Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-30
PROPOSALS.
NOTICE To CONTRACTORS.
PAVING or NJ STREET, WASHINGTON, ID o..
OFFICE OF COMMrsSToNFRS
CITY HALL. MAsHTNsToN. Sent - %

fANiNO VI NJ SHEET, WASHINGTON, ID u.
OFFICE or COMMISSIONERS
CITY HALL. MAsHINSTOS. Sept. -, $50 (
Under authority Of the act OF Congres- Approved
June q, $50, the Undersigned, appointed comms-
,,on for the Improvement and paving q N street "
te sIH DAY KIN srIT o a TN Pas SR
% thIt psrai said street lyins Ie1seen leIaoui nd
q wooden pavement OF one OF the following pat
RESMs. Stow, wycoEF's. RFFTs p Il % pS'
PIE BIZ CELEBANk's, RoBBIss'. and BrRRows'
persons proposing 20 bid and they viii be supplied
With all the information in the COnmisslOneFs pee
eOntr tractors must satisfy themselves as 10 ali fhs
points connected with the proposed ~ors. as tue
BY any Information 80 fforded
SPECIFICATIONS.
Inc roa1way 81 the street must he graded by fhs
Contractor conform 10 tue sub grade On the
Prohles and sections, whica viii be generally siK
All paving and other stones must lie taken M by
the contractor and removed 90 such points AZ the
requred the material exoavsied must be dep5siissi
W the contractor where directed by the commits
same must be composed Of earth, entirely free from
loam or vegetable matter, aud the earth shall be- de
posited m the embsnkments Ia layers not exceeding
four inches IN thickness each lie thoroughly
iron the rub grade shall 6s I laid bed Of clean
gray and sand at least six inches IN depth On tho
top Of the sand will be laid the wooden pavement ,
which must conform in every respect 20 The descrip-
ton ena specification ct it's patentee ME in
the pavement down, each block aud piece n timber
USED IN it's CONSTRUCTION must be thoroughly lln-
mersed IN hot coal tar, aud the surface be after
wards treated with the usual coating Of coal tar,
sand, etc.
Bidders will be required 10 state in their PROPOSAL,
the price per squaTe yard for putting down pave
UeEt. which price must cover all preliminary ar
preparatory work and include every thing necessary
20 take the street in the condition in which IN NAV
Toe found when the work il Commenced aud leAVe II
C mpletely paved aud first clsss thOrOughfare IN
every respect.
The work must he commenced at such time and It
such places as the Commissioners may direct, and
must be fully completed 20 their entire satisfaction
without unnecessary delay, and with the least posi-
deits on the line Of the work.
The Commissioners reserve the right 60 REJECT any
OF all Lids received under this adv ertisement
For further information in regard grades, quan-
Titles, &c. apply 20 Vim. Forsyth, superintend eut
and In speCtOr of Streets snd teWers at his oc. in
the City Hall building. or 1907 q street northwest
Bids must be sealed and addressed 90 N "a I'm
cry, Mayor and President 81 the Board Of gOrnmis-
ssnels, and endorsed, "PrOposa ais for PAVING "a
street northwest" They must also be sccoTn psnisi
by the written guarantee e at least rec
real property holders in the District 81 Columeis
that the contract awarded, will be UNDERTAKEN
and earried out with strict and faithful Observance
Of all its terms.
Tie proposals. received hereunder will be one,aa
publicly NJ the place aud time above named
n. g.. EMERY. Mayor
n. MICHLER.
Commissioner OF Public Builainrs
MILAN sTICKNEY
WILSON 4. BROWN,
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