Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-04
PROPOSALS.
OihlEL OF 1Hk sUPERINTENDENT AND
~ INSPECTOR OF SEWERS, CtRRIAGE
WAYS, AND SIDEWALKS, DC, VII
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~ LNsREcTok OF sEWERs, oiRRiAGE,
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Sealed p, po-als will he rc-e.vef at the N,vor'.
contraction OF the foii5afrs 80 'o' u
Be enacted By ne Sog-i Of A fs-r7s4 arr Board
That the Mayo be ana is ner-hy su. III = and
requested o. caus- ba-r.l sewer 30 be c,nstrGc
ft5 feet or thsrpsbSuts south II the
q said street With PeunsyIvsnis avenue. ana
said t. b three fest in iineter in the Gle
from ,hs Ises Of eFs,nning to street. theu three
enue, then four feet disaeter % the cana. or
river, with arm. or branches OF I've fee Han eter
west 10 lie laid along the street. betwesn sIuarss
lal l0e, lo5, lO. and SQUARE south of I9I ana like
ing With the said main sewers from the east to he
laid along the streets between Squares III, no. I2l
street betwees Squares lti ana i42 AUD ~ and
las, in accordance with the plat dated March Is
contracted for and executed in the mauusr and
VI der the .uperinteDdence provided BY Law; and
sever, special tan equal 10 the cost thereof is
hereby levied and imposed upon ali the lots aud
collected in conformity with the provisions of the
act approved october T. 1875 Pr0uIIsI. That the
e1al sewers for said DR. ps shall not be assessed
bs eTf T Re Pad for out of any money
SEC. 2 Ind BE- A. tHrras- snrrfsf. That the
Mayor he. and is hereby. Also authorized and Re,
4urstcd L. cause two feet barrel sewer to be con
structed in E,gEtesn street wsst, commencing at
point about forty feet south of l street ami ex
like sewer TO be constructed in Eighteenth street
west, comn.eRcins at point eighty feet: or there
about- north OF q street, and extending to the
sewer IN Pennsyivani a avenue; the said sewers 10
lie SSn,f ira 10y and executed in the manner and
d d me ffpenss thereof special tax equal T.
all the lots and parts ofIOts bordering thereon
To be assessed according to law.
q o IyahA Ind tad 20
csnse two feet barrel sewers to be constructed as
n cm at
.h sga aSd In, hsshss so street between
empty ing ITO the sewer I'm Seventeenth street in
street, from point forty feet east of Nineteen
street to Seventeenth street and in street be,
giRnlnR at point about forty feet east of Nine
teenth street, with branch northward in Eigh-
teenth street. commencing at a point about eighty
extending south in front of the west S ao Of aG
l1I to street, aud thence along street Seven
dated March 10. 1853, accompanying this act, ami
heretofore referred TO; the sewers authorized In
the manner and under the superintendeuce pro
viied 10y law and in order to defrsy the pense OF
cost thereof is hereby levied and imposed upon all
the lots aud parts of lots bordering thereon to be
visions Of the act approx ed October IL 1855: Pro-
r'dtd, That the ex pense Of constructing holes
be assessed private property, but be paid for
out Of any money to t. credit of the First Yard
In the execution of the work above specified,
only whole, hand III AIDE, thorough brick. or hard
lowed in the construction OF any Of the aforesaid
sewers csreinlly excluding all ba;s OF shattered
arch brick The bricks To be we'll wet be fore bein
laid, and every brick must have full mortar eints
under bottom, sidss and ends.
The mortar shall be IL ale OF fresh river sand and
fresh hydraulic cement, in the proportion of two
parts II sand TO one part OF cement and ma IL in
quantities for immediate Use. The bottom of the
trenches must be cut accurately t. The shape OF %
exterior OF the sewerage and the lateral cGIverts
iemplers being used to secure this accuracy
IN rehlling the trenches the space over tho
launches MP TO the level of the outside crown of
the arch must be well iIed, rammed aud pudlled
All nag footWsys and other psvements which, iu
III. execution of the work, il mag be -ssary TO
Gis'urh, ana also me surface o. The streets must be
repb we'd regarded, OF regraveil.d in the best mau
neI, and to the satisfaction Of the Superintendent
ans Inspector, AM another officer # the Corpora
u"n to he appointed by the Mayor t. superinte nd
the same.
The man.boles to be three feet square in the
clear and to be worked in the arch OF the sewer;
the man holes to be built from bottom with open
lngs worked in for the connection of the sewer the
walls of the man holes and all the ewers to be nine
Iches thick; the walls of the holes to be GOV.
cred or COPIED with four pieces of rough hammered
granite nine inches wide, nine inches thick halved
together at the end, OF such ene tn that they will
inclose space of three feet in the clear am ped
together on the outer sides and rsbbeted on the
inner sides to receive al iron grating the bars OF
which shall be wrought iron, and bars least hal
The lateral branches will be eighteen inches
inside diameter walls nj inches thick; the walls
iron or stone, for the protection of the walls and
Also an iron grating, as aforesaid described.
than three hundred feet must be- epsSed moi q,
one and the same time and before any part shall be
Commissioner Of the Ward, and assistant commi h
sioners appointed by the Mayor, must be fully
satisfied that the work has been Faithfully exc.
cured. according to the law and specifications
The traps Will be the same size, shape and of the
same materials as the new trap at the War Depart
and Pennsy apia avenue all of the aforesaid
erage except the laierals man holes, traps drops
70 he paid for by assessment on the property
Their :on except that Of the United States which Is
provided for by act of Congress approve 23d Feb
to special taxes approved 18th October.
All expense of pumping, dammnR, any other
loss or damage which may arise from the nature of
The work or be caused by action of the elements,
must lie borne by the contractor.
Bidders will state but price per lineal foot for
point fifty feet south Of Pennsylvania avenue and
rnnning into either the Canal the Potomac ri yer
with the sewerage in front of Squares IOI IO2 lO3
las '-'' '''' '-'' '--' ''I'
Per man hole, per trap, per drop each. which
shs include all vations, and making good all
work which may be disturbed, as contem pi sted by
TIE hIst section of this act.
erage in Eighteenth street west between g and
Pennsylvania avenue, and between street and a
point near street north, according to the second
Bidders will state the price per lines 70 Ut for the
third section Of this act per foot for main and lat
eral branches, which shall be eighteen inches
inside dian eter, with walls nine inches thick ;
per man hole, per trap, per drop each, all of the
$ ne description, as al. res aid described'
he right is reserved to reject any or all bills
ti,n and also when any part parts shall be com.
nenced, and when it shall be CON pleted.
For further information apply to the Superin.
tendeDt and Inspector, where the specifications.
plats, &c, can be seen
None need bid but practice, :, bricklaysEs;
je4-eotd Superintendent and Inspector &C.
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