The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-20
pRoPosALs.
DEP PARTMENT HIGHWAYS,
IL BRIDGES, SEWERS, ETC.-OFFICE OF
CHIEF COMMISSIONER, No. 104 SOUTH
FIFTH STREET

~ BRIDGES, SEWERS, EIC.-OFFICE OF
CHIEF COMMISSIONER, No. 1O4 SOUTH
PHILADELPHIA, June 10, 1871.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at the
Office of the Chief Commissioner of High
ways, until 12 o'clock M. on THURSDAY, 22d
instant, for the construction of a sewer on the
line of HAVERFORD Street, from THIRTY
EIGHTH to THTRTY-NINTH Street.
On DIAMOND and BODINE Streets, from the
south curb line of SUSQUEHANNA Avenue
along BODINE Street to DIAMOND Street,
thence along DIAMOND Street to the west curb
lire of AMERICAN Street.
On HALE Street, from the south curb line
of MONTGOMERY Avenue and connect with
the sewer in COLUMBIA Avenue.
On VIENNA Street, from the south curb line
of FRANKFORT Road, and connect with
sewer already constructed on the said VIENNA
Street, to point ffty-three feet northward OF
MEMPHIS Street.
On SECOND Street. from the northwest curb
line of CUMBERLAND Street to the sewer in
On On MONTGoMERY Avenue. from the
sewer in TWENTY-SECOND Street to RIDGE
Avenue.
On TWELFTH Street, from WALLACE to
MELON Street; said sewer to be constructed in
the usual form with clear inside diameter of
three feet.
And a SEWER ACROSS MULBERRY Street,
at the distance of fifteen feet soutnerly of
MEADOW Street, in the Twenty-third ward
four feet, and constructed according to plans
and specifications furnished by the Chief En-
gineer and Surveyor.
With such manholes as may be required. The
understanding Ito be that the sewers herein ad-
vertised are to be completed on or before the 3lst
day of December 1871 and that the contractor
shall take bills prepared against the property
fronting on said sewers to the amount of one dol
lar aud fifty cents for each lineal foot of
front on each side of the street as so much
cash paid; the balance, as limited by ordinance,
to be paid by the city; and the contractor will
be required to keep the street and sewer in good
order for three years after the sewer is
finished.
When the street is occupied by city passen-
ger railroad track the sewer shall he constructed
alongside of said track in such manner as not to
obstruct interfere with the safe passage of the
cars thereon; and no claim for remuneration
shall be paid the contractor by the company
using said track, as specified in the Act of
Assembly approved May 8, 1866.
Each proposal must be accompanied by GER
tificate that bond has been filed in the Law
Department. as directed by ordinance of May
25, 1860.
If the lowest bidder shall not execute
a contract within five days after the work
is awarded, he will be deemed as declining, and
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 Highways re-
serves the right to reject all bids not deemed
satisfactory.
All bidders may be present at the time and
| place of opening the said proposals. No al
| lowance will be made for rock excavation,
| except by special contract.
MAHLON II. DICKINSON,
619 81 Chief Commissioner of Highways.