The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-06
PROPOSALS.

~ ana keeping clean all the streets, alleys,
courts, or other public highways, with the in'r
let's and cutters therein. embraced within the
following areas In the city of Philadelphia,
from date OF contract to the first day OF January,
1S7O:-
Sealed Proposals will be received at the O6ice
of the BOARD OF HEALTH, southwest corner
Of SIXTH and SAMSON Streets, until IL o'clock,
noon, on the fifteenth day of April, 1859, for
cleaning and keeping thoroughly cleaned all
the Streets alleys, courts, or other public high
ways, with the inlets and CUTTERS together with
the immediate removal from the highways Of
all the filth and dirt. after the same has been
collected together. embraced In the area of each
OF the several districts named and described In
this advertisement. All TO be done under the
supervision and to the entire satisfaction of the
Board
Bids must be for separate districts, naming
the number OF the district, and each bid must
be accompanied with o certificate from the
City Solicitor, that security has been entered at
the Law Departm ent in the sum Of five hun.
dred (S500), in compliance with an ordinance of
Councils, approved March rs, 1860.
Contractors viii be required to clean and
remove the dirt from all the principal streets
from the south line OF South street 10 the north
line of Vine street, and from the Delaware
river TO the west line of Broad street. between
sunset and sunrise.
The Board reserve the right to reject any and
all bids, also the right to award contracts for
one district only.
Warrants for the payment OF said contracts
Will be drawn in conformity TO Section of the
Act Of Assembly. approved March lS, 1869.
The envelopes enclosing the proposals should
be indorsed. proposals for Street Cleaning"
naming the number OF the district bid for.
First District-From the north line OF Prime
street SOUTH all the Streets Lap es alleys, etc.,
| from the Delaware river to the west line of
! Broad street.
Second District-From the north line of
Prime street to the north line OF South street.
| and from the Delaware river to the west line of
| Sixth street.
Third Distric.-From the north line of Prime
street to the north line OF South street, and
| from the west line of Sixth street to the west
| line of Broad street.
Fourth District-From the north line OF South
street. south, and from the west line of Broad
street TO the Schuylkill river, all Streets lanes,
| alleys. etc.
Fifth District-From the north line of South
street to the north line of Chestnut street, and
from the Delaware river to the west line of
| Sixth street.
| Sixth District-From the north line of South
street to the north line of Chestnut street. and
from the west line of Sixth street to the west
| line of Broad street.
Seventh Dietrict-From the north line of
South street to the north line of Chestnut street.
and from the west line Of Broad street to the
schuylkil river.
Eighth District-From the north line of Ches-
nut street to the north line of Vine street, and
from the Delaware river to the west line of
| Sixth street.
Ninth District-From the north line of Ches
nut treet TO the north line of Vine. e.Street
and from the west line OF Sixth street to the
west line of Broad street.
Tenth District-From the north line OF Ches.
nut street to the north line of Vine street, and
from the west line of Broad street to the
Schuylkill river.
Eleventh District-From the north line o
Vine street to the north line of Poplar street
and from the Delaware river TO the west line o.
Sixth street.
Twelfth District-From the north line o.
Vine stree: TO the north line of Poplar street
and from the west line OF Sixth street to the
west line of Broad street.
Thirteenth District-FrOm the north line o.
Vine street to the north line of Poplar street
and from the west line Of Broad street to the
Schuylkin river.
Fourteenth District-From the north line OF
Poplar street to the north line OF Oxford street,
and from the west line OF Frankford road along
the said Frankfort road to the south line OF
Laurel street to the Delaware river, and from
the Delaware river 70 tne WeSt line OF SlXtn
street.
Fifteenth misunderstanding at the Delaware
river on the south line of Laurel street. along
said street TO the west line of Frankford road
along the west line of Frankford road to the
north line of Oxford street. and from the nortt
line of oxford street to the north line of Norris
street, and from the Delaware river to the ives
| line OF Sixth street,
sixteenth District-From the north line o
. Norris street to the north line Of Lehigh avenue
: ana from the Delaware river to the west line o
: sixth street. all streets. lanes, alleys, etc.
E Seventeenth District-From the north line o
{; Poplar street to the north line of Lehigh ave
nue.. and from the west side of Sixth street Il
e the SchuylkiL river, all streets, lanes
! alleys, etc.
! Eighteenth District-That part of the city O
Philadelphia lying west OF the Schuylkil
4 | river. H. WAND, M d.,
) President.
, CHARLES B. BARRETT,
9 IL Secretary