The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-30

DEPARTMEET OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.
l. OFFICE, No. 104s 8. FIFTH STREET., -
II PHILADELPHIA July %, 1870.
NOTICE no ~CoNTRACTORs. :

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. "a
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at tbeodT
Office of the Chief Commissioner of Highways fM q
until IL o'clock A.. NJ. on MONDAY, August L. bs,
for the construction of the following three-foot3 re-
severe, viz. on the line of - -
x WALLACE Street, from FIFTEENTH TOWN.
SIXTEENTH Street; on ni bon
NORTH Street, from FIFTEENTH to sIx-yiiml
EIGHTEENTH Street, from SPRING GAR ~
DEN 10 about 100 feet south of the south line Of
GREEN Street; on lasen
OXFORD Street, from MAscHER to AMERIA 1f
RANDOLPH Street, from GIRARD Avenue to-
NORRIS Street, from SEVENTH to EIGHTH
SAMSON Street, from T-HIRTY-EIGHTH to
THIRTY.SEVENTH, thence on THIRTY Isl
Street south to WALNUT Street
BEACH Street, from GREEN to COATES
LAWRENCE Street, from THOMPSON to iu
SIXTH Street, from THOMPSON tosUMMIT,
north of Street; on
TadRD Street. from CULVERT Street to
SUMMIT, north of George street, aud on
TWENTY-sECOND Street, from I'M to I'D
WOOD Street; on 9n
CLAY Street, from the sewer in TWELFTH to
Street, westward to the angle in said CLAY 80.
Street; on
FIFTH Street and YORK Avenue, from $685.
e to BUTTONWOOD Street; on Leouan'
SEVFNTH Street from WILLOW to GREEN hrss
Street, with such manholes as may be directed by s,.
the Chief Engineer and Surveyor. The under.
CtRbutbR w 10 tuhb Nv bONCi6 hCICt 0u
tised are to be completed on or before the 3lst
day of October, 1870. And the contractor 1o
shall take bills prepared against the property 1inl
fronting on said sewer to the amount of one, 30
dollar and fifty cents for each lineal foot of 80
front on each side of the street as so much
cash paid; the balance, as limited by ordi-~ 2
nance, to be paid by the city; and the contractor 81
will be required to keep the street and severn.
In good order for three years after the sewer Isl h
finished. n
When the street Is occupied by a city passen- lq"'
ger railroad track, the sewer shall he constructed tei
alongside of said track in such manner as not to .b3
obstruct or interfere with the safe passage of the ave
cars thereon; and no claim for remuneration a.,
shall be paid the contractor by the company
using said track, as specified in Act of Assembly ''i'
approved May 8, 1866. 30 ah" stBhi9I q
Each proposal will be accompanied by q cer-A p
tifcate that a bond has been filed in the Law 70
Department, as directed by ordinance of May
25, 1850. p
If the lowest bidder shall not execute .ai'
a contract within five days after the work i.
is awarded, he will be deemed as declining, and la
will be held liable on his bond for the differ
ence between his bid and the next lowest bid
der. Specifications may be had at the De-
partment of Surveys, which will be strictly
adhered to. The Department of High ways re-
serves the right to reject all bids not deemed
satisfactory. rfI p
All bidders may be present at the time aud
place of opening the said proposals. No al
lowance will be made for rock excavation,
except by special contract.
MAHLON II. DICKINSON,
728 3tS Chief Commissioner of Highways.