Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-07
LOCAL NEW S.
Sewer and Bridge work.

Gathering Of Contractors at the Office Of TIE Board
Of Public Works.
To-day, the territorial government building
on y street was the scene of another large gath
ering Of contractors, particularly those engaged
il having been advertised that the board would
to-day open the bids for construction of sewers
and Tor acOntinuation of the arch over the Tiber
from it, present terminus, corner of the canal
and Sd street, TO the south side of Maryland ay-
enue, and also for the construction of An iron
truss bridge over Rock creek, on the line of II
PROPOSALS FOR THE BRIDGE OVER ROCK
CREEK
were first opened The proposals were for the
erection OF the superintendent iron truss
bridge-the russes to be below the ffOOr-ten
feet from bottom of truss TO floor; carriageyav
40 feet wide; sidewalks feet wide; clear span
Bridge for N and Bridge street, Georgetorr.
hunt & Williams, Ito be completed in 80 days.)
Geo. F. Rider & Co.-s9M5.
W. Il. Duyan--Wrought iron arching, Gov
cred with wooden block pavement, $4,000;
wrought iron floor beams, plank flooring, $780,
go. II the iron beams are omitted and wooden
beams and flooring used, Sl9, 600.
Chas- McDOnald.-S2I,1 $50 with wooden floors;
or Tor bridge alone, S16,02O; or for flooring, In
Guiding floor beams, plank and railway, $3.50.
ID. IA. X q. G.. MOrrisOn--MOrrisOn's suspen-
sion truss, S24, 160; same plan, with floor beams
OH IRON, S2e5; Of, same Kan, with wooden beams
24613; do. iron beams, S3i ,iGO; do. wooden
beams S23 $751; do. cast iron compression s23 900;
TO either OF the above plans adopted
o. w. Gaskeli, I'd, sl6,SOo for bridge ae-
eoIding to specification.
Charles Kellogg, Buffalo, n. Y, iron floor
beams, s1O,5S0; or on abutments, So 49, ready
for flooring; or deliver the same on the ground
with p Inch oak flooring, and 4xl2, 81 inches
between joints, ga, 135.
SEWERS.
The bids for sewers were for circular sewers
OF 9-ineh brick walls; inside diameter, II, 1s, a.
36, AZ, As, 81 and 60 inches; or oval sewers of the
same CapfcIrV. man-lOlQs. circular faat n
ameter at top, and feet at bottom; traps feet
long, feet wide and feet deep.
Cookie inches, round, SLIGO per foot; oval.
$l6s; Is inches, $500; SO inches, round, 1915:
oval, S3.95; ~ inches, round, s4.lO; oval, s425;
"a inches, round, s5.25; 60 inches, oval, 1915;
man-holes, Ses; Scotch pipe, s1.15, s1.5O, s25O,
b. Hutchins 6 Co.-I2 inches, 50; 10 inches.
$50; "a inches, 50; So inches, 81; AZ inches,
$40; co inches, &c; traps, S22S each.
Davenport g Hfmber-Round, S149, s159.
$40, $40 -, $40, s525, Sc; man-holes, $40.
SO, sSGs, s4.o6, s4.43, s512, s5-s3; man-holes,
j. ". Hutton s. Co.-Round, s1.s6. s1.o9.
S2.13, S23S, $40, S2-55, S341, $3.50, - So s3T
Si1s, S4-33, S4.61, S4.76, 1888, S54S; man-holes
g.; traps; granite Bottoms and tops,) $50;
Samuel Strong & Co-Circular and oval
same prices, S1.35, S1.S2, S2i2, s237 SO Sd
S4-5S, $500, S5.52; man-holes, S5S; traps, sI1S'
Brennan & Schoyer-Round, 90 cents, Sl.I5,
j. Wv. vanderDurg s. Co-Round. sos.
$50, S3:15, S35O,si, si.5o, IS, $3.50; man
lotions iron, $40, or Scotch, sI.15 Sl.5O, SIs5,
1886, IS, So. Excavations, 40 cents cubic yard
for clay and hard sand 50 cents, loose rock 60
cents, solid rock $3.50
Edward Datch-Round, SLIP, s1.s5, s2.s1,
S4o5, $3.50, S6lO, 81 80, s9.25; man-holes, s1.IO;
traps, S1-55.
Thomas Kirby-Round, sI.6O, $50, 80, s225.
$40, S2.e5, a, S425, Si.25, S4.65, SIS, $3.50,
$3.50, SC, s675, $3.50; man-hOles, 500; traps,
p. Cullinane-Round,s 312, 1881, s4io, $50,
$50, So.ie, s'O2, sI2i; man-holes, s73; traps,
David Kepple-Round, s2.O5, $3.50, 1915, "A.
$50, So $50, IS .; man-hole, Ss5 traps, s12O.
Alex: Miller, \. 1-Round, Sl.65, So ,s276,
$3.50, s4H, $500, $500, So lO msn-holes, S67 40;
traps, 500 80.
Vandenburg & Co.-Scotch pipe for furnish
ing, q cents, s1.1O, s140, slI5, $685. branches,
$40, $3.50, $500, $50, $50. $3.50, 81, ss.s5,
VIM. Nelson-FurR:shing Scotch pipe, 12x
Per cent of, so'5, s1-25, 40, g, s2z5, $3.50,
l.. a. Bartlett s. Co.-Brick, s2s5. s27o.
Ss46, 81, S5.25, 1913, = 60; marl-LSIes, s75:
GaPs, slI5. For arching Tiber Creek sever SIS |
Per |,
TIER CREEK SEWER.
Other proposals for arching Tiber creek were: |
Paterson & Cannon, $3.50 per hneal foot; L. 4
McCafFrev & Co.. SSi.50. Thomas Lewis, s2U1; /
p. COrcoran, se5.25; 5. II. Hall s. Co., 5000; |
Geo. U. Cook, el3.
Mr. NJ Ellett moved these bids be referred 10 |
the chief eng sneer with instructions to report as
soon as practicable, ON the best plans proposed.
So ordered.
Mr.. MulIett offered resolution that the bids |
for sewers be referred TO the auditor and engi- |
neer with instructions to report st the earliest
moment practicable. Adopted and the board |
took recess