Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-13
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

OFesof Superintendent asd Isspeco, Of Ss,e~s Car
,,dsssqys, Footpays, and Ns,r BstIdtsss,
sed Popossis VIE Be e. Sy the
signed 81 the 4ayors Office antH y %. WEDN Is
and IL n :ss
fest inside diameter walls nine inches in thickness
inside bottom Of the sewer, VIZ s'i'' '0r the
North side Of street north l6 90 feet.
North side Of Street north ...... rs
From the north side Of ID street north the grade
will be uniform to ordinary low tide mark in the
The following the cuts at the different points
viz: - '"' 'e"ef'
At the Forth eide Of street, s. W. '''
At the north side OF street. s. W. % "
At the south side Pa sv, n i. Ger: = 10
In the execution OF the work above specied only
whole, hand made thorough burnt brick Of the best
a. and %as n u sreS Ssatsu hs ~
be well wet Immediately before being laid, and
every brlek must have fSll mortar POINTS under
mortar made OF the best resh hydraulic cement and
pure, chap river sand, which must be mixed in the
made in quantities for immediate use.
me hSed De e that any portion Of
and and other officers Of the corporation
daon M inch Inc spee 'p pne Dc or sd 9In
not under five inches wide.
to the shape Of the exterior Of the sewer and the
lateral cuverts pets being used to secure this
he h level Of the ou es pses over
the arch must be well filled Ianmed in layers Of
work may be to disturb and also the the
to
Of the supeIintepdept and Inspector, Commissioner
of the ward, and the Assistant Commissioner On
The manhole. 70 be three feet square in the clear
and to be built from the bottom, with openings In
the alls for the connection Of the main sewer the
thick, and to be carried up TO within nine inches Of
the crown Of the street the walls to be covered
Gge fsS1 Of
thick, haved together a. me ends, Of such length
WIZ epss OF
rsbbetted on the inner sides 70 receive an iron
fa inch wide and ONE and one half inches de e1
and one inch apart,
new trap ., the War Department, coinst se1en
eenth street and Pennsyivanis avenue, with granite
coping and iron cover "or ., neca stone OF the same
In the execution Of the above described work not
SsIsss hss sHs :ao .ss
sSs ;ne
Also the other oo,cers appOinted,by the Mayor to
XII the isiersi' Q BE barrel form eighteen inches
The above work to be provided with such traps,
drops, manholes, &c as the Superintendent and In
All q the above work to be paid for BY assessment
upon the property bordering along the line OF the
sewer, except the Intersections OF streets, traps
droIs, and manhoies, which shah be paid by the
Ali expenses Of pumping and damming, any
other loss or damage which may ariae from the ma
ture of the work, be caused by action of the ee
me nts must be borne by the contractor.
Bidders will state the price per lneal foot for the
er, per manhoie with Seneca coping. and also with
graute separately trap, with Seneca or granite
Of WALL either with iron stene per thousand feet
board for any OF the Aforesaid timber which
nay be required for a coed foundation for the
The right is reserved by the Mayor to reject any
or all bids, and prescribe when this work shall be
gin ard end.
An property owners along the line will CAREFUL,
examine the work as IL progresses, and report TO thu
oueucy I'm the construction, as any departure from
these specifications VIII be cnnsdered an abandon
mept OF the contract VIM. f0ktYTa,
superintendent and Inspector, &C., &C., &c.
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