The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-07
PROPOSALS.

~ and keeping clean all the streets, alleys,
courts, or other public highways, with the In
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,
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Sealed Proposals will be received at the ONCE
Of the BOARD OF HEALTH, southwest corner
ofsIXTH 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
oil the Nth 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 q certificate from the
City Solicitor, that security has been entered at
the Law Departm ent In the sum of five hun.
dred e5OO), in compliance with an ordinance of
Councils, approved March Is, 1890.
Contractors win be required to clean and
remove the dirt from all the principal streets
from the south line of South street TO 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 Is, 1869.
The envelopes enclosing the proposals should
be Endorsed. 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, lanes, alleys etc.,
| from the Delaware river 10 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.
street to the north lire 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 Schuylkil 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 Dlstrict-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 District-From the north line of
South street to the north line of Chestnut street;
and from the west line OF Broad street to the
Schuylkill 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.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
Schuylkil i'll river.
Eleventh District-From the north line OF
Vine street to the north line of Poplar street
and from the Delaware river to the west line OF
Sixth street.
Twelfth District-From the north line oil
| 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 OF
| Vine street to the north line of Poplar street,
and from the west line OF Broad street to the
schuylkill 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 Frankford road to the south line of
| Laurel street to the Delaware river, and from
the Delaware river to the west line Of Sixth
street.
Fifteenth misunderstanding at the Delaware
river on the south line OF Laurel street. along
saia street 10 the west line Of Frankford road
along the west line of Frankford road to the
north line OF Oxford street, and from the north
line OF oxford street to the north line of Norris
street, and from the Delaware river to the west
line OF Sixth street.
sixteenth District-From the north line of
Norris street to the north line of Lehigh avenue,
and from the Delaware river to the west line of
Sixth street, all streets, lanes, alleys, etc.
Seventeenth District-From the north line OF
Poplar street to the north line of Lehigh ave
nue., and from the west side of Sixth street TO
the Schuylkill river, all streets, lanes,
alleys, etc.
Eighteenth District-That part OF the city of
Philadelphia lying west OF the Schuylkill
river. E. WARD, NJ. D.,
President.
CHARLES B. BARRETT,
1t Secretary.
OEALED PROPOSALS FOR COLLECTING
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