof special tax equal to
on all the lots and parts Of lois bordering
to be assessed according to law.
he is hereby, further authorized and req ested to
cause Two 1set barrel sewers to be constructed as
the
.a hsan Sd re IN 9tssnsh street; between
emptying into the sewer in seyentesnth Street: in
street, from point forty feet east Of Nineteenth
ginning at point about forty feet sast of Nine
teenth street, with {: branch northward in Eigh-
teenfh street, eomTsncing At point about eighty
extending south 10 front Of the west line of square
~ to street: and thence along Z street to Seven
dated March 10. 1888 accompanying this act, and
heEetotoIe referred to; the sewers authorized in
yided by law and in order to defray the pense Of
ana mpossa ap % tas
the lots and parts Of lots bordering thereon to be
assessed aud collected In conformity with the
visions Of the act approved October IL, 1876: Pro-
r'ded, That the expense OF constructing man holes,
drops, Ard lateral sewers for said drops shall not
BE- assessed on private property, but be paid for
out of any money to the credit of the First Ward.
oaly whole, hand AIDE, thorough brick. or hard.
lowed in the construction of any OF tine aforesaid
sewers. carefully excluding all ba:s or shattered
laid, and every brick must have full mortar joints
under bottom, sides and ends.
fresh hydraulic cement. in the proportion Of two
parts II sand to one part of cement, and male in
trenches must be cut accurately the shape Of tho
exterior of the sewerage and the lateral cuiverts
In refilling the trenches the space over the
launches mp 10 the level of the outside or own of
All flag footways and other pavements whic h, in
the execution Of the work, IL may be necessary to
paved, rearsied or regrsyeed in the lest man.
and to the satisfaction IF the Superintendent
ana Inspector. and another oficsr of the Corpora:
non to he appointed BY the Mayor to superintend
the same.
The man-boles to be three feet square in the
clear, and to be built from bottom, with open
inss worked in for the CONNECTION OF the sewer the
rails of the holes and all the sewers TO be nine
iaches thick; the walls of the holes be
cred or COPIED with four pieces OF rough hammered
graz nine inches wide, nine hes thick haIved
together at the ends OF such length that they will
inclose space OF three feet in the clear clam ped
together the outer sides and rabbeted on the
irner sides to iron grating, the bars of
whiC h shall be wrought iron, one inch square and
The lateral branches will be eighteen inches
inside diameter walls nine INCHES thick the walls
iron stone. for the protection Of the walls, and
also an iron grating. as aforesaid described.
ts.a h1se hGpre e s not
one and the same time and before any part shall ne
covered in the Superintendent and Inspector, the
sioners appointed by the Mayor, must be fully
satisfied that the work has been faithfully exc
cuted according to the Law and specincstions.
The traps " iii be the same size shape and Of the
OF ths
and Pc nnsyly spia avenue; all Of the Aforesaid sew
erage except the laferas. man holes, traps. drops
10 be paid Tor BY an assessment on the property
thereon exec pt that OF the United States which /.
provided for by act Of Cons ne.s approve sd Feb
to special taxes. approved 18th October.
All expense of pumping, dammnR, or any other
loss or damage which may arise from the nature OF
the work. OF be caused BY action OF the elements
vehicle or vehicles, person or persons. gas and
water pipes. ind yidual or ndi vicuals Oh all lie
Bidders will but one price per linea foot for
the nam leverage In Tventieth street west, iron,
point nifty feet south Of Pennsy avenue, and
Innnine into eitner me Csna OF the Potomac river
o south Of lo4 H. 10, III i1s, also, Ia IL, la2
rs seoas al Sos sss .ssn
work which may BE disturbed IS confemp iafed by
tf- FIRST section Of this act. W
craze in Eishfsenth Street west, Ietween and
Pennsylvanis avenue and between II street and
point near street north, according to the secons
Bidders viii stat. the price per linea foot for tn,
sSird section Of tSi: oct per foot for main saa let
& Nib vail. S nine sSes
per sI dsss sssa ell Of
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